2014 SUBARU TRIBECA belt

Ahands-freemicrophoneorother accessory in such a loca-tion could be propelled throughthe cabin with great force by thecurtain airbag, or it could preventcorrect deployment of the curtainairbag. In either case, the resultcould be serious injuries.
WARNING
Do not hang coat hangers or otherhard or pointed objects on the coathooks. If such items were hangingon the coat hooks during deploy-ment of the SRS curtain airbags,they could cause serious injuries bycoming off the coat hooks and beingthrown through the cabin or by
preventing deployment of the cur-tain airbags.
Before hanging clothing on the coathooks, make sure there are no sharpobjects in the pockets. Hang cloth-ing directly on the coat hooks with-out using hangers.
WARNING
Do not put any kind of cover orclothes or other objects over eitherfront seatback and do not attachlabels or stickers to the front seatsurface on or near the SRS sideairbag. They could prevent properdeployment of the SRS side airbag,reducingprotection available to the
front seat’s occupant.
!Operation
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag can function only when the ignitionswitch is in the“ON”position.
The driver’s and front passenger’s SRSside airbags and SRS curtain airbagsdeploy independently of each other be-cause each has its own impact sensor.Therefore, they may not both deploy in thesame accident. Also, the SRS side airbagand SRS curtain airbag deploys indepen-dently of the driver’s and front passen-ger’s SRS frontal airbags in the steeringwheel and instrument panel.
An impact sensor, which senses impactforce, is located in each of the left and
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right center pillars and rear wheel houses.Another impact sensor, which also sensesimpact force, is located under the second-row center seat. In addition, a rolloversensor is located inside the airbag controlmodule.
If one of the center pillar impact sensorsand the impact sensor that is locatedunder the second-row center seat to-gether sense an impact force above apredetermined level in a side collision, thecontrol module causes both the SRS sideairbag and curtain airbag on the impactedside to inflate regardless of whether therear wheel house impact sensor on thesame side senses an impact. At this time,the driver’s and front passenger’s seatbeltpretensioners also operate at the sametime.
If one of the rear wheel house impactsensors and the impact sensor that islocated under the second-row center seattogether sense an impact force above apredetermined level in a side collision, thecontrol module causes only the SRScurtain airbag on the impacted side toinflate.
If the rollover sensor detects rollover of thevehicle, the control module inflates theSRS curtain airbags. At this time, thedriver’s and front passenger’s seatbelt
pretensioners also operate at the sametime.
After deployment, the SRS side airbagimmediately starts to deflate. The timerequired from detection of an impact todeflation of an SRS side airbag afterdeployment is shorter than the blink ofan eye.
The SRS curtain airbag remains inflatedfor a while following deployment thenslowly deflates.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag deploy even when no one occupiesthe seat on the side on which an impact isapplied.
When the SRS side airbag and SRScurtain airbag deploy, a sudden, fairly loudinflation noise will be heard and somesmoke will be released. These occur-rences are a normal result of the deploy-ment. This smoke does not indicate a firein the vehicle.
CAUTION
Do not touch the SRS side airbagsystem components around thefront seat seatback with bare handsright after deployment. Doing so cancause burns because the compo-nents can be very hot as a result of
deployment.
After deployment, do not touch anypart of the SRS curtain airbagsystem (from the front pillar to thepart of the roof side over thesecond-row seat). Doing so cancause burns because the compo-nents can be very hot as a result ofdeployment.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag are designed to deploy in the eventof an accident involving a moderate tosevere side impact collision. Also, in thecase of a rollover, the SRS curtain airbagdeploys.They are not designed to deployin most lesser side impacts. Also, they arenot designed to deploy in most frontal ormost rear impacts because SRS sideairbag and SRS curtain airbag deploy-ment would nothelp the occupant in thosesituations.
Each SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag are designed to function on a one-time-only basis.
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbagdeployments depend on the level of forceexperiencedin the passenger compart-ment during a side impact collision. Thatlevel differs from one type of collision toanother, and it may have no bearing on

the visible damage done to the vehicleitself. Also, the SRS curtain airbag de-ploys depending on the vehicle’s positionand inclination at the time of the rollover.
!Example of the type of accidentin which the SRS side airbag willmost likely deploy
A severe side impact near the front seatactivates the SRS side airbag.
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!Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag will mostlikely deploy
1) A severe side impact near the front seator the second-row seat activates theSRS curtain airbag.2) The vehicle rolls onto its side or the roof.3) If the angle of vehicle tip-up is marginalor if the skidding vehicle’s tires hit acurbstone laterally.

!Examples of the types of accidents in which it is possible that the SRS sideairbag and the SRS curtain airbag will deploy
1) Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hardsurface2) Falling into or jumping over a deep hole3) Landing hard or vehicle falling
It is possible that the SRS side and curtainairbags will deploy if a serious impactoccurs to the underside of your vehicle.Some examples are shown in the illustra-tion.
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!Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS side airbag is unlikelyto deploy
1) The vehicle is involved in an obliqueside-on impact.2) The vehicle is involved in a side-onimpact in an area outside the vicinity ofthe passenger compartment.3) The vehicle strikes a telephone pole orsimilar object.4) The vehicle is involved in a side-onimpact from a motorcycle.5) The vehicle rolls onto its side or the roof.
There are many types of collisions whichmight not necessarily require SRS sideairbag deployment. In the event of acci-dents like those illustrated, the SRS sideairbag may not deploy depending on thelevel of accident forces involved.

!Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag isunlikely to deploy
1) The vehicle is involved in an obliqueside-on impact.2) The vehicle is involved in a side-onimpact in an area outside the vicinity ofthe passenger compartment.3) The vehicle is involved in a side-onimpact from a motorcycle.
There are many types of collisions whichmight not necessarily require SRS curtainairbag deployment. In the event of acci-dents like those illustrated, the SRScurtain airbag may not deploy dependingon the level of accident forces involved.
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!Examples of the types of acci-dents in which the SRS sideairbag and SRS curtain airbagare not designed to deploy inmost cases
1) The vehicle is involved in frontal collisionwith another vehicle (moving or station-
ary).2) The vehicle is struck from behind.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag are not designed to deploy in mostcases if the vehicle is involved in a frontalcollision or is struck from behind. Exam-ples of such accidents are illustrated.
1) First impact2) Second impactA) SRS curtain airbagB) SRS side airbag
In an accident where the vehicle is struckfrom the side more than once, the SRSside airbag and SRS curtain airbag deployonly once on the first impact.
Example: In the case of a double sideimpact collision, first with one vehicle andimmediately followed by another from the
same direction, once the SRS side airbagand SRS curtain airbag are activated onthe first impact, they will not be activatedon the second.
!Example of the type of accidentin which the SRS curtain airbagis not designed to deploy in mostcases
The SRS curtain airbags are not designedto deploy in most cases if the vehiclepitches end over end.