Subaru 2001 Outback - Manual (Page 45)

. If the front seatbelt retractor assem-
bly or surrounding area has been
damaged, contact your SUBARU dealer
as soon as possible.
. When you sell your vehicle, we urge
you to explain to the buyer that it has
seatbelt pretensioners by alerting him
to the contents of this section.
WARNING
. To obtain maximum protection,
occupants should sit in an up-
right position with their seatbelts
properly fastened. Refer to
“Seat-
belts
” F1-12.
. Do not modify, remove or strike
the front seatbelt retractor as-
semblies or surrounding area.
This could result in accidental
activation of the seatbelt preten-
sioners or could make the sys-
tem inoperative, possibly result-
ing in serious injury. Seatbelt
pretensioners have no user-ser-
viceable parts. For required ser-
vicing of front seatbelt retractors
equipped with seatbelt preten-
s i o n e r s , s e e y o u r n e a r e s t
SUBARU dealer.
. When discarding front seatbelt
retractor assemblies or scrap-
ping the entire vehicle due to
collision damage or for other
reasons, consult your SUBARU
dealer.
& System monitors
SRS airbag system warning light
A diagnostic system continually monitors
the readiness of the seatbelt pretensioner
while the vehicle is being driven. The
seatbelt pretensioners share the control
module with the airbag system. Therefore,
if any malfunction occurs in a seatbelt
pretensioner, the SRS airbag system
warning light will illuminate. The SRS
airbag system warning light will show
normal system operation by lighting for
approximately 6 seconds when the igni-
tion switch is turned to the “ON” position.
The following components are monitored
by the indicator.
. Front sub sensor (right-hand side)
. Front sub sensor (left-hand side)
. Airbag control module (including im-
pact sensors (all models) and rollover
sensors (Outback))
. Frontal airbag module (driver’s side)
. Frontal airbag module (front passen-
ger
’s side)
. Side airbag sensor (center pillar right-
hand side)
. Side airbag sensor (center pillar left-
hand side)
. Side airbag module (driver’s side)
. Side airbag module (front passenger’s
side)
. Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel
house right-hand side)
. Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel
house left-hand side)
. Curtain airbag module (right-hand side)
. Curtain airbag module (left-hand side)
. Seatbelt pretensioner (driver’s side)
. Seatbelt pretensioner (front passen-
ger
’s side)
. Seatbelt buckle switch (front passen-
ger
’s side)
. Front passenger’s occupant detection
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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