Subaru Forester: Seatbelts / Fastening the seatbelt. Front seatbelts
Seatbelt warning light and chime

Front seatbelts
- Adjust the seat position according to
the following procedure.
Driver’s seat: Adjust the seatback to the
upright position. Move the seat as far from
the steering wheel as practical while still
maintaining full vehicle control.
Front passenger’s seat: Adjust the seatback
to the upright position. Move the seat
as far back as possible.
- Sit well back in the seat.
- Pick up the tongue plate and pull the
belt out slowly. Do not let it get twisted.
- If the belt stops before reaching the
buckle, return the belt slightly and pull it
out more slowly.
- If the belt still cannot be unlocked, let
the belt retract slightly after giving it a
strong pull, then pull it out slowly again

- Insert the tongue plate into the buckle
until you hear a click.

- To tighten the lap part, pull up on the
shoulder belt.
- Place the lap belt as low as possible on
the hips, not on the waist.
Adjusting the front seat shoulder belt anchor height

The shoulder belt anchor height should be
adjusted to the position best suited for the
driver/front passenger. Always adjust the
anchor height so that the shoulder belt
passes over the middle of the shoulder
without touching the neck.
To raise:
Slide the anchor up.
To lower:
Pull the release knob and slide the anchor
down.
Pull down the anchor to make sure that it is
locked in place.
WARNING
When wearing the seatbelts, make
sure the shoulder portion of the
webbing does not pass over your
neck. If it does, adjust the seatbelt
anchor to a lower position. Placing
the shoulder belt over the neck may
result in neck injury during sudden
braking or in a collision.
Unfastening the seatbelt

- Button
- Push the button on the buckle.
- Retract the seatbelt slowly to prevent it
from getting tangled or twisted.
Before closing the door, make sure that the
belts are retracted properly to avoid
catching the belt webbing in the door.
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
The driver’s seatbelt has an Eme..
Sit well back in the seat.
Pick up the tongue plate and pull the
belt out slowly. Do not let it get twisted.
If the belt stops before reaching the
buckle, return the belt slightly and pull it
out more slowly...
Other information:
Change to the low beam:
When you return the turn signal lever to the
center position, the high beam assist
function will turn off and the high beam
assist indicator light will turn off.
Change to the high beam:
When you turn the light control switch to
the position, the headlight mode
will
be changed to the high beam...
Indicator Light
HomeLink Buttons
Press and release the HomeLink button
that you would like to program. The
HomeLink indicator light will flash orange
slowly (if not, refer to “Erasing HomeLink
Buttons”).
Garage door opener remote
Position the hand-held remote (garage
door opener remote) 1 to 3 inches (2 to 8
cm) away from the HomeLink button that
you would like to program...