2005 SUBARU FORESTER driver seat adjustment

1-1
1
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Front seats .................................................... 1-2 Manual seat ....................................................... 1-3
Power seat (if equipped) .................................. 1-5
Lumbar support ................................................ 1-7
Head restraint adjustment ................................ 1-8
Active head restraint ........................................ 1-9
Seat heater (if equipped) .............................. 1-10
Rear seats ..................................................... 1-11 Head restraint adjustment ................................ 1-12
Folding down the rear seatback ...................... 1-13
Seatbelts ....................................................... 1-14 Seatbelt safety tips ........................................... 1-14
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .............. 1-15
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (A/ELR) ............................................................ 1-16
Seatbelt warning light and chime .................... 1-16
Fastening the seatbelt ...................................... 1-16
Seatbelt maintenance ....................................... 1-29
Seatbelt extender ......................................... 1-29
Front seatbelt pretensioners ....................... 1-31 System monitors ............................................... 1-32
System servicing .............................................. 1-33
Precautions against vehicle modification ...... 1-34
Child restraint systems ................................ 1-35 Where to place a child restraint system ......... 1-37
Choosing a child restraint system .................. 1-38
Installing child restraint systems with A/ELR seatbelt ............................................................ 1-39
Installing a booster seat ................................... 1-44 Installation of child restraint systems by use
of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) .... 1-45
Top tether anchorages ..................................... 1-50
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) ........................................... 1-53Vehicle with driver’s and front passenger’s SRS airbags and lap/shoulder restraints ..... 1-53
SRS frontal airbag ............................................ 1-57
SRS side airbag (if equipped) .......................... 1-65
SRS airbag system monitors ........................... 1-73
SRS airbag system servicing .......................... 1-75
Precautions against vehicle modification ...... 1-76

1-5
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
– CONTINUED –
TSeat height adjustment (driver’s seat)
1) Turn the dial backward to lower the seat.
2) Turn the dial forward to raise the seat.
Use the adjusting dial to adjust the height of the seat. „
Power seat (if equipped)
T Fore and aft adjustment
To adjust the seat forward or backward, move the con-
trol switch forward or backward.
2 1
HS1038BB
US1117BA

14-6
Index
Outside temperature indicator ........................... 3-11
Overhead console ............................................... 6-6 P
Parking brake ......................................... 7-34, 11-42
Stroke ......................................................... 11-42
Parking light switch ............................................ 3-27
Parking your vehicle .......................................... 7-34
Periodic inspections ............................................ 8-5 Power
Door locking switches ..................................... 2-8
Seat ................................................................ 1-5
Steering ........................................................ 7-21
Steering fluid level ...................................... 11-34
Windows ....................................................... 2-24
R
Rear Combination lights ...................................... 11-70
Differential gear oil level ............................. 11-33
Gate ..................................................... 2-27, 9-17
Seats ............................................................ 1-11
Viscous limited slip differential (LSD) ........... 7-21
Rear window
Defogger button ............................................ 3-33
Wiper and washer switch .............................. 3-31
Wiper blades ............................................... 11-54 Remote keyless entry system ............................. 2-9
Replacing
Air cleaner element .................................... 11-21
Battery (remote keyless entry) ..................... 2-11
Bulbs .......................................................... 11-63
Transmitters ................................................. 2-13
Rocking the vehicle ........................................... 8-14
Roof rail and crossbar ....................................... 8-17 S
Seat height adjustment (driver’s side) ................. 1-5
Seatbelt
Extender ....................................................... 1-29
Maintenance ................................................. 1-29
Pretensioners ............................................... 1-31
Safety tips ..................................................... 1-14
Warning light and chime ...................... 1-16, 3-13
Seatbelts ........................................................... 1-14Seats
Fabric ........................................................... 10-6
Heater ........................................................... 1-10
Security system ................................................. 2-17
Selector lever (AT vehicles) .............................. 7-16
Self-leveling rear suspension ............................ 7-43
Shift lock release ............................................... 7-20
Shift position indicator ....................................... 3-20
Shopping bag hook ........................................... 6-18