Subaru 2005 Legacy User Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

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The SRS airbag deploys with considerable

speed and force. Occupants who are out of

proper position when the SRS airbag deploys

could suffer very serious injuries. Because the

SRS airbag needs enough space for deploy-

ment, the driver should always sit upright and

well back in the seat as far from the steering

wheel as practical while still maintaining full ve-

hicle control and the front passenger should

move the seat as far back as possible and sit

upright and well back in the seat.

It is also important to wear your seatbelt to help

avoid injuries that can result when the SRS air-

bag contacts an occupant not in proper posi-

tion such as one thrown toward the front of the

vehicle during pre-accident braking.

Do not put any objects over the steering wheel

pad and dashboard. If the SRS frontal airbag

deploys, those objects could interfere with its

proper operation and could be propelled inside

the vehicle and cause injury.

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