Subaru Legacy Manuals 2019 Legacy Owner's Manual | Page 76

1-42 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) *SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) S01AH *SRS: This stands for Supplemental Re- straint System. This name is used be- cause the airbag system supplements the vehicle’s seatbelts. 4. Attach the top tether hook to the appropriate upper anchorage. 5. Tighten the top tether securely. Your vehicle is equipped with a supple- mental restraint system in addition to a lap/ shoulder belt at each front seating position and each rear window-side seating posi- tion. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) consists of the following airbags. . Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal airbags . Driver’s and front passenger’s side airbags . Driver’s and front passenger’s seat cushion airbags . Curtain airbags (for driver, front pas- senger, and window-side rear passen- gers) These SRS airbags are designed only to be a supplement to the primary protection provided by the seatbelt. The system also controls front seatbelt pretensioners. For operation instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt pretensioner, refer to “Front seatbelt pre- tensioners” F1-25. & General precautions regard- ing SRS airbag system S01AH10 WARNING . To obtain maximum protection in the event of an accident, the driver and all passengers must always wear seatbelts when in the vehicle. The SRS airbag is designed only to be a supplement to the primary protection pro- vided by the seatbelt. It does not eliminate the need to fasten seat- belts. In combination with the seatbelts, it offers the best com- bined protection in case of a serious accident. Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of severe injury or death in a crash even when the vehicle has the SRS airbag. For instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt system, refer to “Seatbelts” F1-16. . The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are designed only to be a supplement to the primary protection provided by the seat- belt. They do not eliminate the