Subaru Tribeca owners manual page 72

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags1-45 *SRS airbag (Supplemental rear/second seating row) refer to “Seatbelts” F1-16. Restraint System airbag) These SRS airbags are designed only. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily as a supplement to the primary protec-close to the SRS airbag. Because *SRS: This stands for supplemental re-tion provided by the seatbelt.the SRS airbag deploys with straint system. This name is used be- considerable speed – faster than cause the airbag system supplements theThe system also controls front seatbeltthe blink of an eye – and force to vehicle’s seatbelts. pretensioners. For operation instructionsprotect in high speed collisions, and precautions concerning the seatbeltthe force of an airbag can injure Your vehicle is equipped with a crashpretensioner, refer to “Front seatbelt pre-an occupant whose body is too sensing and diagnostic module, which willtensioners” F1-28. close to SRS airbag. record the use of the seatbelt(s) by the driver and front passenger when any of WARNING It is also important to wear your the SRS frontal, side and curtain airbags seatbelt to help avoid injuries deploy. The recorded information cannot. To obtain maximum protection inthat can result when the SRS be transmitted to any central communica-the event of an accident, theairbag contacts an occupant not tions system or other external device.driver and all passengers in thein proper position such as one vehicle should always wear seat-thrown forward during pre-acci- &Yourvehicle’s SRS config- belts when the vehicle is moving.dent braking. uration The SRS airbag is designed onlyEven when properly positioned, The driver’s seat, the front passenger’sas a supplement to the primarythere remains a possibility that seat, and the outboard seats of the rear/protection provided by the seat-an occupant may suffer minor second seating row of your vehicle arebelt. It does not do away with theinjury such as abrasions and each provided with, in addition to a lap/need to fasten seatbelts. In com-bruises to the face or arms shoulder belt, one or more airbags asbination with the seatbelts, itbecause of the SRS airbag de- follows. offers the best combined protec-ployment force. tion in case of a serious accident The SRS airbags deploy with . Frontal airbag (one each for driver’s considerable speed and force. seat and front passenger’s seat)Not wearing a seatbelt increases . Side airbag (one each for driver’s seatthe chance of severe injury orOccupants who are out of proper and front passenger’s seat) death in a crash even when theposition when the SRS airbag vehicle has the SRS airbag. deployscouldsufferveryserious . Curtain airbag (one each for the out- injuries. Because the SRS airbag board sides of cabin, extending fromFor instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt system,needs enough space for deploy- driver’s and front passenger’s seats to – CONTINUED –

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