Manual Seat (If Equipped) .....................................31
Power Seat (If Equipped) ......................................32
Head Restraint Adjustment ...................................37

1-2. Seat Heater (If Equipped) ................................. 39

Front Seat Heater .................................................39
Rear Seat Heater...................................................39

1-3. Seat Ventilation (If Equipped) .......................... 40
1-4. Rear Seats ......................................................... 41

Reclining the Seatback (Outback/Subaru Outback

Wilderness) ........................................................42

Folding Down the Rear Seatback ..........................42
Head Restraint Adjustment ...................................45
Armrest ................................................................47

1-5. Seatbelts............................................................ 47

Seatbelt Safety Tips ..............................................47
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .....................48
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking

Retractor (ALR/ELR) ...........................................48

Seatbelt Warning Light and Chime ........................49
Fastening the Seatbelt ..........................................49
Seatbelt Maintenance............................................55

1-6. Seatbelt Pretensioners ..................................... 55

Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt Pretensioner ..............56
Seatbelt with Shoulder Belt and Lap Belt

Pretensioners .....................................................57

System Monitors...................................................57
System Servicing..................................................57
Precautions against Vehicle Modification ..............58

1-7. Rear Seat Reminder ......................................... 58

1-8. Child Restraint Systems .................................. 59

Safety Precautions ...............................................59
Safety Tips for Installing Child Restraint

Systems.............................................................61

Where to Place a Child Restraint System..............61
Choosing a Child Restraint System ......................64
Installing Child Restraint Systems with ALR/ELR

Seatbelt .............................................................64

Installing a Booster Seat or Booster Cushion .......68
Installation of Child Restraint Systems by Use of

Lower and Tether Anchorages (LATCH) ..............70

Top Tether Anchorages ........................................75

1-9. SRS Airbag (Supplemental Restraint

System Airbag)............................................... 78

General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag

System ..............................................................79

General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag

System for Accessories and Any Objects ...........81

General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag

System and Children ..........................................83

Components ........................................................86
SUBARU Advanced Frontal Airbag System, SRS

Seat Cushion Airbag, SRS Side Airbag and SRS
Curtain Airbag....................................................88

SRS Side Airbag and SRS Curtain Airbag ........... 102
SRS Airbag System Monitors ............................. 109
SRS Airbag System Servicing ............................ 110
Precautions against Vehicle Modification............ 111
How to Contact the Vehicle Manufacturer

concerning Modifications for Persons with
Disabilities That May Affect the Advanced
Airbag System ................................................. 112

Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags

Seat,

Seatbelt

and

SRS

Airbags

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1-1. Front Seats

WARNING

Never adjust the seat while driv-

ing, as personal injury or loss of
vehicle control may occur.

Before adjusting the seat, ensure

nothing is blocking the adjusting
mechanism.

After adjusting the seat, move it

back and forth to ensure the seat
is securely locked. If it is not, it
may move suddenly or the seat-
belt may not operate properly.

Do not put objects under the front

seats. They may interfere with
front seat locking mechanism
and cause an accident.

Seatbelts provide maximum re-

straint when the occupant sits
back and upright in the seat. To
reduce the risk of sliding under
the seatbelt in a collision, the
front seatbacks should always
be used in the upright position
while the vehicle is running. If the
front seatbacks are not in the
upright position and a collision
occurs, the risk of sliding under
the lap belt and of the lap belt

sliding up over the abdomen will
increase, and both can result in
serious injury or death.

The SRS airbags deploy with

considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are not seated
in the proper upright position
when the SRS airbag deploys
could suffer very serious injury.
Because the SRS airbag needs
enough space for deployment,
the driver should always sit up-
right 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

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 recommend that ALL chil-
dren (including those in child re-
straint systems) sit in the REAR seat
properly restrained at all times in a
child restraint system or in a seat-
belt, whichever is appropriate for the
child’s age, height and weight. Se-

Front Seats

(31,1)

cure ALL types of child systems in
the REAR seats at all times.

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.

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 precau-
tions concerning child restraint sys-
tems, refer to “Child Restraint Sys-
tems”

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WARNING

To prevent the passenger from slid-
ing under the seatbelt in the event of
a collision, always put the seatback
in the upright position while the
vehicle is in motion. Also, do not
place objects such as cushions
between the passenger and the seat-
back. If you do so, the risk of sliding
under the lap belt and of the lap belt
sliding up over the abdomen will
increase, and both can result in
serious injury or death.

WARNING

Do not let rear passengers rest their
feet between the front seatback and
seat cushion. Doing so may interfere
with the proper operation of the
following systems and could result
in serious injury.

Occupant detection system

SRS side airbag

SRS seat cushion airbag

Front seat heater (if equipped)

F r o n t s e a t v e n t i l a t i o n ( i f

equipped)

Power seat (if equipped)

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Seat,

Seatbelt

and

SRS

Airbags

(32,1)

WARNING

Do not press your feet onto the
instrument panel. Doing so may
prevent the occupant detection
function of the SRS airbag system
from functioning correctly, and may
result in serious injury or death in
the event of an accident.

WARNING

Seatbelts provide maximum re-
straint when the occupant sits well
back and upright in the seat. Do not
put cushions or any other materials
between occupants and seatbacks
or seat cushions. If you do so, the
risk of sliding under the lap belt and
of the lap belt sliding up over the
abdomen will increase, and both can
result in serious internal injury or
death.

WARNING

Never stack luggage or other cargo
higher than the top of the seatback
because it could tumble forward and
injure passengers in the event of a
sudden stop or accident.

Front Seats

(33,1)

Manual Seat (If Equipped)

Forward and backward adjustment

1. Sit in the seat to adjust.
2. Pull the lever upward, slide the seat to
the desired position, and then release the
lever.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to
make sure that it is securely locked into
place.

Reclining the seatback

1. Pull up the reclining lever, adjust the
seatback to the desired position, and then
release the lever.
2. Make sure the seatback is securely
locked into place.

The seatback placed in a reclined position
can spring back upward with force when
pulling up the lever. While operating the
lever to return the seatback, hold the
seatback lightly so that it may be raised
back gradually.

Seat cushion height adjustment
(driver’s seat)

Push the lever down to lower the seat.

Pull the lever up to raise the seat.

You can adjust the height of the seat by
moving the seat cushion adjustment lever
up or down.

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Seat,

Seatbelt

and

SRS

Airbags

(34,1)

Power Seat (If Equipped)

Driver’s seat (2-way lumbar support
models)

Seat position forward/backward con-
trol switch

To adjust the seat forward or backward,

move the control switch forward or
backward. During forward/backward ad-
justment of the seat, you cannot adjust
the seat cushion angle or seat cushion
height.

Seat cushion angle control switch

To adjust the seat cushion angle, pull up
or push down the front end of the control
switch.

Seat height control switch

To adjust the seat height, pull up or push
down the rear end of the control switch.

Seatback angle (reclining) control
switch

To adjust the angle of the seatback, move
the control switch.

Lumbar support control switch

To increase lower back support, push the
front side of the switch. To decrease
lower back support, push the rear side of
the switch.

Driver’s seat (4-way lumbar support
models)

Seat position forward/backward con-
trol switch

To adjust the seat forward or backward,
move the control switch forward or
backward. During forward/backward ad-

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(35,1)

justment of the seat, you cannot adjust
the seat cushion angle or seat cushion
height.

Seat cushion angle control switch

To adjust the seat cushion angle, pull up
or push down the front end of the control
switch.

Seat height control switch

To adjust the seat height, pull up or push
down the rear end of the control switch.

Seatback angle (reclining) control
switch

To adjust the angle of the seatback, move
the control switch.

Lumbar support control switch

To increase lower back support, push the
front side of the switch. To decrease
lower back support, push the rear side of
the switch.
To adjust the lumbar support height, push
the upper or lower side of the switch.

Front passenger’s seat (if equipped)

Seat position forward/backward con-
trol switch

To adjust the seat forward or backward,
move the control switch forward or
backward.

Seat cushion angle control switch

To adjust the seat cushion angle, pull up
or push down the front end of the control
switch.

Seat height control switch

To adjust the seat height, pull up or push
down the rear end of the control switch.

Seatback angle (reclining) control
switch

To adjust the angle of the seatback, move
the control switch.

Thigh extension (driver’s seat – if
equipped)

CAUTION

When the thigh extension is pulled
out to its fullest, do not put weight on
the top of it. Doing so could break
the part.

The seat front length can be adjusted.
Pull up the lever “1” to adjust the length
and release the lever to lock it.

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Front Seats

Seat,

Seatbelt

and

SRS

Airbags

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