Emergency Locking Retractor (Elr) - Subaru IMPREZA 2002 Owner's Manual

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
B Infants or small children
Use a child restraint system that is suitable for your
vehicle. See information on " Child restraint systems"
in this chapter.
B Children
If a child is too big for a child restraint system, the
child should sit in the rear seat and be restrained
using the seatbelts. According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front seating posi-
tions. Never allow a child to stand up or kneel on the
seat.
If the shoulder portion of the belt crosses the face or
neck, move the child closer to the belt buckle to
help provide a good shoulder belt fit. Care must be
taken to securely place the lap belt as low as pos-
sible on the hips and not on the child's waist. If the
shoulder portion of the belt cannot be properly posi-
tioned, a child restraint system should be used.
Never place the shoulder belt under the child's arm
or behind the child's back.
B Expectant mothers
Expectant mothers also need to use the seatbelts.
They should consult their doctor for specific recom-
mendations. The lap belt should be worn securely
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and as low as possible over the hips, not over the
waist.
J Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
The driver's seatbelt has an Emergency Locking Re-
tractor (ELR).
The emergency locking retractor allows normal
body movement but the retractor locks automatically
during a sudden stop, impact or if you pull the belt
very quickly out of the retractor.
J Automatic/Emergency Locking
Retractor (A/ELR)
Each passenger's seatbelt has an Automatic/Emer-
gency Locking Retractor (A/ELR). The Automatic/
Emergency Locking Retractor normally functions as
an Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR). The A/ELR
has an additional locking mode " Automatic Locking
Retractor (ALR) mode" intended to secure a child
restraint system. When the seatbelt is once drawn
out completely and is then retracted even slightly,
the retractor locks the seatbelt in that position and
the seatbelt cannot be extended. As the belt is re-
winding, clicks will be heard which indicate the re-
tractor functions as an ALR. When the seatbelt is re-
tracted fully, the ALR mode is released.