Subaru 2007 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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Do not apply any strong impact to the
front passenger ’ s seat such as by kicking.
Do not spill liquid on the front passen-
ger ’ s seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it off im-
mediately.
Do not remove or disassemble the front
passenger ’ s seat.
Do not install any accessory (such as
an audio amplifier) other than a genuine
SUBARU accessory under the front pas-
senger ’ s seat.
Do not place anything (shoes, umbrella,
etc.) under the front passenger ’ s seat.
The front passenger ’ s seat must not be
used with the head restraint removed.
Do not leave any article including a child
restraint system on the front passenger ’ s
seat or the seatbelt tongue and buckle en-
gaged when you leave your vehicle.
Do not place a magnet near the seatbelt
buckle and the seatbelt retractor.
Do not use front seats with their back-
ward-forward position and seatback not
being locked into place securely. If any of
them are not locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure, refer to
the “ Manual seat ” in the front seats sec-
tion in Chapter 1 in this owner ’ s manual.
(Models equipped with manual seats only)
If you use an optional seatbelt extender,
remove it after each use. (Refer to the
“ Seatbelt extender ” section in this chap-
ter.)
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger ’ s occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system warn-
ing light will illuminate. Have the system
inspected by your SUBARU dealer imme-
diately if the SRS airbag system warning
light comes on.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the Sub-
aru advanced frontal airbag system. Have
your vehicle inspected at your SUBARU
dealer.
NOTE
The front passenger ’ s SRS side airbag
and seatbelt pretensioner are not con-
trolled by the Subaru advanced frontal
airbag system.
Passenger ’ s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators
1) U.S.-spec. models
2) Canada-spec. models
or :Front passenger ’ s frontal
airbag ON indicator
or :Front passenger ’ s frontal
airbag OFF indicator
The front passenger ’ s frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located next to the
clock in the central portion of the instru-
ment panel.
When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ ON ” position, both the ON and OFF indi-
cators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators ex-