Subaru Forester: SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / Examples of the types of accidents in which deployment of the driver’s/driver’s
and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) is unlikely to occur

- The vehicle strikes an object, such as a
telephone pole or sign pole.
- The vehicle slides under the load bed of a
truck.
- The vehicle sustains an oblique offset
frontal impact.
- The vehicle sustains an offset frontal
collision.
- The vehicle strikes an object that can
move or deform, such as a parked
vehicle.
There are many types of collisions which
might not necessarily require deployment
of driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag(s). In the event of
accidents like those illustrated, the driver’s/
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag(s) may not deploy depending
on the level of accident forces involved.
Only the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both
driver’s and fron..
The driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags are not designed to
deploy
in most of the following cases.
If the vehicle is struck from the side or
from behind...
Other information:
This warning indicator appears when the
BSD/RCTA is malfunctioning. In this case
the BSD/RCTA warning light will be shown
on the combination meter display (color
LCD). When this indicator appears, have
your vehicle inspected by your SUBARU
dealer as soon as possible...
CAUTION
Keep the vanity mirror cover closed
while the car is being driven to avoid
being distracted by the light.
To use the vanity mirror, swing down the
sun visor and open the vanity mirror cover.
The light beside the vanity mirror illuminates
when the mirror cover is opened...