1-1 . Front Seats ........................................................ 29 s01
Manual Seat ( If Equipped ) ..................................... 32 Power Seat ( If Equipped ) ...................................... 33 Head Restraint Adjustment ................................... 38
1-2 . Seat Heater ( If Equipped )................................. 40 Front Seat Heater ................................................. 40 Rear Seat Heater ................................................... 40 1-3 . Seat Ventilation ( If Equipped ) .......................... 41 1-4 . Rear Seats ......................................................... 42 Reclining the Seatback ( Outback / Subaru Outback Wilderness ) ........................................................ 43
Folding Down the Rear Seatback .......................... 43 Head Restraint Adjustment ................................... 46 Armrest ................................................................ 48
1-5 . Seatbelts ............................................................ 48 Seatbelt Safety Tips .............................................. 48 Emergency Locking Retractor ( ELR ) ..................... 49 Automatic Locking Retractor / Emergency Locking Retractor ( ALR / ELR ) ........................................... 49
Seatbelt Warning Light and Chime ........................ 50 Fastening the Seatbelt .......................................... 50 Seatbelt Maintenance ............................................ 56 1-6 . Seatbelt Extender ............................................. 56 1-7 . Seatbelt Pretensioners ..................................... 58 Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt Pretensioner .............. 59 Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt and Lap Belt Pretensioners ..................................................... 60
System Monitors ................................................... 60 System Servicing .................................................. 60 Precautions against Vehicle Modification .............. 61
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1-8 . Rear Seat Reminder ......................................... 61
1-9 . Child Restraint Systems .................................. 62 Safety Precautions ............................................... 62 Safety Tips for Installing Child Restraint Systems ............................................................. 64
Choosing a Child Restraint System ...................... 65 When Installing the Forward Facing Child Restraint System on the Front Passenger ’ s Seat ................................................................... 66
Installing Child Restraint Systems with ALR / ELR Seatbelt ............................................................. 67
Installing a Booster Seat or Booster Cushion ....... 71 Installation of Child Restraint Systems by Use of Lower and Tether Anchorages ( LATCH ) .......... 74
Top Tether Anchorages ........................................ 79
1-10 . SRS Airbag ( Supplemental Restraint System Airbag )............................................... 82
General Precautions Regarding SRS Airbag System .............................................................. 82
General Precautions Regarding SRS Airbag System for Accessories and Any Objects ........... 84
General Precautions Regarding SRS Airbag System and Children .......................................... 86
Components ........................................................ 89 SUBARU Advanced Frontal Airbag System , SRS Seat Cushion Airbag , SRS Side Airbag and SRS Curtain Airbag ............................................ 91
SRS Side Airbag and SRS Curtain Airbag ........... 105 SRS Airbag System Monitors ............................. 112 SRS Airbag System Servicing ............................ 113 Precautions against Vehicle Modification ............ 114
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