2011 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 30

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags justment of the seat, you cannot adjust the seat cushion angle or seat cushion height. Seat cushion angle control switch To adjust the seat cushion angle, pull up or push down the front end of the control switch. Seatback angle (reclining) control switch To adjust the angle of the seatback, move the control switch. Seat height control switch To adjust the seat height, pull up or push down the rear end of the control switch. Lumbar support control switch To increase lumbar support, push the front side of the switch. To decrease lumbar support, push the rear side of the switch. 1-5 WARNING To prevent the passenger from sliding under the seatbelt in the event of a collision, always put the seatback in the upright position while the vehicle is in motion. Also, do not place objects such as cushions between the passenger and the seatback. If you do so, the risk of sliding under the lap belt and of the lap belt sliding up over the abdomen will increase, and both can result in serious internal injury or death. 2) Both the driver's seat and the front passenger's seat are equipped with head restraints. The head restraint should be adjusted so that the center of the head restraint is closest to the top of the occupant's ears. To raise: Pull the head restraint up. To lower: Push the head restraint down while pressing the release button on the top of the seatback. To remove: While pressing the release button, pull out the head restraint. To install: Install the head restraint into the holes that are located on the top of the seatback until the head restraint locks. 3) 4) 5) & 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. Therefore, when you remove the head restraints, you must reinstall all head restraints to protect vehicle occu- CONTINUED - 1) 2) Head restraint Release button