2012 SUBARU TRIBECA belt

Each lower anchorage is located where
the seat cushion meets the seatback.
CAUTION
When you install a child restraint
system, follow the manufacturer ’s
instructions supplied with it. After
installing the child restraint system,
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 in-creased.
1. Slide the seat or seat pair to its
rearmost position.
2. Make the clearance between the seat cushion and seatback a little wider to
locate the two anchorages (bars) for the
position where you want to install the child
restraint system.
3. While following the instructions sup-
plied by the child restraint system manu-
facturer, connect the lower hooks onto the
lower anchorages located at
“
”marks on
the bottom of the seatback. When the
hooks are connected, make sure the
adjacent seatbelts are not caught.
4. If your child restraint system is a
flexible attachment 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 thebelt.
5. Connect the top tether hook to the
tether anchorage and firmly tighten the
tether. For information on how to set the
top tether, refer to “Top tether anchorages ”
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6. 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.
7. To remove the child restraint system,
follow the reverse procedures of installa-tion.
If you have any question concerning this
type of child restraint system, ask your
SUBARU dealer. &Top tether anchorages
Your vehicle is equipped with five top
tether anchorages so that a child restraint
system having a top tether can be
installed in a rear seating position. When
installing a child restraint system using top
tether, proceed as follows, while observing
the instructions by the child restraint system manufacturer.
Since a top tether can provide additional
stability by offering another connection
between a child restraint system and the
vehicle, we recommend that you use a top
tether whenever one is required or avail- able. !
Tether anchorage location
! Second-row seat
Three tether anchorages, i.e., ones for the
right, center and left seats, are already
installed on the back of each seatback.
Open the cover flap to use each ancho-rage. !
Third-row seat
Two tether anchorages are attached to the
rear edge of the cargo area.
Open the cover flap to use each ancho- rage.

!To hook the top tether
! Second-row outboard seat
1. Remove the head restraint at the
window-side seating position where the
child restraint system has been installed
with the lower anchorages or seatbelt; 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
prevent it from being thrown around in the
passenger compartment in a sudden stop
or a sharp turn.
2. Confirm that there are no obstacles
around the anchorages.
3. Fasten the top tether hook of the child
restraint system to the appropriate upperanchorage.
4. Tighten the top tether securely.
CAUTION
When the child restraint system is to
be secured using the top tether,
pass the top tether under the head
restraint between the head restraint
stay posts.
CAUTION
Be sure to install the top tether with
the head restraint raised to the
highest position. If the head re-
straint is in any of the lower posi-
tions, the top tether will touch the
head restraint and the resulting
slack will prevent its secure installa-tion. Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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CAUTION
Do not route the top tether over the
head restraint. It may happen that
the top tether cannot be fastened
tightly. !
Second-row center seat1. Raise the head restraint to the highest
position at the seating position where the
child seat has been installed using the
seatbelt or lower anchorages; lift up the
head restraint while pressing the releasebutton.
2. Confirm that there are no obstacles
around the anchorages.
3. Fasten the top tether hook of the child
restraint system to the appropriate upperanchorage.
4. Tighten the top tether securely.

CAUTION
When the child restraint system is to
be secured using the top tether,
pass the top tether under the head
restraint between the head restraint
stay posts.
CAUTION
Be sure to install the top tether with
the head restraint raised to the
highest position. If the head re-
straint is in any of the lower posi-
tions, the top tether will touch the
head restraint and the resulting
slack will prevent its secure installa-tion.
CAUTION
Do not route the top tether over the
head restraint. It may happen that
the top tether cannot be fastened
tightly. !
Third-row seat1) Head restraint
2) Lowering strap
1. Pull the lowering strap to lower the
head restraint.
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2. Open the lid of the cargo area, then
remove the covers for the anchorages.
3. Fasten the top tether hook of the child
restraint system to the appropriate upperanchorage.
4. Tighten the top tether securely.
CAUTION
Do not pass the top tether under the
head restraint. The top tether will
touch the head restraint and the
resulting slack will prevent its se-
cure installation.CAUTION
Do not use the top tether with the
head restraint in a raised position,
otherwise the top tether cannot be
fastened tightly.

CAUTION
Prevent the top tether from touching
cargo in the cargo area. The top
tether may become slack if the
cargo changes shape or moves. *SRS airbag (Supplemental
Restraint System airbag)
*SRS: This stands for supplemental re-
straint system. This name is used be-
cause the airbag system supplements thevehicle
’s seatbelts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash
sensing and diagnostic module, which will
record the use of the seatbelt(s) by the
driver and front passenger when any of
the SRS frontal, side and curtain airbags
deploy. The recorded information cannot
be transmitted to any central communica-
tions system or other external device. & Your vehicle ’s SRS config-
uration
The driver ’s seat, the front passenger ’s
seat, and the outboard seats of the rear/
second seating row of your vehicle are
each provided with, in addition to a lap/
shoulder belt, one or more airbags asfollows. . Frontal airbag (one each for driver ’s
seat and front passenger ’s seat)
. Side airbag (one each for driver ’s seat
and front passenger ’s seat)
. Curtain airbag (one each for the out-
board sides of cabin, extending from driver ’s and front passenger ’s seats to second seating row)
These SRS airbags are designed only
as a supplement to the primary protec-
tion provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls front seatbelt
pretensioners. For operation instructions
and precautions concerning the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to
“Front seatbelt pre-
tensioners ”F 1-27.
WARNING
. To obtain maximum protection in
the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the
vehicle should always wear seat-
belts when the vehicle is moving.
The SRS airbag is designed only
as a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
belt. It does not do away with the
need to fasten seatbelts. In com-
bination with the seatbelts, it
offers the best combined protec-
tion 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,
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refer to “Seatbelts ”F 1-17.
. 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 airbag.
It is also important to wear your
seatbelt to help avoid injuries
that can result when the SRS
airbag contacts an occupant not
in proper position such as one
thrown forward during pre-acci-
dent 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 de-
ployment 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 vehicle control
and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.
. Do not place any objects over or
near the 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.WARNING
. Put children aged 12 and under in
a rear seat properly restrained at
all times. The SRS airbag de-
ploys with considerable speed
and force and can injure or even
kill children, especially if they are
12 years of age and under and
are not restrained or improperly
restrained. Because children are
lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from
deployment is greater.
Consequently, we strongly re-
commend that ALL children (in-
cluding those in child seats and
those that have outgrown child
restraint devices) sit in a REAR
seat properly restrained at all
times in a child restraint device
or in a seatbelt, whichever is
appropriate for the child ’s age,
height and weight.
Always secure ALL types of child
restraint devices (including for-
ward facing child seats) in one of
the rear seating positions recom-
mended in this Owner ’s Manual.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly