Subaru Ascent 2023 Manual page 72

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Child restraint systems
cannot correctly fasten the seat-
belt, that person must move to a
different seat. If the seatbelt can-
not be correctly fastened, there is
the risk of serious injury or death
in the event of sudden braking or
a collision.
. If the child restraint system can-
not be correctly installed be-
cause it contacts the driver's
seat, move the child restraint
system to a different seat. If it
cannot be installed in a different
seat (other than the driver's seat),
adjust the front seat so that
contact does not occur.
Seven seater
Eight seater
A: Front passenger's seat
You should not install a child restraint
system (including a booster seat) due to
the hazard to children posed by the
passenger's airbag.
B: Second-row seat window-side seat-
ing position, third-row seat left-side
seating position
Recommended positions for all types of
child restraint systems.
In these positions, the following equipment
is provided for installing a child restraint
system.
. Automatic Locking Retractor/Emer-
gency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR)
seatbelts
. Lower anchorages (bars)
. Top tether anchorages
Some types of child restraint systems
might not be able to be secured firmly
due to projection of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use
only a child restraint system that has a
bottom base that fits snugly against the
contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
When a child restraint system is installed
using the third-row seat lower anchorages,
do not sit in the third-row center seat.
C: Applicable only for eight seaters
In this position, the following equipment is
provided for installing a child restraint
system.
. ALR/ELR seatbelts
. Lower anchorages (bars)
. Top tether anchorages
Some types of child restraint systems
might not be able to be secured firmly
due to projection of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use
only a child restraint system that has a
bottom base that fits snugly against the
contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
The second-row center seat includes low-
er anchorages, and the lower anchorages