Rear Window-Side Seatbelt With Shoulder Belt Pretensioners (If Equipped) - Subaru Impreza 2017 Owner's Manual

. If the front seatbelt retractor assem-
bly 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.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelt pretensioners
& Rear window-side seatbelt
with shoulder belt preten-
sioners (if equipped)
Rear window-side seatbelt pretentioner
If the SRS frontal airbag sensors detect a
certain predetermined amount of force
during a frontal collision, the rear win-
dow-side seatbelt is quickly drawn in by
the pretensioner to take up the slack so
that the belt more effectively restrains the
rear window-side seat occupant.
When a seatbelt pretensioner is activated,
an operating noise will be heard and a
small amount of smoke will be released.
These occurrences are normal and not
harmful. This smoke does not indicate a
fire in the vehicle.
Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been
activated, the seatbelt retractor remains
locked. Consequently, the seatbelt cannot
be pulled out and retracted and therefore
must be replaced.
NOTE
. Seatbelt pretensioners are not de-
signed to be activated in minor frontal
impacts, in side or rear impacts or in
rollover accidents.
. The rear window-side seatbelt pre-
tensioners and SRS frontal airbags
operate simultaneously.
. 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 both the
rear window-side seatbelt retractor as-
semblies replaced with genuine
SUBARU parts by your authorized
SUBARU dealer.
. If either rear window-side seatbelt
does not retract or cannot be pulled out
due to a malfunction or activation of
the pretensioner, we recommend that
you contact your SUBARU dealer as
soon as possible. When using a seat-
belt equipped with a load limiter, it is
installed in the rear window-side seat-
ing position.
. If the rear window-side seatbelt
retractor assembly or surrounding area
has been damaged, we recommend
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