Subaru 2008 Forester Owner's Manual page 74

Do not allow the rear seat occupant to
lift the front passenger's seat cushion
using his/her feet.
Do not place any article under the front
passenger's seat, or squeeze any article
from behind and under the seat. This may
lift the seat cushion.
Do not squeeze any article between
the front passenger's seat and side trim/
pillar, door or center console box. This
may lift the seat cushion.
! If the passenger's frontal airbag OFF
indicator illuminates and the ON
indicator extinguishes even when
the front passenger's seat is occu-
pied by an adult
This can be caused by the adult incor-
rectly sitting in the front passenger's seat.
Turn the ignition switch to the "LOCK"
position. Ask the front passenger to set
the seatback to the upright position, sit up
straight in the center of the seat cushion,
correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/
her legs out forward, and adjust the seat to
the rearmost position. Turn the ignition
switch to the "ON" position. If the OFF
indicator remains illuminated while the ON
indicator remains extinguished, take the
following actions.
Turn the ignition switch to the "LOCK"
position.
Ensure that there are no articles,
books, shoes or other objects trapped
under the seat, at the rear of the seat, or
on the side of the seat.
Ensure that the backward-forward po-
sition and seatback of front passenger's
seat are locked into place securely by
moving the seat back and forth. (Models
equipped with manual seats only)
Next, turn the ignition switch to the
"ON" position and wait 6 seconds to allow
the system to complete self-checking.
Following the system check, both indica-
tors extinguish for 2 seconds. Now, the
ON indicator should illuminate while the
OFF indicator remains extinguished.
If the OFF indicator still illuminates while
the ON indicator remains extinguished,
ask the occupant to move to the rear seat
and immediately contact your SUBARU
dealer for an inspection.
! Effect vehicle modifications made
for persons with disabilities may
have on Subaru advanced frontal
airbag system operation (U.S. only)
Changing or moving any parts of the front
seats, seatbelts, front bumper, front side
frame, instrument panel, combination me-
ter, steering wheel, steering column, tire,
suspension or floor panel can affect the
operation of the Subaru advanced airbag
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
system. If you have any questions, you
may contact the following Subaru distribu-
tors:
<Continental U.S., Alaska and the District
of Columbia>
Subaru of America, Inc.
Customer Dealer Services Department
P.O. Box 6000
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783)
<Hawaii>
Servco Subaru Inc., dba Subaru Hawaii
2850 Pukoloa Street, Suite 202, Honolulu,
HI 96819
808-839-2273
<Guam>
Shen's Corporation dba Prestige
Automobile
491, East Marine Drive, Route 1 Dededo,
Guam
671-633-2698
<Puerto Rico>
Trebol Motors
P.O. Box 11204, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00910
787-793-2828
There are currently no Subaru distributors
in any other U.S. territories. If you are in
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