Subaru 2004 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Front seats .................................................... 1-2
Fore and aft adjustment ................................... 1-3
Reclining the seatback ..................................... 1-4
Seat height adjustment (driver’s seat) ............ 1-5
Lumbar support ................................................ 1-5
Head restraint adjustment ................................ 1-6
Active head restraint ........................................ 1-7
Seat heater (if equipped) .............................. 1-8
Rear seats ..................................................... 1-9
Headrest adjustment ........................................ 1-10
Folding down the rear seatback ...................... 1-11
Seatbelts ....................................................... 1-12
Seatbelt safety tips ........................................... 1-12
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .............. 1-13
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor
(A/ELR) ............................................................ 1-14
Seatbelt warning light and chime .................... 1-14
Fastening the seatbelt ...................................... 1-14
Seatbelt maintenance ....................................... 1-26
Seatbelt extender ......................................... 1-27
Front seatbelt pretensioners ....................... 1-28
System monitors ............................................... 1-30
System servicing .............................................. 1-31
Precautions against vehicle modification ...... 1-31
Child restraint systems ................................ 1-32
Where to place a child restraint system ......... 1-34
Choosing a child restraint system .................. 1-36
Installing child restraint systems with A/ELR
seatbelt ............................................................ 1-36
Installing a booster seat ................................... 1-41
Installation of child restraint systems by use
of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) .... 1-43
Top tether anchorages ..................................... 1-47
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ........................................... 1-50
Vehicle with driver’s and front passenger’s
SRS airbags and lap/shoulder restraints ..... 1-50
SRS frontal airbag ............................................ 1-55
SRS side airbag (if equipped) .......................... 1-63
SRS airbag system monitors ........................... 1-71
SRS airbag system servicing .......................... 1-72
Precautions against vehicle modification ...... 1-73