Subaru Impreza 2016 Manual page 72

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
event of a side impact collision.
However, the force of SRS side
airbag deployment may cause
injuries if your head or other
parts of the body are too close
to the SRS side airbag.
. For models with SRS curtain air-
bags, do not sit or lean unneces-
sarily close to the front or rear
door on either side. Also, do not
put your head, arms or hands out
of the window. The curtain air-
bags on both sides of the cabin
are stored in the roof side (be-
tween the front pillar and a point
over the rear seat), and they
provide protection by deploying
rapidly (faster than the blink of an
eye) in the event of a side impact.
However, the force of its deploy-
ment may cause injuries if your
head is too close to it.
. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the SRS airbag. Because
the SRS airbag deploys with
considerable speed – faster than
the blink of an eye – and force to
protect in high speed collisions,
the force of an airbag can injure
an occupant whose body is too
close to SRS airbag.
It is also important to wear your
seatbelt to help avoid injuries
that can result when the SRS
airbag contacts an occupant not
in proper position such as one
thrown forward during pre-acci-
dent braking.
Even when properly positioned,
there remains a possibility that
an occupant may suffer minor
injury such as abrasions and
bruises to the face or arms
because of the SRS airbag de-
ployment force.
WARNING
. For models with SRS side airbag
and SRS curtain airbags: Do not
rest your arm on either front door
or its internal trim. You could be
injured in the event of SRS side
airbag deployment.
. Do not place any objects over or
near the SRS airbag cover or
between you and the SRS airbag.
If the SRS airbag deploys, those
objects could interfere with its
proper operation and could be
propelled inside the vehicle and
cause injury.
WARNING
Do not attach accessories to the
windshield, or fit an extra-wide mir-
ror over the inside rear view mirror.