Subaru Legacy Outback 2008 Owner's Manual page 55

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Right-hand drive vehicles
A: Front passenger's seat
Do not install a child restraint system
(including a booster seat) due to the
passenger's airbag hazard.
B: Rear seat, window-side seating
positions
Recommended positions for all types of
child restraint systems.
In these positions, Automatic/Emergency
Locking Retractor (A/ELR) seatbelts and
ISOFIX anchor bars are provided for
installing a child restraint system.
Top tether anchorages are also provided
for these positions.
Some types of child restraints might not be
able to be secured firmly due to projection
of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use
only a child restraint system that has a
bottom base that fits snugly against the
contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
C: Rear seat, center seating position
Installing a child restraint system is not
recommended, although the A/ELR seat-
belt and a top tether anchorage (if
equipped) are provided in this position.
Some types of child restraints might not be
able to be secured firmly due to projection
of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use
only a child restraint system that has a
bottom base that fits snugly against the
contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
WARNING
. Secure ALL types of child re-
straint devices (including for-
ward facing child seats) in the
REAR seats at all times. The SRS
airbag deploys with considerable
speed and force and can injure or
even kill children, especially if
they are not restrained or impro-
perly restrained. Because chil-
dren are lighter and weaker than
adults, their risk of being injured
from deployment is greater. Ac-
cording to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seat-
ing positions.
. NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD
FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT.
DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS IN-
JURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD
BY PLACING THE CHILD'S HEAD
TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIR-
BAG.