Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2018 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 88

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
! In case of frontal collision
The SRS curtain airbags are designed to
deploy in the following cases.
. When the driver’s SRS frontal airbag
deploys in a frontal collision
. When the driver’s and front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbags deploy in a
frontal collision
. When the system determines that the
collision is an offset frontal collision
The SRS curtain airbags are basically
designed not to deploy in the following
cases.
. When the SRS frontal airbags do not
deploy
. When the system determines that the
collision is other than an offset frontal
collision
! After deployment
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.
When the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag deploy, a sudden, fairly loud
inflation noise will be heard and some
smoke will be released. These occur-
rences are a normal result of the deploy-
ment. This smoke does not indicate a fire
in the vehicle.
CAUTION
Do not touch the SRS side airbag
system components around the
front seat seatback with bare hands
right after deployment. Doing so can
cause burns because the compo-
nents can be very hot as a result of
deployment.
After deployment, do not touch any
part of the SRS curtain airbag
system (from the front pillar to the
part of the roof side over the rear
seat). Doing so can cause burns
because the components can be
very hot as a result of deployment.
! Example of the type of accident
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are designed as follows:
. to deploy in the event of an accident
involving a moderate to severe side
impact collision
. to function on a one-time-only basis.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are not designed to deploy in the
following cases:
. in most lesser side impact
. in most frontal or most rear impacts
(because the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag deployment would not
protect the occupant in those situations.)
The SRS curtain airbags are also de-
signed to deploy when the vehicle is in an
extremely inclined state such as during a
rollover. They are not designed to deploy
in most lesser inclined state.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag deployment depend on the level of
force experienced in the passenger com-
partment 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.