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8. Before seating a child in the child
restraint system, try to move it back and
forth and right and left to verify that it is held
securely in position.
9. To remove the child restraint system,
follow the reverse procedures of installa-
tion.

If you have any question concerning this
type of child restraint system, ask your
SUBARU dealer.

Top tether anchorages

Your vehicle is equipped with five or six top
tether anchorages so that a child restraint
system having a top tether can be installed
in the rear seat. When installing a child
restraint system using top tether, proceed
as follows, while observing the instructions
by the child restraint system manufacturer.

Since a top tether can provide additional
stability by offering another connection
between a child restraint system and the
vehicle, we recommend that you use a top
tether whenever one is required or avail-
able.

Anchorage location

Second-row seat (Captain seat)
1)

For left seat

For right seat

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Second-row seat (Bench seat)
1)

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

Third-row seat
1)

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

Three top tether anchorages are installed
on the back side of the rear seatback.

To hook the top tether

CAUTION

Raise the head restraint to the
extended position when mounting
a child restraint system. Otherwise,
it will be impossible to use the
seatbelt guide that is attached to
the head restraint correctly.

1. Attach the top tether hook to the
appropriate top tether anchorage.
2. Tighten the top tether securely.

Please contact your SUBARU dealer if you
have any question regarding the installa-
tion of a child restraint system.

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WARNING

Do not use a seat belt extender. If

a seat belt extender is used when
installing a child restraint sys-
tem, the seat belt will not se-
curely hold the child restraint
system. Use of a seat belt exten-
der could cause death or serious
injury to children or other pas-
sengers in sudden braking, swer-
ving, or accidents.

Attach the child restraint system

to the anchors properly. When
using the LATCH anchors, be
sure that there are no foreign
objects around the anchors.
Also, the seat belts should not
be caught behind the child re-
straint system. Make sure the
child restraint system is securely
attached. Otherwise it may cause
death or serious injury to chil-
dren or other passengers in sud-
den braking, swerving, or acci-
dents.

1-7. *SRS airbag (Supple-
mental Restraint System air-
bag)

*SRS: This stands for supplemental re-
straint system. This name is used because
the airbag system supplements the vehi-
cle’s seatbelts.

Your vehicle is equipped with a supple-
mental restraint system in addition to a lap/
shoulder belt at each front seating position
and each rear window-side seating posi-
tions. The supplemental restraint system
(SRS) consists of seven airbags.
The configurations are as follows.
.

Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal

airbags
.

Driver’s and front passenger’s side

airbags
.

Curtain airbags (for driver, front pas-

senger, and window-side rear passen-
gers)
.

Knee airbag for driver

These SRS airbags are designed only
as a supplement to the primary protec-
tion provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls seatbelt preten-
sioners. For operation instructions and
precautions concerning the seatbelt pre-

tensioner, refer to “Seatbelt pretensioners”
FP63.

General precautions regard-
ing SRS airbag system

WARNING

To obtain maximum protection in

the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers must
always wear seatbelts when in
the vehicle. The SRS airbag is
designed only to be a supplement
to the primary protection pro-
vided by the seatbelt. It does not
eliminate the need to fasten seat-
belts. In combination with the
seatbelts, it offers the best com-
bined protection in case of a
serious accident.

Not wearing a seatbelt increases
the chance of severe injury or
death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag.

For instructions and precautions
concerning the seatbelt system,
refer to “Seatbelts” FP54.

The SRS side airbag and SRS

curtain airbag are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-

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belt. They do not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. It is also
important to wear your seatbelt to
help avoid injuries that can result
when an occupant is not seated
in a proper upright position.

WARNING

The SRS airbags deploy with

considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are out of proper
position when the SRS airbag
deploys could suffer very serious
injuries. Because the SRS airbag
needs enough space for deploy-
ment, the driver should always sit
upright and well back in the seat
as far from the steering wheel as

practical while still maintaining
full vehicle control and the front
passenger should move the seat
as far back as possible and sit
upright and well back in the seat.

WARNING

Do not sit or lean unnecessarily

close to either front door. The
SRS side airbags are stored in
both front seat seatbacks next to
the door, and they provide pro-
tection by deploying rapidly (fas-
ter than the blink of an eye) in the
event of a side impact collision.
However, the force of SRS side
airbag deployment may cause
injuries if your head or other

parts of the body are too close to
the SRS side airbag.

Since your vehicle is equipped

with SRS curtain airbags, do not
sit or lean unnecessarily close to
the front or rear door on either
side. Also, do not put your head,
arms or hands out of the window.
The SRS curtain airbags on both
sides of the cabin are stored in
the roof side (between the front
pillar and a point behind the rear
quarter glass), and they provide
protection by deploying rapidly
(faster than the blink of an eye) in
the event of a side impact, roll-
over or an offset frontal collision.
However, the force of its deploy-
ment may cause injuries if your
head is too close to it.

Do not sit or lean unnecessarily

close to the SRS airbag. Because
the SRS airbag deploys with
considerable speed (faster than
the blink of an eye) and force to
protect in high speed collisions,
the force of an airbag can injure
an occupant whose body is too
close to SRS airbag.

It is also important to wear your
seatbelt to help avoid injuries
that can result when the SRS

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airbag contacts an occupant not
in proper position, such as one
thrown forward during pre-acci-
dent braking.

Even when properly positioned,
there remains a possibility that
an occupant may suffer minor
injury such as abrasions and
bruises to the face or arms be-
cause of the SRS airbag deploy-
ment force.

WARNING

Do not rest your arm on either

front door or its internal trim. You
could be injured in the event of
SRS side airbag deployment.

Do not place any objects over or

near the SRS airbag cover or
between you and the SRS airbag.
If the SRS airbag deploys, these
objects could interfere with its
proper operation and could be
propelled inside the vehicle,
causing injury.

CAUTION

When the SRS airbag deploys,

some smoke will be released.
This smoke could cause breath-
ing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other breath-
ing trouble. If you or your pas-
sengers have breathing pro-
blems after SRS airbag deploys,
get fresh air promptly.

A deploying SRS airbag releases

hot gas. Occupants could get
burned if they come into direct
contact with the hot gas.

NOTE

When you sell your vehicle, we urge

you to inform the buyer that the vehicle
is equipped with SRS airbags. Also,
notify the buyer of the applicable sec-
tion in this Owner’s Manual.

If the SRS airbag deploys, fuel

supply will be cut off to reduce the risk
of fire caused by leaking fuel. For
details about restarting of the engine,
refer to “If your vehicle is involved in an
accident” FP426.

General precautions regard-
ing SRS airbag system for
accessories and any objects

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WARNING

Do not put any objects (including

straps or cords) over the steering
wheel pad, column cover, or
dashboard.

– These objects could be en-

tangled with the steering
wheel, preventing the SRS
frontal airbag, etc. from oper-
ating properly.

– If the SRS frontal airbag de-

ploys, these objects could be
propelled inside the vehicle,
causing injury.

Do not put any objects under the

driver’s side of the instrument
panel. If the SRS knee airbag

deploys, those objects could in-
terfere with its proper operation
and could be propelled inside the
vehicle, causing injury.

The key must not be attached to

heavy, sharp or hard acces-
sories, or another key. If the SRS
knee airbag deploys, those ob-
jects could interfere with its
proper operation and could be
propelled inside the vehicle and
cause injury.

WARNING

Do not attach accessories to the
windshield or fit an extra-wide mir-
ror over the inside rear view mirror. If

the SRS airbag deploys, those ob-
jects could become projectiles that
could seriously injure vehicle occu-
pants.

WARNING

Do not attach accessories to the

door trim or near either SRS side
airbags and do not place objects
near the SRS side airbags. In the
event of SRS side airbag deploy-
ment, they could be propelled
dangerously toward the vehicle’s
occupants and cause injuries.

Do not attach a hands-free micro-

phone or any other accessory to
a front pillar, a center pillar, a rear

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pillar, the windshield, a side win-
dow, an assist grip, or any other
cabin surface that would be near
a deploying SRS curtain airbag. A
hands-free microphone or other
accessory in such a location
could be propelled through the
cabin with great force by the
curtain airbag, or it could prevent
correct deployment of the curtain
airbag. In either case, the result
could be serious injuries.

WARNING

Do not hang coat hangers or other
hard or pointed objects on the coat
hooks. If such items were hanging
on the coat hooks during deploy-

ment of the SRS curtain airbags,
they could cause serious injuries by
coming off the coat hooks and being
thrown through the cabin or by
preventing deployment of the cur-
tain airbags.

Before hanging clothing on the coat
hooks, make sure there are no sharp
objects in the pockets. Hang cloth-
ing directly on the coat hooks with-
out using hangers.

WARNING

Do not put any kind of clothes or

other objects over either front
seatback and do not attach labels
or stickers to the front seat sur-

face on or near the SRS side
airbag. They could prevent prop-
er deployment of the SRS side
airbag, reducing protection avail-
able to the front seat’s occupant.

Do not install a seat cover unless

it is a genuine SUBARU seat
cover exclusively designed for
use with the SRS airbag. Even
when using a genuine SUBARU
seat cover, the SRS side airbag
system may not function nor-
mally if the seat cover is not
installed correctly.

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General precautions regard-
ing SRS airbag system and
children

WARNING

Seat children in the rear seat prop-
erly restrained at all times. The SRS
airbag deploys with considerable
speed and force and can injure or
even kill children, especially if they
are not restrained or improperly
restrained. Because children are
lighter and weaker than adults, their
risk of being injured from deploy-
ment is greater.

For that reason, we strongly recom-
mend that ALL children (including
those in child seats and those that

have outgrown child restraint de-
vices) sit in the REAR seat properly
restrained at all times in a child
restraint device or in a seatbelt,
whichever is appropriate for the
child’s age, height and weight.

Secure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing
child seats) in the REAR seats at all
times.

According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating posi-
tions than in the front seating posi-
tions.

For instructions and precautions
concerning the child restraint sys-
tem, refer to “Child restraint sys-
tems” FP66.

WARNING

NEVER INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN
THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO
THE CHILD BY PLACING THE
CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO
THE SRS AIRBAG.

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WARNING

Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the front passenger’s seat.
The SRS airbag deploys with con-
siderable force and can injure or
even kill the child.

WARNING

Never hold a child on your lap or in
your arms. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable force and can
injure or even kill the child.

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WARNING

Never allow a child to do the

following.

– Kneel on any passenger’s seat

facing the side window

– Wrap his/her arms around the

front seat seatback

– Put his/her head, arms or

other parts of the body out of
the window

In the event of an accident, the

force of SRS side airbag and/or
SRS curtain airbag deployment
could injure the child seriously
because his/her head, arms or
other parts of the body are too
close to the SRS side airbag and/
or SRS curtain airbag.

Since your vehicle is also
equipped with a front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag, children
should be placed in the rear seat
anyway and should be properly
restrained at all times.

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Components

Driver’s SRS frontal airbag

Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag

SRS side airbag

SRS curtain airbag

SRS knee airbag

The SRS airbags are stowed in the
following locations.

Driver’s SRS frontal airbag: in the center
portion of the steering wheel which bears
an “SRS AIRBAG” mark.

Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag:
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the
right corner of the dashboard.

SRS side airbag: in the door side of each
front seat seatback which bears an “SRS
AIRBAG” tag.

SRS curtain airbag: in the roof side
(between the front pillar and a point behind
the rear quarter glass)
“SRS AIRBAG” marks are located at the
top of each center pillar.

SRS knee airbag: under the steering
column which bears an “SRS AIRBAG”
mark.

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Airbag control module (including impact
sensor and rollover sensor)

Frontal airbag module (driver’s side)

Frontal airbag module (front passenger’s
side)

Front impact sensor (left-hand side)

Front impact sensor (right-hand side)

Side airbag module (driver’s side)

Side airbag module (front passenger’s
side)

Side impact sensor (center pillar left-
hand side)

Side impact sensor (center pillar right-
hand side)

10) Airbag wiring
11) Seatbelt pretensioner and adaptive force

limiter (driver’s side)

12) Seatbelt pretensioner and adaptive force

limiter (front passenger’s side)

13) Side impact sensor (forward of rear

wheel house right-hand side)

14) Side impact sensor (forward of rear

wheel house left-hand side)

15) Curtain airbag module (right-hand side)
16) Curtain airbag module (left-hand side)
17) Seatbelt buckle switch (front passenger’s

side)

18) Knee airbag module (driver’s side)
19) Front passenger’s occupant detection

system sensor

20) Front passenger’s occupant detection

control module

21) Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and

OFF indicator

22) SRS airbag system warning light
23) Side impact sensor (under the second-

row center seat)

24) Side impact sensor (front door left-hand

side)

25) Side impact sensor (front door right-hand

side)

26) Lap belt pretensioner (front passenger’s

side)

27) Lap belt pretensioner (driver’s side)
28) Side impact sensor (backward of rear

wheel house right-hand side)

29) Side impact sensor (backward of rear

wheel house left-hand side)

30) Second-row seatbelt pretensioner (right-

hand side)

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31) Second-row seatbelt pretensioner (left-

hand side)

32) Front passenger’s seat position sensor

SUBARU advanced frontal
airbag system

Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system that com-
plies with the new advanced frontal airbag
requirements in the amended Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 208.
The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system automatically determines the de-
ployment force of the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag at the time of deployment as well as
whether or not to activate the front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag and, if
activated, the deployment force of the SRS
frontal airbag at the time of deployment.

Your vehicle has warning labels on the
driver’s and front passenger’s sun visors
beginning with the phrase “EVEN WITH
ADVANCED AIR BAGS” and a tag at-
tached to the glove box lid beginning with
the phrase “Even with Advanced Air
Bags”. Make sure that you carefully read
the instructions on the warning labels and
tag.
Always wear your seatbelt. The SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system is a
supplemental restraint system and must
be used in combination with a seatbelt. All
occupants should wear a seatbelt or be
seated in an appropriate child restraint
system.
For the locations of the SRS airbags, refer
to “Components” FP91.

In a moderate to severe frontal collision,

the following components deploy.
.

Driver’s SRS frontal airbag

Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag

SRS knee airbag

SRS curtain airbag*

*1: When an offset frontal collision that is severe
enough to deploy the front airbag occurs.

These components supplement the seat-
belts by reducing the impact to the
occupant’s head, chest and knees.

Driver’s SRS frontal airbag

The driver’s SRS frontal airbag uses a dual
stage inflator. The inflator operates in
different ways depending on the severity
of impact.

SRS airbag system warning light

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Have the system inspected by your
SUBARU dealer immediately if the SRS
airbag system warning light illuminates.

NOTE

The driver’s SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are not controlled by the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag sys-
tem.

Front passenger’s SRS frontal air-
bag

The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
uses a dual stage inflator and an actuator.
The inflator and the actuator operate in
different ways depending on the severity of
impact.

Occupant detection sensors

The occupant detection system sensors

are installed between the seat and seat
rails, and monitor the physique and pos-
ture of the front passenger. Using this
information, the occupant detection sys-
tem determines whether the front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag should be de-
ployed or not.

The occupant detection system may not
inflate the front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag even when the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag deploys. This is normal. In this
case, although the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag does not operate, the front
passenger’s seatbelt pretensioner oper-
ates with the driver’s seatbelt preten-
sioner. For details about the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to “Seatbelt preten-
sioners” FP63.

CAUTION

Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system from functioning correctly
or cause the system to fail.

Do not apply any strong impact to

the front passenger’s seat, such
as by kicking.

Do not let rear passengers rest

their feet between the front seat-
back and seat cushion.

Do not spill liquid on the front

passenger’s seat. If liquid is
spilled, wipe it off immediately.

Do not remove or disassemble

the front passenger’s seat.

Do not install any accessory

(such as an audio amplifier) other
than a genuine SUBARU acces-
sory under the front passenger’s
seat.

Do not place anything (shoes,

umbrella, etc.) under the front
passenger’s seat.

Do not place any objects (books,

etc.) around the front passen-
ger’s seat.

Do not use the front passenger’s

seat with the head restraint re-
moved.

Do not leave any articles on the

front passenger’s seat or the
seatbelt tongue and buckle en-
gaged when you leave your vehi-
cle.

Do not put sharp object(s) on the

seat or pierce the seat uphols-
tery.

Do not place a magnet near the

seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt
retractor.

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Do not use front seats with their

forward-backward position and
seatback not being locked into
place securely. If any of them are
not locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure,
refer to “Manual seat” FP35.

SRS airbag system warning light

If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger’s occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system warn-
ing light will illuminate. Have the system
inspected by your SUBARU dealer imme-
diately if the SRS airbag system warning
light illuminates.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.

Have your vehicle inspected at your
SUBARU dealer. Do not use the front
passenger’s seat while driving the vehicle
to your SUBARU dealer.

NOTE

The front passenger’s SRS side airbag
and SRS curtain airbag are not con-
trolled by the SUBARU advanced fron-
tal airbag system.

Passenger’s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON in-

dicator

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFF

indicator

Refer to “Front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON and OFF indicators” FP174.

Occupant detection system

Occupant detection sensors

The occupant detection system sensors
are installed between the seat and seat
rails, and monitor the physique and pos-
ture of the front passenger. Using this
information, the occupant detection sys-
tem determines whether the front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag should be de-
ployed or not.

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WARNING

Do not kick the front passenger seat
or subject it to severe impact. Other-
wise, the SRS airbag system warn-
ing light may illuminate to indicate a
malfunction of the front passenger
occupant detection system. In this
case, contact your SUBARU dealer
immediately.

CAUTION

Electrical devices, such as cell
phones, laptops, portable music
players, or electronic games, espe-
cially when connected to the acces-
sory power outlet and placed on the
front passenger’s seat or used by
the person sitting in the front pas-
senger’s seat, may affect the opera-
tion of the occupant detection sys-
tem. If either of the following situa-
tions occurs when using an electro-
nic device in the vehicle, at first try
to relocate that device to avoid it
creating any interference.

The SRS airbag system warning

light illuminates.

The front passenger’s frontal air-

bag ON and OFF indicators oper-

ate erratically.

If the device continues to cause
interference, the use of that device
in the vehicle should be discontin-
ued.

SRS airbag system warning light

If the front passenger’s seat cushion is
wet, this may adversely affect the ability of
the system to determine deployment.
Wipe off liquid from the seat, let the seat
dry naturally and then check the SRS
airbag system warning light.

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON in-

dicator

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFF

indicator

If the front passenger’s frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators do not work properly
even when the front passenger’s seat is
dry, do not allow anyone to sit on the front
passenger’s seat and have the occupant
detection system checked by your
SUBARU dealer.

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