Subaru 2008 Forester Owner's Manual page 71

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
front passenger's seat such as by kicking.
Do not spill liquid on the front passen-
ger's seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it off
immediately.
Do not remove or disassemble the front
passenger's seat.
Do not install any accessory (such as
an audio amplifier) other than a genuine
SUBARU accessory under the front pas-
senger's seat.
Do not place anything (shoes, umbrel-
la, etc.) under the front passenger's seat.
The front passenger's seat must not be
used with the head restraint removed.
Do not leave any article including a
child restraint system on the front passen-
ger's seat or the seatbelt tongue and
buckle engaged when you leave your
vehicle.
Do not place a magnet near the
seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt retractor.
Do not use front seats with their back-
ward-forward position and seatback not
being locked into place securely. If any of
them are not locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure, refer to
the "Manual seat" in the front seats section
in chapter 1 in this Owner's Manual.
(Models equipped with manual seats only)
If you use an optional seatbelt exten-
der, remove it after each use. (Refer to the
"Seatbelt extender" section in this chap-
ter.)
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger's occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system
warning light will illuminate. Have the
system inspected by your SUBARU deal-
er immediately if the SRS airbag system
warning light comes on.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the
Subaru advanced frontal airbag system.
Have your vehicle inspected at your
SUBARU dealer.
NOTE
The front passenger's SRS side airbag
and seatbelt pretensioner are not con-
trolled by the Subaru advanced frontal
airbag system.
! Passenger's frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators
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
indicators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators