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Seatbelt Pretensioners
. 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 .
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NOTE
This section is applicable to the following components .
. Driver ’ s seatbelt . Window-side rear passengers ’ seatbelts
The pretensioner sensor also serves as follows .
. Front impact sensors . Side impact sensors . Front door impact sensors . 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 window-side rear 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 driver ’ 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 sensors .
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 fire in the vehicle .
Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been activated , the seatbelt retractor remains locked . Consequently , the seatbelt cannot be pulled out and retracted and therefore must be replaced .
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NOTE
This section is applicable to the front passenger ’ s seatbelt .
1 Seatbelt retractor assembly ( shoulder belt pretensioner and adaptive force limiter )
2 Lap belt pretensioner