Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual / Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags / SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag / SRS side airbag

Subaru Forester: SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag / SRS side airbag

The SRS side airbag is stored in the door side of each front seat seatback, which bears an “SRS AIRBAG” label.

In a moderate to severe side impact collision, the SRS side airbag on the impacted side of the vehicle deploys between the occupant and the door panel and supplements the seatbelt by reducing the impact on the occupant’s chest and waist. The SRS side airbag operates only for front seat occupants.

SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag

SRS curtain airbag

Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU SRS curtain airbag system that complies with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 226. The SRS curtain airbag on each side of the cabin is stored in the roof side (between the front pillar and a point over the rear seat)...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual: Favorite screen

Favorite screen (display example) This screen displays up to three optional pieces of information that can be selected from the following items. The engine coolant temperature is displayed. The engine oil temperature is displayed. The average vehicle speed is displayed...

Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual: Seatbelt with shoulder belt pretensioner

NOTE This section is applicable to the following components. Rear passenger’s seatbelt (windowside) The pretensioner sensor also serves as follows. SRS frontal airbag sensor Side impact sensor Rollover sensor If the sensor detects a certain predetermined amount of force during frontal or side collisions or rollover accidents, any seatbelt that has a seatbelt pretensioner is quickly drawn back in by the retractor to take up the slack so that the belt more effectively restrains the seat occupant...

Windshield wiper and washer switches

The wiper operates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” or “ACC” position.