2023 SUBARU BRZ Owners Manual

Warning and Indicator Lights
27
Illustrated Index
Sport mode indicator
light (if equipped)148
TRACK mode indica-
tor light 250
Icy road surface warn-
ing indicator 151
RAB warning indicator
(if equipped) 151
RAB OFF indicator (if
equipped) 151
Master warning light 151
Mark
Name Page
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Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags1
Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags
1-1. Front Seats ............................................................30
Manual Seat.....................................................................33
Head Restraint Adjustment ...........................................34
1-2. Seat Heater (If Equipped) .....................................35
Front Seat Heater............................................................36
1-3. Rear Seats .............................................................37
Folding Down the Rear Seatback..................................37
1-4. Seatbelts ................................................................39
Seatbelt Safety Tips .......................................................39
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) ............................40
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) .............. ......................................40
Seatbelt Warning Light and Chime ..............................41
Fastening the Seatbelt ...................................................41
Seatbelt Maintenance .....................................................43
1-5. Seatbelt Pretensioners .........................................44
Front passenger’s seatbelt with Shoulder Belt Pretensioner .................................................................45
System Monitors.............................................................45
System Servicing................... .........................................45
Precautions against Vehicle Modification....................46
1-6. Child Restraint System s.......................................46
Safety precautions .........................................................46
Safety Tips for Installing Child Restraint Systems .....48
Where to Place a Child Restraint System ....................48 Choosing a Child Restraint System ............................. 50
Installing Child Restraint Systems with ALR/ELR
Seatbelt ........................................................................ 51
Installing a Booster Seat ............................................... 54
Installation of Child Rest raint Systems by Use of 
Lower and Tether Anchorages (LATCH) ................... 55
Top Tether Anchorages ................................................ 59
1-7. SRS Airbag (Supplemental Restraint System
Airbag)..................................................................60
General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag 
System.......................................................................... 60
General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag 
System for Accessories and Any Objects ................ 63
General Precautions regarding SRS Airbag 
System and Children ................................................... 65
Components ................................................................... 68
SUBARU Advanced Frontal Airbag System, 
SRS Side Airbag and SRS Curtain Airbag ................ 70
SRS Side Airbag and SRS Curtain Airbag................... 80
SRS Airbag System Monitors ....................................... 87
SRS Airbag System Servicing . ..................................... 88
Precautions against Vehicle Modification ................... 89
How to Contact the Vehicle Manufacturer 
concerning Modifications for Persons with 
Disabilities That May Affect the Advanced 
Airbag System ............................................................. 90
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Front Seats
301-1. Front Seats
WARNING
Never adjust the seat while
driving, as personal injury or loss
of vehicle control may occur. Before adjusting the seat, ensure
nothing is blocking the adjusting
mechanism. After adjusting the seat, move it
back and forth to ensure the seat
is securely locked. If it is not, it
may move suddenly or the
seatbelt may not operate prop-
erly. Do not put objects under the front
seats. They may interfere with
front seat locking mechanism
and cause an accident.
 Seatbelts provide maximum
restraint when the occupant sits
back and upright in the seat. To
reduce the risk of sliding under
the seatbelt in a collision, the
front seatbacks should always be
used in the upright position while
the vehicle is running. If the front
seatbacks are not in the upright
position and a collision occurs,
the risk of sliding under the lap
belt and of the lap belt sliding up
over the abdomen will increase,
and both can result in serious
injury or death. The SRS airbags deploy with
considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are not sitting
back and upright when the SRS
airbag deploys could suffer
serious injury. Because the SRS
airbag needs enough space for
deployment, 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.
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Front Seats
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Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags1
– CONTINUED –
WARNING
Seat children in the rear seat prop-
erly restrained at all times. The SRS
airbag deploys with considerable
speed and force and can injure or
even kill children, especially if they
are not restrained or improperly
restrained. Because 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 chil-
dren (including those in child
restraint systems) sit in the REAR
seat properly restrained at all times
in a child restraint system or in a
seatbelt, whichever is appropriate
for the child’s age, height and
weight. Secure ALL types of child
systems in the REAR seats at all
times.NEVER INSTALL A CHILD
RESTRAINT SYSTEM 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.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating posi-
tions than in the front seating posi-
tions. For instructions and
precautions concerning child
restraint systems, refer to "Child
Restraint Systems" P46.
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WARNING
To prevent the passenger from slid-
ing under the seatbelt in the event
of a collision, always put the
seatback in the upright position
while the vehicle is in motion. Also,
do not place objects such as cush-
ions between the passenger and the
seatback. If you do so, the risk of
sliding under the lap belt and of the
lap belt sliding up over the abdo-
men will increase, and both can
result in serious internal injury or
death.
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Front Seats
32
WARNING
Do not let rear passengers rest their
feet between the front seatback and
seat cushion. Doing so may inter-
fere with the proper operation of the
following systems and could result
in serious injury. Occupant detection systemSRS side airbagFront seat heater (if equipped)
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WARNING
Do not press your feet onto the
instrument panel. Doing so may
prevent the occupant detection
function of the SRS airbag system
from functioning correctly, and may
result in serious injury or death in
the event of an accident.
101704
WARNING
Seatbelts provide maximum
restraint when the occupant sits
well back and upright in the seat.
Do not put cushions or any other
materials between occupants and
seatbacks or seat cushions. If you
do so, the risk of sliding under the
lap belt and of the lap belt sliding up
over the abdomen will increase, and
both can result in serious internal
injury or death.
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Front Seats
33
Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags1
– CONTINUED –
■Manual Seat▼ Forward and backward adjustment
1. Sit in the seat to adjust.
2. Pull the lever upward, slide the seat to
the desired position, and then release the
lever.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to
make sure that it is securely locked into
place. ▼
Reclining the seatback
1. Pull up the reclining lever, adjust the
seatback to the desired position, and then
release the lever.
2. Make sure the seatback is securely
locked into place.
The seatback placed in a reclined position
can spring back upward with force when
pulling up the lever. While operating the
lever to return the seatback, hold the
seatback lightly so t hat it may be raised
back gradually. ▼
Seat cushion height adjustment
(driver’s seat)
1) Push the lever down to lower the seat.
2) Pull the lever up to raise the seat.You can adjust the height of the seat by
moving the seat cush ion adjustment lever
up or down.
▼ Getting in and out of the rear seatsTo get in and out of the rear seats, use the
reclining lever or seatback fold lever.
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Front Seats
34Driver’s seat
1) Seatback fold lever
2) Reclining lever
Front passenger's seat
1) Seatback fold lever
2) Reclining lever
▽Before getting in or out of the
rear seats
Release the seatbelt from the seatbelt
guide.
▽Getting in the rear seats
Lift the reclining lever or seatback fold
lever.
The seatback will fold forward.
Front passenger's seat only: The seat can
be slid forward and backward.
▽Getting out of the rear seats
Lift the reclining lever or seatback fold
lever.
The seatback will fold forward.
Front passenger's seat only: The seat can
be slid forward and backward.
▽After getting in or out of the rear
seats
Return the seatback to the upright position
until the seat locks.
Front passenger seat only: The seat will
lock in position at the point where the
seatback reaches the upright position.
■ Head Restraint AdjustmentBoth the driver’s seat and front
passenger’s seat are equipped with head
restraints. Both head restraints are adjust-
able in the following ways.
1
2
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1
2
102665
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. Also, never install
the head restraints backwards.
Doing so will prevent the head
restraints from functioning as
intended. Therefore, when the
head restraints are removed, all
head restraints must be rein-
stalled properly to protect vehicle
occupants. The vehicle should not be oper-
ated until the head restraints are
installed in their proper positions.
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