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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 “ ” 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 cush-
ion meets the seatback.
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 injury in
the event of an accident may be increased. 1. Use the “Child” marks to locate the two lower an-
chorages (bars) for the position where you want to in-
stall the child restraint system.
2. While following the instructions supplied by the
child restraint system manufacturer, connect the low-
er hooks onto the lower anchorages located at “ ”
marks on the bottom of the rear seatback. When the
hooks are connected, make sure the adjacent seat-
belts are not caught.
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3. [If your child restraint system is of a flexible attach-
ment type (which uses tether belts to connect the child
restraint system properly to the lower anchorages)]
While pushing the child restraint into the seat cushion,
pull both left and right lower tether belts up to secure
the child restraint system firmly by taking up the slack
in the belt.
4. 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”.
5. Before seating a child in the child restraint system,
try to move seat back and forth and left and right to
verify that it is held securely in position.
6. To remove the child restraint system, follow the re-
verse procedures of installation.
If you have any question concerning this type of child
restraint system, ask your SUBARU dealer. „
Top tether anchorages
Your vehicle is equipped with three top tether anchor-
ages so that a child restraint system having a top teth-
er can be installed in the rear seat. When installing a
child restraint system using top tether, proceed as fol-
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lows, while observing the instructions by the child re-
straint system manufacturer.
Since a top tether can provide additional stability by of-
fering another connection between a child restraint
system and the vehicle, we recommend that you use
a top tether whenever one is required or available. T
Anchorage location
Sedan
A) Center anchorage
B) Left (right) anchorage
TOP TETHER
A B
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Station wagon
A) Center anchorage
B) Left (right) anchorage
Three anchorages, i.e., ones for the right, center and
left positions, are already installed on the rear shelf (on Sedan) or on the rear edge of the roof (on Station
wagon). T
To hook the top tether
V Sedan
1. Remove the headrest at the seating position where
the child seat 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
headrest in the passenger compartment to prevent it
from being thrown around in the passenger compart-
ment in a sudden stop or a sharp turn.
TOP TETHER
A B
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2. Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint sys-
tem to the appropriate upper anchorage. 3. Tighten the top tether securely.
Do not route the top tether over the headrest. It
may happen that the top tether cannot be fas-
tened tightly.
When the child restraint system is to be se-
cured using the top tether, pass the top tether
under the headrest between the headrest stay
posts. If the top tether still cannot be fastened
tightly, remove the headrest.
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Station wagon0
Window-side seating position Center seating position
1. Remove the headrest (if so equipped) at the seat- ing 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
headrest in the passenger compartment to prevent it
from being thrown around in the passenger compart-
ment in a sudden stop or a sharp turn.
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2. Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint sys-
tem to the appropriate upper anchorage.
3. Tighten the top tether securely.
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. *SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) *SRS: This stands for supplemental restraint system.
This name is used because the airbag system supple- ments the vehicle’s seatbelts. „
Vehicle with driver’s and front passen-
ger’s SRS airbags and lap/shoulder re-
straints
Your vehicle is equipped with a supplemental restraint
system in addition to a lap/shoulder belt at each front
seating position.
The supplemental restraint system (SRS) consists of
two airbags (driver’s and front passenger’s frontal air-
bags) or four airbags (driver’s and front passenger’sfrontal airbags and driver’s and front passenger’s
side airbags).
These SRS airbags are designed only as a supple-
ment to the primary protection provided by the
seatbelt.
The system also controls front seatbelt pretensioners.
For operation, instructions are precautions concerning
the seatbelt pretensioner, see the “Front seatbelt pre-
tensioners” section in this chapter.
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