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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelts

& Seatbelt maintenance

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To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap and

lukewarm water. Never bleach or dye the

belts because this could seriously affect

their strength.

Inspect the seatbelts and attachments

including the webbing and all hardware

periodically for cracks, cuts, gashes, tears,

damage, loose bolts or worn areas. Re-

place the seatbelts even if only minor

damage is found.

CAUTION

. Keep the belts free of polishes,

oils, chemicals and particularly

. Do not allow the retractor to roll

battery acid.

up the seatbelt too quickly. Other-

wise, the metal tongue plates

. Never attempt to make modifica-

may hit against the trim, resulting

tions or changes that will prevent

in damaged trim.

the seatbelt from operating prop-

erly.

. Have the seatbelt fully rolled up

so that the tongue plates are

neatly stored. A hanging tongue

plate can swing and hit against

the trim during driving, causing

3. Allow the retractor to roll up the belt.

damage to the trim.

You should hold the webbing end and

guide it back into the retractor while it is

rolling up. Insert the connector (tongue)

into the belt holder.

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelt pretensioners

Seatbelt pretensioners

as possible.

your SUBARU dealer.

. When you sell your vehicle, we urge

. When discarding seatbelt retrac-

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you to inform the buyer that the vehicle

tor assemblies equipped with

The following seatbelts have a seatbelt

is equipped with seatbelt preten-

seatbelt pretensioners or scrap-

pretensioner.

sioners. Also, notify the buyer of the

ping the entire vehicle due to

. Driver9s seatbelt

contents in this section.

collision damage or for other

. Front passenger9s seatbelt

reasons, consult your SUBARU

& Seatbelt with shoulder belt

dealer.

The seatbelt pretensioners are designed

pretensioner

to be activated in the event of an accident

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involving a moderate to severe frontal and

NOTE

side collision and rollover accident.

This section is applicable to the follow-

. Seatbelt pretensioners are not de-

ing components.

WARNING

signed to activate in minor impacts or

. Driver9s seatbelt

in rear impacts.

. To obtain maximum protection,

. Pretensioners are designed to func-

the occupants should sit in an

tion on a one-time-only basis. In the

upright position with their seat-

event that a pretensioner is activated,

belts properly fastened. Refer to

both the driver9s and front passenger9s

<Seatbelts= F1-12.

seatbelt retractor assemblies should

be replaced only by an authorized

. Do not modify, remove or strike

SUBARU dealer. When replacing seat-

the seatbelt retractor assemblies

belt retractor assemblies, use only

equipped with seatbelt preten-

genuine SUBARU parts.

sioners or surrounding area. This

. If a seatbelt that has a seatbelt

could result in accidental activa-

pretensioner does not retract or cannot

tion of the seatbelt pretensioners

be pulled out due to a malfunction or

or could make the system inop-

activation of the pretensioner, contact

erative, possibly resulting in ser-

your SUBARU dealer as soon as pos-

ious injury. Seatbelt preten-

Front seatbelt pretensioner

sible.

sioners have no user-serviceable

The pretensioner sensor also serves as

. If the seatbelt retractor assembly or

parts. For required servicing of

follows.

surrounding area has been damaged,

seatbelt retractors equipped with

. SRS frontal airbag sensor

contact your SUBARU dealer as soon

seatbelt pretensioners, consult

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