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8. To remove the child restraint system, press the
release button on the seatbelt buckle and allow the
belt to retract completely. The belt will return to theELR mode.
If you have any question concerning this type of
child restraint system, ask your SUBARU dealer. 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 allow-
ing the seatbelt to retract fully.
CAUTION
When you install a child restraint system, fol- low the manufacturer’s instructions supplied
with it. After installing the child restraint sys-tem, check to ensure that it is held securely in
position. If it is not held tight and secure, the
danger of your child suffering personal injuryin the event of an accident may be increased.
Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchor-ages
Some types of child restraint systems can be
installed on the rear seat of your vehicle without use
of the seatbelts. Such child restraint systems are se-
cured to the dedicated anchorages provided on the
vehicle body.
Your vehicle is equipped with four lower anchorages
(bars) and three upper anchorages (tether anchor-
ages) for accommodating such child restraint sys-tems.

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The lower anchorages (bars) are used for installing
a child restraint system only on the rear seat win-dow-side seating positions. For each window-side
seating position, two lower anchorages are pro-vided.
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The tether anchorages (upper anchorages) are pro- vided for all the seating positions (middle and both
window-side ones) of the rear seat.
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You will find marks “Child” at the bottom of the rear
seat seatbacks. These marks indicate the positions of the lower anchorages (bars).
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Each lower anchorage is located where the seat
cushion meets the seatback.
1. Use the “Child” marks to locate the two lower an-
chorages (bars) for the position where you want to
install the child restraint system.
2. While following the instructions supplied by the
child restraint system manufacturer, connect the
connectors of the child restraint system to the loweranchorages.
When the connectors are fastened, make sure that
the adjacent seatbelts are not caught. If your child restraint system is of a flexible attach-
ment type (which uses tether straps to connect the
child restraint system proper to the lower anchor-
ages), firmly tighten the straps after connecting theconnectors.
3. Connect the top tether hook to the tether anchor-
age and firmly tighten the tether.
For information on how to set the top tether, read the
following “
Top tether anchorages ”.
4. Before seating a child in the child restraint sys-
tem, try to move seat back and forth to verify that it
is held securely in position.
If you have any question concerning this type of
child restraint system, ask your SUBARU dealer.
WARNING
When you install a child restraint system, fol- low the manufacturer ’s instructions supplied
with it. After installing the child restraint sys-tem, check to ensure that it is held securely in
position. If it is not held tight and secure, the
danger of your child suffering personal injuryin the event of an accident may be increased.

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Top tether anchorages
Anchorage location
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1) For left seat
2) For center seat
3) For right seat
Sedan : Three anchorages are installed on the rear
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1) For left seat
2) For center seat
3) For right seat

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Wagon: There is an anchorage for the center seat-
ing position at the rear end of the ceiling, and
anchorages for each of the two window-side seating
positions on the rear wall of the cargo area.
To hook the top tether
n Sedan
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F: Front of vehicle
1) Top tether hook
2) Upper anchorage
Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint sys-
tem to the appropriate upper anchorage.
Tighten the top tether securely. n
Wagon
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1. Remove the headrest at the seating position
where the child restraint system has been installed with the seatbelt or lower anchorages; lift up the
headrest while pressing the release button. Store the
headrest in the cargo area. Avoid placing the head-
rest in the passenger compartment to prevent it from
being thrown around in the passenger compartment
in a sudden stop or a sharp turn.

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Center
F: Front of vehicle
1) Top tether hook
2) Upper anchorage
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Window-side
F: Front of vehicle
1) Top tether hook
2) Upper anchorage
2. Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint
system to the appropriate upper anchorage.
3. Tighten the top tether securely.
CAUTION
Always remove the headrest when mounting a
child restraint system with a top tether. Other- wise, it may happen that the top tether cannot
be fastened tightly.

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*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
*SRS: This stands for supplemental restraint system. This name is used because the airbag system sup- plements the vehicle’s seatbelts.
Vehicle with driver ’s and front pas-
senger’ s SRS airbags and lap/shoul-
der restraints
The supplemental restraint system (SRS) consists oftwo airbags (driver ’s and front passenger ’s frontal
airbags) or four airbags (driver ’s and front passen-
ger’ s frontal airbags and driver ’s and front passen-
ger’ s side airbags).
These SRS airbags are designed only as a sup-plement to the primary protection provided bythe seatbelt.
WARNING
To obtain maximum protection in the event
of an accident, the driver and all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seatbeltswhen 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 thebest combined protection in case of a seriousaccident.Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of severe injury or death in a crash even when the car has the SRS airbag. For instructions and precautions concerningthe seatbelt system, see the
“Seatbelts” sec-
tions in this chapter. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the
SRS airbag. Because the SRS airbag deployswith considerable speed – faster than the
blink of an eye – and force to protect in high
speed collisions, the force of an airbag can in-jure an occupant whose body is too close toSRS airbag. It is also important to wear your seatbelt to
help avoid injuries that can result when theSRS airbag contacts an occupant not in prop-er position such as one thrown forward during
pre-accident braking.Even when properly positioned, there remains
a possibility that an occupant may suffer mi- nor injury such as abrasions and bruises to
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deployment force. The SRS airbags deploy with considerable
speed and force. Occupants who are out ofproper position when the SRS airbag deploys
could suffer very serious injuries. Becausethe SRS airbag needs enough space for de- ployment, the driver should always sit upright and well back in the seat as far from the steer-ing wheel as practical while still maintainingfull vehicle control and the front passengershould move the seat as far back as possibleand sit upright and well back in the seat. Do not place any objects over or near the
SRS airbag cover or between you and the SRS airbag. If the SRS airbag deploys, those ob-jects could interfere with its proper operationand could be propelled inside the car and
cause injury.
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WARNING
Put children aged 12 and under in the rear
seat properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed andforce and can injure or even kill children, es-
pecially if they are 12 years of age and underand are not restrained or improperly re- strained. Because children are lighter and
weaker than adults, their risk of being injured
from deployment is greater. For that reason, we strongly recommend thatALL children (including those in child seats
and those that have outgrown child restraint
devices) sit in the REAR seat properly re-