belt SUBARU IMPREZA 2003 2.G Service Manual

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WARNING
SINCE YOUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A
PASSENGER’ S SRS AIRBAG, NEVER
INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD SAFE-
TY SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER ’S SEAT.
DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLACING THE
CHILD’ S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIR-
BAG.
WARNING
Child restraint systems and seatbelts can
become hot in a vehicle that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a smallchild. Check the child restraint system before you place a child in it. Do not leave an unsecured child restraint
system in your vehicle. Unsecured child re-straint systems can be thrown around insideof the vehicle in a sudden stop, turn or acci-
dent; it can strike and injure vehicle occu- pants as well as result in serious injuries or death to the child.

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Installing child restraint systems with seatbelt
1. Set the child restraint system in the seating posi- tion.
2. Run the lap and shoulder belt through or around
the child restraint system following the instructions
provided by its manufacturer. If the shoulder belt
goes in front of the child ’s face or neck, put it behind
the child restraint system.
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 Re-
tractor (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 asALR.
6. Before having a child sit in the child restraint sys-
tem, move it back and forth to check if it is firmly
secured. Sometimes a child restraint can be more
firmly secured by pushing it down into 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 function- ing).

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If the child restraint system requires a top tether,
latch the hook onto the top tether anchor and tighten
the top tether. See the “Top tether anchorages ” for
additional instructions.
8. 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 theELR mode.
If you have any question concerning this type of
child restraint system, 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. That function is restored by allow-
ing the seatbelt to retract fully.
WARNING
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.

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Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchor-ages
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 se-
cured to the designated anchorages provided on
the vehicle body. Your vehicle is equipped with four lower anchorages
(bars) and three upper anchorages (tether anchor-
ages) for accommodating such child restraint sys-tems.The lower anchorages (bars) are used for installing
a child restraint system only on the rear seat win- dow-side seating positions. For each window-side
seating position, two lower anchorages are pro-vided.

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The tether anchorages (upper anchorages) are pro- vided for all the seating positions (middle and both
window-side ones) 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).

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Each lower anchorage is located where the seat
cushion meets the seatback.
1. Use the “
” marks to locate the two lower an-
chorages (bars) for the position where you want to
install the child restraint system.
2. While following the instructions supplied by the
child restraint system manufacturer, connect the
connectors of the child restraint system to the lower anchorages.
When the connectors are fastened, make sure that
the adjacent seatbelts are not caught.
If your child restraint system is of a flexible attach-
ment type (which uses tether straps to connect the
child restraint system proper to the lower anchor- ages), firmly tighten the straps after connecting theconnectors.
3. Connect the top tether hook to the tether anchor-
age and firmly tighten the tether.
For information on how to set the top tether, read the
following “
Top tether anchorages ”.
4. Before seating a child in the child restraint sys-
tem, try to move seat back and forth to verify that it
is held securely in position.
If you have any question concerning this type of
child restraint system, ask your SUBARU dealer.
WARNING
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 injuryin the event of an accident may be increased.

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Top tether anchorages
Anchorage location
1) For left seat
2) For center seat
3) For right seat
Sedan : Three anchorages are installed on the rear
shelf.
1) For left seat
2) For center seat
3) For right seat
Wagon: There is an anchorage for the center seat-
ing position at the rear end of the ceiling, and

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anchorages for each of the two window-side seating
positions on the rear wall of the cargo area. To hook the top tether
n Sedan
F: Front of vehicle
1) Top tether hook
2) Upper anchorage
Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint sys-
tem to the appropriate upper anchorage.
Tighten the top tether securely. n
Wagon
1. Remove the rear seat headrest at the seating
position where the child restraint system has been
installed with the seatbelt or lower anchorages; lift
up the headrest while pressing the release button.
Store the headrest in the cargo area. Avoid placing
the headrest in the passenger compartment to pre-
vent it from being thrown around in the passenger
compartment in a sudden stop or a sharp turn.

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Center
F: Front of vehicle
1) Top tether hook
2) Upper anchorageWindow-side
F: Front of vehicle
1) Top tether hook
2) Upper anchorage
2. Fasten the top tether hook of the child restraint
system to the appropriate upper anchorage.
3. Tighten the top tether securely.
CAUTION
Always remove the headrest when mounting a
child restraint system with a top tether. Other-wise, it may not be possible to fasten the top
tether tightly.

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*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
*SRS: This stands for supplemental restraint system. This name is used because the airbag system sup- plements the vehicle’s seatbelts.
Vehicle with driver ’s and front pas-
senger’ s SRS airbags and lap/shoul-
der restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with a supplemental
restraint system in addition to a lap/shoulder belt at
each front seating position.
The supplemental restraint system (SRS) consists of two airbags (driver ’s and front passenger ’s frontal
airbags) or four airbags (driver ’s and front passen-
ger’ s frontal airbags and driver ’s and front passen-
ger’ s side airbags).
These SRS airbags are designed only as a sup- plement to the primary protection provided by the seatbelt.WARNING
To obtain maximum protection in the event
of an accident, the driver and all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seatbeltswhen the vehicle is moving. The SRS airbag is
designed only as a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seatbelt. It does
not do away with the need to fasten seatbelts.
In combination with the seatbelts, it offers thebest combined protection in case of a seriousaccident. Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of severe injury or death in a crash even whenthe car has the SRS airbag. For instructions and precautions concerningthe seatbelt system, see the “Seatbelts” sec-
tions in this chapter. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the
SRS airbag. Because the SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed – faster than the
blink of an eye – and force to protect in high
speed collisions, the force of an airbag can in-jure an occupant whose body is too close to SRS airbag. It is also important to wear your seatbelt to
help avoid injuries that can result when the