Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seatbelt pretensioners
fire in the vehicle.
(if an offset frontal collision occurs)
Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been
activated, the seatbelt retractor remains
locked. Consequently, the seatbelt can not
be pulled out and retracted and therefore
must be replaced.
*: This does not operate if the occupant
detection system deactivates airbag operation. For details, refer to “Front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag” F1-48.
NOTE
. Seatbelt pretensioners are not designed to activate in minor impacts or
in rear impacts.
. In the case of rollover accidents
– Crosstrek models:
As the curtain airbags deploy, the
driver’s side seatbelt pretensioner
a n d f r o n t p a s s e n g e r ’s s i d e
shoulder belt pretensioner are activated simultaneously.
– Except Crosstrek models:
Seatbelt pretensioners are not activated.
. In cases of frontal collisions, the
following components will operate simultaneously.
– Seatbelt pretensioner for driver
– Seatbelt pretensioner for front
passenger
– SRS frontal airbag for driver
– SRS frontal airbag for front passenger*
– SRS curtain airbags (both sides)
. In cases of side collisions, the
following components will operate simultaneously.
– SRS curtain airbag (impacted
side)
– SRS side airbag (impacted side)
(when both the satellite safing sensor and any of the center pillar
impact sensors/front door impact
sensors sense an impact force)
– Seatbelt pretensioner for driver
(when both the satellite safing sensor and the driver’s side front door
impact sensor sense an impact
force)
However, when a center pillar impact sensor detects a signal faster
than the front door impact sensor,
or both sensors detect signals
simultaneously, the seatbelt pretensioner does not activate.
– Seatbelt pretensioner for front
passenger (shoulder belt pretensioner only) (when both the satellite
safing sensor and the front passenger’s side front door impact sensor
sense an impact force)
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However, when a center pillar impact sensor detects a signal faster
than the front door impact sensor,
or both sensors detect signals
simultaneously, the seatbelt pretensioner does not activate.
. Pretensioners are designed to function on a one-time-only basis. In the
event that a pretensioner is activated,
both the driver’s and front passenger’s
seatbelt retractor assemblies shou ld
be replaced only by an authorized
SUBARU dealer. When replacing seatbelt retractor assemblies, use only
genuine SUBARU parts.
. If either front seatbelt does not
retract or cannot be pulled out due to
a malfunction or activation of the
pretensioner, contact your SUBARU
dealer as soon as possible.
. If the front seatbelt retractor assembly or surrounding area has been
damaged, contact your SUBARU dealer
as soon as possible.
. When you sell your vehicle, we urge
you to explain to the buyer that it has
seatbelt pretensioners by alerting the
buyer to the contents of this section.
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