Subaru Forester: Warning and indicator / Seatbelt warning light and chime

Your vehicle is equipped with a seatbelt
warning device at the driver’s and passenger’s
seats, as required by current safety
standards.
Several of the warning and indicator lights
illuminate when the ignition switch is
initially turned to the “ON” position. This
permits checking the operation of the
bulbs.
Apply the parking brake and turn the
ignition switch to the “ON” position. For
the system check, several of the fo..
With the ignition switch turned to the “ON”
position, this device reminds the driver and
front passenger to fasten their seatbelts by
illuminating the warning lights in the locations
indicated in the following illustration
and sounding a chime...
Other information:
In the following case, user recognition may
not be possible and “User recognition
stopped” may be displayed.
There is an object blocking the camera.
Remove the obstacle and follow the
reference procedure to perform user recognition
again.
Refer to “Repeat facial scan”...
Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake
pedal when all of the following conditions
are met. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold
function will operate.
Driver’s door is closed.
The driver’s seatbelt is fastened.
The select lever is in a position other
than the “P” position...