Subaru Forester Manuals 2024 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 35

1-1 . Seats .................................................................. 30
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Safety tips ............................................................ 30 Manual seat ( if equipped )...................................... 33 Power seat ( if equipped ) ....................................... 34
1-2 . Rear seats ......................................................... 39 Armrest ( if equipped )............................................ 40 Folding down the rear seatback ............................ 40 Reclining the seatback ( if equipped ) ..................... 42
1-3 . Head restraints ................................................. 43 Front seats ........................................................... 44 Rear seats ............................................................ 45
1-4 . Seat heater ( if equipped ).................................. 46 Safety precautions ................................................ 46 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 .......................... 50 Fastening the seatbelt .......................................... 50 Seatbelt maintenance ............................................ 56
1-6 . Seatbelt pretensioners ..................................... 57 Seatbelt with shoulder belt pretensioner ............... 57 Seatbelt with shoulder belt and lap belt pretensioners ..................................................... 58
System monitors .................................................. 58 System servicing .................................................. 59
Seat , seatbelt and SRS airbags
Precautions against vehicle modification .............. 59 1-7 . Rear seat reminder ........................................... 60 1-8 . Child restraint systems .................................... 60 Safety precautions ............................................... 60 Safety tips for installing child restraint systems ... 62 Where to place a child restraint system ................ 63 Choosing a child restraint system ........................ 65
Installing child restraint systems with ALR / ELR seatbelt .............................................................. 65
Installing a booster seat or booster cushion ......... 69 Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages ( LATCH ) ................ 71
Top tether anchorages ......................................... 75
1-9 . SRS airbag ( Supplemental Restraint System airbag ) ............................................... 76
General precautions regarding SRS airbag system ............................................................... 77
General precautions regarding SRS airbag system for accessories and any objects ............. 79
General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children ........................................... 81
Components ........................................................ 84 SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system ............. 86 SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ............... 98 SRS airbag system monitors .............................. 105 SRS airbag system servicing .............................. 106 Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 107 How to contact the vehicle manufacturer concerning modifications for persons with disabilities that may affect the advanced airbag system .................................................. 108
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Seat , seatbelt and SRS airbags