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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 let anyone use
the front passenger’s seat while you are
driving the vehicle to your SUBARU deal-
er.

Passenger’s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators

Refer to “Front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON and OFF indicators” F3-15.

Occupant detection system

The occupant detection system sensor is
installed under the seat and monitors the
total load on the front passenger’s 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 following airbags
should be deployed or not.
.

Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag

Front passenger’s SRS seat cushion

airbag

ON /

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON

indicator

: 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.

Conditions in which front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag is not
activated

The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
will not be activated when any of the
following conditions are met regarding
the front passenger’s seat:

The seat is empty.

The seat is equipped with an appro-

priate child restraint system and an infant
is restrained in it. (See WARNING that
follows.)
.

The front passenger’s occupant detec-

tion system is malfunctioning.

WARNING

NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-
CING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER’S SEAT EVEN IF THE
FRONT PASSENGER’S SRS FRON-
TAL AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. Be
sure to install it in the REAR seat in a
correct manner. Also, it is strongly
recommended that any forward fa-
cing child seat or booster seat be
installed in the REAR seat, and that
even children who have outgrown a
child restraint system be also seated
in the REAR seat. This is because
children sitting in the front passen-
ger’s seat may be killed or severely
injured should the front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag deploy. REAR
seats are the safest place for chil-
dren.

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CAUTION

When the front passenger’s seat is
occupied by an infant in an appro-
priate child restraint system, ob-
serve the following precautions.
Failure to do so may increase the
load on the front passenger’s seat,
activating the front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag even though that
seat is occupied by an infant.

Do not place any article on the

seat other than the infant in the
child restraint system.

Do not place more than one infant

in the child restraint system.

Do not install any accessory such

as a table or TV onto the seat-
back.

Do not store a heavy load in the

seatback pocket.

Do not allow the rear seat occu-

pant to place his/her hands or
legs on the front passenger’s
seatback, or allow him/her to pull
the seatback.

If the front passenger’s frontal
airbag ON indicator illuminates
and the OFF indicator turns off
even when an infant or a small
child is in a child restraint sys-
tem (including booster seat)

1. Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”/
“OFF” position.
2. Remove the child restraint system from
the seat.
3. By referring to the child restraint
manufacturer’s recommendations as well
as the child restraint system installation
procedures in “Child restraint systems”
F1-27, correctly install the child restraint
system.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position and make sure that the front
passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator
turns off and the OFF indicator illuminates.

If still the ON indicator remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator turns off, take the
following actions.
.

Ensure that no article is placed on the

seat other than the child restraint system
and the child occupant.
.

Ensure that there is no article left in the

seatback pocket.
.

Ensure that the backward-forward po-

sition and seatback of front passenger’s
seat are locked into place securely by

moving the seat back and forth. (Models
equipped with manual seats only)

If the ON indicator still remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator turns off after
taking relevant corrective actions de-
scribed above, relocate the child restraint
system to the rear seat and immediately
contact your SUBARU dealer for an
inspection.

NOTE

When a child who has outgrown a child
restraint system or a small adult is
seated in the front passenger’s seat,
the SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system may or may not activate the
front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
depending on the occupant’s seating
posture. Children should always wear a
seatbelt when sitting in the seat irre-
spective of whether the airbag is deac-
tivated or activated. If the front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag is activated
(the ON indicator remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator turns off), take
the following actions.
.

Ensure that no article is placed on

the seat other than the occupant.
.

Ensure that there is no article left in

the seatback pocket.

If the ON indicator still remains illumi-

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nated while the OFF indicator turns off
despite the fact that the actions noted
above have been taken, seat the child/
small adult in the rear seat and imme-
diately contact your SUBARU dealer for
an inspection. Even if the system has
passed the dealer inspection, it is
recommended that on subsequent trips
the child/small adult always take the
rear seat.

Children who have outgrown a child
restraint system should always wear the
seatbelt irrespective of whether the airbag
is deactivated or activated.

Conditions in which front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag is activated

The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
will be activated for deployment upon
impact when any of the following condi-
tions is met regarding the front passen-
ger’s seat.
.

When the seat is occupied by an adult.

When a heavy article is placed on the

seat.

CAUTION

When the front passenger’s seat is
occupied by an adult, observe the
following precautions. Failure to do
so may lessen the load on the front
passenger’s seat, deactivating the

front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
despite the fact that the seat is
occupied by an adult. This may
result in personal injury.

Do not allow the rear seat occu-

pant to lift the front passenger’s
seat cushion using his/her feet.

Do not place any article under the

f r o n t p a s s e n g e r ’s s e a t , o r
squeeze any article from behind
and under the seat. This may lift
the seat cushion.

Do not squeeze any article be-

tween the front passenger’s seat
and side trim/pillar, door or cen-
ter console box. This may lift the
seat cushion.

If the passenger’s frontal airbag
OFF indicator illuminates and the
ON indicator turns off even when
the front passenger’s seat is
occupied by an adult

This can be caused by the adult incorrectly
sitting in the front passenger’s seat.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”/
“OFF” position.
2. Ask the front passenger to set the
seatback to the upright position, sit up
straight in the center of the seat cushion,
correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/

her legs out forward, and adjust the seat to
the rearmost position.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.

If the OFF indicator remains illuminated
while the ON indicator remains off, take the
following actions.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”/
“OFF” position.
2. Ensure that there is no article, book,
shoe, or other object trapped under the
seat, at the rear of the seat, or on the side
of the seat.
3. Ensure that the backward-forward po-
sition and seatback of front passenger’s
seat are locked into place securely by
moving the seat back and forth. (Models
equipped with manual seats only)
4. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position and wait 6 seconds to allow the
system to complete self-checking. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators turn
off for 2 seconds. Now, the ON indicator
should illuminate while the OFF indicator
remains off.

If the OFF indicator still remains illumi-
nated while the ON indicator remains off,
ask the occupant to move to the rear seat
and immediately contact your SUBARU
dealer for an inspection.

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How to contact the vehicle manu-
facturer concerning modifications
for persons with disabilities that
may affect the advanced airbag
system

Changing or moving any parts of the front
seats, seatbelts, front bumper, front side
frame, instrument panel, combination me-
ter, steering wheel, steering column, tire,
suspension or floor panel can affect the
operation of the SUBARU advanced air-
bag system. If you have any questions,
you may contact the following SUBARU
distributors:

<Continental U.S., Alaska and the District
of Columbia>
Subaru of America, Inc.
Customer Retailer Services Department
P.O. Box 6000
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783)

<Hawaii>
Subaru Hawaii
2850 Pukoloa Street, Suite 202,
Honolulu, HI 96819-4467
808-839-2273

<Guam>
Shen’s Corporation dba Prestige Automo-
bile
491, East Marine Corps Drive, Route 1
Dededo, Guam 96921-6255
671-633-2698

<Puerto Rico>
Trebol Motors
P.O. Box 11204, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00910
787-793-2828

<Canada>
Subaru Canada, Inc.
Consumer Support Department
560 Suffolk Court, Mississauga, Ontario
L5R 4J7
1-800-894-4212

There are currently no SUBARU distribu-
tors in any other U.S. territories. If you are
in such an area, please contact the
SUBARU distributor or dealer from which
you bought your vehicle.

System operation

CAUTION

Do not touch the SRS airbag system
components with bare hands right
after deployment. Doing so can
cause burns because the compo-
nents can be very hot as a result of
deployment.

The SRS airbags can function only when
the ignition switch is in the “ON” position.

When the SRS airbag(s) deploy(s), a
sudden, fairly loud inflation noise will be
heard and some smoke will be released.
These occurrences are a normal result of
the deployment. This smoke does not
indicate a fire in the vehicle.

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SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
operation

Driver’s side

Passenger’s side

The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system is designed to determine the
activation or deactivation condition of the
front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag de-
pending on the total load on the front
passenger’s seat monitored by the front
passenger’s occupant detection system
weight sensor. For this reason, only the
driver’s SRS frontal airbag may deploy in
the event of a collision, but this does not
mean failure of the system.

If the front sub sensors inside both front
fenders and the impact sensors in the
airbag control module detect a predeter-
mined amount of force during a frontal
collision, the control module sends signals
to the airbag module(s) (only driver’s
module or both driver’s and front passen-
ger’s modules) instructing the module(s) to
inflate the SRS frontal airbag(s). The
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbags use dual stage inflators. The two
inflators of each airbag are triggered either
sequentially or simultaneously, depending
on the severity of impact in the case of the
driver’s SRS frontal airbag and depending
on the severity of impact and the total load
on the seat in the case of the front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag.

After deployment, the SRS airbag imme-
diately starts to deflate so that the driver’s

vision is not obstructed and the driver’s
ability to maintain control of the vehicle is
not impaired. The time required from
detecting impact to the deflation of the
SRS airbag after deployment is shorter
than the blink of an eye.

The driver’s and front passenger’s seat-
belt pretensioners operate at the same
time in both of the following cases.
.

When only the driver’s SRS frontal

airbag deploys
.

When driver’s and front passenger’s

SRS frontal airbags deploy

The driver’s SRS frontal airbag and front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag are de-
signed to deploy in the event of an
accident involving a moderate to severe
frontal collision. They are not designed to
deploy in most lesser frontal impacts
because the necessary protection can be
achieved by the seatbelt alone. Also, they
are not designed to deploy in most side or
rear impacts or in most rollover accidents
because deployment of these airbags
would not help the occupant in those
situations. The driver’s and front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbags are designed to
function on a one-time-only basis.

SRS airbag deployment depends on the
level of force experienced in the passen-
ger compartment during a collision. That

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level differs from one type of collision to
another, and it may have no bearing on the
visible damage done to the vehicle itself.

Examples of accident in which
the driver’s/driver’s and front
passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag(s) will most likely deploy

A head-on collision against a thick con-
crete wall at a vehicle speed of 12 to 19
mph (20 to 30 km/h) or higher activates
only the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbags. The airbag(s) will also be acti-
vated when the vehicle is exposed to a
frontal impact similar in fashion and
magnitude to the collision described
above.

Examples of the types of acci-
dents in which it is possible that
the driver’s/driver’s and front
passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag(s) will deploy

Only the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbags may be activated when the vehicle
sustains a hard impact in the undercar-
riage area from the road surface (such as
when the vehicle plunges into a deep ditch,
is severely impacted or knocked hard
against an obstacle on the road such as
a curb).

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Examples of the types of accidents in which deployment of the driver’s/
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) is unlikely to occur

The vehicle strikes an object, such as a
telephone pole or sign pole.

The vehicle slides under the load bed of a
truck.

The vehicle sustains an oblique offset
frontal impact.

The vehicle sustains an offset frontal
collision.

The vehicle strikes an object that can
move or deform, such as a parked
vehicle.

There are many types of collisions which
might not necessarily require deployment
of driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag(s). In the event of
accidents like those illustrated, the dri-
ver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag(s) may not deploy depend-
ing on the level of accident forces involved.

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Examples of the types of acci-
dents in which the driver’s/dri-
ver’s and front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag(s) is not designed
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.

First impact

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.

WARNING

If the vehicle is damaged in an
accident but the SRS frontal airbag
does not deploy, contact your
SUBARU dealer as soon as possi-
ble.

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SRS seat cushion airbag operation

Driver’s side

Passenger’s side

WARNING

The SRS seat cushion airbag is
designed not to deploy when the
seatbelt for the corresponding seat
is not fastened. For safety, all per-
sons in the vehicle should fasten
their seatbelts.

The SRS seat cushion airbags are de-
signed to deploy simultaneously when the
SRS frontal airbags deploy. For details
about the operating conditions, refer to
“SUBARU advanced frontal airbag opera-
tion” F1-58.

The front passenger’s SRS seat cushion
airbag is designed not to deploy in either of
the following conditions.
.

The front passenger’s seatbelt is not

fastened (even when the front passenger’s
frontal airbag ON indicator illuminates
while the OFF indicator remains off).
.

The front passenger’s frontal airbag ON

indicator is off while the OFF indicator
illuminates.

NOTE

When the front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag is deactivated by the occupant
detection system, the front passen-
ger’s SRS seat cushion airbag is also
deactivated.

SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag operation

The following airbags deploy indepen-
dently of each other because each has
its own impact sensor.
.

Driver’s SRS side airbag

Front passenger’s SRS side airbag

SRS curtain airbag (right-hand side)

SRS curtain airbag (left-hand side)

Therefore, they may not both deploy in the

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same accident. Also, the SRS side 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 each of the following
locations.
.

In the left and right front doors

In the left and right center pillars

In the left and right rear wheel houses

In the airbag control module

In the left and right front fenders (only

SRS curtain airbags are designed to
deploy when the front sub sensors sense
a severe impact.)

A rollover sensor is also located inside the
airbag control module.

If both of the following sensors together
sense an impact force above a predeter-
mined level in a side collision, the control
module causes both the SRS side airbag
and curtain airbag on the impacted side
to inflate regardless of whether the rear
wheel house impact sensor on the same
side senses an impact.
.

the impact sensor that is located in the

airbag control module
.

one of the center pillar impact sensors

or front door impact sensors

If both of the following sensors together
sense an impact force above a predeter-
mined level in a side collision, the control
module causes only the SRS curtain
airbag on the impacted side to inflate.
.

the impact sensor that is located in the

airbag control module
.

one of the rear wheel house impact

sensors

Even if a frontal collision occurs, both right
and left SRS curtain airbags will deploy
when the front sensor and the control unit
determine that the impact results from an
offset frontal collision.

The SRS curtain airbags are designed to
deploy under the following conditions.
.

The driver’s SRS frontal airbag deploys

or the driver’s and passenger’s SRS
frontal airbags deploy in a frontal collision.
.

The system determines that the colli-

sion is an offset frontal collision.
.

The vehicle is in an extremely inclined

state such as during a rollover.

The SRS curtain airbags are basically not
designed to deploy in the following cases.
.

In a frontal collision when the SRS

frontal airbags do not deploy or the system
determines that the collision is other than
an offset frontal collision
.

In most lesser inclined states

If the rollover sensor detects rollover of the
vehicle, the control module inflates the
SRS curtain airbags. At this time, the
driver’s and front passenger’s seatbelt
pretensioners also operate at the same
time.

After the deployment, the SRS side airbag
immediately starts to deflate. The time
required from detection of an impact to
deflation of an SRS side airbag after
deployment is shorter than the blink of an
eye.

The SRS curtain airbag remains inflated
for a while following deployment then
slowly deflates.

The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag deploy even when no one occupies
the seat on the side on which an impact is
applied.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are designed as follows:
.

to deploy in the event of an accident

involving a moderate to severe side impact
collision
.

to function on a one-time-only basis.

The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are not designed to deploy in the
following cases:
.

in most lesser side impacts

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in most rear impacts (because the SRS

side airbag and SRS curtain airbag de-
ployment would not protect the occupant in
those situations)

The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag deployment depend on the level of
force experienced in the passenger com-
partment during a side impact collision.
That level differs from one type of collision
to another, and it may have no bearing on
the visible damage done to the vehicle
itself.

Example of the type of accident in
which the SRS side airbag will
most likely deploy

A severe side impact near the front seat or
the rear seat.

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Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag will most
likely deploy

The vehicle is involved in a severe side
impact near the front seat or the rear seat.

The vehicle rolls onto its side or the roof.

The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal or
the skidding vehicle’s tires hit a curbstone
laterally.

An offset frontal collision that is severe
enough to deploy the front airbag.

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Examples of the types of accidents in which it is possible that the SRS curtain
airbag will deploy

Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface

Falling into or jumping over a deep hole

Landing hard or vehicle falling

It is possible that the SRS curtain airbags
will deploy if a serious impact occurs to the
underside of your vehicle. Some examples
are shown in the illustration.

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Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS side airbag is unlikely to
deploy

The vehicle is involved in an oblique side-
on impact.

The vehicle is involved in a side-on
impact in an area outside the vicinity of
the passenger compartment.

The vehicle strikes a telephone pole or
similar object.

The vehicle is involved in a side-on
impact from a motorcycle.

The vehicle rolls onto its side or the roof.

There are many types of collisions which
might not necessarily require SRS side
airbag deployment. In the event of acci-
dents like those illustrated, the SRS side
airbag may not deploy depending on the
level of accident forces involved.

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Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag is unlikely
to deploy

The vehicle is involved in an oblique side-
on impact.

The vehicle is involved in a side-on
impact in an area outside the vicinity of
the passenger compartment.

The vehicle strikes a telephone pole or
similar object.

The vehicle is involved in a side-on
impact from a motorcycle.

There are many types of collisions which
might not necessarily require SRS curtain
airbag deployment. In the event of acci-
dents like those illustrated, the SRS
curtain airbag may not deploy depending
on the level of accident forces involved.

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Examples of the types of acci-
dents in which the SRS side
airbag and SRS curtain airbag is
not designed to deploy in most
cases

The vehicle is involved in frontal collision
with another vehicle (moving or station-

ary). (Only the SRS side airbag is
designed not to deploy in most cases)

The vehicle is struck from behind.

The vehicle pitches end over end.

In the event of accidents like those
illustrated, the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are not designed to deploy
in most cases.

First impact

Second impact

SRS curtain airbag

SRS side airbag

In an accident where the vehicle is struck
from the side more than once, the SRS
side airbag and SRS curtain airbag deploy
only once on the first impact.

Example: In the case of a double side
impact collision, first with one vehicle and

immediately followed by another from the
same direction, once the SRS side airbag
and SRS curtain airbag are activated on
the first impact, they will not be activated
on the second.

SRS airbag system monitors

SRS airbag system warning light

A diagnostic system continually monitors
the readiness of the SRS airbag system
(including front seatbelt pretensioners)
with the ignition switch in the “ON” position.
The SRS airbag system warning light will
show normal system operation by illumi-
nating for approximately 6 seconds when
the ignition switch is turned to the “ON”
position.

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