Precautions Against Vehicle Modification - Subaru Legacy Outback 2006 Owner's Manual

If you need service or repair in areas
listed in the following, we recom-
mend that you have an authorized
SUBARU dealer perform the work.
The SRS airbag control module, im-
pact sensors and airbag modules
are stored in these areas.
Under the center console
Inside each front fender
Steering wheel and column and
nearby areas
Top of the dashboard on front
passenger's side and nearby ar-
eas
Each front seat and nearby area
(only for vehicles with SRS side
airbags)
Inside each center pillar
In each roof side (from the front
pillar to a point over the rear seat)
Between the rear seat cushion
and rear wheel house on each
side
In the event that the SRS airbag is de-
ployed, we recommend that you have
an authorized SUBARU dealer perform
any replacement of the system using
genuine SUBARU parts.
NOTE
In the following cases, we recommend
that you contact your SUBARU dealer
as soon as possible.
The front part of the vehicle was in-
volved in an accident in which the SRS
frontal airbags did not deploy.
The pad of the steering wheel, the
cover over the front passenger's fron-
tal airbag, or either roof side (from the
front pillar to a point over the rear seat)
is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
In addition, if your vehicle is equipped
with SRS side airbags and SRS curtain
airbags, we recommend that you con-
tact your SUBARU dealer as soon as
possible in the following cases.
Either center pillar and rear wheel
house or a nearby area of the vehicle
was involved in an accident in which
the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag did not deploy.
The fabric or leather of either front
seatback is cut, frayed, or otherwise
damaged.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Precautions against vehicle
modification
To avoid accidental activation of
the system or rendering the sys-
tem inoperative, which may result
in serious injury, no modifications
should be made to any compo-
nents or wiring of the SRS airbag
system.
This includes following modifica-
tions:
Installation of custom steering
wheels
Attachment of additional trim
materials to the dashboard
Installation of custom seats
(only for vehicles with SRS side
airbags)
Replacement of seat fabric or
leather (only for vehicles with
SRS side airbags)
Installation of additional fabric
or leather on the front seat (only
for vehicles with SRS side air-
bags)
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