2003 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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NOTE 
If the front part of the vehicle is damaged in an ac- 
cident to the extent that the seatbelt pretensioner
does not operate, contact your SUBARU dealer as 
so

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Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her 
lap or in his or her arms while the vehicle is
moving. The passenger cannot protect the
child fro

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Put children aged 12 and under in the rear seat 
properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag 
deploys with considerable speed and force and 
can injure or even

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come hot in a vehicle that has been closed up 
in sunny weather; they could burn a small child.
Check the child restraint system before you 
place

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ing Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retrac- 
tor (ALR) function. Then, allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will b

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�Installation of child restraint systems 
by use of lower and tether anchorages
Some types of child restraint systems can be installed 
on the rear

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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.
You will find marks “

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Each lower anchorage is located where the seat cush- 
ion meets the seatback. 
1. Use the “ ” marks to locate the two lower an- 
chorages (bars