Subaru 2008 IMPREZA, Owner'S Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
.
Ensure that the backward-forward po-
sition and seatback of front passenger
’
s
seat are locked into place securely by
moving the seat back and forth.
If the ON indicator still illuminates while
the OFF indicator extinguishes after taking
relevant corrective actions described
above, relocate the child restraint system
to the rear seat and immediately contact
your SUBARU dealer for an inspection.
NOTE
When a child who has outgrown a child
restraint system or a small adult is
seated in the front passenger
’
s seat,
the Subaru advanced frontal airbag
system may or may not activate the
front passenger
’
s SRS frontal airbag
depending on the occupant
’
s seating
posture. If the front passenger
’
s SRS
frontal airbag is activated (the ON
indicator illuminates while the OFF
indicator extinguishes), take the follow-
ing actions.
.
Ensure that no article is placed on
the seat other than the occupant.
.
Ensure that there is no article left in
the seatback pocket.
If the ON indicator still illuminates while
the OFF indicator extinguishes despite
the fact that the actions noted above
have been taken, seat the child/small
adult in the rear seat and immediately
contact your SUBARU dealer for an
inspection. Even if the system has
passed the dealer inspection, it is
recommended that on subsequent trips
the child/small adult always take the
rear seat.
Children who have outgrown a child
restraint system should always wear the
seatbelt irrespective of whether the airbag
is deactivated or activated.
!
Conditions in which front passen-
ger
’
s SRS frontal airbag is activated
The front passenger
’
s SRS frontal airbag
will be activated for deployment upon
impact when any of the following condi-
tions are met regarding the front passen-
ger
’
s seat.
.
When the seat is occupied by an adult.
.
When a heavy article is placed on the
seat.
When the front passenger
’
s seat is occu-
pied by an adult, observe the following
precautions. Failure to do so may lessen
the load on the front passenger
’
s seat,
deactivating the front passenger
’
s SRS
frontal airbag despite the fact that the seat
is occupied by an adult.
.
Do not allow the rear seat occupant to
lift the front passenger
’
s seat cushion
using his/her feet.
.
Do not place any article under the front
passenger
’
s seat, or squeeze any article
from behind and under the seat. This may
lift the seat cushion.
.
Do not squeeze any article between
the front passenger
’
s seat and side trim/
pillar, door or center console box. This
may lift the seat cushion.
!
If the passenger
’
s frontal airbag OFF
indicator illuminates and the ON
indicator extinguishes even when
the front passenger
’
s seat is occu-
pied by an adult
This can be caused by the adult incor-
rectly sitting in the front passenger
’
s seat.
Turn the ignition switch to the
“
LOCK
”
position. Ask the front passenger to set
the seatback to the upright position, sit up
straight in the center of the seat cushion,
correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/
her legs out forward, and adjust the seat to
the rearmost position. Turn the ignition
switch to the
“
ON
”
position. If the OFF
indicator remains illuminated while the ON
indicator remains extinguished, take the
following actions.
.
Turn the ignition switch to the
“
LOCK
”
position.
.
Ensure that there are no articles,