Subaru 2003 Legacy - Manual (Page 79)

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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SRS side airbag (if equipped)
WARNING
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The SRS side airbag is designed as only a supplement to the
primary protection provided by the seatbelt. It does not do away
with 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.
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Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to either front door. The
SRS side airbag is stored in both front seat seatbacks next to the
door, and it provides protection by deploying rapidly (faster than
the blink of an eye) in the event of a side impact collision. Howev-
er, the force of SRS side airbag deployment may cause injuries if
your head or other body parts are too close to the SRS side air-
bag.
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Do not rest your arm on either front door or its internal trim. It
could be injured in the event of SRS side airbag deployment.
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Never allow a child to kneel on the front passenger’s seat fac-
ing the side window or to wrap his/her arms around the front seat
seatback. In the event of an accident, the force of SRS side airbag
deployment could seriously injure or even kill the child because
his/her head or arms or other body parts are close to the side air-
bag. Since your vehicle is also equipped with a passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag, children aged 12 and under should be placed in
the rear seat anyway and should be properly restrained at all
times.