Subaru Forester: Seatbelts / SeatBelt Inspection
To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap and
lukewarm water. Never bleach or dye the
belts because this could seriously affect
their strength.
Inspect the seatbelts and attachments
including the webbing and all hardware
periodically for cracks, cuts, gashes, tears,
damage, loose bolts or worn areas. Replace
the seatbelts even if only minor
damage is found.
CAUTION
- Keep the belts free of polishes,
oils, chemicals and particularly
battery acid.
- Never attempt to make modifications
or changes that will prevent
the seatbelt from operating properly.
The following seatbelts have a seatbelt
pretensioner.
Driver’s seatbelt
Front passenger’s seatbelt
Rear passenger’s seatbelt (windowside)
The seatbelt pretensioners are designed
to be activated in the event of an accident
involving a moderate to severe frontal and
side collision and r..
Other information:
Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system that complies
with the new advanced frontal airbag
requirements in the amended Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 208.
The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system automatically determines the deployment
force of the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag at the time of deployment as well as
whether or not to activate the front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag and, if
activated, the deployment force of the SRS
frontal airbag at the time of deployment...
Refer to “Vehicle Dynamics Control warning
light/Vehicle Dynamics Control operation
indicator light” and “Vehicle
Dynamics Control OFF indicator light”.
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch
Type A
Type B
Press or turn the Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF switch to deactivate the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system...