Subaru Forester 2013 Owner's Manual page 69

protection provided by the seat-
belt. They do not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. It is also
important to wear your seatbelt
to help avoid injuries that can
result when an occupant is not
seated in a proper upright posi-
tion.
WARNING
The SRS airbags deploy with con-
siderable speed and force. Occu-
pants who are out of proper position
when the SRS airbag deploys could
suffer very serious injuries. Be-
cause the SRS airbag needs enough
space for deployment, the driver
should always sit upright and well
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
back in the seat as far from the
steering wheel as practical while
still maintaining full vehicle control
and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.
WARNING
. For models with the SRS side
airbag and SRS curtain airbag:
Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to either front door. The
SRS side airbags are stored in
both front seat seatbacks next to
the door, and they provide pro-
tection by deploying rapidly (fas-
ter than the blink of an eye) in the
event of a side impact collision.
However, the force of SRS side
airbag deployment may cause
injuries if your head or other
parts of the body are too close
to the SRS side airbag.
. For models with SRS curtain air-
bags, do not sit or lean unneces-
sarily close to the front or rear
door on either side. Also, do not
put your head, arms or hands out
of the window. The curtain air-
bags on both sides of the cabin
are stored in the roof side (be-
tween the front pillar and a point
over the rear seat), and they
provide protection by deploying
rapidly (faster than the blink of an
eye) in the event of a side impact.
However, the force of its deploy-
ment may cause injuries if your
head is too close to it.
. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the SRS airbag. Because
the SRS airbag deploys with
considerable speed – faster than
the blink of an eye – and force to
protect in high speed collisions,
the force of an airbag can injure
an occupant whose body is too
close to SRS airbag.
It is also important to wear your
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