2017 SUBARU OUTBACK fold seats

Front seats........................................................... 1-2
Manual seat (if equipped) .................................... 1-4
Power seat (if equipped) ...................................... 1-5
Head restraint adjustment .................................... 1-8
Seat heater (if equipped).................................... 1-9
Front seat heater (if equipped) ............................ 1-10
Rear seat heater (if equipped) ............................. 1-10
Rear seats........................................................... 1-11Reclining the seatback (Outback) ........................ 1-11
Folding down the rear seatback .......................... 1-12
Head restraint adjustment ................................... 1-14
Armrest ............................................................. 1-15
Seatbelts ............................................................. 1-16Seatbelt safety tips ............................................. 1-16
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) ................... 1-17
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) ......................................... 1-17
Seatbelt warning light and chime ........................ 1-17
Fastening the seatbelt ........................................ 1-17
Seatbelt maintenance ......................................... 1-24
Front seatbelt pretensioners ............................. 1-24System monitors................................................ 1-26
System servicing ................................................ 1-26 Precautions against vehicle modification
............ 1-27
Child restraint systems..................................... 1-27Where to place a child restraint system .............. 1-28
Choosing a child restraint system ...................... 1-30
Installing child restraint systems with ALR/ELR seatbelt ........................................................... 1-30
Installing a booster seat ..................................... 1-34
Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) .............. 1-36
Top tether anchorages ....................................... 1-39
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ................................................ 1-41
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system ............................................................ 1-42
Components ...................................................... 1-48
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system, SRS seat cushion airbag, SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag .................................................. 1-51
System operation ............................................... 1-56
SRS airbag system monitors .............................. 1-68
SRS airbag system servicing ............................. 1-69
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-70
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
cargo area cover when you re-
cline the rear seat.
. Move the front cover of the cargo
area cover backward so that the
cover is not damaged by the
reclined seatback. Refer to “Car-
go area cover (Outback –if
equipped) ”F 6-15.
Adjust the seatback to the desired position
while pulling the lever.
After adjusting the seatback, release the
lever and make sure the seatback is
securely locked into place.
& Folding down the rear seat-
back
WARNING
. When you fold down the seat-
back, check that there are no
passengers or objects on the
rear seat. Not doing so creates
a risk of injury or property da-
mage if the seatback suddenly
folds down.
. Never allow passengers to ride
on the folded rear seatback or in
the cargo area or trunk. Doing so
may result in serious injury or
death.
. Secure all objects and especially
long items properly to prevent
them from being thrown around
inside the vehicle and causing
serious injury during a sudden
stop, a sudden steering maneu-
ver or a rapid acceleration.
. When you return the seatback to
its original position, shake the
seatback slightly to confirm that
it is securely fixed in place. If the
seatback is not securely fixed in
place, the seatback may sud-
denly fold down in the event of
sudden braking, or objects may move out from the cargo area,
which could cause serious injury
or death.
. After returning the rear seat to its
original position, be certain to
place all of the seatbelts and the
tab attached to the seat cushion
above the seat cushion. Also,
make certain that the shoulder
belts are fully visible.
CAUTION
The rear seatback may fold down
quickly due to the internal spring.
Hold the seatback while pulling the
release lever to slow it down.
! Legacy
To fold down the seatback, perform the
following procedure.
1. Open the trunk lid. Refer to “Opening
the trunk lid (Legacy) ”F 2-25, “Opening
the trunk lid (Legacy) ”F 2-27 or “To open
the trunk lid from inside” F2-39.
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1) Release lever
2. Pull the release lever on the side that
you want to fold down.
3. Fold the seatback down.
To return the seatback to its original
position, raise the seatback until it locks
into place and make sure that it is securely
locked.!
OutbackRelease button
Release lever on both sides of the cargo
area
Unlock the seatback by performing either
of the following procedures and then fold the seatback down.
.
Push the release button
. Pull the release lever
To return the seatback to its original
position, raise the seatback until it locks
into place. Make sure that it is securely
locked.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
&Head restraint adjustment
Both the rear window side seats and the
rear center seat are equipped with head
restraints.
WARNING
. Never drive the vehicle with the
head restraints removed because
they are designed to reduce the
risk of serious neck injury in the
event that the vehicle is struck
from the rear. Therefore, when
you remove the head restraints,
you must reinstall all head re-
straints to protect vehicle occu-
pants.
. All occupants, including the dri-
ver, should not operate a vehicle
or sit in a vehicle ’s seat until the
head restraints are placed in their
proper positions in order to mini-
mize the risk of neck injury in the
event of a crash. !
Rear window side seating position
1) Head restraint
2) Release button
To raise:
Pull the head restraint up.
To lower:
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the release button on the top of
the seatback.
To remove:
While pressing the release button, pull out
the head restraint.
To install:
Install the head restraint into the holes that
are located on the top of the seatback until
the head restraint locks.
The head restraint should be adjusted so that the center of the head restraint is
closest to the top of the occupant
’s ears.
When the seats are not occupied, lower
the head restraints to improve rearward
visibility.
NOTE
For Legacy, it is not possible to remove
or install the head restraint without
folding down the rear seatback. Fold
down the rear seatback and then
remove or install the head restraint.
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