Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags
1-1. Front Seats........................................................ 28
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Manual Seat (If Equipped) .....................................30
Power Seat (If Equipped) ......................................31
Head Restraint Adjustment ...................................36
1-2. Seat Heater (If Equipped)................................. 38
Front Seat Heater .................................................38
Rear Seat Heater...................................................38
1-3. Seat Ventilation (If Equipped) .......................... 39
1-4. Rear Seats......................................................... 40
Reclining the Seatback (Outback) .........................41
Folding Down the Rear Seatback ..........................41
Head Restraint Adjustment ...................................44
Armrest ................................................................46
1-5. Seatbelts............................................................ 46
Seatbelt Safety Tips..............................................46
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .....................47
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency
Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) ..............................47
Seatbelt Warning Light and Chime ........................48
Fastening the Seatbelt ..........................................48
Seatbelt Maintenance............................................54
1-6. Seatbelt Pretensioners ..................................... 54
Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt Pretensioner ..............55
Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt and Lap Belt
Pretensioners .....................................................56
System Monitors...................................................56
System Servicing..................................................56
Precautions against Vehicle Modification ..............57
1-7. Child Restraint Systems .................................. 57
Safety Tips for Installing Child Restraint
Systems.............................................................59
Where to Place a Child Restraint System..............60
Choosing a Child Restraint System ......................62
Installing Child Restraint Systems with
ALR/ELR Seatbelt...............................................62
Installing a Booster Seat ......................................67
Installation of Child Restraint Systems by
Use of Lower and Tether Anchorages (LATCH) ...68
Top Tether Anchorages ........................................72
1-8. SRS Airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System Airbag)............................................... 75
General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag
System ..............................................................76
General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag
System for Accessories and Any Objects ...........78
General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag
System and Children..........................................80
Components ........................................................83
SUBARU Advanced Frontal Airbag System,
SRS Seat Cushion Airbag, SRS Side Airbag
and SRS Curtain Airbag .....................................85
SRS Side Airbag and SRS Curtain Airbag .............99
SRS Airbag System Monitors ............................. 106
SRS Airbag System Servicing ............................ 107
Precautions against Vehicle Modification............ 108
How to Contact the Vehicle Manufacturer
concerning Modifications for Persons with
Disabilities That May Affect the Advanced
Airbag System ................................................. 109
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Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags