Subaru 2005 Legacy - Manual (Page 102)

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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ing the system check, both indicators extinguish for 2
seconds. After this, one of the indicators illuminates
depending on the status of the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag reached by the Subaru advanced frontal
airbag system monitoring.
If the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag is activated,
the passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator will illumi-
nate while the OFF indicator will remain extinguished.
If the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag is deacti-
vated, the passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator will
remain extinguished while the OFF indicator will illumi-
nate.
If both the ON and OFF indicators remain lit or extin-
guished simultaneously, the system is faulty. Contact
your SUBARU dealer immediately for an inspection.
! Conditions in which front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag is not activated
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag will not be
activated when any of the following conditions are met
regarding the front passenger’s seat:
"
The seat is empty.
" The seat is equipped with a rearward facing child re-
straint system and an infant is restrained with it.
"
The seat is equipped with a forward facing child re-
straint system and a small child is restrained with it.
"
The seat is equipped with a booster seat and a small
child is in the booster seat.
" The seat is relieved of the occupant load for a time
exceeding the predetermined period.
"
The seat is occupied by a child who has outgrown a
child restraint system or a small adult.
"
The front passenger’s occupant detection system is
faulty.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD
SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER’S SEAT
EVEN IF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S SRS
FRONTAL AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. Be sure
to install it in the REAR seat in a correct man-
ner. Also, it is strongly recommended that any
forward facing child seat or booster seat be in-
stalled in the REAR seat, and that even children
who have outgrown a child restraint system be
also seated in the REAR seat. This is because
children sitting in the front passenger’s seat
may be killed or severely injured should the
front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag deploy.
REAR seats are the safest place for children.
When the front passenger’s seat is occupied by a
child, observe the following precautions. Failure to do
so may increase the load on the front passenger’s