Front Passenger's Frontal Airbag On And Off - Subaru 2008 Forester Owner's Manual

SRS airbags may inflate in a very
minor collision or not inflate in a
severe collision), which may in-
crease the risk of injury.
Flashing or flickering of the warn-
ing light
No illumination of the warning
light when the ignition switch is
first turned to the "ON" position
Continuous illumination of the
warning light
Illumination of the warning light
while driving
& Front passenger's frontal
airbag ON and OFF indica-
tors
1) U.S.-spec. models
2) Canada-spec. models
or : Front passenger's frontal airbag
ON indicator
or : Front passenger's frontal airbag
OFF indicator
The front passenger's frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located next to the
clock in the central portion of the instru-
ment panel.
When the ignition switch is turned to the
"ON" position, both the ON and OFF
Instruments and controls
indicators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators
extinguish for 2 seconds. After this, one
of the indicators illuminates depending on
the status of the front passenger's SRS
frontal airbag reached by the Subaru
advanced frontal airbag system monitor-
ing.
If the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag
is activated, the passenger's frontal airbag
ON indicator will illuminate while the OFF
indicator will remain extinguished.
If the front passenger's SRS frontal airbag
is deactivated, the passenger's frontal
airbag ON indicator will remain extin-
guished while the OFF indicator will
illuminate.
With the ignition switch turned to the "ON"
position, if both the ON and OFF indica-
tors remain lit or extinguished simulta-
neously even after the system check
period, the system is faulty. Contact your
SUBARU dealer immediately for an in-
spection.
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