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Safety symbol
HS0008
You will find a c irc le with a slash throug h it in t his manual. This symb ol
means “Do not ” , “Do not d o this ”, or “Do not let this hap p en ”, d ep end ing
up on the c ontext.
Safety precautions when driving
SEAT BELT AND SRS AIRBAG
WARNING
All persons in the vehicle should fasten their seat belts BE-
FORE the vehicle starts to move. Otherwise, the possibility of se-
rious injury becomes greater in the event of a sudden stop or ac-cident. To obtain maximum protection in the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seat
belts when the vehicle is moving. The SRS (SupplementalRestraint System) airbag does not do away with the need to fas-ten seat belts. In combination with the seat belts, it offers thebest combined protection in case of a serious accident.Not wearing a seat belt increases the chance of severe injury ordeath in a crash even when the car has the SRS airbag. The SRS airbags deploy with considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are out of proper position when the SRS airbag
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2-26*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
*SRS: This stand s for sup p lemental restraint system
. This name is used
b ec ause the airb ag system sup p lements the vehic le ’s seatb elts.
Vehicle with driver ’s and front passenger ’s SRS air-
bags and lap/shoulder restraint
WARNING
To obtain maximum protection in the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seat- belts when the vehicle is moving. The SRS airbag is designed
only as a supplement to the primary protection provided by the
seatbelt. It does not do away with the need to fasten seatbelts. In
combination with the seatbelts, it offers the best combinedprotection in case of a serious accident.Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of severe injury ordeath in a crash even when the car has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt system,see the “Seatbelts” sections in this chapter.
Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the SRS airbag. Be-
cause the SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed – faster
than the blink of an eye – and force to protect in high speed colli-
sions, the force of an airbag can injure an occupant whose bodyis too close to SRS airbag. It is also important to wear your seatbelt to help avoid injuriesthat can result when the SRS airbag contacts an occupant not inproper position such as one thrown forward during pre-accidentbraking.Even when properly positioned, there remains a possibility thatan occupant may suffer minor injury such as abrasions andbruises to the face or arms because of the SRS airbag deploy-ment force.
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Examples of the types of accidents in which it is possible that
the SRS airbag will deploy.
The SRS airb ag may b e ac tivated when the vehic le su stains a hard
imp ac t in the und erc arriag e area from the road surf ac e (suc h as when
the vehic le p lung es into a d eep d itc h, is severely b ump ed or knoc ked
hard ag ainst an ob stac le on the road suc h as a c urb ).
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HG2001BA
n Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS airbag is
unlikely to deploy.
There are many typ es of c ollisions whic h mig ht not nec essarily req uire
SRS airb ag d ep loyment. If the vehic le strikes an ob jec t, suc h as a
telep hone p ole or sig n p ole, or if it slid es und er a truc k’s load b ed , or
if it sustains an ob liq ue offset frontal imp ac t, th e SRS airb ag may not
d ep loy d ep end ing on the level of ac c id ent forc es in volved .
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The vehicle strikes a tele- phone pole or similar ob- ject.
The vehicle slides under a truck’
s load bed. The vehicle sustains anoblique offset frontal im- pact.
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Instruments and controls3-5
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Warning and indicator lights
Several of the warning and ind ic ator lig hts c ome on
momentarily and
then g o out when the ig nition switc h is initially t urned to the “ON ” p osi-
tion. This p ermits c hec king the op eration of the b u lb s.
Ap p ly the p arking b rake and turn the ig nition switc h to the “ON ” p osition.
The following lig hts c ome on:
Seat b elt warning lig ht
SRS airb ag system warning lig ht
Charg e warning lig ht
Oil p ressure warning lig ht
Brake system warning lig ht
CHECK ENGINE warning lig ht/Malfunc tion ind ic ator la mp
ABS warning lig ht (if eq uip p ed )
AT OIL TEMPerature warning lig ht (if eq uip p ed )
If any lig hts fail to c ome on, it ind ic ates a b urne d -out b ulb or a malfunc -
tion of the c orresp ond ing system.
Consult your authorized SUBARU d ealer for rep air. Seat belt warning light and chime
When the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ON ” p osition, the seat b elt
warning lig ht will c ome on and the remind er c hime will sound to remind
d river to fasten the seat b elt.
The seat b elt warning lig ht will remain on for ab ou t six sec ond s and turn
off automatic ally after six sec ond s.
The seat b elt remind er c hime will turn off when the d river’s sid e seat b elt
is b uc kled or it will turn off automatic ally after six sec ond s.
SRS airbag system warning light AIRBAG
When the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ON ” p osition, the SRS airb ag
warning lig ht will c ome on for ab out six sec ond s an d g o out. This shows
the SRS airb ag is in normal op eration.
If this lig ht c omes on while d riving or d oes not g o out after the eng ine
starts, it may ind ic ate that the SRS airb ag system is not working p rop erly.
Contac t your nearest SUBARU d ealer immed iately.