Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual - part 923

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SEAT BELT SYSTEM

Seat Belt Warning System

9

CHECK SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM.
1) Lift-up the vehicle.

NOTE:

Raise all wheels off floor.

2) Insert the tongue plate of driver’s seat belt 
into seat belt buckle.
3) Hold the tang plate of passenger’s seat belt 
disconnected from seat belt buckle.
4) Start the engine, and set the vehicle speed 
to more than 24 km/h (15 MPH).

NOTE:

The speed difference between front and rear
wheels may light the ABS or VDC warning light,
but this indicates no malfunction. When diagno-
sis is finished, perform the clear memory mode
for ABS or VDC. <Ref. to ABS(diag)-15, OPER-
ATION, Subaru Select Monitor.> or <Ref. to
VDC(diag)-16, OPERATION, Subaru Select
Monitor.> 

Does the seat belt warning 
light blink and the buzzer 
beep?

Go to step 10.

Check the body 
integrated module.

10

CHECK SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM.
While the seat belt warning light is blinking and 
the buzzer is beeping, decelerate the vehicle 
speed to less than 21 km/h (13 MPH).

Does the buzzer stop beeping 
and the seat belt warning light 
change from blinking to illumi-
nating?

Go to step 11.

Check the body 
integrated module.

11

CHECK SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM.
1) Set the vehicle speed to more than 24 km/h 
(15 MPH).
2) Wait for approx. 108 seconds while the seat 
belt warning light is blinking and the buzzer is 
beeping.

NOTE:

The speed difference between front and rear
wheels may light the ABS or VDC warning light,
but this indicates no malfunction. When diagno-
sis is finished, perform the clear memory mode
for ABS or VDC. <Ref. to ABS(diag)-15, OPER-
ATION, Subaru Select Monitor.> or <Ref. to
VDC(diag)-16, OPERATION, Subaru Select
Monitor.> 

Does the buzzer stop beeping 
and the seat belt warning light 
change from blinking to illumi-
nating?

The seat belt 
warning light sys-
tem is normal.
A temporary poor 
contact of har-
ness connector 
may be the cause. 
Check the poor 
contact.

Check the body 
integrated module.

Step

Check

Yes

No

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SEAT BELT SYSTEM

Front Seat Belt

5. Front Seat Belt

A: REMOVAL

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

CAUTION:
• Do not drop or apply any impact to the seat
belt pretensioner.
• Since the seat belt pretensioner and bracket
are integrated as a unit, do not disassemble
them.
1) Turn the ignition switch to OFF, disconnect the
battery ground terminal, and wait more than 20
seconds.
2) Fold the backrest all the way forward, and then
move the front seat all the way forward.
3) Remove the center pillar lower trim. <Ref. to EI-
60, REMOVAL, Lower Inner Trim.>
4) Remove the center pillar upper trim. <Ref. to EI-
62, REMOVAL, Upper Inner Trim.> 
5) Remove the bolt, and remove the center pillar in-
ner protector lower.

6) Remove the bolt, and then remove the shoulder
anchor.

7) Remove the bolt, and then remove the adjust-
able anchor assembly.

8) Disconnect the seat belt pretensioner connector
(A).

NOTE:
Disconnect the tension reducer connector (B) for
the seat belt retractor with tension reducer function.
9) Pull off the floor mat to remove the bolt.

10) Disconnect the orange connector of lap seat
belt pretensioner harness to remove outer seat belt
assembly.

2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

1) Turn the ignition switch to OFF, disconnect the
battery ground terminal, and wait more than 20
seconds.
2) Remove the console box. <Ref. to EI-53, RE-
MOVAL, Console Box.>
3) Disconnect the seat belt warning light connector
under the seat.
4) Remove the harness clips from slide rail.

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(A)

(B)

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SEAT BELT SYSTEM

Front Seat Belt

5) Remove the TORX

®

 bolt, and then remove the

inner seat belt assembly.

B: INSTALLATION

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
• The parts of driver and passenger sides are
not identical. Before installation, make sure
that the correct part is used.
• Be careful not to twist the seat belts during
installation.

Tightening torque:

<Ref. to SB-2, FRONT SEAT BELT, COMPO-
NENT, General Description.>

2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:

<Ref. to SB-2, FRONT SEAT BELT, COMPO-
NENT, General Description.>

C: INSPECTION

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

Check for the following, and replace with new parts
if necessary.
• Pretensioner is cracked or deformed.
• Seat belt is slackened, bent or worn. Seat belt is
abnormally wound or extended.

2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

Check for the following, and replace with new parts
if necessary.
• Inner seat belt assembly is deformed or dam-
aged.
• Seat belt buckle cannot be engaged properly.

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SEAT BELT SYSTEM

Rear Seat Belt

6. Rear Seat Belt

A: REMOVAL

1. OUTER SEAT BELT RH ASSEMBLY AND 
LH ASSEMBLY (SEDAN MODEL)

1) Remove the rear seat. <Ref. to SE-14, REMOV-
AL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the seat belt lower anchor bolt.

3) Remove the rear quarter trim. <Ref. to EI-63,
SEDAN MODEL (MODEL WITH CURTAIN AIR-
BAG), REMOVAL, Rear Quarter Trim.>
4) Remove the bolts, and then detach the outer
seat belt assembly.

2. SHOULDER SEAT BELT CTR ASSEM-
BLY (SEDAN MODEL)

1)  Remove the rear seat cushion. <Ref. to SE-14,
REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the seat belt lower anchor bolt.

NOTE:
For models with rear seat belt warning light, discon-
nect the seat belt warning light connector.

3)  Remove the rear quarter trim. <Ref. to EI-63,
REMOVAL, Rear Quarter Trim.>
4)  Remove the rear shelf trim. <Ref. to EI-70, RE-
MOVAL, Rear Shelf Trim.>
5) Remove the bolts, and then detach the shoulder
seat belt assembly.

3. CENTER SEAT BELT LH ASSEMBLY 
(SEDAN MODEL)

1) Remove the rear seat cushion. <Ref. to SE-14,
REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the bolts, and then detach the center
seat belt LH assembly.

NOTE:
For models with rear seat belt warning light, discon-
nect the seat belt warning light connector.

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