Subaru Forester: SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / Examples of the types of accidents in which the driver’s/driver’s and front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) are not designed to deploy in most cases

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.
- If the vehicle rolls onto its side or roof.
- If the vehicle is involved in a low-speed
frontal collision.

- First impact
- Second impact
In an accident where the vehicle is
impacted more than once, the driver’s
and/or front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag(s) will deploy 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 either or both of the driver’s and
front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbags is/are
activated on the first impact, it/they will
not be activated on the second impact.
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, suc..
Other information:
Infants and small children should always
be placed in an infant or child restraint
system in the rear seat while riding in the
vehicle.
You should use an infant or child restraint
system that meets Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards or Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards, is compatible with
your vehicle and is appropriate for the
child’s age and size...
This position is for parking the vehicle and
starting the engine. In this position, the
transmission is mechanically locked to
prevent the vehicle from rolling freely.
When you park the vehicle, first apply the
parking brake firmly, then shift into the “P”
position...