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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
. Do not spill liquid on the front passenger’s seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it off
immediately.
. Do not remove or disassemble the front
passenger’s seat.
. Do not install any accessory (such as
an audio amplifier) other than a genuine
SUBARU accessory under the front passenger’s seat.
. Do not place anything (shoes, umbrella, etc.) under the front passenger’s seat.
. The front passenger’s seat must not be
used with the head restraint removed.
. Do not leave any articles on the front
passenger’s seat or the seatbelt tongue
and buckle engaged when you leave your
vehicle.
. Do not place a magnet near the
seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt retractor.
. 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
“Manual seat” F1-3 (models equipped
with manual seats only).
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger’s occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system
warning light will illuminate. Have the
system inspected by your SUBARU deal-
er immediately if the SRS airbag system
warning light illuminates.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.
Have your vehicle inspected at your
SUBARU dealer.
! Passenger’s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators
NOTE
The front passenger’s SRS side airbag,
SRS curtain airbag and seatbelt pretensioner are not controlled by the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.
ON or
or
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON indicator
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag
OFF indicator
The front passenger’s frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located next to the
clock in the center portion of the dashboard.
When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, both the ON and OFF
indicators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Following the system check, both indicators turn
off for 2 seconds. After that, one of the
indicators illuminates depending on the