Front Seatbelt Pretensioners - Subaru 2004 Forester Owner's Manual

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
To connect the extender to the seatbelt, insert the
tongue plate into the seatbelt buckle so that the
"PRESS" signs on the buckle-release buttons of the
extender and the seatbelt are both facing outward as
shown in the diagram. You will hear a click when the
tongue plate locks into the buckle.
When releasing the seatbelt, press on the buckle-re-
lease button on the extender, not on the seatbelt. This
helps to prevent damage to the vehicle interior and ex-
tender itself.
For the safety of others, the extender should be re-
moved after each use, especially if the next person us-
ing the seatbelt does not need one.
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Front seatbelt pretensioners

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The driver's and front passenger's seatbelts have a
seatbelt pretensioner. The seatbelt pretensioners are
designed to be activated in the event of an accident in-
volving a moderate to severe frontal collision.
Also, the seatbelt pretensioners are designed to be
activated in the event of an accident involving a mod-
erate to severe side impact collision.
The pretensioner sensor also serves as the frontal and
side SRS airbag sensors. If the sensors detect a cer-
tain predetermined amount of force during a frontal
collision or a side impact collision, the front seatbelt is
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