Subaru Forester: SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag

Examples of the types of accidents in which the driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) are not designed to deploy in most cases

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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..

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Subaru Forester 2019-2021 Owners Manual: Driver Monitoring System (if equipped)

Driver Monitoring System is introduced as DriverFocus in some countries. The Driver Monitoring System monitors possible cases when the driver is not paying attention to the forward direction, and also recognizes individual users. This system warns the driver of inattentive/ drowsy driving, and can support safe and comfortable driving by automatically retrieving the following settings...

Subaru Forester 2019-2021 Owners Manual: User recognition function

WARNING Perform registration, retrieving, or delete of the seat position and outside mirror angle before beginning driving. There is the risk of an accident if registration, retrieving, or delete is performed while driving. When a user is registered, it is possible to retrieve the following settings...