Subaru Forester: Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags / Seatbelt pretensioners
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 rollover accident.
WARNING
- To obtain maximum protection,
the occupants should sit in an
upright position with their seatbelts
properly fastened. Refer to
“Seatbelts”.
- Do not modify, remove or strike
the seatbelt retractor assemblies
equipped with seatbelt pretensioners
or surrounding area. This
could result in accidental activation
of the seatbelt pretensioners
or could make the system inoperative,
possibly resulting in serious
injury. Seatbelt pretensioners
have no user-serviceable
parts. For required servicing of
seatbelt retractors equipped with
seatbelt pretensioners, consult
your SUBARU dealer.
- When discarding seatbelt retractor
assemblies equipped with
seatbelt pretensioners or scrapping
the entire vehicle due to
collision damage or for other
reasons, consult your SUBARU
dealer.
NOTE
- Seatbelt pretensioners are not designed
to activate in minor impacts or
in rear impacts.
- Pretensioners are designed to function
on a one-time-only basis. In the
event that a pretensioner is activated,
both the driver’s and front passenger’s
seatbelt retractor assemblies should
be replaced only by an authorized
SUBARU dealer. When replacing seatbelt
retractor assemblies, use only
genuine SUBARU parts.
- If a seatbelt that has a seatbelt
pretensioner does not retract or cannot
be pulled out due to a malfunction or
activation of the pretensioner, contact
your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
- If the seatbelt retractor assembly or surrounding area has been
damaged,
contact your SUBARU dealer as soon
as possible.
- When you sell your vehicle, we urge
you to inform the buyer that the vehicle
is equipped with seatbelt pretensioners.
Also, notify the buyer of the
contents in this section.
NOTE
This section is applicable to the following
components.
Rear passenger’s seatbelt (windowside)
The pretensioner sensor also serves as
follows...
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tilt/telescopic position while driving.
This may cause loss of
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