2008 Subaru Tribeca Owner's Manual - Page 29

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-5 . When any trouble or a malfunction occurs during the retrieval of the seat position, stop the retrieval of the seat position using any of the control switches for manual adjustment, seat memory set button, seat memory registered button 1 or 2. NOTE . If a new position is registered for the same button, the previous seat position is deleted. . Even if the battery is disconnected, the registered seat position is not deleted. WARNING Never drive the vehicle with the head restraints removed because they are designed to reduce the risk of serious neck injury in the event that the vehicle is struck from the rear. & Head restraint adjustment & Active head restraint 1. With the transmission selector lever in the "P" position, press the desired button "1" or "2". 2. The chime sounds once and the seat moves to the registered position. 3. When the seat moves to the registered position, the chime sounds twice. To raise the head restraint, pull it up. To lower it, push the head restraint down while pressing the release button on the top of the seatback. The head restraint should be adjusted so that the center of the head restraint is closest to the top of the occupant's ears. The front seats of your vehicle are equipped with active head restraints. They automatically tilt forward slightly in the event the vehicle is struck from the rear, decreasing the amount of rearward head movement and thus reducing the risk of whiplash. For maximum effectiveness the head restraint should be adjusted so that - CONTINUED -