Subaru Forester 2017 Owner's Manual page 82

SUBARU advanced frontal
airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system that com-
plies 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 de-
ployment 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 deploy-
ment.
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
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
system.
For the locations of the SRS airbags, refer
to Components 1-49.
In a moderate to severe frontal collision,
the following components deploy.
. SRS frontal airbag for driver
. SRS frontal airbag for front passenger
. SRS knee airbag for driver
. SRS side airbag*
1
. SRS curtain airbag* 1
*1: When an offset frontal collision that is severe
enough to deploy the front airbag occurs.
These components supplement the seat-
belts by reducing the impact to the
occupant s head, chest and knees.
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 air-
bag
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 occupant detection system sensor is
installed under the seat upholstery and
monitors the physique and posture of the
front passenger. Using this information,
the occupant detection system determines
whether the front passenger s SRS frontal
airbag should be deployed or not.
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. In this
case, although the front passenger s SRS
frontal airbag does not operate, the front
passenger s seatbelt pretensioner oper-
ates with the driver s seatbelt preten-
sioner. For details about the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to Front seatbelt pre-
tensioners 1-25.
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the
SUBARU advanced 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 let rear passengers rest
their feet between the front seat-
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