2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Owner's Manual - Page 78

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

system. Turn the ignition switch to the

“ON” position and make sure that the front

passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator

goes out and the OFF indicator comes on.

If still the ON indicator remains illuminated

while the OFF indicator extinguishes, take

the following actions.

y

Ensure that no article is placed on the

seat other than the child restraint system

and the child occupant.

y

Ensure that there is no article left in the

seatback pocket.

If the ON indicator still illuminates while

the OFF indicator extinguishes after tak-

ing relevant corrective actions described

above, relocate the child restraint system

to one of the rear seating positions recom-

mended in this owner’s manual and imme-

diately contact your SUBARU dealer for

an inspection.

NOTE

When a child who has outgrown a child

restraint system or a small adult is

seated in the front passenger’s seat,

the Subaru advanced frontal airbag

system may or may not activate the

front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag

depending on the occupant’s seating

posture. If the front passenger’s SRS

frontal airbag is activated (the ON indi-

cator illuminates while the OFF indica-

tor extinguishes), take the following

actions.

y

Ensure that no article is placed on

the seat other than the occupant.

y

Ensure that there is no article left in

the seatback pocket.

If the ON indicator still illuminates

while the OFF indicator extinguishes

despite the fact that the actions noted

above have been taken, seat the child/

small adult in the rear seat and immedi-

ately contact your SUBARU dealer for

an inspection. Even if the system has

passed the dealer inspection, it is rec-

ommended that on subsequent trips

the child/small adult always take the

rear seat.

Children who have outgrown a child re-

straint system should always wear the

seatbelt irrespective of whether the airbag

is deactivated or activated.

T

Conditions in which front passen-

ger’s SRS frontal airbag is activated

The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag

will be activated for deployment upon im-

pact when any of the following conditions

is met regarding the front passenger’s

seat.

y

When the seat is occupied by an adult.

y

When a heavy article is placed on the

seat.

When the front passenger’s seat is occu-

pied by an adult, observe the following

precautions. Failure to do so may lessen

the load on the front passenger’s seat, de-

activating the front passenger’s SRS fron-

tal airbag despite the fact that the seat is

occupied by an adult.

y

Do not allow the rear seat occupant to

lift the front passenger’s seat cushion us-

ing his/her feet.

y

Do not place any article under the front

passenger’s seat, or squeeze any article

from behind and under the seat. This may

lift the seat cushion.

y

Do not squeeze any article between the

front passenger’s seat and side trim/pillar,

door or center console box. This may lift

the seat cushion.

V

If the passenger’s frontal airbag

OFF indicator illuminates and the

ON indicator extinguishes even

when the front passenger’s seat is

occupied by an adult

This can be caused by the adult incorrect-

ly sitting in the front passenger’s seat.

Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” posi-

tion. Ask the front passenger to set the

seatback to the upright position, sit up

straight in the center of the seat cushion,

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