Subaru 2005 Legacy - Manual (Page 117)

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Do not touch the SRS side airbag system com-
ponents around the front seatback with bare
hands right after deployment. Doing so can
cause burns because the components can be
very hot as a result of deployment.
After deployment, do not touch any part of the
SRS curtain airbag system (from the front pillar
to the part of the roof side over the rear seat).
Doing so can cause burns because the compo-
nents can be very hot as a result of deployment.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are de-
signed to deploy in the event of an accident involving
a moderate to severe side impact collision. It is basi-
cally not designed to deploy in lesser side impact. Al-
so, it is basically not designed to deploy in frontal or
rear impacts because SRS side airbag and SRS cur-
tain airbag deployment would not help the occupant in
those situations.
Each SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are de-
signed to function on a one-time-only basis.
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag deployment
depend on the level of force experienced in the pas-
senger compartment during a side impact collision.
That level differs from one type of collision to another,
and it may have no bearing on the visible damage
done to the vehicle itself.
" Example of the type of accident in which the
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag will
most likely deploy.
A severe side impact near the front seat activates the
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag.
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