2004 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

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retracted properly to avoid catching the belt webbing
in the door. T
Rear seatbelts (except rear center seatbelt on
wagon)
1. Sit well back in the seat.
2. Pick up the tongue plate and pull the belt out slowly.
Do not let it get twisted. If the belt stops before reach-
ing the buckle, return the belt slightly and pull it out
more slowly. If the belt still cannot be unlocked, let the
belt retract slightly after giving a strong pull on it, then
pull it out slowly again.
3. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle until you
hear a click. 4. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder
belt.
5. Place the lap belt as low as possible on your hips,
not on your waist.
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VUnfastening the seatbelt
Push the button on the buckle.
Before closing the door, make sure that the belts are
retracted properly to avoid catching the belt webbing
in the door. T
Rear center seatbelt on wagon model
1) Center seatbelt tongue plate
2) Connector (tongue)
3) Connector (buckle)
4) Center seatbelt buckle
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Fastening the seatbelt with the webbing twisted
can increase the risk or severity of injury in an
accident. When fastening the belt after it is
pulled out from the retractor, especially when
inserting the connector’s tongue plate into the
mating buckle (on right-hand side), always
check that the webbing is not twisted.
Be sure to fasten both tongue plates to the re-
spective buckles. If the seatbelt is used only as
a shoulder belt (with the connector’s tongue
plate not fastened to the connector’s buckle on
the right-hand side), it cannot properly restrain
the wearer in position in an accident, possibly
resulting in serious injury or death.
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Rear-center seatbelt is stowed in the recess of the
ceiling.
1. Remove the connector (tongue) plate from the
holder located at the front of the recess by pulling the
connector (tongue) plate rearward. 2. Pull out the seatbelt slowly from the overhead re-
tractor.
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3. After confirming that the webbing is not twisted, in-
sert the connector (tongue) attached at the webbing
end into the buckle on the right-hand side until a click
is heard. If the belt stops before reaching the buckle,
return the belt slightly and pull it out more slowly. If the
belt still cannot be unlocked, let the belt retract slightly
after giving it a strong pull, then pull it out slowly again.
4. Insert the center seatbelt tongue plate in the center
seatbelt buckle marked “CENTER” on the left-hand side until it clicks.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder
belt. And place the lap belt as low as possible on your
hips, not on your waist. V
Unfastening the seatbelt
Push the release button of the center seatbelt buckle
(on the left-hand side) to unfasten the seatbelt.
NOTE
When the seatback is folded down for greater lug-
gage space, it is necessary to disconnect the con-
nector.
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1. Insert a key or other hard pointed object into the
slot in the connector (buckle) on the right-hand side
and push it in, and the connector (tongue) plate will
disconnect from the buckle.
2. Allow the retractor to roll up the belt. You should
hold the webbing end and guide it back into the retrac-
tor while it is rolling up. Neatly store the tongue plates
in the recess in the retractor and then insert the con-
nector (tongue) plate into the slot located at the front of the recess.
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yDo not allow the retractor to roll up the seat-
belt too quickly. Otherwise, the metal tongue
plates may hit against the trim, resulting in
damaged trim. y Have the seatbelt fully rolled up so that the
tongue plates are neatly stored. A hanging
tongue plate can swing and hit against the trim
during driving, causing damage to the trim. 1) Seatbelt pocket
2) Buckles of rear center seatbelt
NOTE
When folding down the rear seat cushion, store
the seatbelts in the seatbelt pocket to prevent
them falling below the cushion. „
Seatbelt maintenance
To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap and lukewarm
water. Never bleach or dye the belts because this
could seriously affect their strength.
Inspect the seatbelts and attachments including the
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