Subaru Forester: Child restraint systems / Installing forward facing child restraint
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.
- Before installing a child restraint
system, be sure to confirm that
the seatback is securely locked
into place. Otherwise, in an accident,
serious injury or death
could result.
- Shake the seatback slightly to confirm
that it is securely locked into place.
- Check the red colored unlocking
marker which is attached to the bottom
of the lock release knob is not visible.
For details, refer to “Folding down the
rear seatback”.
- Remove the head restraint of the rear
seating position where the child restraint
system is to be installed. For details, refer
to “Head restraints”.
CAUTION
Store the head restraint that has
been removed in the cargo area.
Avoid placing the head restraint in
the passenger compartment to prevent
it from being thrown around in
the passenger compartment in a
sudden stop or a sharp turn.
- For models with rear seat reclining
mechanism, adjust the seatback to the
upright position.
- Place the child restraint system in the
rear seating position.
WARNING
When you intend to install a child
restraint system on the rear center
seating position, if the child restraint
system does not fit snugly against
the contours of the rear center seat
cushion, install the child restraint
system on the window-side seating
position to be safe. For details, refer
to “Where to place a child restraint
system”.
- Run the lap and shoulder belt through
or around the child restraint system following
the instructions provided by its manufacturer.
- When a child restraint system is
installed on the rear center seating
position, pass the rear center seatbelt
through the belt guide properly. For
details, refer to “Rear center seatbelt”.
- Insert the tongue plate into the buckle
until you hear a click.
- Take up the slack in the lap belt.
- Pull out the seatbelt fully from the
retractor to change the retractor over from
the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to
the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
function. Then, allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt is rewinding,
clicks will be heard which indicate the
retractor functions as ALR.
- Before having a child sit in the child
restraint system, try to move it back and
forth and right and left to check if it is firmly
secured. Sometimes a child restraint
system can be more firmly secured by
pushing it down into the seat cushion and
then tightening the seatbelt.
- Pull at the shoulder portion of the belt
to confirm that it cannot be pulled out (ALR
properly functioning).
- Latch the top tether hook onto the
tether anchorage that is located behind the
rear seat and tighten the top tether firmly.
For additional instructions, refer to “Top
tether anchorages”.
- To remove the child restraint system, press the release button on the
seatbelt
buckle and allow the belt to retract
completely. The belt will return to the
ELR mode.
Remember that the head restraint is not
intended to be used at the lowest position
(retracted position). Therefore, when the
rear center seat is occupied (including
when a child restraint system is installed)
next time, be sure to raise the head
restraint to the extended position.
NOTE
When the child restraint system is no
longer in use, remove it and restore the
ELR function of the retractor. That
function is restored by allowing the
seatbelt to retract fully.
If the booster seat makes contact with
the head restraint of the rear seating
position where the booster seat is to be
installed, raise the head restraint to the
extended position...
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OPEN/CLOSE switch
Open
Close
To open the moonroof:
Press the rear side of the “OPEN/CLOSE”
switch. The sunshade will also be opened
together with the moonroof. The moonroof
will stop at a position approximately 6 in
(15 cm) away from the fully opened
position...
Lock
Unlock
The lock switch is in the lock position, the
rear windows cannot be operated by the
driver’s side switches. The passenger’s
side switches and the rear seat side
switches are not operational either.
When the indicator on the window
switches does not illuminate, the window
switch cannot be operated...
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The outside temperature is displayed on
the multi-function display (color LCD).
NOTE
The outside temperature indicator
shows the temperature around the
sensor. However, the temperature may
not be indicated correctly or the update
may be delayed in the following conditions.
While parking or driving at low
speeds
When the outside temperature
changes suddenly (example: when
going in and out of an underground
parking area or when passing
through a tunnel)
When starting the engine after
being parked for a certain period of
time
The temperature unit cannot be
changed.
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