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seatbelt retractors equipped with
seatbelt pretensioners, consult
your SUBARU dealer.
. When discarding seatbelt retractor
assemblies equipped with
seatbelt pretensioners or scrapping
the entire vehicle due to
collision damage or for other
reasons, consult your SUBARU
dealer.
NOTE
. Seatbelt pretensioners are not designed
to activate in minor impacts or
in rear impacts.
. Pretensioners are designed to function
on a one-time-only basis. In the
event that a pretensioner is activated,
both the driver’s and front passenger’s
seatbelt retractor assemblies should
be replaced only by an authorized
SUBARU dealer. When replacing seatbelt
retractor assemblies, use only
genuine SUBARU parts.
. If a seatbelt that has a seatbelt
pretensioner does not retract or cannot
be pulled out due to a malfunction or
activation of the pretensioner, contact
your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
. 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 in this section.
& Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt
Pretensioner
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NOTE
This section is applicable to the following
components.
. Front passenger’s seatbelt
. Rear passenger’s seatbelt (windowside)
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 rear passenger’s seatbelt (windowside)
pretensioner includes a tension
reducing device which limits the peak
forces exerted by the seatbelt on the
occupant in the event of a collision.
The front passenger’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. The adaptive force limiter will
select a reducing load to suit the body size
of the occupant as detected by the
occupant detection sensor.
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
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