Subaru 2014 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
!
Examples of the types of acci-
dents in which the driver
’
s/dri-
ver
’
s and front passenger
’
s SRS
frontal airbag(s) are not de-
signed to deploy in most cases
The driver
’
s and front passenger
’
s SRS
frontal airbags are designed not to deploy
in most cases if the vehicle is struck from
the side or from behind, or if it rolls onto its
side or roof, or if it is involved in a low-
speed frontal collision.
1) First impact
2) Second impact
In an accident where the vehicle is
impacted more than once, the driver
’
s
and/or front passenger
’
s SRS frontal
airbag(s) will deploy only once on the first
impact.
Example: In the case of a double collision,
first with another vehicle, then against a
concrete wall in immediate succession,
once either or both of the driver
’
s and front
passenger
’
s SRS frontal airbags is/are
activated on the first impact, it/they will not
be activated on the second impact.
&
SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
SRS curtain airbag system that complies
with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 226.
The SRS side airbag is stored in the door
side of each front seat seatback, which
bears an
“
SRS AIRBAG
”
label.
In a moderate to severe side impact
collision, the SRS side airbag on the
impacted side of the vehicle deploys
between the occupant and the door panel
and supplements the seatbelt by reducing
the impact on the occupant
’
s chest and
waist. The SRS side airbag operates only
for front seat occupants.
The SRS curtain airbag on each side of
the cabin is stored in the roof side
(between the front pillar and a point
behind the rear quarter glass). An
“
SRS
AIRBAG
”
mark is located at the top of
each center pillar.
In a moderate to severe side impact
collision, the SRS curtain airbag on the
impacted side of the vehicle deploys
between the occupant and the side
window and supplements the seatbelt by
reducing the impact on the occupant
’
s