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8. Before having a child sit in the child
restraint system, try to move it back and
forth and right and left to check if it is firmly
secured. Sometimes a child restraint
system can be more firmly secured by
pushing it down into the seat cushion. It
should not be possible to move the child
restraint system more than 1 in (2.5 cm).
9. To remove the child restraint system,
follow the reverse procedures of installa-
tion.

SUBARU recommends that you check
with a certified Child Passenger Safety
Technician to ensure the proper installa-
tion of your child restraint system. For
more information, and to locate the closest
inspection location in the U.S., refer to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-

tration (NHTSA) website. In Canada,
check with Transport Canada.

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.

Anchorage location

Sedan

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

Three upper anchorages are installed on

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the rear shelf behind the rear seat.

5-door models

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

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

To hook the top tether

CAUTION

Except for the center seating

position on 5-door models, re-
move the head restraint when
mounting a child restraint sys-
tem. Otherwise, it might be pos-
sible that the top tether cannot be
fastened tightly.

Store the head restraint that has

been removed in the trunk (se-
dan) or cargo area (5-door mod-
els). Do not place the head re-
straint in the passenger compart-
ment to prevent it from being
thrown around in the passenger
compartment in a sudden stop or
a sharp turn.

For the center seating position on

5-door models, raise the center
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.

The seatbelt guide is essential for
routing the belt webbing at the
center seating position. For in-
formation about using the seat-

belt guide, refer to “Rear center
seatbelt on 5-door models”

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Sedan

5-door models

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1. Open the cover (sedan) and attach the
top tether hook to the appropriate upper
anchorage.

For the center seating position on 5-
door models

, route the top tether under

the head restraint as illustrated below.

Seatbelt guide

Seatbelt of the center seating position

Top tether

2. Tighten the top tether securely.

check with Transport Canada.

SRS airbag (Supplemental
Restraint System airbag)

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
name is used because the airbag system
supplements the vehicle’s seatbelts.

This vehicle is equipped with a supple-
mental restraint system which 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 front seatbelt
pretensioners. For operation instructions
and precautions concerning the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to “Seatbelt preten-
sioners”

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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 pro-
tection in case of a serious acci-
dent.

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

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

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The SRS side airbags and SRS

curtain airbags are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
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 con-
siderable speed and force. Occu-
pants who are not seated in the
proper upright position when the
SRS airbag deploys could suffer
serious injury. Because the SRS
airbag needs enough space for
deployment, the driver should al-
ways sit upright and back in the seat
as far from the steering wheel as
practical while still maintaining full
vehicle control, and the front pas-

senger should move the seat as far
back as possible and sit upright and
well back in the seat.

WARNING

Do not sit or lean close to either

front door. The SRS side airbags
are stored in both front seat
seatbacks next to the door, and
they provide protection by de-
ploying rapidly in the event of a
side impact or frontal collision.
However, the force of SRS side
airbag deployment can injure an
occupant whose body is too
close to an SRS airbag.

Since your vehicle is equipped

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with SRS curtain airbags, do not
sit or lean close to the front or
rear door on either side. Do not
put body parts 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
in the event of a side impact,
rollover or an offset frontal colli-
sion. However, the force of its
deployment can injure an occu-
pant whose body is too close to
an SRS airbag.

Do not sit or lean unnecessarily

close to the SRS airbag. Because
the SRS airbag deploys with
considerable speed 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 seat-
belt to help avoid injuries that can
result when the SRS airbag con-
tacts an occupant not in their
proper position.

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,
because of the SRS airbag de-
ployment force.

WARNING

Keep arms away from either front

door or its internal trim. They
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”

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

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.

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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 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.

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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.

General precautions regard-
ing SRS airbag system and
children

WARNING

Place 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 sys-
tems) sit in the REAR seat properly
restrained at all times in a child
restraint system or in a seatbelt,
whichever is appropriate for the
child’s age, height and weight.

Secure ALL types of child restraint
systems (including forward facing
child restraint systems) 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”

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WARNING

NEVER INSTALL A CHILD RE-
STRAINT SYSTEM IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER’S 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 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
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the
pad of the airbag.

Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag:

near the top of the dashboard
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located above
the dashboard.

SRS side airbag:

in the door side of each

front seat seatback which bears an “SRS
AIRBAG” label

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
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the
door of the airbag.

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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 sub sensor (left-hand side)

Front sub sensor (right-hand side)

Side airbag module (driver’s side)

Side airbag module (front passenger’s
side)

Side airbag sensor (center pillar left-hand
side)

Side airbag sensor (center pillar right-
hand side)

10) Airbag wiring

11) Seatbelt pretensioner (driver’s side)
12) Seatbelt pretensioner and adaptive force

limiter (front passenger’s side)

13) Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house

right-hand side)

14) Curtain airbag sensor (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 sensors

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) Satellite safing sensor (under the rear

center seat)

24) Front door impact sensor (left-hand side)
25) Front door impact sensor (right-hand

side)

26) Lap belt pretensioner (front passenger’s

side)

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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”

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

SRS frontal airbag for driver

SRS frontal airbag for front passenger

SRS knee airbag for driver

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

If the SRS airbag system warning light
illuminates, immediately stop the vehicle in
a safe place, and consult a SUBARU
dealer. Unless a technician checks and
repairs the system as needed, the seatbelt
pretensioners and/or the SRS airbag may
not operate properly in the event of a
collision, which could result in serious
injury or death.

NOTE

The driver’s SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are not controlled by the

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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. The inflator
operates in different ways depending on
the severity of impact.

Occupant detection system 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”

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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.

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,

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refer to “Forward and backward
adjustment”

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the seatback”

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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. If the SRS airbag
system warning light illuminates, immedi-
ately stop the vehicle in a safe place, and
consult a SUBARU dealer. Unless a
technician checks and repairs the system
as needed, the seatbelt pretensioners
and/or the SRS airbag may not operate
properly in the event of a collision, which
could result in serious injury or death.
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

indicator

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFF

indicator

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

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Occupant detection system

Occupant detection system sensors

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

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malfunction of the front passenger
occupant detection system. In this
case, contact your SUBARU dealer
immediately.

CAUTION

Electronic devices* may affect the
occupant detection system, espe-
cially under either of the following
conditions.

When placed on the front passen-

ger’s seat while connected to the
accessory power outlet

When used by the front passen-

ger

*Example: cell phones, laptops, por-
table music players, or electronic
games

If either of the following situations
occurs when using an electronic
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 interference remains, stop
using the device in the vehicle.

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

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.

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