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& Installation of child restraint

. Never place the shoulder belt

tight and secure, the danger of your

under the child’s arm or behind

systems by use of lower and

child suffering personal injury in the

the child’s back. If an accident

event of an accident may be in-

tether anchorages (LATCH)

occurs, this can increase the risk

creased.

or severity of injury to the child.

WARNING

. The seatbelt should fit snugly in

! Lower and tether anchorages

. Child restraint systems and seat-

order to provide full restraint.

belts can become hot in a vehicle

Loose fitting belts are not as

that has been closed up in sunny

effective in preventing or redu-

weather; they could burn a small

cing injury.

child. Check the child restraint

. Place the lap belt as low as

system before you place a child

possible on the child’s hips. A

in it.

high-positioned lap belt will in-

. Do not leave an unsecured child

crease the risk of sliding under

restraint system in your vehicle.

the lap belt and of the lap belt

Unsecured child restraint sys-

sliding up over the abdomen, and

tems can be thrown around in-

both can result in serious inter-

side of the vehicle in a sudden

nal injury or death.

stop, turn or accident; they can

. Make sure the shoulder belt is

strike and injure vehicle occu-

Some types of child restraint systems can

positioned across the center of

pants as well as result in serious

be installed on the rear seat of your

child’s shoulder. Placing the

injuries or death to the child.

vehicle without use of the seatbelts. Such

shoulder belt over the neck may

child restraint systems are secured to the

result in neck injury during sud-

designated anchorages provided on the

den braking or in a collision.

CAUTION

vehicle body. The lower and tether an-

chorages are sometimes referred to as the

When you install a child restraint

LATCH system (Lower Anchors and

system, follow the manufacturer’s

Tethers for CHildren).

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

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems

The lower anchorages (bars) are used for

! To install a child restraint system

installing a child restraint system only on

using lower and tether an-

the rear seat window-side seating posi-

chorages

tions. For each window-side seating posi-

To install a child restraint system using

tion, two lower anchorages are provided.

lower and tether anchorages, perform the

Each lower anchorage is located where

following procedure.

the seat cushion meets the seatback.

WARNING

! Tether anchorages

Before installing a child restraint

system, be sure to confirm that the

seatback is securely locked into

place. Otherwise, in an accident,

Your vehicle is equipped with four lower

serious injury or death could result.

anchorages (bars) and three upper an-

chorages (tether anchorages) for accom-

1. Shake the seatback slightly to confirm

modating such child restraint systems.

that it is securely locked into place.

– It is possible to check whether the

! Lower anchorages

seatback is locked visually. If the

seatback is locked into place, the red

colored unlocking marker which is

attached to the bottom of the lock

The tether anchorages (upper an-

release knob is invisible. For details,

chorages) are provided at the locations

refer to “Folding down the rear seat-

shown in the above illustration. For de-

back” F1-9.

tails, refer to “Top tether anchorages” F1-

35.

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3. Remove the rear seat head restraint.

For details, refer to “Rear windows side

seating position” F1-8.

2. You will find marks “ ” at the bottom of

5. [If your child restraint system is of a

the rear seat seatbacks. These marks

flexible attachment type (which uses

indicate the positions of the lower an-

tether belts to connect the child restraint

chorages (bars).

system properly to the lower anchorages)]

4. While following the instructions sup-

plied by the child restraint system manu-

While pushing the child restraint into the

facturer, connect the lower hooks onto the

seat cushion, pull both left and right lower

lower anchorages located at “ ” marks on

tether belts up to secure the child restraint

the bottom of the rear seatback. When the

system firmly by taking up the slack in the

hooks are connected, make sure the

belt.

adjacent seatbelts are not caught.

6. Latch the top tether hook onto the

tether anchorage that is located behind

the rear seat and tighten the top tether

firmly. For additional instructions, refer to

“Top tether anchorages” F1-35.

Remove the covers and locate the lower

anchorages (bars).

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems

& Top tether anchorages

! Anchorage location

Your vehicle is equipped with two or three

! 4-door models

top tether anchorages so that a child

restraint system having a top tether can

be installed in the rear seat. 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

7. Before seating a child in the child

tether whenever one is required or avail-

restraint system, try to move it back and

able.

forth and right and left to verify that it is

held securely in position.

8. 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.

For left seat

For center seat

For right seat

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