Subaru 2014 Impreza STI, 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) is/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 operation
The driver
’
s and front passenger
’
s SRS
side airbags and SRS curtain airbags
deploy independently of each other since
each has its own impact sensor. There-
fore, they may not both deploy in the same
accident. Also, the SRS side airbag and
SRS curtain airbag deploys independently
of the driver
’
s and front passenger
’
s SRS
frontal airbags in the steering wheel and
instrument panel.
An impact sensor which senses impact
force is located in the following locations.
.
In each of the left and right center
pillars
.
In each of the rear wheel houses