Subaru WRX-STI Owner's Manual page 78

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
! If the front passenger's frontal
airbag ON indicator illuminates
and the OFF indicator turns off
even when an infant or a small
child is in a child restraint sys-
tem (including booster seat)
1. Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK /
OFF position.
2. Remove the child restraint system
from the seat.
3. By referring to the child restraint
manufacturer s recommendations as well
as the child restraint system installation
procedures in Child restraint systems
F1-22, correctly install the child restraint
system.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position and make sure that the front
passenger s frontal airbag ON indicator
turns off and the OFF indicator illuminates.
If still the ON indicator remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator turns off, take the
following actions.
. Ensure that no article is placed on the
seat other than the child restraint system
and the child occupant.
. Ensure that the backward-forward po-
sition and seatback of front passenger s
seat are locked into place securely by
moving the seat back and forth (models
with manual seat only).
If the ON indicator still remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator turns off after
taking relevant corrective actions de-
scribed above, relocate the child restraint
system to the rear seat. We recommend
that you immediately contact your
SUBARU dealer for an inspection.
NOTE
When a child who has outgrown a child
restraint system or a small adult is
seated in the front passenger's seat,
the SRS frontal airbag system may or
may not activate the front passenger's
SRS frontal airbag depending on the
occupant's seating posture. Children
should always wear a seatbelt when
sitting in the seat irrespective of
whether the airbag is deactivated or
activated. If the front passenger's SRS
frontal airbag is activated (the ON
indicator remains illuminated while
the OFF indicator turns off), take the
following actions.
. Ensure that no article is placed on
the seat other than the occupant.
If the ON indicator still remains illumi-
nated while the OFF indicator turns off
despite the fact that the actions noted
above have been taken, seat the child/
small adult in the rear seat. We recom-
mend that you immediately contact
your SUBARU dealer for an inspection.
Even if the system has passed the
dealer inspection, it is recommended
that on subsequent trips the child/
small adult always take the rear seat.
Children who have outgrown a child
restraint system should always wear the
seatbelt irrespective of whether the airbag
is deactivated or activated.
! Conditions in which front passen-
ger's SRS frontal airbag is activated
(models with occupant detection
system)
The front passenger s SRS frontal airbag
will be activated for deployment upon
impact when any of the following condi-
tions are met regarding the front passen-
ger s seat.
. When the seat is occupied by an adult.
. When certain items (e.g. jug of water)
are placed on the seat.