2003 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 53

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags " If the front seatbelt retractor assembly or surrounding area has been damaged, contact your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible. " When you sell your vehicle, we urge you to explain to the buyer that it has seatbelt pretensioners by alerting him to the contents of this section. your SUBARU dealer. ! System monitors " To obtain maximum protection, the occupants should sit in an upright position with their seatbelts properly fastened. Refer to the "Seatbelts" section in this chapter. " Do not modify, remove or strike the front seatbelt retractor assemblies or surrounding area. This could result in accidental activation of the seatbelt pretensioners or could make the system inoperative, possibly resulting in serious injury. Seatbelt pretensioners have no user-serviceable parts. For required servicing of front seatbelt retractors equipped with seatbelt pretensioners, see your nearest SUBARU dealer. " When discarding front seatbelt retractor assemblies or scrapping the entire car due to collision damage or for other reasons, consult HS1103BA A diagnostic system continually monitors the readiness of the seatbelt pretensioner while the vehicle is being driven. The seatbelt pretensioners share the control module with the SRS airbag system. Therefore, if any malfunction occurs in a seatbelt pretensioner, the SRS airbag system warning light will illuminate. The SRS airbag system warning light will show normal system operation by lighting for about 6 seconds when the ignition key is turned to the "ON" 1-28