Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2013 Impreza WRX & WRX STI Owner's Manual | Page 81

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

. Under the rear center seat
The airbag control module causes both
the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag on the impacted side to inflate if
both of the following sensors together
sense an impact force above a predetermined level in a side collision.
. One of the center pillar impact sensors
. Impact sensor that is located under the
rear center seat
The airbag control module causes only the
SRS curtain airbag on the impacted side
to inflate if both of the following sensors
together sense an impact force above a
predetermined level in a side collision.
. One of the rear wheel house impact
sensors
. Impact sensor that is located under the
rear center seat
After the deployment, the SRS side airbag
immediately starts to deflate. The time
required from detection of an impact to
deflation of an SRS side airbag after
deployment is shorter than the blink of
an eye.
The SRS curtain airbag remains inflated
for a while following deployment then
slowly deflates.

airbag deploy even when no one occupies
the seat on the side on which an impact is
applied.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are designed to deploy in the event
of an accident involving a moderate to
severe side impact collision. They are not
designed to deploy in most lesser side
impacts. Also, they are not designed to
deploy in most frontal or most rear impacts
because SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag deployment would not help
the occupant in those situations.
Each SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are designed to function on a onetime-only basis.
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag
deployment depend on the level of force
experienced in the passenger compartment during a side impact collision. That
level differs from one type of collision to
another, and it may have no bearing on
the visible damage done to the vehicle
itself.

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! Example of the type of accident in
which the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag will most likely deploy

A severe side impact near the front seat
activates the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag.

The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
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