Subaru Forester: Interior equipment / Overhead console

To open the console, push on the lid lightly
and it will automatically open.
CAUTION
When your vehicle is parked in the
sun or on a warm day, the inside of
the overhead console heats up.
Avoid storing plastic or other heatvulnerable
or flammable articles
such as a lighter in the overhead
console.
CAUTION
Always keep the storage compartment
closed while driving to
reduce the risk of injury in the
event of a sudden stop or an
accident.
Do not store spray cans, containers
with flammable or corrosive
liquids or any other dangerous
items in the storage compartment...
Other information:
Figure 1. 2nd row seat (7 passenger vehicle)
Figure 2. 2nd row seat (8 passenger vehicle)
Figure 3. 3rd row seat
Before attaching the tether strap, first secure the Child Restraint System (CRS) using either the LATCH lower anchors or the vehicle seat belt...
A head-on collision against a thick concrete
wall at a vehicle speed of 12 to 19
mph (20 to 30 km/h) or higher activates
only the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbags. The airbag(s) will also be activated when the vehicle is exposed to a
frontal impact similar in fashion and
magnitude to the collision described
above...