Subaru 2002 Impreza - Manual (Page 61)

IMPREZA(NA) A1830BE-A (ENGLISH)
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag)
*SRS: This stands for supplemental restraint system.
This name is used because the airbag system sup-
plements the vehicle’s seatbelts.
J Vehicle with driver’s and front pas-
senger’s SRS airbags and lap/shoul-
der restraints
The supplemental restraint system (SRS) consists of
two airbags (driver’s and front passenger’s frontal
airbags) or four airbags (driver’s and front passen-
ger’s frontal airbags and driver’s and front passen-
ger’s side airbags).
These SRS airbags are designed only as a sup-
plement to the primary protection provided by
the seatbelt.
WARNING
D To obtain maximum protection in the event
of an accident, the driver and all passengers
in the vehicle should always wear seatbelts
when the vehicle is moving. The SRS airbag is
designed only as a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seatbelt. It does
not do away with the need to fasten seatbelts.
In combination with the seatbelts, it offers the
best combined protection in case of a serious
accident.
Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance
of severe injury or death in a crash even when
the car has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions concerning
the seatbelt system, see the “Seatbelts” sec-
tions in this chapter.
D Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the
SRS airbag. Because the SRS airbag deploys
with considerable speed – faster than the
blink of an eye – and force to protect in high
speed collisions, the force of an airbag can in-
jure an occupant whose body is too close to
SRS airbag.
It is also important to wear your seatbelt to
help avoid injuries that can result when the
SRS airbag contacts an occupant not in prop-
er position such as one thrown forward during
pre-accident braking.
Even when properly positioned, there remains
a possibility that an occupant may suffer mi-
nor injury such as abrasions and bruises to
the face or arms because of the SRS airbag