Subaru 2006 Impreza WRX, Owner'S Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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the indicators illuminates depending on
the status of the front passenger ’ s SRS
frontal airbag determined by the Subaru
advanced frontal airbag system monitor-
ing.
If the front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag
is activated, the passenger ’ s frontal airbag
ON indicator will illuminate while the OFF
indicator will remain extinguished.
If the front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag
is deactivated, the passenger ’ s frontal air-
bag ON indicator will remain extinguished
while the OFF indicator will illuminate.
With the ignition switch turned to the “ ON ”
position, if both the ON and OFF indica-
tors remain lit or extinguished simulta-
neously even after the system check peri-
od, the system is faulty. Contact your
SUBARU dealer immediately for an in-
spection.
Conditions in which front passen-
ger ’ s SRS frontal airbag is not acti-
vated
The front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag
will not be activated when any of the fol-
lowing conditions are met regarding the
front passenger ’ s seat:
The seat is empty.
The seat is equipped with a rearward
facing child restraint system and an infant
is restrained with it. (See WARNING that
follows.)
The seat is equipped with a forward fac-
ing child restraint system and a small child
is restrained with it. (See WARNING that
follows.)
The seat is equipped with a booster
seat and a small child is in the booster
seat. (See WARNING that follows.)
The seat is relieved of the occupant
load for a time exceeding the predeter-
mined monitoring time period.
The seat is occupied by a child who has
outgrown a child restraint system (See
WARNING that follows.) or by a small
adult.
The front passenger ’ s occupant detec-
tion system is faulty.
When the front passenger ’ s seat is occu-
pied by a child, observe the following pre-
cautions. Failure to do so may increase
the load on the front passenger ’ s seat, ac-
tivating the front passenger ’ s SRS frontal
airbag even though that seat is occupied
by a child.
Do not place any article on the seat oth-
er than the child occupant and a child re-
straint system.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD
FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER ’ S SEAT EVEN IF THE
FRONT PASSENGER ’ S SRS FRON-
TAL AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. Be
sure to install it in the REAR seat in
a correct manner. Also, it is strongly
recommended that any forward fac-
ing child seat or booster seat be in-
stalled in the REAR seat, and that
even children who have outgrown a
child restraint system be also seat-
ed in the REAR seat. This is because
children sitting in the front passen-
ger ’ s seat may be killed or severely
injured should the front passenger ’ s
SRS frontal airbag deploy. REAR
seats are the safest place for chil-
dren.