Subaru IMPREZA 2002 Owner's Manual page 52

WARNING
Children should be properly restrained at all
times. Never allow a child to stand up, or to
kneel on any seat. Unrestrained children will
be thrown forward during sudden stop or in
an accident and can be injured seriously.
Additionally, children standing up or kneeling
on or in front of the front seat are exposed
another serious danger. Since the SRS airbag
deploys with considerable speed and force,
the child could be injured or even killed.
HG1014BA
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
WARNING
Put children aged 12 and under in the rear
seat properly restrained at all times. The SRS
airbag deploys with considerable speed and
force and can injure or even kill children, es-
pecially if they are 12 years of age and under
and are not restrained or improperly re-
strained. Because children are lighter and
weaker than adults, their risk of being injured
from deployment is greater.
For that reason, be sure to secure ALL types
of child restraint devices (including forward
facing child seats) in the REAR seats at all
times. You should choose a restraint device
which is appropriate for the child's age, height
and weight. According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seating positions than in the front
seating positions.
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