Subaru 2003 Outback Sport, Owner'S Manual

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the SRS airbag needs enough space for de-
ployment, the driver should always sit upright
and well back in the seat as far from the steer-
ing wheel as practical while still maintaining
full vehicle control and the front passenger
should move the seat as far back as possible
and sit upright and well back in the seat.
Carefully read the sections “Seatbelts” and “SRS air-
bag” in chapter 1 of this owner’s manual for instruc-
tions and precautions concerning the seatbelt sys-
tem and SRS airbag system.
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Child safety
WARNING
D
Never hold a child on your lap or in your
arms while the vehicle is moving. The passen-
ger cannot protect the child from injury in a
collision, because the child will be caught be-
tween the passenger and objects inside the
vehicle.
D
While riding in the vehicle, infants and small
children should always be placed in the REAR
seat in an infant or child restraint system
which is appropriate for the child’s age, height
and weight. If a child is too big for a child re-
straint system, the child should sit in the
REAR seat and be restrained using the seat-
belts. According to accident statistics, chil-
dren are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front seating
positions. Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the seat.
D
Put children aged 12 and under in the REAR
seat properly restrained at all times in a child
restraint device or in a seatbelt. The SRS air-
bag deploys with considerable speed and
force and can injure or even kill children, es-
pecially if they are 12 years of age and under
and are not restrained or improperly re-
strained. Because children are lighter and
weaker than adults, their risk being injured
from deployment is greater.
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NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE
CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO
CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
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Always use the child safety locks whenever
a child rides in the rear seat. Serious injury
could result if a child accidentally opened the
door and fell out. Refer to the “Child safety