2006 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 74

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-45 tinguish 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 illuminate while the OFF indicator will remain extinguished. If the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag is deactivated, the passenger's frontal airbag ON indicator will remain extinguished while the OFF indicator will illuminate. With the ignition switch turned to the "ON" position, if both the ON and OFF indicators remain lit or extinguished simultaneously even after the system check period, 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 restraint system and an infant is restrained with it. (See WARNING that follows.) The seat is equipped with a forward facing child restraint system and a small child is restrained with it. (See WARNING that follows.) The seat is equipped with a booster seat and a small child is in the booster seat. (See WARNING that follows.) 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 (See WARNING that follows.) 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 manner. Also, it is strongly recommended that any forward facing child seat or booster seat be installed 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 seat, activating the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag even though that seat is occupied by a child. Do not place any article on the seat other than the child occupant and a child restraint system. - CONTINUED -