System Monitors; System Servicing - Subaru Outback 2015 Manual

. If the seatbelt retractor assembly or
surrounding area has been damaged,
we recommend that you contact your
SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
. When you sell your vehicle, we urge
you to explain to the buyer that it has
seatbelt pretensioners by alerting the
buyer to the contents of this section.
WARNING
. To obtain maximum protection,
the occupants should sit in an
upright position with their seat-
belts properly fastened. Refer to
"Seatbelts" F1-15.
. Do not modify, remove or strike
the seatbelt retractor assemblies
equipped with seatbelt preten-
sioners or the surrounding area.
This could result in accidental
activation of the seatbelt preten-
sioners or could make the sys-
tem inoperative, possibly result-
ing in serious injury. Seatbelt
pretensioners have no user-ser-
viceable parts. For required ser-
vicing of seatbelt retractors
equipped with seatbelt preten-
sioners, we recommend that
y o u c o n s u l t y o u r n e a r e s t
SUBARU dealer.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelt pretensioners
. When discarding seatbelt retrac-
tor assemblies equipped with
seatbelt pretensioners or scrap-
ping the entire vehicle due to
collision damage or for other
reasons, we recommend that
you consult your SUBARU deal-
er.
& System monitors
A diagnostic system continually monitors
the readiness of the seatbelt pretensioner
while the vehicle is being driven. The
seatbelt pretensioners share the control
module with the SRS airbag system.
Therefore, if any malfunction occurs in a
seatbelt pretensioner, the SRS airbag
system warning light will illuminate. For
details, refer to "SRS airbag system
monitor" F1-73.
& System servicing
WARNING
. When discarding a seatbelt re-
tractor assembly or scrapping
the entire vehicle damaged by a
collision, we recommend that
you consult your SUBARU deal-
er.
. Tampering with or disconnecting
the system's wiring could result
in accidental activation of the
seatbelt pretensioner and/or
SRS airbag or could make the
system inoperative, which may
result in serious injury. Do not
use electrical test equipment on
any circuit related to the seatbelt
pretensioner and SRS airbag
systems. For required servicing
of the seatbelt pretensioner, we
recommend that you consult
your nearest SUBARU dealer.
CAUTION
The front sub sensors are located
on both the right and left sides at the
front of the vehicle, and the SRS
airbag control module including the
impact sensors is located under the
center console. If you need service
or repair in those areas or near the
seatbelt pretensioner, we recom-
mend that you have the work per-
formed by your authorized SUBARU
dealer.
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