System Monitors; System Servicing - Subaru Outback 2016 Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelt pretensioners
must be replaced.
NOTE
. Seatbelt pretensioners are not de-
signed to be activated under the follow-
ing conditions.
– in minor frontal impacts
– in side or rear impacts
– in roll-over accidents
. The seatbelt pretensioners will op-
erate in combination with the driver's
SRS frontal airbag.
. Pretensioners are designed to func-
tion on a one-time-only basis. In the
event that a pretensioner is activated,
we recommend that you have the
seatbelt retractor assemblies, which
are equipped with seatbelt preten-
sioners, r eplaced wi th genuine
SUBARU parts by your authorized
SUBARU dealer.
. We recommend that you contact
your SUBARU dealer as soon as pos-
sible when either of the following
situations occurs.
– A seatbelt that has a seatbelt
pretensioner does not retract or
cannot be pulled out due to a
malfunction or activation of the
pretensioner.
– The seatbelt retractor assembly
or surrounding area has been da-
maged.
. 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" F1-14.
. 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.
. 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