2005 SUBARU FORESTER lumbar support

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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

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
– CONTINUED –
TReclining the seatback
To adjust the angle of the seatback, move the control
switch forward or backward.
NOTE
While adjusting the seatback, you can not at the
same time adjust the seat position or the seat
cushion angle and height. „
Lumbar support
Pull the lever forward or backward.
Pulling the lever forward will increase the amount of
support for your lower back.
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Index
J
Jack and jack handle ......................................... 9-19
Jump starting ....................................................... 9-9 K Key
Number ........................................................... 2-3
Reminder chime ............................................. 3-5
Key interlock release (AT vehicles) ..................... 3-6
Keys .................................................................... 2-2 L
Leather seat materials ....................................... 10-6
Light control switch ............................................ 3-23
Limited slip differential (LSD) ............................. 7-21
Loading your vehicle ......................................... 8-14
Low fuel warning light ........................................ 3-19
Lower and tether anchorages ............................ 1-45
LSD (limited slip differential) .............................. 7-21
Lumbar support ................................................... 1-7 M
Main fuse ......................................................... 11-62
Maintenance Precautions ................................................... 11-3
Schedule ....................................................... 11-3 Seatbelt ........................................................ 1-29
Tools ............................................................. 9-19
Malfunction indicator lamp ................................. 3-13
Manual
Climate control system ................................... 4-4
Seat ................................................................ 1-3
Transmission ................................................ 7-12
Transmission oil .......................................... 11-27
Map lights ............................................................ 6-3
Maximum load limits .......................................... 8-26
Meters and gauges .............................................. 3-7
Mirrors ............................................................... 3-35
Moonroof .................................................. 2-28, 9-18 N
New vehicle break-in driving ............................... 8-2 O
Odometer/Trip meter ........................................... 3-7
Off road driving .................................................... 8-8
Oil filter ............................................................ 11-11
Oil level Engine ........................................................ 11-10
Manual transmission ................................... 11-27
Rear differential .......................................... 11-33
Oil pressure warning light .................................. 3-15
Outside mirrors .................................................. 3-37