Subaru Impreza 2016 Manual page 90

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
! When will the SRS frontal airbag
not deploy?
The SRS frontal airbag is not designed to
deploy in most cases if the vehicle is
struck from the side or from behind, or if it
rolls onto its side or roof, or if it is involved
in a low-speed frontal collision.
1) First impact
2) Second impact
In an accident where the vehicle is
impacted more than once, the SRS frontal
airbag deploys only once on the first
impact.
Example: In the case of a double collision,
first with another vehicle, then against a
concrete wall in immediate succession,
once the SRS frontal airbag is activated
on the first impact, it will not be activated
on the second.
! SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag operation (if equipped)
Models with SRS side airbags and SRS
curtain airbags
The following airbags deploy indepen-
dently of each other since each has its
own impact sensor.
. Driver s SRS side airbag
. Front passenger s SRS side airbag
. SRS curtain airbag (right-hand side)
. SRS curtain airbag (left-hand side)
Therefore, they may not both deploy in the
same accident. Also, the SRS side airbag
and SRS curtain airbag deploy indepen-
dently of the driver s and front passen-
ger s SRS frontal airbags in the steering
wheel and instrument panel.