Get Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags -> Rear seats Guide for Subaru XV SUV First Generation (2010-2016)

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats

To turn on the seat heater, push the “LO”

Rear seats

or “HI” position on the switch, as desired,

depending on the temperature.

Selecting the “HI” position will cause the

seat to heat up quicker.

To turn off the seat heater, lightly press the

opposite side of the current position.

The indicator located on the switch illumi-

nates when the seat heater is in operation.

When the vehicle’s interior is warmed

enough or before you leave the vehicle,

be sure to turn the switch off.

WARNING

Never stack luggage or other cargo

WARNING

higher than the top of the seatback

because it could tumble forward and

Seatbelts provide maximum re-

injure passengers in the event of a

straint when the occupant sits well

sudden stop or accident.

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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& Armrest (if equipped)

& Head restraint adjustment

! Rear windows side seating position

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 have removed the head re-

straints, you must reinstall all

Head restraint

To lower the armrest, pull on the top edge

head restraints to protect vehicle

Release button

of the armrest.

occupants.

To remove:

WARNING

. All occupants, including the dri-

While pressing the release button, pull out

ver, should not operate a vehicle

the head restraint.

To avoid serious injury, passengers

or sit in a vehicle’s seat until the

To install:

must never be allowed to sit on the

head restraints are placed in their

center armrest while the vehicle is in

Install the head restraint into the holes that

proper positions in order to mini-

motion.

are located on the top of the seatback until

mize the risk of neck injury in the

the head restraint locks.

event of a crash.

! Rear center seating position

CAUTION

The head restraint is not intended to

be used at the lowest position.

Before sitting on the seat, raise the

head restraint to the extended posi-

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats

To raise:

tion.

folds down.

Pull the head restraint up.

. Never allow passengers to ride

To lower:

on the folded rear seatback or in

the cargo area or trunk. Doing so

Push the head restraint down while

may result in serious injury or

pressing the release button on the top of

death.

the seatback.

To remove:

. Secure all objects and especially

long items properly to prevent

While pressing the release button, pull out

them from being thrown around

the head restraint.

inside the vehicle and causing

To install:

serious injury during a sudden

Install the head restraint into the holes that

stop, a sudden steering maneu-

are located on the top of the seatback until

ver or a rapid acceleration.

the head restraint locks.

When the rear-center seating position is

Incorrect (retracted position)

occupied, raise the head restraint to the

Correct (extended position)

extended position. When the rear center

seating position is not occupied, lower the

head restraint to improve rearward visibi-

lity.

& Folding down the rear seat-

back

WARNING

. When you fold down the seat-

Lock release knob

back, check that there are no

1) Unlocked

passengers or objects on the

2) Locked

rear seat. Not doing so creates

Head restraint

A) Unlocking marker in red

a risk of injury or property da-

Release button

mage if the seatback suddenly

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WARNING

When you return the seatback to its

original position, check that the

unlocking marker on the lock re-

lease knob is not visible. Also,

shake the seatback slightly to con-

firm that it is securely fixed in place.

If the seatback is not securely fixed

in place, the seatback may suddenly

fold down in the event of sudden

braking, or objects may move out

from the cargo area or trunk, which

could cause serious injury or death.

Unlock the seatback by pulling the lock

WARNING

release knob and then fold the seatback

down.

When the seatback is returned to its

To return the seatback to its original

original position, observe the follow-

position, raise the seatback until it locks

ing precautions. Failure to do so

into place and make sure that it is securely

may lead to serious injury or an

locked referring to the following descrip-

accident because the operation effi-

tion.

ciency of the seatbelt is inhibited.

. The seatbelt should not pass

behind the securing hook for

the seatback.

. The seatbelt should not be

caught in the seatback and it

should be fully visible.

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags -> Rear seats for Your Subaru XV SUV First Generation (2010-2016)

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