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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seatbelt pretensioners
tion on a one-time-only basis. In the
& System servicing
This could result in accidental
event that a pretensioner is activated,
activation of the seatbelt preten-
both the driver’s and front passenger’s
sioners or could make the sys-
WARNING
seatbelt retractor assemblies should
tem inoperative, possibly result-
be replaced only by an authorized
ing in serious injury. Seatbelt
. When discarding a seatbelt re-
SUBARU dealer. When replacing seat-
pretensioners have no user-ser-
tractor assembly or scrapping
belt retractor assemblies, use only
viceable parts. For required ser-
the entire vehicle damaged by a
genuine SUBARU parts.
vicing of front seatbelt retractors
collision, consult your SUBARU
. If either front seatbelt does not
equipped with seatbelt preten-
dealer.
retract or cannot be pulled out due to
sioners, consult your SUBARU
. Tampering with or disconnecting
a malfunction or activation of the
dealer.
the system’s wiring could result
pretensioner, contact your SUBARU
. When discarding front seatbelt
in accidental activation of the
dealer as soon as possible.
retractor assemblies or scrap-
seatbelt pretensioner and/or
. If the front seatbelt retractor assem-
ping the entire vehicle due to
SRS airbag or could make the
bly or surrounding area has been
collision damage or for other
system inoperative, which may
damaged, contact your SUBARU dealer
reasons, consult your SUBARU
result in serious injury. Do not
as soon as possible.
dealer.
use electrical test equipment on
. When you sell your vehicle, we urge
any circuit related to the seatbelt
you to explain to the buyer that it has
pretensioner and SRS airbag
seatbelt pretensioners by alerting the
& System monitors
systems. For required servicing
buyer to the contents of this section.
of the seatbelt pretensioner, con-
A diagnostic system continually monitors
sult your nearest SUBARU deal-
the readiness of the seatbelt pretensioner
WARNING
er.
while the vehicle is being driven. The
seatbelt pretensioners share the control
. To obtain maximum protection,
module with the SRS airbag system.
the occupants should sit in an
CAUTION
Therefore, if any malfunction occurs in a
upright position with their seat-
seatbelt pretensioner, the SRS airbag
belts properly fastened. Refer to
The sensors and SRS airbag control
system warning light will illuminate. For
“Seatbelts” F1-11.
modules are located in the following
details, refer to “SRS airbag system
locations.
. Do not modify, remove or strike
monitors” F1-64.
the front seatbelt retractor as-
. Front impact sensors: on both
semblies or surrounding area.
sides of the radiator panel
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