Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Seats ........................................................................ 1-2
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Safety tips .............................................................
Front seats ............................................................
Rear seats .............................................................
Head restraint ........................................................
1-2
1-5
1-6
1-8
Seat heater (if equipped) ...................................... 1-10
Safety precautions ................................................ 1-10
Operation.............................................................. 1-11
Seatbelts ................................................................ 1-12
Seatbelt safety tips ............................................... 1-12
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)...................... 1-14
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency
Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) .............................. 1-14
Seatbelt warning light and chime .......................... 1-14
Fastening the seatbelt........................................... 1-14
Seatbelt maintenance............................................ 1-21
Seatbelt pretensioners ......................................... 1-21
Driver’s seatbelt.................................................... 1-22
Front passenger’s seatbelt .................................... 1-23
System monitors................................................... 1-25
System servicing .................................................. 1-25
Precautions against vehicle modification............... 1-25
Child restraint systems ........................................ 1-26
Safety tips for installing child restraint
systems .............................................................. 1-27
Where to place a child restraint system ................ 1-28
Choosing a child restraint system......................... 1-29
Installing child restraint systems with
ALR/ELR seatbelt .............................................. 1-29
Installing a booster seat ....................................... 1-34
Installation of child restraint systems by
use of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) ..... 1-35
Top tether anchorages .......................................... 1-38
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag)................................................... 1-40
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system .............................................................. 1-40
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system for accessories and any objects............. 1-42
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system and children .......................................... 1-45
Components ......................................................... 1-48
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.............. 1-50
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ............... 1-61
SRS airbag system monitors................................. 1-69
SRS airbag system servicing ................................ 1-70
Precautions against vehicle modification .............. 1-71
How to contact the vehicle manufacturer
concerning modifications for persons with
disabilities that may affect the advanced
airbag system.................................................... 1-72
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