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Child restraint systems
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 childrestraint system that meet s Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards or Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards, is compatible with your vehicle and is ap-
propriate for the child’s age and size. All child restraint
systems are designed to be se cured in vehicle seats
by lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap/shoulder belt
(except those covered under the section in this manu-al, entitl ed “Installation of ch ild restraint systems by
use of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH)”). 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 fol-
low the manufacturer’s instructions.
According to accident stat
istics, children are safer
when properly restrained in the rear seating positions
than in the front seating positions.
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces require that in-
fants and small children be restrained in an approved
child restraint system at al l times while the vehicle is
moving.
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A: Front passenger’s seat
You should not install a child restraint system (includ-
ing a booster seat) due to the hazard to children posed
by the passenger’s airbag.
B: Rear seat
Recommended positions for all types of child restraint
systems.
In these positions, Automatic/Emergency Locking Re-
tractor (A/ELR) seatbelts and lower anchorage bars
are provided for installi
ng a child restraint system.
Some types of child restraints might not be able to be
secured firmly due to projection of the seat cushion.
In this seating position, you should use only a child re- straint system that has a bo
ttom base that fits snugly
against the contours of the seat cushion and can be
securely retained using the seatbelt.
y Put children aged 12 and under in the rear
seat properly restrained at all times. The SRS
airbag deploys with considerable speed and
force and can injure or even kill children, espe-
cially if they are 12 years of age and under and
are not restrained or improperly restrained. Be-
cause children are lighter and weaker than
adults, their risk of being injured from deploy-
ment is greater.
For that reason, be sure to secure ALL types of
child restraint devices (including forward fac-
ing child seats) in the REAR seats at all times.
You should choose a restraint device which is
appropriate for the child’s age, height and
weight. According to accident statistics, chil-
dren are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front seating
positions.
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Installing child restraint systems with
A/ELR seatbelt
yChild restraint systems and seatbelts can be-
come hot in a vehicle that has been closed up
in sunny weather; they could burn a small child.
Check the child restraint system before you
place a child in it. y Do not leave an unsecured child restraint
system in your vehicle. Unsecured child re-
straint systems can be thrown around inside of
the vehicle in a sudden stop, turn or accident;
they can strike and injure vehicle occupants as
well as result in serious injuries or death to the
child.
When you install a child restraint system, fol-
low the manufacturer’s instructions supplied
with it. After installing the child restraint sys-
tem, check to ensure that it is held securely in
position. If it is not held tight and secure, the
danger of your child suffering personal injury in
the event of an accident may be increased.
T Installing a rearward facing child restraint
1. Place the child restraint system in the rear seating
position.
2. Run the lap and shoulder belt through or around the child restraint system following the instructions
provided by its manufacturer.
3. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle until you
hear a click.
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4. Take up the slack in the lap belt.
5. Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to
change the retractor over from the Emergency Lock-
ing Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retrac-
tor (ALR) function. Then, allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be
heard which indicate the retractor functions as ALR. 6. Push and pull the child
restraint system forward
and from side to side to check if it is firmly secured.
Sometimes a child restraint can be more firmly se-
cured by pushing it down in to the seat cushion and
then tightening the seatbelt.
7. Pull at the shoulder portion of the belt to confirm
that it cannot be pulled out (ALR properly functioning).
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8. To remove the child rest
raint system, press the re-
lease button on the seatbelt buckle and allow the belt
to retract completely. The belt will return to the ELR
mode.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD
SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER’S SEAT.
DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
TO THE CHILD BY PL ACING THE CHILD’S
HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
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. TInstalling forward facing child restraint sys-
tems with seatbelt and tether anchorages
When you install a child restraint system, fol-
low the manufacturer’s instructions supplied
with it. After installing the child restraint sys-
tem, check to ensure that it is held securely in
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position. If it is not he ld tight and secure, the
danger of your child suffering personal injury in
the event of an accident may be increased.
1. Place the child restraint system in the seating posi-
tion on the rear seat cushion.
2. Pull the seatback locking knob and fold the seat-
back forward to see the tether anchorage on the back-
side of the seatback.
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3. Connect the tether belt
hook onto the tether an-
chorage on the backside of the seatback. Take up any
slack in the tether belt after connecting it to the tether
anchorage. 4. Put the other end of the tether belt through under
the headrest.
5. Return the seatback to the locked position. Confirm
that the red mark on the locking knob is no longer vis-
ible and check that the s
eatback is securely locked by
moving it back and forth.
6. Run the lap and shoulder belt through the child re-
straint system follow ing the instructions provided by its
manufacturer.
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7. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle. 8. Take up the slack in the lap belt.
9. Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to
change the retractor over from the Emergency Lock-
ing Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retrac-
tor (ALR) function. Then allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt
is rewinding, clicks will be
heard which indicate the retractor function as ALR.
10.While pushing the child rest raint into the seat cush-
ion and moving it back and forth and right and left,
tighten the seatbelt securely by taking up the slack in
the belt.
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11.While pushing the child restraint into the seat cush-
ion and moving it back and forth, pull the upper tether
belt straight up to secu
re the child restraint system
firmly by taking up the slack in the belt.
12.The loose end of the tether belt should be placed
into the gap on the ba ckside of the seatback.
13.Before having a child sit in the child restraint sys-
tem, move it back and forth and right and left to check
if it is firmly secured.
14.To remove the child restraint system, follow the re-
verse procedures of instal lation. 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 re-
straint system installation
, ask your SUBARU dealer.
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. TInstallation of forward facing child restraint by
seatbelt only
1. Place the child restra int 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. Take up the slack in the lap belt.
5. Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to
change the retractor over from the Emergency Lock-
ing Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retrac-
tor (ALR) function. Then allow the belt to rewind into
the retractor. As the belt
is rewinding, clicks will be
heard which indicate the retractor function as ALR.
6. While pushing the child restraint into the seat cush-
ion and moving it back and forth and right and left,
tighten the seatbelt securely by taking up the slack in
the belt.
7. Before having a child sit in the child restraint sys-
tem, move it back and forth and right and left to check
if it is firmly secured.
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