Subaru Outback Manuals 2018 Outback Owner's Manual | Page 79

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) accessory in such a location could be propelled through the cabin with great force by the curtain airbag, or it could prevent correct deployment of the curtain airbag. In either case, the result could be serious injuries. 1-45 Before hanging clothing on the coat hooks, make sure there are no sharp objects in the pockets. Hang cloth- ing directly on the coat hooks with- out using hangers. WARNING WARNING WARNING Do not place hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. If such items were hanging on the coat hooks during deployment of the SRS curtain airbags, they could cause serious injuries by coming off the coat hooks and being thrown through the cabin or by preventing deployment of the curtain airbags. Do not put any kind of cover or clothes or other objects over either front seatback/seat cushion and do not attach labels or stickers to the front seat surface on or near the SRS side airbag/SRS seat cushion air- bag. They could prevent proper deployment of the SRS side airbag/ SRS seat cushion airbag, reducing protection available to the front seat’s occupant. Put children in the rear seat properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed and force and can injure or even kill children, especially if they are not restrained or improperly restrained. Because children are lighter and weaker than adults, their risk of being injured from deploy- ment is greater. Consequently, we strongly recom- mend that ALL children (including those in child seats and those that have outgrown child restraint de- vices) sit in the REAR seat properly restrained at all times in a child restraint device or in a seatbelt, – CONTINUED –