SUBARU BAJA 2003 1.G Workshop Manual

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For that reason, be sure to secure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing child seats) in the REAR seats
at all times. You should choose a restraint device which isappropriate for the child ’s age, height and weight. According to
accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained inthe rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. SINCE YOUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A PASSENGER ’S
SRS AIRBAG, DO NOT INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD
SAFETY SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER ’S SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLACINGTHE CHILD ’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
Children should be properly restrained in the rear seat at all
times. Never allow a child to stand up, or to kneel on the front
passenger’ s seat. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable
force and can injure or even kill the child.
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Never install rearward facing child safety seat in the front passen-
ger’
s seat.
Never allow a child to stand up, or to kneel on the front passenger ’s
seat or any other seat
Never hold a child on your lap or inyour arms in the front passenger
’s
seat or any other seat.
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Secure child restraint devices in the REAR seat at all times.

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WARNING
Child restraint systems and seatbelts can become hot in a ve-
hicle that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a small child. Check the child restraint system before you place achild in it. Do not leave an unsecured child restraint system in your vehi-
cle. Unsecured child restraint systems can be thrown around in-
side of the vehicle in a sudden stop, turn or accident; it can strikeand injure vehicle occupants as well as result in serious injuriesor death to the child.
Infants and small children should always be placed in an infant or child
restraint system in the rear seat while riding in the vehicle. You should
use an infant or child restraint system that meets Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards or Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, is compat-
ible with your vehicle and is appropriate for the child ’s age and size. All
child restraint systems are designed to be secured in vehicle seats by
lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap/shoulder belt (except those cov-
ered under the section in this manual, entitled “Installation of child re-
straint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages ”).
Children could be endangered in an accident if their child restraints are
not properly secured in the vehicle. When installing the child restraint
system, carefully follow the manufacturer ’s instructions.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly re-
strained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions.
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces require that infants and small
children be restrained in an approved child restraint system at all timeswhile the vehicle is moving.

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Installing child restraint systems with seatbelt and tether anchorages
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NOTE When the child restraint system is no longer in use, remove it and
restore the ELR function of the retractor. The function is restored
by retracting the seatbelt fully.
CAUTION
When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufactur-
er’ s instructions supplied with it. After installing the child re-
straint system, check to ensure that it is held securely in posi-
tion. If it is not held tight and secure, the danger of your childsuffering personal injury in the event of an accident may be in-creased.
1. Set the child restraint system in the seating position on the rearseat cushion.

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2. Pull the seatback locking knob and fold the seatback forward to see the tether anchorage on the backside of the seatback.
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3. Connect the tether belt hook onto the tether anchorage on the
backside of the seatback. Take up any slack in the tether belt after
connecting it to the tether anchorage.

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4. Put the other end of the tether belt through under the headrest.
5. Return the seatback to the locked position. Confirm that the redmark on the locking knob is no longer visible and check that the seat-
back is securely locked by moving it back and forth.
6. Run the lap and shoulder belt through the child restraint system
following the instructions provided by its manufacturer.
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7. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle.
8. Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to change the retractor
over from the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR) function. Then allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be heard which indi-
cate the retractor function as ALR.
9. While pushing the child restraint into the seat cushion and moving

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it back and forth, tighten the seatbelt securely by taking up the slack in the belt.
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10. While pushing the child restraint into the seat cushion and moving
it back and forth, pull the upper tether belt straight up to secure the
child restraint system firmly by taking up the slack in the belt.11. The loose end of the tether belt should be placed into the gap onthe backside of the seatback.
12. To remove the child restraint system, follow the reverse proce-
dures of installation. Unbuckle the seatbelt and allow the belt to
retract completely. The belt will return to the ELR mode.
If you have any question concerning proper child restraint system
installation, ask your SUBARU dealer.

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Installation of child restraint system by seatbelt only
HB1148CA
NOTE When the child restraint system is no longer in use, remove it and
restore the ELR function of the retractor. The function is restored
by retracting the seatbelt fully.
CAUTION
When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufactur-
er’ s instructions supplied with it. After installing the child
restraint system, check to ensure that it is held securely in posi-tion. If it is not held tight and secure, the danger of your child suf-fering personal injury in the event of an accident may beincreased.
1. Place the child restraint system on the seat.
2. Run the lap and shoulder belt through or around the child restraint
system following the instructions provided by its manufacturer.

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3. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle.
4. Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to change the retractor
over from the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR) function. Then allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be heard which indi-
cate the retractor function as ALR.
5. While pushing the child restraint into the seat cushion and moving
it back and forth, tighten the seatbelt securely by taking up the slackin the belt.
6. Before having a child sit in the child restraint system, move it back
and forth to check if it is firmly secured.
7. To remove the child restraint system, press the release button on
the seatbelt buckle and allow the belt to retract completely. The belt
will return to ELR mode.
If you have any question concerning proper child restraint system
installation, ask your SUBARU dealer. Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and teth- er anchorages
Some types of child restraint systems can be installed on the rear
seat of your vehicle without use of the seatbelts. Such child restraint
systems are secured to the dedicated anchorages provided on the
vehicle body. The lower and tether anchorages are sometimes re-
ferred to as the LATCH system ( Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHil-
dren).

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Your vehicle is equipped with four lower anchorages (bars) on the
back panel behind the markings on the bottom part of the rear seat-back and two upper anchorages (tether anchorages) on the back
side of the seatback for accommodating such child restraint systems.
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The lower anchorages (bars) are used for installing a child restraint
system on the rear seat. For each seating position of the rear seat,
two lower anchorages are provided.
The tether anchorages (upper anchorages) are also provided for each
seating position of the rear seat.
You will find marks “
” at the bottom of the rear seat seatbacks.
These marks indicate the positions of the lower anchorages (bars).
Each lower anchorage is located where the seat cushion meets theseatback.

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CAUTION
When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufactur- er ’s 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 tight and secure, the danger of your child suffering per-
sonal injury in the event of an accident may be increased.
1. Place the child restraint system on the rear seat cushion.
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2. Unlock the rear seatback locking knob and fold the seatback for-
ward to see the tether anchorages on the backside of the seatback.
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3. Connect the hook of the upper tether belt onto the tether anchor- age on the backside of the seatback. Do not allow slack in the tetherbelt.