child seat SUBARU BRZ 2018 Owners Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTSIndex
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1-1. Key informationKeys ..................................... 22
1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and
trunk lid
Keyless access with push button start system ............. 25
Remote keyless entry system ................................ 38
Doors.................................... 43
Trunk lid ............................... 46
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ........................... 53
Rear seats ............................ 56
Head restraints ..................... 58
Seatbelts .............................. 60
Steering wheel ..................... 67
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror .................................. 69
Outside rear view mirrors ..... 71
1-4. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows .................... 74
1-5. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .... 78 1-6. Security system
Engine immobilizer system ................................ 82
Theft prevention labels (U.S.A.) ............................... 86
Alarm .................................... 87
1-7. Safety information Correct driving posture ......... 91
SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ................... 93
Front passenger occupant detection system .............. 131
Child restraint systems ....... 141
Installing child restraints ..... 145
2-1. Driving procedures Driving the vehicle .............. 156
Push-button ignition switch ............................... 172
Engine (ignition) switch....... 182
Automatic transmission ...... 185
Manual Transmission ......... 192
Turn signal lever ................. 195
Parking brake ..................... 197
Horn .................................... 198
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Pictorial indexInterior
Power outlet
P. 316
Head restraints P. 58
Seatbelts P. 60
Cup holders
Console tray P. 311
P. 311
SRS side airbags P. 93
Front seats P. 53
Glove box P. 309
SRS curtain airbags
P. 93Child restraint
anchor brackets
P. 145
Display Audio system ∗, *1
Navigation system ∗, *2
SRS front
passenger airbag
P. 93

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Scrapping of your SUBARU
The SRS airbag and seatbelt pretensioner devices in your SUBARU contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seatbelt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seatbelt pretensioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your SUBARU
dealer before you scrap your vehicle.
Perchlorate Material
Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These
components may include airbag, seatbelt pretensioners, and transmitter
batteries.
WARNING
■ General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impa ired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that dis-
tracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat build-up or
extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal to children.

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1-1. Key informationKeys ................................... 22
1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and
trunk lid
Keyless access with push button start system .......... 25
Remote keyless entry system ............................. 38
Doors ................................. 43
Trunk lid ............................. 46
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ......................... 53
Rear seats.......................... 56
Head restraints................... 58
Seatbelts ............................ 60
Steering wheel ................... 67
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror ............................... 69
Outside rear view mirrors.............................. 71 1-4. Opening and closing the
windows
Power windows .................. 74
1-5. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap ................................... 78
1-6. Security system Engine immobilizer system ............................. 82
Theft prevention labels (U.S.A.) ............................ 86
Alarm.................................. 87
1-7. Safety information Correct driving posture....... 91
SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ................. 93
Front passenger occupant detection system ............ 131
Child restraint systems..... 141
Installing child restraints ........................ 145

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WARNING
■
When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the select
lever to P (automatic transmission) or shift lever to neutral (manual trans-
mission).
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the trunk while driv-
ing.
● Do not allow children to enter the trunk.
■ After returning the rear seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Check that the seatbelts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
■ Before using the rear seatbelts
●Make sure that the seatback is securely
locked in position by lightly pushing it
back and forth.
If the seatback is not securely locked,
the red portion of the seatback lock
indicator will be visible. Make sure that
the red portion is not visible.
●Always make sure that the seatbelt is
not caught in the seatback or twisted in
one of the hooks that secure the seat-
back. Failure to do so may cause the
seatbelt to not be fastened correctly or
to become ineffective in a collision,
resulting in serious injury.

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■Emergency locking retractor (ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on impact. It may also
lock if you lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion will allow the belt to
extend so that you can move around fully.
■ Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger's shoulder belt is completely extended and then
retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be
extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly.
To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once
more. ( →P. 145)
■ Child seatbelt usage
The seatbelts of your vehicle are principally designed for persons of adult
size.
●Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle's seatbelt.
(→ P. 141)
● When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle's
seatbelt, follow the instructions on P. 60 regarding seatbelt usage.
■ Seatbelt pretensioners
●Seatbelt pretensioners are not designed to activate in a rear impact or
minor frontal or side impact.
● The following four components operate simultaneously when the vehicle
is involved in a rollover accidents.
• Seatbelt pretensioner for driver
• Seatbelt pretensioner for front passenger
• SRS curtain airbag for driver’s seat side
• SRS curtain airbag for front passenger’s seat side

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WARNING
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
■Wearing a seatbelt
●Ensure that all passengers wear a seatbelt.
● Always wear a seatbelt properly.
● Each seatbelt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seatbelt
for more than one person at once, including children.
● SUBARU recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always
use a seatbelt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.
● To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than
necessary. The seatbelt is most effective when the occupants are sitting
up straight and well back in the seats.
● Do not wear the shoul der belt under your arm.
● Always wear your seatbelt low and snug across your hips.
■ Pregnant women
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat-
belt in the proper way. ( →P. 60)
Women who are pregnant should position
the lap belt as low as possible over the
hips in the same manner as other occu-
pants. Extend the shoulder belt com-
pletely over the shoulder and position the
belt across the chest. Avoid belt contact
over the rounding of the abdominal area.
If the seatbelt is not worn properly, not
only the pregnant woman, but also the
fetus could suffer death or serious injury
as a result of sudden braking or a colli-
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WARNING
■
People with a medical condition
Obtain medical advice and wear the seatbelt in the proper way.
■ When children are in the vehicle
Do not allow children to play with the seatbelt. If the seatbelt becomes
twisted around a child’s neck, it may lead to choking or other serious injuries
that could result in death.
If this occurs and the buckle cannot be unfastened, scissors should be used
to cut the belt.
■ Seatbelt pretensioners
If the pretensioner has activated, the SRS airbag system warning light will
come on. In that case, the seatbelt cannot be used again and must be
replaced at your SUBARU dealer.

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WARNING
■SRS airbag
●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, especially if
they are 12 years of age and under and
are not restrained or improperly
restrained. Because children are lighter
and weaker than adults, their risk of
being injured from deployment is
greater.
For that reason, we strongly recom-
mend that ALL children (including those
in child seats and those that have out-
grown child restraint devices) sit in the
REAR seat properly restrained at all
times in a child restraint device or in a
seatbelt, whichever is appropriate for
the child's age, height and weight.
Secure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing child
seats) in the REAR seats at all times.
According to accident statistics, chil-
dren are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating positions than in the
front seating positions.
For instructions and precautions con-
cerning the child restraint system, refer
to “Child restraint systems”. ( →P. 141)

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WARNING
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SRS airbag
● NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD
BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
● Never allow a child to stand up, or to kneel on the front passenger’s seat,
or never hold a child on your lap or in your arms. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable force and can injure or even kill the child.
● When the SRS airbag deploys, some smoke will be released. This smoke
could cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or
other breathing trouble. If you or your passengers have breathing prob-
lems after SRS airbag deploys, get fresh air promptly.
● A deploying SRS airbag releases hot gas. Occupants could get burned if
they come into direct contact with the hot gas.