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Outback
1)

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

The tether anchorages (upper an-
chorages) are provided for all the seating
positions (center and both window-side

ones) of the rear seat.

You will find marks “ ” at the rear seat
cushion. These marks indicate the posi-
tions of the lower anchorages (bars).
Each lower anchorage is located behind
the cover of seatback bottom.

CAUTION

When you install a child restraint
system, follow the manufacturer’s
instructions supplied with it. After
installing the child restraint system,
check to ensure that it is held
securely in position. If it is not held
tight and secure, the danger of your
child suffering personal injury in the
event of an accident may be in-
creased.

Peel off the anchorage cover from the
selected side of the rear seatback to
expose the anchorages (bars) to be used
for installation of the child restraint system.

1. While following the instructions sup-
plied by the child restraint system manu-

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facturer, connect the lower hooks onto the
lower anchorages located at “ ” marks on
the bottom of the rear seatback. When the
hooks are connected, make sure the
adjacent seatbelts are not caught.

2. If your child restraint system is of a
flexible attachment type (which uses tether
belts to connect the child restraint system
properly to the lower anchorages), while
pushing the child restraint into the seat
cushion, pull both left and right lower tether
belts up to secure the child restraint
system firmly by taking up the slack in
the belt.
3. Connect the top tether hook to the
tether anchorage and firmly tighten the
tether. For information on how to set the
top tether, refer to “Top tether anchorages”
F1-39.

4. Before seating a child in the child
restraint system, try to move it back and
forth and left and right to verify that it is
firmly secured in the center of the seat.
5. 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 three 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.

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Tether anchorage location

Legacy

Three tether anchorages are installed on
the rear shelf behind the rear seat head
restraint. Open the cover flap to use each
anchorage.

Outback

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

Three tether anchorages, i.e., ones for the
right, center and left positions, are already

installed on the back side of the rear
seatback.

To hook the top tether

CAUTION

Always raise the head restraint
when mounting a child restraint
system with a top tether. Failure to
do so may prevent the top tether
from being fastened tightly.

Legacy

When installing on the window-side
seating position

When installing on the rear center seating
position

1. Raise the head restraint at the seating

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position where the child restraint system is
to be installed with the seatbelt or lower
anchorages.

2. Open the cover flaps to use the
anchorages.
3. Pass the top tether between the head
restraint and seatback.

4. Fasten the top tether hook of the child
restraint system to the appropriate upper
anchorage.
5. Tighten the top tether securely.

Outback

When installing on the window-side
seating position

When installing on the rear center seating
position

1. Raise the head restraint at the seating
position where the child restraint system is
to be installed with the seatbelt or lower
anchorages.
2. Adjust the seatback to the upright
position.
3. Pass the top tether between the head
restraint and seatback.

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4. Attach the top tether hook to the
appropriate upper anchorage.
5. Tighten the top tether securely.

*SRS airbag (Supplemental
Restraint System airbag)

*SRS: This stands for Supplemental Re-
straint System. This name is used be-
cause the airbag system supplements the
vehicle’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-
tion. The supplemental restraint system
(SRS) consists of the following airbags.
.

Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal

airbags
.

Driver’s and front passenger’s side

airbags
.

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat

cushion airbags
.

Curtain airbags (for driver, front pas-

senger, and window-side rear passen-
gers)

These SRS airbags are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seatbelt.

The system also controls front seatbelt
pretensioners. For operation instructions
and precautions concerning the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to “Front seatbelt pre-

tensioners” F1-25.

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” F1-16.

The SRS side airbag and SRS

curtain airbag are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
belt. They do not eliminate the

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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 over the rear
seat), and they provide protec-
tion by deploying rapidly (faster
than the blink of an eye) in the
event of a side impact, a rollover
or an offset frontal collision de-
pending on circumstances. How-
ever, the force of its deployment
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.

WARNING

Do not put any objects (including

straps or cord) 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.

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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
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 place hangers or other hard
objects on the coat hooks. If such
items were hanging on the coat
hooks during deployment 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 curtain airbags.

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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 cover or
clothes or other objects over either
front seatback/seat cushion and do
not attach labels or stickers to the
front seat surface on or near the SRS
side airbag/SRS seat cushion air-
bag. They could prevent proper
deployment of the SRS side airbag/
SRS seat cushion airbag, reducing
protection available to the front
seat’s occupant.

WARNING

Put children in the rear seat properly
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.

Consequently, 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” F1-27.

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WARNING

NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-
CING 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.

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.

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” F9-24.

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Components

SRS frontal airbag

SRS side airbag

SRS curtain airbag

SRS seat cushion airbag

The SRS airbags are stowed in the
following locations.

Driver’s SRS frontal airbag: in the center
portion of the steering wheel

Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag:
near the top of the dashboard under an
“SRS AIRBAG” mark

SRS side airbag: in the trim cover on the
door side of each front seat cushion that
bears an “SRS AIRBAG” mark

SRS curtain airbag: in the roof side
(between the front pillar and a point over
the rear seat)
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the
top of each center pillar.

SRS seat cushion airbag: in the center
console side of the front seat cushion that
bears an “SRS AIRBAG” label

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Front sub sensor (right-hand side)

Front sub sensor (left-hand side)

Frontal airbag module (driver’s side)

Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicator

SRS airbag system warning light

Frontal airbag module (front passenger’s
side)

Airbag control module (including impact
sensor and rollover sensor)

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Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house
left-hand side)

Curtain airbag module (left-hand side)

Front door impact sensor (left-hand side)

Seat cushion airbag module (driver’s
side)

Curtain airbag module (right-hand side)

Seat cushion airbag module (front pas-
senger’s side)

Side airbag sensor (center pillar left-hand
side)

Seatbelt pretensioner (left-hand side)

Side airbag module (left-hand side)

10) Seatbelt buckle switch (left-hand side)

11) Seatbelt buckle switch (right-hand side)
12) Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house

right-hand side)

13) Side airbag module (right-hand side)
14) Seatbelt pretensioner (right-hand side)
15) Side airbag sensor (center pillar right-

hand side)

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16) Front passenger’s occupant detection

system sensor and control module

17) Front door impact sensor (right-hand

side)

18) Front passenger’s seatbelt tension sen-

sor

SUBARU advanced frontal
airbag system, SRS seat
cushion airbag, SRS side air-
bag and SRS curtain airbag

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.

Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
SRS curtain airbag system that complies
with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 226.

For the locations of the SRS airbags, refer
to “Components” F1-49.

In a moderate to severe frontal collision,
the following components deploy.
.

SRS frontal airbag for driver

SRS frontal airbag for front passenger

SRS seat cushion airbags

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 and chest.

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 to the occupant’s chest and
waist.

In a moderate to severe side impact

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collision, the SRS curtain airbag on the
impacted side of the vehicle deploys
between the occupant and the side win-
dow and supplements the seatbelt by
reducing the impact to the occupant’s
head.

NOTE

The SRS side airbag and seatbelt pre-
tensioner are not controlled by the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag sys-
tem.

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.

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

Front passenger’s SRS frontal air-
bag

The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
uses a dual stage inflator. The inflator
operates in different ways depending on
the severity of impact.
The total load on the seat is monitored by
the passenger’s occupant detection sys-
tem sensor located under the seat.
The system has another sensor that

monitors the tension of the front passen-
ger’s seatbelt. Using the total seat load
and seatbelt tension data from the sen-
sors, the occupant detection system de-
termines whether the front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag should or should not be
inflated.
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.

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 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 place a magnet near the

seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt
retractor.

Do not use front seats with their

backward-forward 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” F1-4
(models equipped with manual
seats only).

If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger’s occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system warn-

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