Front seats........................................................... 1-2
Forward and backward adjustment ...................... 1-3
Reclining the seatback ........................................ 1-3
Seat cushion height adjustment (driver’s seat) ..... 1-4
Head restraint adjustment (if equipped)................ 1-4
Active head restraint (if equipped) ....................... 1-4
Seat heater (if equipped) .................................... 1-5
Type A seat heater .............................................. 1-5
Type B seat heater .............................................. 1-6
Rear seats............................................................ 1-6
Armrest (if equipped)........................................... 1-7
Head restraint adjustment.................................... 1-7
Folding down the rear seatback........................... 1-9
Seatbelts ............................................................. 1-10
Seatbelt safety tips............................................. 1-10
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) ................... 1-11
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor
(A/ELR) ............................................................ 1-11
Seatbelt warning light and chime ........................ 1-12
Fastening the seatbelt ........................................ 1-13
Seatbelt maintenance ......................................... 1-20
Front seatbelt pretensioners ............................. 1-20
System monitors ................................................ 1-21
System servicing ............................................... 1-22
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-23
Child restraint systems ..................................... 1-23
Where to place a child restraint system.............. 1-24
Choosing a child restraint system ...................... 1-26
Installing child restraint systems with A/ELR
seatbelt ........................................................... 1-26
Installing a booster seat..................................... 1-29
Installation of child restraint systems by use of
lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) .............. 1-30
Top tether anchorages ....................................... 1-33
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag)................................................ 1-36
Vehicle with SRS airbags and lap/shoulder
restraints for driver, front passenger, and
window-side rear passengers........................... 1-36
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system ........... 1-40
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag............. 1-52
SRS airbag system monitors.............................. 1-58
SRS airbag system servicing ............................. 1-60
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-60
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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