2005 SUBARU OUTBACK Owners Manual

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1. Remove the head restraint at the seating position
where the child restraint system has been installed
with the seatbelt or lower anchorages; lift up the head
restraint while pressing the release button. Store the
head restraint in the cargo area. Avoid placing the
head restraint in the passenger compartment to pre-
vent it from being thrown around in the passenger
compartment in a sudden stop or a sharp turn. 2. Open the cover flaps to use the anchorages.
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3. Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint sys-
tem to the appropriate upper anchorage.
4. Tighten the top tether securely.
Always remove the head restraint when mount-
ing a child restraint system with a top tether.
Otherwise, 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.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and di-
agnostic module, which will record the use of the seat-
belt(s) by the driver and/or front passenger when any
of the SRS frontal, side and curtain airbags deploys. !
Vehicle with SRS airbags and lap/
shoulder restraints for driver, front
passenger, and window-side rear pas-
sengers
Your vehicle is equipped with a supplemental restraint
system in addition to a lap/shoulder belt at each front
seating position and each rear window-side seating
positions. The supplemental restraint system (SRS)
consists of six airbags.
The configurations are as follows: " Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal airbags
" Driver’s and front passenger’s side airbags
" Curtain airbags (for driver, front passenger, and
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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 and precautions concerning
the seatbelt pretensioner, see the “Front seatbelt pre-
tensioners” section in this chapter.
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To obtain maximum protection in the event of
an accident, the driver and all passengers in the
vehicle should always wear seatbelts when the
vehicle is moving. The SRS airbag is designed
only as a supplement to the primary protection
provided by the seatbelt. It does not do away
with the need to fasten seatbelts. In combina-
tion with the seatbelts, it offers the best com-
bined protection in case of a serious accident.
Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of
severe injury or death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions concerning
the seatbelt system, see the “Seatbelts” sec- tions in this chapter. " Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the
SRS airbag. Because the SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed – faster than the blink
of an eye – and force to protect in high speed
collisions, the force of an airbag can injure an
occupant whose body is too close to SRS air-
bag.
It is also important to wear your seatbelt to help
avoid injuries that can result when the SRS air-
bag contacts an occupant not in proper posi-
tion such as one thrown forward during pre-ac-
cident braking.
Even when properly positioned, there remains
a possibility that an occupant may suffer minor
injury such as abrasions and bruises to the
face or arms because of the SRS airbag deploy-
ment force. "
The SRS airbags deploy with considerable
speed and force. Occupants who are out of
proper position when the SRS airbag deploys
could suffer very serious injuries. Because the
SRS airbag needs enough space for deploy-
ment, the driver should always sit upright and
well back in the seat as far from the steering
wheel as practical while still maintaining full ve-
hicle control and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as possible and sit
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SRS airbag cover or between you and the SRS
airbag. If the SRS airbag deploys, those objects
could interfere with its proper operation and
could be propelled inside the vehicle and cause
injury.
"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 kill children, espe-
cially if they are 12 years of age and under and are not restrained or improperly restrained. Be-
cause children are lighter and weaker than
adults, their risk of being injured from deploy-
ment is greater.
For that reason, we strongly recommend that
ALL children (including those in child seats and
those that have outgrown child restraint devic-
es) sit in the REAR seat properly restrained at
all times in a child restraint device or in a seat-
belt, whichever is appropriate for the child’s
age, height and weight.
Secure ALL types of child restraint devices (in-
cluding forward facing child seats) in the REAR
seats at all times.
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear seat-
ing positions than in the front seating posi-tions.
For instructions and precautions concerning
the child restraint system, see the “Child re-
straint systems” section in this chapter. "
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE
CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO
CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG." Never allow a child to stand up, or to kneel on
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the front passenger’s seat, or never hold a child
on your lap or in your arms. The SRS airbag de-
ploys with considerable force and can injure or
even kill the child.
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When the SRS airbag deploys, some smoke
will be released. This smoke could cause
breathing problems for people with a history of
asthma or other breathing trouble. If you or
your passengers have breathing problems after
SRS airbag deploys, get fresh air promptly. " A deploying SRS airbag releases hot gas. Oc-
cupants could get burnt if they come into direct
contact with the hot gas.
NOTE
When you sell your vehicle, we urge you to explain
to the buyer that it is equipped with SRS airbags
by alerting him to the applicable section in this owner’s manual.

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1) Airbag control module (including im-pact sensors)
2) Frontal airbag module (driver’s side)
3) Frontal airbag module (front pas- senger’s side)
4) Front sub sensor (left hand side)
5) Front sub sensor (right hand side)
6) Side airbag module (driver’s side)
7) Side airbag module (front passen- ger’s side)
8) Side airbag sensor (center pillar left
hand side)
9) Side airbag sensor (center pillar right hand side)
10) Airbag wiring (yellow)
11) Seatbelt pretensioner (driver’s side)
12) Seatbelt pretensioner (front passen- ger’s side)
13) Side airbag sensor (rear wheel house right hand side)
14) Side airbag sensor (rear wheel house left hand side)
15) Curtain airbag module (right side)
16) Curtain airbag module (left side)
17) Seatbelt buckle switch (driver’s side)
18) Seatbelt buckle switch (front pas- senger’s side)
19) Driver’s seat position sensor
20) Front passenger’s occupant detec- tion system weight sensor
21) Front passenger’s occupant detec-
tion control module
22) Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFF indicator
23) SRS airbag system warning light

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1) Airbag control module (including im-
pact sensors)
2) Frontal airbag module (driver’s side)
3) Frontal airbag module (front pas- senger’s side)
4) Front sub sensor (left hand side)
5) Front sub sensor (right hand side)
6) Side airbag module (driver’s side)
7) Side airbag module (front passen- ger’s side)
8) Side airbag sensor (center pillar left
hand side)
9) Side airbag sensor (center pillar right hand side)
10) Airbag wiring (yellow)
11) Seatbelt pretensioner (driver’s side)
12) Seatbelt pretensioner (front passen- ger’s side)
13) Side airbag sensor (rear wheel house right hand side)
14) Side airbag sensor (rear wheel house left hand side)
15) Curtain airbag module (right side)
16) Curtain airbag module (left side)
17) Seatbelt buckle switch (driver’s side)
18) Seatbelt buckle switch (front pas- senger’s side)
19) Driver’s seat position sensor
20) Front passenger’s occupant detec- tion system weight sensor
21) Front passenger’s occupant detec-
tion control module
22) Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFF indicator
23) SRS airbag system warning light

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!Subaru advanced frontal airbag sys- tem
Your vehicle is equipped with a Subaru advanced
frontal airbag system that complies with the new ad-
vanced frontal airbag requirements in the amended
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
208.
The Subaru advanced frontal airbag system automat-
ically determines the deployment force of the driver’s
SRS frontal airbag at the time of deployment as well as
whether or not to activate the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag and, if activated, the deployment force of
the SRS frontal airbag at the time of deployment.
Your vehicle has warning labels on the driver’s and
front passenger’s sun visors beginning with the phrase
“EVEN WITH ADVANCED AIR BAGS” and a tag at-
tached to the glove box lid beginning with the phrase
“Even with Advanced Air Bags”. Make sure that you
carefully read the instructions on the warning labels
and tag.
Always wear your seatbelt. Subaru advanced frontal
airbag system is a supplemental restraint system and
must be used in combination with a seatbelt. All occu-
pants should wear a seatbelt or be seated in an appro-
priate child restraint system.
The driver’s SRS frontal airbag is stowed in the center
portion of the steering wheel. The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag is stowed near the top of the dash-
board under an “SRS AIRBAG” mark.
In a moderate to severe frontal collision, the driver’s
and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags deploy and
supplement the seatbelts by reducing the impact on
the driver’s and front passenger’s head and chest.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD
SAFETY SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE
CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO
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