2001 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

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Never install rearward facing child safety seat in the front passen-
ger’
s seat.
Never allow a child to stand up, or to kneel on the front passenger ’s
seat or any other seat
Never hold a child on your lap or inyour arms in the front passenger
’s
seat or any other seat.
HS1031BB
WARNING
Child restraint systems and seatbelts can become hot in a ve-
hicle that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a small child. Check the child restraint system before you place achild in it. Do not leave an unsecured child restraint system in your vehi-
cle. Unsecured child restraint systems can be thrown around in-
side of the vehicle in a sudden stop, turn or accident; it can strikeand injure vehicle occupants as well as result in serious injuriesor death to the child.
Infants and small c hild ren should always b e p lac ed in an infant or c hild
restraint system in the rear seat while rid ing in t he vehic le. You should
use an infant or c hild restraint system that meets Fed eral Motor Vehic le

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Safety Stand ard s or Canad a Motor Vehic le Safety Sta
nd ard s, is c omp at-
ib le with your vehic le and is ap p rop riate for the c hild’s ag e and size. All
c hild restraint systems are d esig ned to b e sec ured in vehic le seats b y
lap b elts or the lap b elt p ortion of a lap /should er b elt (exc ep t those c ov-
ered und er the sec tion in this manual, entitled “Instruc tion of c hild re-
straint systems b y use of lower and tether anc horag es”).
Child ren c ould b e end ang ered in an ac c id ent if thei r c hild restraints are
not p rop erly sec ured in the vehic le. When installin g the c hild restraint
system, c arefully follow the manufac turer ’s instruc tions.
Ac c ord ing to ac c id ent statistic s, c hild ren are safe r when p rop erly re-
strained in the rear seating p ositions than in the front seating p ositions.
All U.S. states and Canad ian p rovinc es req uire that infants and small
c hild ren b e restrained in an ap p roved c hild restrai nt system at all times
while the vehic le is moving .
Installing child restraint systems with seatbelt
NOTE When the child restraint system is no longer in use, remove it and
restore the ELR function of the retractor. That function is restored
by allowing the seatbelt to retract fully.
CAUTION
When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufactur-
er’ s instructions supplied with it. After installing the child re-
straint system, check to ensure that it is held securely in posi-
tion. If it is not held tight and secure, the danger of your childsuffering personal injury in the event of an accident may be in-creased.

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1. Set the c hild restraint system in the seating p osition.
2. Run the lap and should er b elt throug h or around t he c hild restraint
system following the instruc tions p rovid ed b y its m anufac turer. If the
should er b elt g oes in front of the c hild ’s fac e or nec k, p ut it b ehind the
c hild restraint system.
3. Insert the tong ue p late into the b uc kle.
4. Take up the slac k in the lap b elt.
5. Pull out the seatb elt fully from the retrac tor to c hang e the retrac tor
over from the Emerg enc y Loc king Retrac tor (ELR) to the Automatic
Loc king Retrac tor (ALR) func tion. Then, allow the b elt to rewind into
the retrac tor. As the b elt is rewind ing , c lic ks wil l b e heard whic h ind i-
c ate the retrac tor func tions as ALR.
6. Before having a c hild sit in the c hild restraint system, move it b ac k
and forth to c hec k if it is firmly sec ured . Sometim es a c hild restraint
c an b e more firmly sec ured b y p ushing it d own into the seat c ushion
and then tig htening the seatb elt.
7. Pull at the should er p ortion of the b elt to c onfi rm that it c annot b e
p ulled out (ALR p rop erly func tioning ).
If the c hild restraint system req uires a top tether , latc h the hook onto
the top tether anc hor and tig hten the top tether. S ee the “Top tether
anc horag es ” for ad d itional instruc tions.

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8. To remove the c hild restraint system, p ress the r elease b utton on
the seatb elt b uc kle and allow the b elt to retrac t c omp letely. The b elt
will return to the ELR mod e.
If you have any q uestion c onc erning this typ e of c h ild restraint sys-
tem, ask your SUBARU d ealer. Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and teth- er anchorages
Some typ es of c hild restraint systems c an b e instal led on the rear
seat of your vehic le without use of the seatb elts. Suc h c hild restraint
systems are sec ured to the d ed ic ated anc horag es p ro vid ed on the
vehic le b od y.
HB1086BA
Your vehic le is eq uip p ed with four lower anc horag es (b ars) and three
up p er anc horag es (tether anc horag es) for ac c ommod at ing suc h c hild
restraint systems.

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The lower anc horag es (b ars) are used for installing a c hild restraint
system only on the rear seat wind ow-sid e seating p o sitions. For eac h
wind ow-sid e seating p osition, two lower anc horag es are p rovid ed .
The tether anc horag es (up p er anc horag es) are p rovid ed for all the
seating p ositions (mid d le and b oth wind ow-sid e ones ) of the rear
seat.
HB1085BAHB1088BA
You will find marks “Child ” at the b ottom of the rear seat seatb ac ks.
These marks ind ic ate the p ositions of the lower anc horag es (b ars).
Eac h lower anc horag e is loc ated where the seat c ush ion meets the
seatb ac k.

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CAUTION
When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufactur-
er’ s instructions supplied with it. After installing the child re-
straint system, check to ensure that it is held securely in posi-
tion. If it is not held tight and secure, the danger of your childsuffering personal injury in the event of an accident may be in-creased.
1. Use the “Child ” marks to loc ate the two lower anc horag es (b ars)
for the p osition where you want to install the c hil d restraint system.
NOTE On a vehicle with a built-in child restraint, if you are required to use a child restraint system and the built-in child restraint at the
same time, it is recommended that you install the child restraint
system on the rear left side (behind the driver ’s seat). The built-in
child restraint is located toward the right side. For this reason,certain child restraint systems will be tilted if installed on theright side and they cannot be properly secured.
2. While following the instruc tions sup p lied b y the c hild restraint sys-
tem manufac turer, c onnec t the c onnec tors of the c hi ld restraint sys-
tem to the lower anc horag es.
When the c onnec tors are fastened , make sure that th e ad jac ent seat-
b elts are not c aug ht.
If your c hild restraint system is of a flexib le att ac hment typ e (whic h
uses tether strap s to c onnec t the c hild restraint s ystem p rop er to the
lower anc horag es), firmly tig hten the strap s after c onnec ting the c on-
nec tors.
3. Connec t the top tether hook to the tether anc hora g e and firmly
tig hten the tether.
For information on how to set the top tether, read the following “To p
tether anc horag es ”.
4. Before seating a c hild in the c hild restraint sys tem, try to move seat
b ac k and forth to verify that it is held sec urely i n p osition.
If you have any q uestion c onc erning this typ e of c h ild restraint sys-
tem, ask your SUBARU d ealer.

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Top tether anchorages Anchorage location
HBS061BB
HB1077BC
Three anc horag es, i.e., ones for the rig ht, c enter and left p ositions,
are alread y installed on the rear p arc el shelf (on Sed an) or on the rear
ed g e of the roof (on Staion wag on).

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To hook the top tether
n Sedan CAUTION
When the child restraint system is to be secured using the top
tether, always pass the top tether under the headrest between theheadrest stay posts. If the top tether is routed over the headrest,it may not be properly tensioned, resulting in an unsteady childrestraint system.
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HBS063BA
1. Remove the head rest at the seating p osition where the c hild seat
has b een installed with the seatb elt or lower anc ho rag es; lift up the
head rest while p ressing the release b utton.
2. Fasten the top tether hook of the c hild safety to the ap p rop riate up -
p er anc horag e.