Subaru Forester: SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

Subaru Forester. General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

WARNING

Seat children 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, especially if they are not restrained or improperly restrained. Because children are lighter and weaker than adults, their risk of being injured from deployment is greater.

For that reason, we strongly recommend that ALL children (including those in child seats and those that have outgrown child restraint devices) sit in the REAR seat properly restrained at all times in a child restraint device or in a seatbelt, whichever is appropriate for the child’s age, height and weight. Secure ALL types of child restraint devices (including forward facing child seats) in the REAR seats at all times.

According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions.

For instructions and precautions concerning the child restraint system, refer to “Child restraint systems”.

Subaru Forester. General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

WARNING

NEVER INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.

Subaru Forester. General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

WARNING

Never allow a child to stand up or kneel on the front passenger’s seat. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable force and can injure or even kill the child.

Subaru Forester. General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

WARNING

Never hold a child on your lap or in your arms. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable force and can injure or even kill the child.

Subaru Forester. General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

Subaru Forester. General precautions regarding SRS airbag system and children

WARNING

  • Never allow a child to do the following.
    • Kneel on any passenger’s seat facing the side window.
    • Wrap his/her arms around the front seat seatback.
    • Put his/her head, arms or other parts of the body out of the window.

    In the event of an accident, the force of SRS side airbag and/or SRS curtain airbag deployment could injure the child seriously because his/her head, arms or other parts of the body are too close to the SRS side airbag and/ or SRS curtain airbag.

  • Since your vehicle is also equipped with a front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag, children should be placed in the rear seat anyway and should be properly restrained at all times.

    General precautions regarding SRS airbag system for accessories and any objects

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    Components

    SRS frontal airbag SRS side airbag SRS curtain airbag SRS knee airbag The SRS airbags are stowed in the following locations. Driver’s SRS frontal airbag: in the center portion of the steering wheel A “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the pad of the airbag...

    Other information:

    Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual: Detecting range


    Detecting range (width): Approximately 6 in (15 cm) outside of the vehicle width Range that the system cannot detect: Approximately 20 in (50 cm) behind the rear of the vehicle Detecting range (length): Approximately 5 ft (1.5 m) from the rear of the vehicle WARNING If your vehicle is trapped on a railroad crossing and you are trying to escape by reversing through the crossing gate, the system may recognize the crossing gate as an obstacle and the brake may activate...

    Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual: If the passenger’s frontal airbag OFF indicator illuminates and the ON indicator turns off even when the front passenger’s seat is occupied by an adult


    Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFF indicator This can be caused by the adult incorrectly sitting in the front passenger’s seat. Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”/ “OFF” position...

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