Seat , seatbelt and SRS airbags / Seatbelt pretensioners 1-21
. If the 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 inform the buyer that the vehicle is equipped with seatbelt pretensioners . Also , notify the buyer of the contents of this section .
& Driver ’ s seatbelt
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The driver ’ s seatbelt has a shoulder belt pretensioner .
Front seatbelt pretensioner
The pretensioner sensor also serves as follows .
. SRS frontal airbag sensor . Side impact sensor
. Front door impact sensor . Rollover sensor
If the sensor detects a certain predetermined amount of force during frontal or side collisions or rollover accidents , any seatbelt that has a seatbelt pretensioner is quickly drawn back in by the retractor to take up the slack so that the belt more effectively restrains the seat occupant .
The driver ’ s seatbelt pretensioner includes a tension reducing device which limits the peak forces exerted by the seatbelt on the occupant in the event of a collision .
When a seatbelt pretensioner is activated , an operating noise will be heard and a small amount of smoke will be released . These occurrences are normal and not harmful . This smoke does not indicate a fire in the vehicle .
Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been activated , the seatbelt retractor remains locked . Consequently , the seatbelt cannot be pulled out and retracted and therefore must be replaced .
! In cases of rollover accident , frontal collisions or side collisions , the following components will operate simultaneously
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For details , refer to “ In cases of rollover accident , frontal collisions or side collisions , the following components will operate simultaneously ” F1-23 .
& Front passenger ’ s seatbelt
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The front passenger ’ s seatbelt has a shoulder belt and a lap belt pretensioner .
1 ) Seatbelt retractor assembly ( shoulder belt pretensioner and adaptive force limiter )
2 ) Lap belt pretensioner
On the front passenger ’ s side , the shoulder belt pretensioner is supplemented by a lap belt pretensioner , which is
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