Get Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags -> Front seats Guide for Subaru Outback SUV Fourth Generation (2010-2014)

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Front seats

WARNING

. Never adjust the seat while driv-

ing to avoid loss of vehicle con-

trol and personal injury.

. Before adjusting the seat, make

sure the hands and feet of rear

seat passengers or cargo are

clear of the adjusting mechan-

ism.

. After adjusting the seat, push it

slightly to make sure it is se-

curely locked. If the seat is not

securely locked, it may move or

the seatb elt may not ope rate

properly.

. Do not put objects under the front

seats. They may interfere with

front seat locking and cause an

accident.

. Seatbelts provide maximum re-

straint when the occupant sits

well back and upright in the seat.

To reduce the risk of sliding

under the seatbelt in a collision,

the front seatbacks should be

always used in the upright posi-

tion while the vehicle is running.

If the front seatbacks are not

used in the upright position in a

collision, 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.

. The SRS airbags deploy with

considerable speed and force.

Occupants who are not in the

proper position when the SRS

airbag deploys could suffer very

serious injuries. 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 steer-

ing 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.

WARNING

Put children in the rear seat properly

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

res trained. Because ch ildren are

lighter and weaker than adults, their

risk of being injured from deploy-

ment is greater. Consequently, we

strongly recommend that ALL chil-

dren (including those in child seats

and those that have outgrown child

restraint devices) sit in the 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.

Secure ALL types of child restraint

devices (inclu ding forward facing

child seats) in the REAR seats at

all times.

NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-

CING CHILD 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.

According to accident sta tistics,

children are safer when properly

restrained in the rear seating posi-

tions than in the front seating posi-

tions. For instructions and precau-

tions concerning child restraint sys-

tems, refer to “Child restraint sys-

tems” F1-25.

WARNING

To prevent the passenger from slid-

ing under the seatbelt in the event of

a collision, always put the seatback

in the upright positi on while the

vehicle is in motion. Also, do not

place objects such as cushions

between the passen ger and the

seatback. 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.

& Manual seat (if equipped)

! Forward and backward adjustment

Pull the lever upward and slide the seat to

the desired position. Then release the

lever and try to move the seat back and

forth to make sure that it is securely locked

into place.

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! Reclining the seatback

Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the

seatback to the desired position. Then

release the lever and make sure the

seatback is securely locked into place.

The seatback placed in a reclined position

can spring back upward with force when

the lever is pulled. When operating the

reclining lever to return the seatback, hold

the seatback lightly so that it may be

raised back gradually.

! Seat height adjustment (driver’s

seat)

1) When the lever is pushed down, the seat

is lowered.

2) When the lever is pulled up, the seat

rises.

The height of the seat can be adjusted by

moving the seat cushion adjustment lever

up or down.

& Power seat (if equipped)

! Driver’s seat

1) Seat position forward/backward con-

trol switch

To adjust the seat forward or backward,

move the control switch forward or

backward. During forward/backward ad-

justment of the seat, you cannot adjust

the seat cushion angle or seat cushion

height.

2) Seat cushion angle control switch

To adjust the seat cushion angle, pull up

or push down the front end of the control

switch.

3) Seatback angle (reclining) control

switch

To adjust the angle of the seatback,

move the control switch.

4) Seat height control switch

To adjust the seat height, pull up or push

down the rear end of the control switch.

5) Lumbar support control switch

To increase lower back support, push the

front side of the switch. To decrease

lower back support, push the rear side of

the switch.

! Front passenger’s seat (if

equipped)

1) Seat position forward/backward con-

trol switch

To adjust the seat forward or backward,

move the control switch forward or

backward.

2) Seatback angle (reclining) control

switch

To adjust the angle of the seatback,

move the control switch.

! Memory function (driver’s seat — if

equipped)

WARNING

. Never adjust the seat while driv-

ing to avoid loss of vehicle con-

trol and personal injury.

. Before adjusting the seat, make

sure that cargo or the hands and

feet of rear seat passengers are

clear of the adjusting mechan-

ism.

. Never retrieve the seat position

while driving to avoid loss of

vehicle control and personal in-

jury.

. Perform the seat position retrie-

val before driving. Be sure to

confirm that the select lever is

in the “P” position, and the

parking brake is applied, when

adjusting the seat position. Do

not drive until the retrieval of the

seat position is complete.

. When retrieving a registered seat

position, make sure the hands,

feet and possessions of rear seat

passengers are clear of the seat

adjusting mechanism.

. When any unusual conditions or

malfunctions occur during the

retrieval of the seat position, stop

the retrieval of the seat position

by performing any of the follow-

ing procedures.

– Operate any of the power seat

switches

– Press the “SET” button

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– Press button “1” or “2”

Some of your desired seat positions can

be registered. Register the seat position

with button “1” or “2” or each of the access

keys and retrieve the seat position.

The following seat posit ions can be

registered.

. Forward/backward position of the seat

. Angle of seatback

. Angle of seat cushion

. Height of seat

! Registration of seat position with

button “1” or “2”

1. Adjust the seat position under the

following conditions.

. The parking brake is applied.

. The ignition switch is in the “LOCK”/

“OFF” position.

. The select lever is in the “P” posi-

tion.

2. While pressing the “SET” button, press

and hold the desired button “1” or “2”.

3. The chirp sound sounds once, and the

seat position is registered.

! Registration of seat position with

each access key

1. Adjust the seat position under the

following conditions.

. The parking brake is applied.

. The ignition switch is in the “LOCK”/

“OFF” position.

. The select lever is in the “P” posi-

tion.

2. While holding the access key and

pressing the “SET” button, press the “

”

button of the access key.

3. The chirp sound sounds once, and the

seat position is registered.

! Retrieval of seat position registered

with button “1” or “2”

WARNING

Be sure to press the correct button

to retrieve your registered seat

position. If the seat position is not

optimum for you, it may adversely

affect your driving and may reduce

the effectiveness of the sea tbelt.

That could result in an accident

involving serious injury or death.

1. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”

position.

2. While the select lever is in the “P”

position and the parking brake is applied,

press button “1” or “2 ”.

3. The chirp sound sounds and the seat

moves to the registered position.

4. When the seat moves to the registered

position, the chirp sound sounds.

NOTE

. If a new position is registered for the

same button, the previously registered

seat position is deleted.

. If the vehicle battery is removed, the

registered seat position is not deleted.

. When the button “1” or “2” is

pressed within 45 seconds after the

driver’s door is opened, the registered

seat position can be retrieved even if

the ignition switch is in the “LOCK” or

“OFF” position.

! Retrieval of the seat position regis-

tered with access key

1. Hold the registered access key.

2. Unlock the driver’s door by pressing

the “

” button or gripping the do or

handle.

3. Open the driver’s door.

4. The chirp sound sounds and the seat

moves to the registered position.

5. When the seat moves to the registered

position, the chirp sound sounds.

NOTE

. If the registered seat position cannot

be retrieved after performing the pre-

vious procedures , try t he following

procedures.

(1) Press the “SET” button on the

driver’s door.

(2) Press the “

” button on the

access key or the door lock button

to lock the doors.

(3) Perform the prior procedures

again.

. If the keyless access function is

disabled, the seat position cannot be

retrieved by gripping the driver’s door

handle. However, the seat position can

still be retrieved by pressing the “

”

button on the access key. For informa-

tion about how to enable/disable the

keyless access function, refer to “Dis-

abling keyless access function” F2-17.

. If a new position is registered for the

same access key, the previously regis-

tered seat position is deleted.

! Clearing the registered seat position

with access key

1. Close the driver’s door.

2. While holding the access key and

pressing the “SET” button, press the “

”

button on the access key.

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3. The chi rp sound sounds, and the

registered seat position is cleared.

& Head restraint adjustment

1) Head restraint

2) Release button

Both the driver’s seat and the front

passenger’s seat are equipped with head

restraints.

The head restraint should be adjusted so

that the center of the head restraint is

closest to the top of the occupant’s ears.

To raise:

Pull the head restraint up.

To lower:

Push t he 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.

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.

Seat heater (if equipped)

1) HIGH – Rapid heating

2) LOW – Normal heating

3) OFF – Off

A) Left-hand side

B) Right-hand side

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