Subaru 2013 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Black plate (86,1)
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Model "A8190GE-C" EDITED: 2013/ 3/ 29
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
If the front sub sensors located on both the
right and left sides at the front of the
vehicle and the impact sensors in the
airbag control module detect a certain
predetermined amount of force during a
frontal collision, the control module sends
signals to the frontal airbag modules
instructing them to inflate the SRS frontal
airbags. Then both airbag modules pro-
duce gas, which instantly inflates driver
’
s
and passenger
’
s SRS frontal airbags. If
the vehicle is equipped with a knee airbag,
the knee airbag is also inflated in combi-
nation with the SRS frontal airbags.
After deployment, the SRS airbags im-
mediately start to deflate so that the
driver
’
s vision is not obstructed and the
driver
’
s ability to maintain control of the
vehicle is not interfered. The time required
from detecting impact to the deflation of
the SRS airbag after deployment is short-
er than the blink of an eye.
If the vehicle is equipped with the occu-
pant detection system for the front pas-
senger
’
s seat, the SRS system detects
whether the front passenger
’
s seat is
occupied by a passenger or not. If the
seat is not occupied, the system does not
inflate the front passenger
’
s SRS airbag.
The SRS frontal airbag (and also the knee
airbag) is designed to deploy in the event
of an accident involving a moderate to
severe frontal collision. It is not designed
to deploy in most lesser frontal impacts
because the necessary protection can be
achieved by the seatbelt alone. Also, it is
not designed to deploy in most side or rear
impacts or in most roll-over accidents
because deployment of the SRS frontal
airbag would not help the occupant in
those situations.
The SRS airbag is designed to function on
a one-time-only basis.
SRS airbag deployment depends on the
level of force experienced in the passen-
ger compartment during a collision. That
level differs from one type of collision to
another, and it may have no bearing on
the visible damage done to the vehicle
itself.
!
When will the SRS frontal airbag
most likely deploy?
A head-on collision against a thick con-
crete wall at a vehicle speed of 20 to 30
km/h (12 to 19 mph) or higher activates
the SRS frontal airbag. The SRS frontal
airbag will also be activated when the
vehicle is exposed to a frontal impact
similar in fashion and magnitude to the
collision described above.