Subaru Impreza 2016 Manual page 74

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
curtain airbags deploy, they
could be thrown through the
passenger compartment and
cause serious injuries. They
could also prevent proper opera-
tion of the SRS curtain airbags.
WARNING
For models with SRS curtain air-
bags:
Do not hang coat hangers or other
hard or pointed objects on the coat
hooks. If such items are hanging on
the coat hooks during deployment
of the SRS curtain airbags, they
could cause serious injuries by
coming off the coat hooks and being
thrown through the cabin or by
preventing deployment of the cur-
tain airbags.
Before hanging clothing on the coat
hooks, make sure there are no sharp
objects in the pockets. Hang cloth-
ing directly on the coat hooks with-
out using hangers.
WARNING
For models with SRS side airbags,
do not put any kind of cover or
clothes or other objects over either
front seatback and do not attach
labels or stickers to the front seat
surface on or near the SRS side
airbag. They could prevent proper
deployment of the SRS side airbag,
reducing protection available to the
front seat's occupant.
WARNING
. Put children in the REAR seat
properly restrained at all times in
a child restraint device or in a
seatbelt, whichever is appropri-
ate for the child's age, height and
weight. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable speed and
force and can injure or even kill
children, especially if they are
not restrained or improperly re-
strained. Because children are
lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from