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seatbelt is fastened.
If there is no passenger on the front passenger’ s seat, the seatbelt warning system for the front passenger’ s seat will be deactivated. The front passenger’ s seatbelt warning system monitors whether or not there is a passenger on the front passenger’ s seat.
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may prevent the device from functioning correctly or cause the device to fail.
. Do not install any accessory such as a table or TV onto the seatback.
. Do not store a heavy load in the seatback pocket.
. Do not allow the rear seat occupant to place his / her hands or legs on the front passenger’ s seatback, or allow him / her to pull the seatback.
. Do not use front seats with their backward-forward position and seatback not being locked into place securely. If any of them are not locked securely, adjust them again. For adjusting procedure, refer to“ Front Seats” FP37.
If the seatbelt warning system for the front passenger’ s seat does not function correctly( e. g., it is activated even when the front passenger’ s seat is empty or it is deactivated even when the front passenger has not fastened his / her seatbelt), take the following actions.
. Ensure that no article is placed on the seat other than a child restraint system and its child occupant, although we strongly recommend that all children sit in the rear seat properly restrained.
. Ensure that there is no article left in the seatback pocket.
. Ensure that the backward-forward position and seatback of front passenger’ s seat are locked into place securely by moving the seat back and forth.
If still the seatbelt warning system for front passenger’ s seat does not function correctly after taking relevant corrective actions described above, immediately contact your SUBARU dealer for an inspection.
Rear passenger’ s seats
Rear seatbelt warning light
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With the ignition switch turned to the“ ON” position, the seatbelt warning light and chime reminds the rear passenger to fasten their seatbelt by illuminating the warning lights in the locations indicated in the above illustration and sounding a chime.
WARNING
. The driver must check that all the passengers have fastened their seatbelts properly since the seatbelt warning system may not detect passengers under the following circumstances.
– When cushions or child restraint systems, etc., are used.
– When a child or small adult is sitting in the seat.
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