2012 Subaru Impreza Owner's Manual - Page 119

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-43 & SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system, SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system that complies with the new advanced frontal airbag requirements in the amended Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208. The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system automatically determines the deployment force of the driver 's SRS frontal airbag at the time of deployment as well as whether or not to activate the front passenger 's SRS frontal airbag and, if activated, the deployment force of the SRS frontal airbag at the time of deployment. Your vehicle has warning labels on the driver 's and front passenger 's sun visors beginning with the phrase "EVEN WITH ADVANCED AIR BAGS " and a tag attached to the glove box lid beginning with the phrase "Even with Advanced Air Bags". Make sure that you carefully read the instructions on the warning labels and tag. Always wear your seatbelt. The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system is a supplemental restraint system and must be used in combination with a seatbelt. All occupants should wear a seatbelt or be seated in an appropriate child restraint system. For the locations of the driver 's SRS frontal airbag, front passenger 's SRS frontal airbag, SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag, refer to "Components" F141. In a moderate to severe frontal collision, the driver 's and front passenger 's SRS frontal airbags deploy and supplement the seatbelts by reducing the impact on the driver 's and front passenger 's head and chest. In a moderate to severe side impact collision, the SRS side airbag on the impacted side of the vehicle deploys between the occupant and the door panel and supplements the seatbelt by reducing the impact on the occupant's chest and waist. In a moderate to severe side impact collision, the SRS curtain airbag on the impacted side of the vehicle deploys between the occupant and the side window and supplements the seatbelt by reducing the impact on the occupant's head. controlled by the SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system. ! Driver 's SRS frontal airbag The driver 's SRS frontal airbag uses a dual stage inflator. The inflator operates in different ways depending on the severity of impact. Have the system inspected by your SUBARU dealer immediately if the SRS airbag system warning light illuminates. ! Front passenger 's SRS frontal airbag The front passenger 's SRS frontal airbag uses a dual stage inflator. The inflator operates in different ways depending on the severity of impact. The total load on the seat is monitored by the occupant detection system's weight sensor located under the seat. The system has another sensor that monitors the tension of the front passenger seatbelt. Using the total seat load and seatbelt tension data from the sensors, the occupant detection system determines whether the front passenger 's SRS frontal airbag should or should not be inflated. The occupant detection system may not inflate the front passenger 's SRS frontal airbag even when the driver 's SRS frontal airbag deploys. This is normal. - CONTINUED - NOTE The SRS side airbag, SRS curtain airbag and seatbelt pretensioner are not