2005 Subaru Legacy Owner's Manual - Page 104

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags take the following actions. " Ensure that no article is placed on the seat other than the occupant. " Ensure that there is no article left in the seatback pocket. If the ON indicator still illuminates while the OFF indicator extinguishes despite the fact that the actions noted above have been taken, seat the child/ small adult in the rear seat and immediately contact your SUBARU dealer for an inspection. Even if the system has passed the dealer inspection, it is recommended that on subsequent trips the child/small adult always take the rear seat. Children who have outgrown a child restraint system should always wear the seatbelt irrespective of whether the airbag is deactivated or activated. ! Conditions in which front passenger's SRS frontal airbag is activated The front passenger's SRS frontal airbag will be activated for deployment upon impact when any of the following conditions is met regarding the front passenger's seat. " When the seat is occupied by an adult. " When a heavy article is placed on the seat. When the front passenger's seat is occupied by an adult, observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may lessen the load on the front passenger's seat, deactivating the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag despite the fact that the seat is occupied by an adult. " Do not allow the rear seat occupant to lift the front passenger's seat cushion using his/her feet. " Do not place any article under the front passenger's seat, or squeeze any article from behind and under the seat. This may lift the seat cushion. " Do not squeeze any article between the front passenger's seat and side trim/pillar, door or center console box. This may lift the seat cushion. " If the passenger's frontal airbag OFF indicator illuminates and the ON indicator extinguishes even when the front passenger's seat is occupied by an adult This can be caused by the adult incorrectly sitting in the front passenger's seat. Turn the ignition switch to the "OFF" position. Ask the front passenger to set the seatback to the upright position, sit up straight in the center of the seat cushion, correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/her legs out forward, and adjust the seat to the rearmost position. If the OFF indicator remains illuminated while the ON indicator remains extinguished, take the following actions. " Ensure that there is no article, book, shoe, etc. trapped under the seat, at the rear of the seat, or on - CONTINUED - 1-73