Subaru Forester 2013 Owner's Manual page 87

! 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
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
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 driver's and front passenger's SRS
side airbags and SRS curtain airbags
deploy independently of each other since
each has its own impact sensor. There-
fore, they may not both deploy in the same
accident. Also, the SRS side airbag and
SRS curtain airbag deploy independently
of the driver's and front passenger's SRS
frontal airbags in the steering wheel and
instrument panel.
An impact sensor, which senses impact
force, is located in each of the following
locations.
. In the left and right center pillars
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