Subaru 2008 IMPREZA, Owner'S Manual

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follows.)
.
The seat is equipped with a forward
facing 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.
WARNING
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-
CING 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 fa-
cing child seat or booster seat be
installed in the REAR seat, and that
even children who have outgrown a
child restraint system be also
seated in the REAR seat. This is
because children sitting in the front
passenger
’
s seat may be killed or
severely injured should the front
passenger
’
s SRS frontal airbag de-
ploy. REAR seats are the safest
place for children.
When the front passenger
’
s seat is occu-
pied by a child, observe the following
precautions. Failure to do so may increase
the load on the front passenger
’
s seat,
activating the front passenger
’
s SRS
frontal airbag even though that seat is
occupied by a child.
.
Do not place any article on the seat
other than the child occupant and a child
restraint system.
.
Do not place more than one child on
the seat.
.
Do not install any accessory such as a
table or TV onto the seatback.
.
Do not store a heavy load in the
seatback pocket.
.
Do not allow the rear seat occupant to
place his/her hands or legs on the front
passenger
’
s seatback, or allow him/her to
pull the seatback.
!
If the front passenger
’
s frontal air-
bag ON indicator illuminates and the
OFF indicator extinguishes even
when an infant or a small child is in
a child restraint system (including
booster seat)
Turn the ignition switch to the
“
LOCK
”
position if the front passenger
’
s frontal
airbag ON indicator illuminates and the
OFF indicator extinguishes even when an
infant or a small child is in a child restraint
system (including booster seat). Remove
the child restraint system from the seat. By
referring to the child restraint manufac-
turer
’
s recommendations as well as the
child restraint system installation proce-
dures in the
“
Child restraint systems
”
section in this chapter, correctly install
the child restraint system. Turn the ignition
switch to the
“
ON
”
position and make sure
that the front passenger
’
s frontal airbag
ON indicator goes out and the OFF
indicator comes on.
If still the ON indicator remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator extinguishes, take
the following actions.
.
Ensure that no article is placed on the
seat other than the child restraint system
and the child occupant.
.
Ensure that there is no article left in the
seatback pocket.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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