2012 Subaru Tribeca Owner's Manual - Page 232

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-45 *SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) *SRS: This stands for supplemental restraint system. This name is used because the airbag system supplements the vehicle's seatbelts. Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and diagnostic module, which will record the use of the seatbelt(s) by the driver and front passenger when any of the SRS frontal, side and curtain airbags deploy. The recorded information cannot be transmitted to any central communications system or other external device. second seating row) These SRS airbags are designed only as a supplement to the primary protection provided by the seatbelt. The system also controls front seatbelt pretensioners. For operation instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt pretensioner, refer to "Front seatbelt pretensioners" F1-27. WARNING . To obtain maximum protection in the event of an accident, the driver and all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seatbelts when the vehicle is moving. The SRS airbag is designed only as a supplement to the primary protection provided by the seatbelt. It does not do away with the need to fasten seatbelts. In combination with the seatbelts, it offers the best combined protection in case of a serious accident. Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of severe injury or death in a crash even when the vehicle has the SRS airbag. For instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt system, - CONTINUED - CAUTION Prevent the top tether from touching cargo in the cargo area. The top tether may become slack if the cargo changes shape or moves. & Your vehicle's SRS configuration The driver 's seat, the front passenger 's seat, and the outboard seats of the rear/ second seating row of your vehicle are each provided with, in addition to a lap/ shoulder belt, one or more airbags as follows. . Frontal airbag (one each for driver 's seat and front passenger 's seat) . Side airbag (one each for driver 's seat and front passenger 's seat) . Curtain airbag (one each for the outboard sides of cabin, extending from driver 's and front passenger's seats to