Subaru Impreza 2017 Owner's Manual page 63

! When installing the child restraint
system to the front passenger's
seat
When you install a child restraint system
to the front passenger s seat, perform the
following procedure.
1. Adjust the front passenger s seat as
follows.
A) Seat position: Rear most
B) Seatback: Upright
2. Install the child restraint system to the
front passenger s seat. Refer to Installing
child restraint systems with seatbelt F1-
39.
3. Place and secure the child (or infant)
in the child restraint system.
4. Check that the front passenger s fron-
tal airbag ON/OFF indicator status meets
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems
the requirements of your child restraint
system.
A) Front passenger s frontal airbag OFF
indicator
B) Front passenger s frontal airbag ON
indicator
. Indicator status and applicable
child restraint system
is illuminat-
ing
Forward Facing OK
Rearward Facing
OK
When front passenger's frontal airbag
OFF indicator is illuminated:
Both forward and rearward facing child
restraint systems can be installed.
When front passenger's frontal airbag
ON indicator is illuminated:
Only forward facing child restraint systems
can be installed. Rearward facing child
restraint systems cannot be installed.
Further details, refer to SRS airbag F1-
60.
NOTE
Depending on the type and/or shape of
the child restraint system, and the
child's weight, the front passenger's
frontal airbag ON indicator status may
not meet the requirements of your child
restraint system. In this case, install
the child restraint system to a rear seat.
For details about the front passenger's
frontal airbag ON indicator, refer to
"Occupant detection system" F1-60.
5. Check that the child restraint system
is illuminat-
does not contact the head restraint. If the
ing
child restraint system does make contact
with the head restraint, raise the head
OK
restraint to the extended position. If the
NA
child restraint system still makes contact,
remove the head restraint. For details,
refer to Head restraint F1-8.
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