Subaru Forester: Child restraint systems / Where to place a child restraint system
The following are SUBARU’s recommendations
on where to place a child restraint
system in your vehicle.
WARNING
- Several types of child restraint
systems may conceal the buckle
of the neighboring seat. If the
occupant of the neighboring seat
cannot correctly fasten the seatbelt,
that person must move to a
different seat. If the seatbelt cannot
be correctly fastened, there is
the risk of serious injury or death
in the event of sudden braking or
a collision.
- If the child restraint system cannot
be correctly installed because
it contacts the driver’s
seat, move the child restraint
system to a different seat. If it
cannot be installed in a different
seat (other than the driver’s seat),
adjust the front seat so that
contact does not occur.
- Front passenger’s seat
You should not install a child restraint
system (including a booster seat) due to
the hazard to children posed by the
passenger’s airbag.
- Rear seat, window-side seating
positions
Recommended positions for all types of
child restraint systems.
In these positions, the following equipment
is provided for installing a child restraint
system.
- Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency
Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) seatbelts
- Lower anchorages (bars)
- Upper anchorages (tether anchorages)
Some types of child restraints might not be
able to be secured firmly due to projection
of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use
only a child restraint system that has a
bottom base that fits snugly against the
contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
- Rear seat, center seating position
In this position, the
following equipment is
provided for installing a child restraint
system.
- ALR/ELR seatbelts
- Lower anchorages (bars)
- Top tether anchorages
Some types of child restraints might not be
able to be secured firmly due to projection
of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use
only a child restraint system that has a
bottom base that fits snugly against the
contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
The rear center seat includes lower anchorages,
and the lower anchorages on
the center side of the rear right seat can be
used to install a child restraint system.
When a child restraint system is installed in
the rear center seat using the lower
anchorages, do not sit in the rear right
seat.
If a child restraint system is not correctly
fixed in place (for example, if a child
restraint system can be moved more than
1 inch (2.5 cm) from side to side), the child
restraint system should be moved to a
window seat position of the rear seat.
WARNING
- Even with advanced airbags, children
can be seriously injured by
the airbag. Place children in the
rear seat properly restrained at
all times. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable speed and
force and can injure or even kill
children, especially if they are not
restrained or improperly restrained.
Because children are
lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from
deployment is greater.
- For that reason, be sure to secure
ALL types of child restraint devices
(including forward facing
child seats) in the REAR seats at
all times. You should choose a
restraint device which is appropriate
for the child’s age, height
and weight. According to accident
statistics, children are safer
when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the
front seating positions.
- Do not use lower anchorages
(bars) for a seat in the center
seating position unless a child
restraint system manufacturer’s
instructions permit and specify
using anchors spaced as far
apart as those in this vehicle.
- Do not connect two or more lower
hooks onto the same anchorage
(bar).
WARNING
- S I N C E Y O U R V E H I C L E I S
EQUIPPED WITH A PASSENGER’S
SRS AIRBAG, NEVER INSTALL
A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN
THE FRONT PASSENGER’S
SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH TO
THE CHILD BY PLACING THE
CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO
THE SRS AIRBAG.
- Do not allow children to lean their
heads or any other parts of their
bodies against the door or the
area of the seat, front and rear
pillars or roof side rails. The SRS
side airbags and SRS curtain airbags deploy even if children
are seated in the child restraint
system. It will be dangerous if the
SRS side airbags and SRS curtain
airbags inflate. The impact
could cause death or serious
injury to the child.
- To secure the child restraint system,
be sure to comply with all
installation instructions provided
by the child restraint manufacturer.
Not doing so could result in
death or serious injury to children
in a sudden stop or accident.
Choose a child restraint system that is
appropriate for the child’s age and size
(weight and height) in order to provide the
child with proper protection...
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