Subaru Forester Manuals 2023 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 103

SRS airbag ( Supplemental Restraint System airbag ) 97
! Examples of the types of accidents in which the driver ’ s / driver ’ s and front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag ( s ) are not designed to deploy in most cases
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frontal airbags are not designed to deploy in most of the following cases .
. If the vehicle is struck from the side or from behind .
. If the vehicle rolls onto its side or roof .
. If the vehicle is involved in a low-speed frontal collision .
once either or both of the driver ’ s and front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbags is / are activated on the first impact , it / they will not be activated on the second impact .
& SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag
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Seat , seatbelt and SRS airbags
The driver ’ s and front passenger ’ s SRS
1 First impact 2 Second impact
In an accident where the vehicle is impacted more than once , the driver ’ s and / or front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag ( s ) will deploy only once on the first impact .
Example : In the case of a double collision , first with another vehicle , then against a concrete wall in immediate succession ,
! SRS side airbag
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The SRS side airbag is stored in the door side of each front seat seatback , which bears an “ SRS AIRBAG ” label .
In a moderate to severe side impact collision , the SRS side airbag on the impacted side of the vehicle deploys between the occupant and the door panel and supplements the seatbelt by reducing the impact on the occupant ’ s chest and waist . The SRS side airbag operates only
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