Srs Airbag System Servicing; Precautions Against Vehicle Modification - Subaru 2009 Impreza Owner's Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
& SRS airbag system servicing
WARNING
When discarding an airbag mod-
ule or scrapping the entire vehi-
cle damaged by a collision, con-
sult your SUBARU dealer.
The SRS airbag has no user-
serviceable parts. Do not use
electrical test equipment on any
circuit related to the SRS airbag
system. For required servicing of
the SRS airbag, see your nearest
SUBARU dealer. Tampering with
or disconnecting the system's
wiring could result in accidental
inflation of the SRS airbag or
could make the system inopera-
tive, which may result in serious
injury.
CAUTION
If you need service or repair in areas
indicated in the following list, have
an authorized SUBARU dealer per-
form the work. The SRS airbag
control module, impact sensors
and airbag modules are stored in
these areas.
Under the center console
On both the right and left sides at
the front of the vehicle
Steering wheel and column and
nearby areas
Top of the dashboard on front
passenger's side and nearby
areas
Each front seat and nearby area
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
Under the rear center seat
In the event that the SRS airbag is
deployed, replacement of the system
should be performed only by an author-
ized SUBARU dealer. When the compo-
nents of the SRS airbag system are
replaced, use only genuine SUBARU
parts.
NOTE
In the following cases, contact your
SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
The front part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident in which only
the driver's SRS frontal airbag or both
driver's and front passenger's SRS
frontal airbags did not deploy.
The pad of the steering wheel, the
cover over the front passenger's SRS
frontal airbag, or either roof side (from
the front pillar to a point over the rear
seat) is scratched, cracked, or other-
wise damaged.
Center pillar, rear wheel house or
rear sub frame, or an area near these
parts, 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.
The rear part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident in which no
SRS airbag was deployed.
& Precautions against vehicle
modification
WARNING
To avoid accidental activation of
the system or rendering the sys-
tem inoperative, which may re-
sult in serious injury, no modifi-
cations should be made to any
components or wiring of the SRS