2007 SUBARU TRIBECA child restraint

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-49
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„
Subaru advanced frontal air-
bag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a Subaru
advanced frontal airbag system that com-
plies with the new advanced frontal airbag
requirements in the amended Federal Mo-
tor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
208.
The Subaru advanced frontal airbag sys-
tem automatically determines the deploy-
ment force of the driver’s SRS frontal air-
bag at the time of deployment as well as
whether or not to activate the front pas-
senger’s SRS frontal airbag and, if activat-
ed, the deployment force of the SRS fron-
tal 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. The subaru
advanced frontal airbag system is a sup-
plemental restraint system and must be
used in combination with a seatbelt. All
occupants should wear a seatbelt or be
seated in an appropriate child restraintsystem. 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 dashboard
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.
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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 CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
Never allow a child to stand up, or to
kneel on the front passenger’s seat.
The SRS airbag deploys with con-
siderable force and can injure or
even kill the child.
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yDo not apply any strong impact to the
front passenger’s seat such as by kicking. y Do not spill liquid on the front passen-
ger’s seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it off im-
mediately. y Do not disassemble the front passen-
ger’s seat. y Do not install any accessory (such as
an audio amplifier) other than a genuine
SUBARU accessory under the front pas-
senger’s seat. y Do not place anything (shoes, umbrella,
etc.) under the front passenger’s seat. y The front passenger’s seat must not be
used with the head restraint removed. y Do not leave any article including a child
restraint system on the front passenger’s
seat or the seatbelt tongue and buckle en-
gaged when you leave your vehicle.y Do not place a magnet near the seatbelt
buckle and the seatbelt retractor.
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger’s occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system warn-
ing light will illuminate. Have the system
inspected by your SUBARU dealer imme-
diately if the SRS airbag system warning
light comes on.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the
Subaru advanced frontal airbag system.
Have your vehicle inspected at your SUBARU dealer.
NOTE
The front passenger’s SRS side airbag,
SRS curtain airbag and seatbelt preten-
sioner are not controlled by the Subaru
advanced frontal airbag system. T
Passenger’s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFF indicator
The front passenger’s frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located in the center
portion of the instrument panel. When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, both the ON and OFF indi-
cators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators ex-
tinguish for 2 seconds. After that, one of
the indicators illuminates depending on
the status of the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag determined by the Subaru
advanced frontal airbag system monitor-
ing.
If the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
is activated, the passenger’s frontal airbag
ON indicator will illuminate while the OFF
indicator will remain extinguished.
If the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
is deactivated, the passenger’s frontal air-
bag ON indicator will remain extinguished
while the OFF indicator will illuminate.
With the ignition switch turned to the “ON”
position, if both the ON and OFF indica-
tors remain lit or extinguished simulta-
neously even after the system check peri-
od, the system is faulty. Contact your
SUBARU dealer immediately for an in-
spection. T
Conditions in which front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag is not acti-vated
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
will not be activated when any of the fol-
PASS AIR BAG
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-53
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lowing conditions are met regarding the
front passenger’s seat: y
The seat is empty.
y The seat is equipped with a rearward
facing child restraint system and an infant
is restrained with it. (See WARNING thatfollows.) y The seat is equipped with a forward fac-
ing child restraint system and a small child
is restrained with it. (See WARNING that follows.) y The seat is equipped with a booster
seat and a small child is in the booster
seat. (See WARNING that follows.) y The seat is relieved of the occupant
load for a time exceeding the predeter-
mined monitoring time period. y The seat is occupied by a child who has
outgrown a child restraint system (See
WARNING that follows.) or by a small
adult. y The front passenger’s occupant detec-
tion system is faulty.
When the front passenger’s seat is occu-
pied by a child, observe the following pre-
cautions. Failure to do so may increase
the load on the front passenger’s seat, ac-
tivating the front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag even though that seat is occupied
by a child. y
Do not place any article on the seat oth-
er than the child occupant and a child re-
straint system.y Do not place more than one child on the
seat.y Do not install any accessory such as a
table or TV onto the seatback. y Do not store a heavy load in the seat-
back pocket. y Do not allow the rear/second-row seat
occupant to place his/her hands or legs on
the front passenger’s seatback, or allow
him/her to pull the seatback. V If the front passenger’s frontal air-
bag ON indicator illuminates and the
OFF indicator extinguishes even
when an infant or a small child is in
a child restraint system (including
booster seat)
Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” posi-
tion if the front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON indicator illuminates and the OFF indi-
cator extinguishes even when an infant or
a small child is in a child restraint system
(including booster seat). Remove the child
restraint system from the seat. By refer-
ring to the child restraint manufacturer’s
recommendations as well as the child re-
straint system installation procedures in
the “Child restraint systems” section in this
chapter, correctly install the child restraint
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD
FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER’S SEAT EVEN IF THE
FRONT PASSENGER’S SRS FRON-
TAL AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. Be
sure to install it in one of the rear
seating positions recommended in
this owner’s manual in a correct
manner. Also, it is strongly recom-
mended that any forward facing
child seat or booster seat be in-
stalled in one of the rear seating po-
sitions recommended in this own-
er’s manual, and that even children
who have outgrown a child restraint
system be also seated in a REAR
seat. This is because children sit-
ting in the front passenger’s seat
may be killed or severely injured
should the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag deploy. REAR seats
are the safest place for children.

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system. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ON” position and make sure that the front
passenger’s frontal airbag ON indicator
goes out and the OFF indicator comes on.
If still the ON indicator remains illuminated
while the OFF indicator extinguishes, take
the following actions. yEnsure that no article is placed on the
seat other than the child restraint system
and the child occupant. y Ensure that there is no article left in the
seatback pocket.
If the ON indicator still illuminates while
the OFF indicator extinguishes after tak-
ing relevant corrective actions described
above, relocate the child restraint system
to one of the rear seating positions recom-
mended in this owner’s manual and imme-
diately contact your SUBARU dealer for
an inspection.
NOTE
When a child who has outgrown a child
restraint system or a small adult is
seated in the front passenger’s seat,
the Subaru advanced frontal airbag
system may or may not activate the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
depending on the occupant’s seating
posture. If the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag is activated (the ON indi- cator illuminates while the OFF indica-
tor extinguishes), take the following
actions.y
Ensure that no article is placed on
the seat other than the occupant.y Ensure that there is no article left in
the seatback pocket.
If the ON indicator still illuminates
while the OFF indicator extinguishes
despite the fact that the actions noted
above have been taken, seat the child/
small adult in the rear seat and immedi-
ately contact your SUBARU dealer for
an inspection. Even if the system has
passed the dealer inspection, it is rec-
ommended that on subsequent trips
the child/small adult always take the
rear seat.
Children who have outgrown a child re-
straint system should always wear the
seatbelt irrespective of whether the airbag
is deactivated or activated. T Conditions in which front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag is activated
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
will be activated for deployment upon im-
pact when any of the following conditions
is met regarding the front passenger’s seat.y When the seat is occupied by an adult. y
When a heavy article is placed on the
seat.
When the front passenger’s seat is occu-
pied by an adult, observe the following
precautions. Failure to do so may lessen
the load on the front passenger’s seat, de-
activating the front passenger’s SRS fron-
tal airbag despite the fact that the seat is
occupied by an adult.y Do not allow the rear seat occupant to
lift the front passenger’s seat cushion us-
ing his/her feet.y Do not place any article under the front
passenger’s seat, or squeeze any article
from behind and under the seat. This may
lift the seat cushion.y Do not squeeze any article between the
front passenger’s seat and side trim/pillar,
door or center console box. This may lift
the seat cushion. V If the passenger’s frontal airbag
OFF indicator illuminates and the
ON indicator extinguishes even
when the front passenger’s seat is
occupied by an adult
This can be caused by the adult incorrect-
ly sitting in the front passenger’s seat.
Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” posi-
tion. Ask the front passenger to set the
seatback to the upright position, sit up
straight in the center of the seat cushion,

Keys and doors 2-5
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Locking without the key
To lock the door from the outside without
the key, rotate the lock lever rearward and
then close the door.
Locking without the key To lock the door from the outside using the
power door locking switch, push the “ ”
sides of the switch and then close the
door. In this case, all closed doors and the
rear gate are locked at the same time.
Always make sure that all doors and the
rear gate are locked before leaving your vehicle.
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key
inside the vehicle before locking the
doors from the outside without the key. „
Locking and unlocking from
the inside
To lock the door from the inside, rotate the
lock lever rearward.
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Keep all doors locked when you
drive, especially when small chil-
dren are in your vehicle.
Along with the proper use of seat-
belts and child restraints, locking
the doors reduces the chance of be-
ing thrown out of the vehicle in an
accident.
It also helps prevent passengers
from falling out if a door is acciden-
tally opened, and intruders from un-
expectedly opening doors and en-
tering your vehicle.
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Instruments and controls 3-11
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The warning light(s) for unfastened
seatbelt(s) will alternate between
flashing and steady illumination at
15-second intervals. The chime will
not sound. y
At speeds higher than approxi-
mately 9 mph (15 km/h)
The warning light(s) for unfastened
seatbelt(s) will alternate between
flashing and steady illumination at
15-second intervals and the chime
will sound while the warning light(s)
is/are flashing.
y If you unfasten and refasten the driv-
er’s seatbelt three times within six sec-
onds after turning ON the ignition
switch, the warning operation that fol-
lows the 6-second warning after turn-
ing ON the ignition switch is canceled.
When the ignition switch is turned ON
next time, however, the complete se-
quence of warning operations re-
sumes.
If there is no passenger on the front pas-
senger’s seat, the seatbelt warning device
for the front passenger’s seat will be deac-
tivated. The front passenger’s occupant detection system monitors whether or not
there is a passenger on the front passen-
ger’s seat. Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may prevent the de-
vice from functioning correctly or cause the device to fail. y
Do not install any accessory such as a
table or TV onto the seatback. y Do not store a heavy load in the seat-
back pocket.y Do not allow the rear seat occupant to
place his/her hands or legs on the front
passenger’s seatback, or allow him/her to
pull the seatback.
If the seatbelt warning device for the front
passenger’s seat does not function cor-
rectly (e.g., it is activated even when the
front passenger’s seat is empty or it is de-
activated even when the front passenger
has not fastened his/her seatbelt), take
the following actions.y Ensure that no article is placed on the
seat other than a child restraint system
and its child occupant.y Ensure that there is no article left in the
seatback pocket.
If still the seatbelt warning device for front
passenger’s seat does not function cor-
rectly after taking relevant corrective ac-
tions described above, immediately con-
tact your SUBARU dealer for an inspec- tion. „
SRS airbag system warn-
ing light
When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, the SRS airbag system
warning light will come on for approxi-
mately six seconds and go out. This
shows the SRS frontal airbag and SRS
side airbag and SRS curtain airbag and
seatbelt pretensioners are in normal oper-
ation.
If the warning light exhibits any of
the following conditions, there may
be a malfunction in the seatbelt pre-
tensioners and/or SRS airbag sys-
tem. Immediately take your vehicle
to your nearest SUBARU dealer to
have the system checked. Unless
checked and properly repaired, the
seatbelt pretensioners and/or SRS
airbags will operate improperly (e.g.
SRS airbags may inflate in a very mi-
nor collision or not inflate in a se-
vere collision), which may increase
the risk of injury.
y Flashing or flickering of the warn-
ing light

13-10 Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
3. The result of step 2 shows that a
further 88 lbs (40 kg) of cargo can becarried.
Example 2B
For example, if a person weighing 143
lbs (65 kg) and a child weighing 40 lbs
(18 kg) now enter the same vehicle
(bringing the number of occupants to three), and a child restraint system
weighing 11 lbs (5 kg) is installed in
the vehicle for the child to use, the cal-
culations are as follows:
1. Calculate the total weight.
2. Calculate the available load capac- ity.
3. The total weight now exceeds the
capacity weight by 105 lbs (48 kg), so
the cargo weight must be reduced by
105 lbs (48 kg) or more.
„ Determining compatibility of
tire and vehicle load capaci-ties
The sum of four tires’ maximum load
ratings must exceed the maximum
loaded vehicle weight (“GVWR”). In
addition, sum of the maximum load
ratings of two front tires and of two
rear tires must exceed each axle’s
maximum loaded capacity (“GAWR”).
Original equipment tires are designed to fulfill those conditions.
The maximum loaded vehicle weight
is referred to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR). And each axle’s
Available Load Capacity
(Vehicle
capacity weight) (Total weight)
1,157 lbs
(525 kg) 1,069 lbs
(485 kg)
= 88 lbs (40 kg) –
=
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Total weight
(Occupant) (Cargo)
(Trailer hitch)
(Child restraint)
(Tongue load)
165 lbs
(75 kg) 143 lbs
(65 kg) 40 lbs
(18 kg)
++
11 lbs (5 kg) 705 lbs (320 kg)
22 lbs (10 kg) 176 lbs (80 kg)
= 1,263 lbs (573 kg)
+
+
+
+
=
Available Load Capacity
(Vehicle
capacity weight) (Total weight)
1,157 lbs
(525 kg) 1,263 lbs
(573 kg)
= –105 lbs (–48 kg) –
=

Index 14-3
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicator
lamp .............................................................................. 3-12
Checking Brake pedal free play ................................................. 11-21
Brake pedal reserve distance .................................... 11-21
Engine oil level ............................................................ 11-7
Fluid level ............................................ 11-15, 11-19, 11-20
Gear oil level .............................................................. 11-17
Child restraint systems ..................................................... 1-30
Installation with seatbelt .............................................. 1-33
Lower and tether anchorages ...................................... 1-38
Child safety ............................................................................ 5
Locks ........................................................................... 2-19
Chime
Key ................................................................................ 3-4
Seatbelt ....................................................................... 1-17
Cleaning
Aluminum wheels ........................................................ 10-3
Interior ......................................................................... 10-4
Ventilator grille ............................................................. 4-10
Climate control system ....................................................... 4-5
Clock ................................................................................ 3-21
Coat hook ......................................................................... 6-10
Cooling system ............................................................... 11-10
Corrosion protection ................................................ 8-10, 10-3
Cruise control ................................................................... 7-27
Set indicator light ......................................................... 3-20
Cup holder .......................................................................... 6-6 D
Daytime running light system ........................................... 3-27
Differential gear oil Front ........................................................................... 11-16
Rear ........................................................................... 11-17
Dimensions ....................................................................... 12-2
Disarming the system ....................................................... 2-16
Disc brake pad wear warning indicators ........................... 7-16
Dome light ................................................................ 6-2, 11-44
Door locks ........................................................................... 2-4
Door open warning light .................................................... 3-17
Drive belts ....................................................................... 11-15
Driving All-Wheel Drive vehicle ................................................ 3-17
Car phone/cell phone ........................................................ 7
Drinking ............................................................................. 6
Drugs ................................................................................ 6
Foreign countries ........................................................... 8-4
Pets ................................................................................... 7
Snowy and icy roads ...................................................... 8-9
Tips ....................................................................... 7-13, 8-4
Tired or sleepy .................................................................. 7
E
Electrical system ............................................................... 12-3
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system ........... 7-18
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) ................................ 1-16
Engine Compartment overview ................................................ 11-6
Coolant ....................................................................... 11-11
Exhaust gas (Carbon monoxide) ................................... 8-2
Hood ............................................................................ 11-4
Oil ................................................................................. 11-7
Overheating ................................................................. 9-14
Starting ........................................................................... 7-7