Subaru Forester: Seatbelts / Seatbelt safety tips
WARNING
- All persons in the vehicle should
fasten their seatbelts BEFORE
the vehicle starts to move. Otherwise,
the possibility of serious
injury becomes greater in the
event of a sudden stop or accident.
- All belts should fit snugly in order
to provide full restraint. Loose
fitting belts are not as effective in
preventing or reducing injury.
- Each seatbelt is designed to support
only one person. Never use a
single belt for two or more persons
– even children. Otherwise,
in an accident, serious injury or
death could result.
- Replace all seatbelt assemblies
including retractors and attaching
hardware worn by occupants
of a vehicle that has been in a
serious accident. The entire assembly
should be replaced even
if damage is not obvious.
- Never use a belt that is twisted or
reversed. In an accident, this can
increase the risk or severity of
injury.
- Keep the lap belt as low as
possible on your hips. In a collision,
this spreads the force of the
lap belt over stronger hip bones
instead of across the weaker
abdomen.
- Seatbelts provide maximum restraint
when the occupant sits
well back and upright in the seat.
To reduce the risk of sliding
under the seatbelt in a collision,
the front seatbacks should be
always used in the upright position
while the vehicle is running.
If the front seatbacks are not
used in the upright position in a
collision, the risk of sliding under
the lap belt and of the lap belt
sliding up over the abdomen will
increase, and both can result in
serious internal injury or death.
- Do not put cushions or any other
materials between occupants
and seatbacks or seat cushions.
If you do so, the risk of sliding
under the lap belt and of the lap
belt sliding up over the abdomen
will increase, and both can result in serious internal injury or death.
WARNING
Never place the shoulder belt under
the arm or behind the back. If an
accident occurs, this can increase
the risk or severity of injury.
CAUTION
Metallic parts of the seatbelt can
become very hot in a vehicle that has
been closed up in sunny weather;
they could burn an occupant. Do not
touch such hot parts until they cool.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash
sensing and diagnostic module, which will
record the use of the seatbelt by the front
passenger when any of the SRS frontal,
side and curtain airbags deploy.
Use a child restraint system that is suitable
for your vehicle. Refer to “Child restraint
systems”.
Children
WARNING
Place children in the rear seat properly
restrained at all times...
Other information:
Type A
Upshift indicator
Downshift indicator
Select lever/gear position indicator
Type B
Upshift indicator
Downshift indicator
Select lever/gear position indicator
This indicator shows the position of the
select lever.
For models with manual mode, when the
manual mode is selected, the gear position
indicator (which shows the current gear
selection) and the upshift/downshift indicator
light up...
The vehicle is involved in a severe side
impact near the front seat or the rear seat.
The vehicle rolls onto its side or the roof.
The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal or
the skidding vehicle’s tires hit a curbstone
laterally.
An offset frontal collision that is severe
enough to deploy the front airbag...