2008 Subaru Tribeca Owner's Manual - Page 35

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-11 . Raise the seatback of the center seat while taking care not to trap your hands or other parts of the body between the center seat and window-side seat. & Head restraint adjustment 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. ! Window side seats NOTE CAUTION The head restraint is not intended to be used at the lowest position. Before sitting on the seat, raise the head restraint to an appropriate position depending on your sitting height. 1) Holder With the seatback folded, attach the tongue plate of each rear/second-row seatbelt to the corresponding holder. Do the same also before someone gets into the third-row seat. 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. When the seats are not occupied, lower the head restraints to improve rearward visibility. ! Center seat CAUTION The head restraint is not intended to be used at the lowest position. Before sitting on the seat, raise the head restraint to an appropriate position depending on your sitting - CONTINUED -