2006 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 73
2006 Subaru Forester Manual
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1-44 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags vanced frontal airbag system from functioning correctly or cause the system to fail. Do not apply any strong impact to the front passenger's seat such as by kicking. Do not spill liquid on the front passenger's seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it off immediately. Do not remove or disassemble the front passenger's seat. Do not install any accessory (such as an audio amplifier) other than a genuine SUBARU accessory under the front passenger's seat. Do not place anything (shoes, umbrella, etc.) under the front passenger's seat. The front passenger's seat must not be used with the head restraint removed. Do not leave any article including a child restraint system on the front passenger's seat or the seatbelt tongue and buckle engaged when you leave your vehicle. Do not place a magnet near the seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt retractor. Do not use front seats with their backward-forward position and seatback not being locked into place securely. If any of them are not locked securely, adjust them again. For adjusting procedure, refer to the "Manual seat" in the front seats section in Chapter 1 in this owner's manual. (Models equipped with manual seats only) If you use an optional seatbelt extender, remove it after each use. (Refer to the "Seatbelt extender" section in this chapter.) If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front passenger's occupant detection system have failed, the SRS airbag system warning light will illuminate. Have the system inspected by your SUBARU dealer immediately if the SRS airbag system warning light comes on. If your vehicle has sustained impact, this may affect the proper function of the Subaru advanced frontal airbag system. Have your vehicle inspected at your SUBARU dealer. Passenger's frontal airbag ON and OFF indicators 1 2 1 2 100547 NOTE The front passenger's SRS side airbag and seatbelt pretensioner are not controlled by the Subaru advanced frontal airbag system. 1) U.S.-spec. models 2) Canada-spec. models or :Front passenger's frontal airbag ON indicator or :Front passenger's frontal airbag OFF indicator The front passenger's frontal airbag ON and OFF indicators show you the status of the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag. The indicators are located next to the clock in the central portion of the instrument panel. When the ignition switch is turned to the "ON" position, both the ON and OFF indicators illuminate for 6 seconds during which time the system is checked. Following the system check, both indicators ex-