Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
1-1. Seats .................................................................. 32
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Safety tips ............................................................32
Manual seat (if equipped)......................................35
Power seat (if equipped) .......................................36
1-2. Rear seats ......................................................... 40
Armrest (if equipped) ............................................41
Folding down the rear seatback ............................41
Reclining the seatback (if equipped) .....................43
1-3. Head restraints ................................................. 44
Front seats ...........................................................44
Rear seats ............................................................45
1-4. Seat heater (if equipped).................................. 47
Safety precautions................................................47
Front seat heater ..................................................47
Rear seat heater (if equipped) ...............................47
1-5. Seatbelts............................................................ 48
Seatbelt safety tips ...............................................48
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .....................50
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency
Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) ..............................50
Seatbelt warning light and chime ..........................51
Fastening the seatbelt ..........................................51
Seatbelt maintenance............................................57
1-6. Seatbelt pretensioners ..................................... 57
Seatbelt with shoulder belt pretensioner ...............58
Seatbelt with shoulder belt and lap belt
pretensioners .....................................................58
System monitors ..................................................59
System servicing .................................................59
Precautions against vehicle modification..............59
1-7. Child restraint systems.................................... 60
Safety tips for installing child restraint systems ...62
Where to place a child restraint system ................62
Choosing a child restraint system ........................64
Installing child restraint systems with ALR/ELR
seatbelt..............................................................64
Installing a booster seat .......................................68
Installation of child restraint systems by use of
lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) ................69
Top tether anchorages .........................................72
1-8. SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ............................................... 74
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system...............................................................74
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system for accessories and any objects .............76
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system and children...........................................78
Components ........................................................81
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system .............83
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ...............95
SRS airbag system monitors .............................. 102
SRS airbag system servicing.............................. 103
Precautions against vehicle modification............ 104
How to contact the vehicle manufacturer
concerning modifications for persons with
disabilities that may affect the advanced
airbag system .................................................. 105
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