warning SUBARU IMPREZA 2016 5.G User Guide

Function settings
A SUBARU dealer can change the settings of the functions shown in the following table to meet your personal requirements. Contact
the nearest SUBARU dealer for details. If your vehicle is equipped with a multi function display, the settings for some of these functions
can be changed using the display. For details, refer to“Multi function display”F 3-42.
Item Function Possible settingsDefault setting
Alarm system Alarm system Operation/Non-operationOperation
Monitoring start delay time (after
closure of doors) 0 seconds/30 seconds
30 seconds
Impact sensor operation (only
models with shock sensors (dealer
option)) Operation/Non-operation
Non-operation
Passive arming (models without
“ Keyless Access with Push-button
Start system ”) Operation/Non-operation
Non-operation
Dome light and map lights illumina-
tion (models with moonroof) ON/OFF
OFF
Dome light illumination (models
without moonroof)
Keyless Access (if equipped) Hazard warning flasher Operation/Non-operationOperation
Audible signal Operation/Non-operationOperation
Audible signal volume Level 1 to 7Level 5
Door unlock selection function (dri-
ver ’s door unlock) Driver
’s door only/All doors Driver ’s door only
Door unlock selection function (rear
gate unlock) Rear gate only/All doors
Rear gate only
Remote keyless entry system Hazard warning flasher Operation/Non-operationOperation
Audible signal Operation/Non-operationOperation
Audible signal volume Level 1 to 7Level 5
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ItemFunction Possible settingsDefault setting
Key lock-in prevention Key lock-in prevention Operation/Non-operationOperation
Defogger and deicer system for
models with the automatic climate
control system Rear window defogger, outside
mirror defogger and windshield wi-
per deicer Operation for 15 minutes/
Continuous operation
Operation for 15 minutes
Dome light Operation of dome light/map light/
cargo area light OFF delay timer OFF/10 seconds/20 seconds/30
seconds30 seconds
Map light for models with a moon-
roof
Cargo area light (5-door)
Battery drainage prevention func-
tion Battery drainage prevention func-
tion Operation/Non-operation
Operation
Seatbelt warning Sounds a chime while driving Operation/Non-operation Operation
Auto on/off headlights (if equipped) Sensitivity of the operation of the auto on/off headlights Low/Normal/High/Very high Normal
Welcome lighting function (if
equipped) Welcome lighting function (when
approaching) OFF/30 seconds/60 seconds/90
seconds30 seconds
Welcome lighting function (when
exiting) OFF/30 seconds/60 seconds/90
seconds30 seconds
Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper
(5-door) Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper
operation Operation/Non-operation
U.S.-spec. models: Non-operation
Other models: Operation
One-touch lane changer Operation of the one-touch lane
changer Operation/Non-operation
Operation
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Front seats........................................................... 1-2Forward and backward adjustment ...................... 1-3
Reclining the seatback ........................................ 1-4
Seat height adjustment (driver ’s seat) .................. 1-4
Head restraint adjustment .................................... 1-5
Seat heater (if equipped).................................... 1-6Safety precautions.............................................. 1-6
Operation ............................................................ 1-7
Rear seats ............................................................ 1-7Armrest (if equipped) ........................................... 1-8
Head restraint adjustment .................................... 1-8
Folding down the rear seatback .......................... 1-10
Seatbelts............................................................. 1-11Seatbelt safety tips ............................................. 1-11
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) ................... 1-12
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) ......................................... 1-12
Seatbelt warning light and chime ........................ 1-13
Fastening the seatbelt ........................................ 1-13
Seatbelt maintenance ......................................... 1-20
Front seatbelt pretensioners ............................. 1-20Seatbelt with shoulder belt pretensioner .. ........... 1-20Seatbelt with shoulder belt and lap belt
pretensioners .................................................. 1-22
System monitors ............................................... 1-24
System servicing ............................................... 1-24
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-24
Child restraint systems..................................... 1-25Where to place a child restraint system .............. 1-26
Choosing a child restraint system ...................... 1-27
Installing child restraint systems with ALR/ELR seatbelt ........................................................... 1-28
Installing a booster seat ..................................... 1-32
Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) .............. 1-33
Top tether anchorages ....................................... 1-36
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ................................................ 1-39
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system ............................................................ 1-39
Components ...................................................... 1-46
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system ........... 1-48
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ............. 1-58
SRS airbag system monitors .............................. 1-67
SRS airbag system servicing ... .......................... 1-69
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-70
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seats
Front seats
WARNING
.Never adjust the seat while driv-
ing to avoid loss of vehicle con-
trol and personal injury.
. Before adjusting the seat, make
sure the hands and feet of rear
seat passengers and cargo are
clear of the adjusting mechan-
ism.
. After adjusting the seat, push it
slightly to make sure it is se-
curely locked. If the seat is not
securely locked, it may move or
the seatbelt may not operate
properly.
. Do not put objects under the front
seats. They may interfere with
front seat locking and cause an
accident.
. Seatbelts provide maximum re-
straint when the occupant sits
well back and upright in the seat.
To reduce the risk of sliding
under the seatbelt in a collision,
the front seatbacks should be
always used in the upright posi-
tion while the vehicle is running.
If the front seatbacks are not used in the upright position in a
collision, the risk of sliding under
the lap belt and of the lap belt
sliding up over the abdomen will
increase, and both can result in
serious internal injury or death.
. The SRS airbags deploy 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 vehicle control
and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.
WARNING
Place children in the rear seat
properly restrained at all times. The
SRS airbag deploys with consider-
able speed and force and can injure
or even kill children, especially if
they are not restrained or impro-
perly restrained. Because children
are lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from
deployment is greater. For that rea-
son, we strongly recommend that
ALL children (including those in
child seats and those that have
outgrown child restraint devices)
sit in the REAR seat properly re-
strained at all times in a child
restraint device or in a seatbelt,
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whichever is appropriate for the
child’s age, height and weight. Se-
cure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing
child seat) in the REAR seats at all
times.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-
CING 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.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating posi-
tions than in the front seating posi-
tions. For instructions and precau-
tions concerning child restraint sys-
tems, refer to “Child restraint sys-
tems ”F 1-25.
WARNING
Do not let rear passengers rest their
feet between the front seatback and
seat cushion. Doing so may lead to
defective operation of the following
systems and could result in serious
injury.
. Occupant detection system
. SRS side airbag
. Seat heater (if equipped)
&Forward and backward ad-
justment
Pull the lever upward and slide the seat to
the desired position. Then release the
lever and try to move the seat back and
forth to make sure that it is securely locked
into place.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seats
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seats
&Reclining the seatback
Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the
seatback to the desired position. Then
release the lever and make sure the
seatback is securely locked into place.
The seatback placed in a reclined position
can spring back upward with force when
the lever is pulled. While operating the
lever to return the seatback, hold the
seatback lightly so that it may be raised
back gradually.WARNING
To prevent the passenger from slid-
ing under the seatbelt in the event of
a collision, always put the seatback
in the upright position while the
vehicle is in motion. Also, do not
place objects such as cushions
between the passenger and the
seatback. If you do so, the risk of
sliding under the lap belt and of the
lap belt sliding up over the abdomen
will increase, and both can result in
serious internal injury or death.
&Seat height adjustment (dri-
ver ’s seat)
1) When the lever is pushed down, the seat
is lowered.
2) When the lever is pulled up, the seat rises.
The height of the seat can be adjusted by
moving the seat adjustment lever up and
down.
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&Head restraint adjustment
WARNING
. Never drive the vehicle with the
head restraints removed because
they are designed to reduce the
risk of serious neck injury in the
event that the vehicle is struck
from the rear. Also, never install
the head restraints the opposite
way round. Doing so will prevent
the head restraints from func-
tioning as intended. Therefore,
when you remove the head re-
straints, you must reinstall all
head restraints correctly to pro-
tect vehicle occupants.
. All occupants, including the dri-
ver, should not operate a vehicle
or sit in a vehicle ’s seat until the
head restraints are placed in their
proper positions in order to mini-
mize the risk of neck injury in the
event of a crash.
Both the driver ’s seat and front passen-
ger ’s seat are equipped with head re-
straints. Both head restraints are adjusta-
ble in the following ways. !
Head restraint height adjustment
1) Head restraint
2) Release button
Each head restraint should be adjusted so
that the center of the head restraint is
closest to the top of the occupant ’s ears.
To raise:
Pull the head restraint up.
To lower:
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the release button on the top of
the seatback.
To remove:
While pressing the release button, pull out
the head restraint.
To install:
Install the head restraint into the holes that are located on the top of the seatback until
the head restraint locks. Press and hold
the release button to lower the head
restraint.
NOTE
When the head restraint cannot be
pulled out or installed due to insuffi-
cient clearance between the head re-
straint and the roof, tilt the seat and
then perform the installation and re-
moval tasks.
!
Head restraint angle adjustment
The angle of the head restraint can be
adjusted in several steps. While maintain-
ing a suitable driving posture, adjust the
head restraint to a position where the back
of your head is as close to the head
restraint as possible.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seats
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&Operation
1) HI–Rapid heating
2) LO–Normal heating
3) Off
A) Left-hand side
B) Right-hand side
To turn on the seat heater, push the “LO”
or “HI ”position on the switch, as desired,
depending on the temperature.
Selecting the “HI”position will cause the
seat to heat up quicker.
To turn off the seat heater, lightly press the
opposite side of the current position.
The indicator located on the switch illumi-
nates when the seat heater is in operation.Rear seats
WARNING
Seatbelts provide maximum re-
straint when the occupant sits well
back and upright in the seat. Do not
put cushions or any other materials
between occupants and seatbacks
or seat cushions. If you do so, the
risk of sliding under the lap belt and
of the lap belt sliding up over the
abdomen will increase, and both can
result in serious internal injury or
death.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
WARNING
Never stack luggage or other cargo
higher than the top of the seatback
because it could tumble forward and
injure passengers in the event of a
sudden stop or accident.
&Armrest (if equipped)
To lower the armrest, pull on the top edge
of the armrest.
WARNING
To avoid serious injury, passengers
must never be allowed to sit on the
center armrest.
&Head restraint adjustment
Both the rear window side seats and the
rear center seat are equipped with head
restraints.
WARNING
. Never drive the vehicle with the
head restraints removed because
they are designed to reduce the
risk of serious neck injury in the
event that the vehicle is struck
from the rear. Therefore, when
you have removed the head re-
straints, you must reinstall all
head restraints to protect vehicle
occupants.
. All occupants, including the dri-
ver, should not operate a vehicle
or sit in a vehicle ’s seat until the
head restraints are placed in their
proper positions in order to mini-
mize the risk of neck injury in the
event of a crash.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
When the rear-center seating position is
occupied, raise the head restraint to the
extended position. When the rear center
seating position is not occupied, lower the
head restraint to improve rearward visibi-
lity.
&Folding down the rear seat-
back
WARNING
. When you fold down the seat-
back, check that there are no
passengers or objects on the
rear seat. Not doing so creates
a risk of injury or property da-
mage if the seatback suddenly
folds down.
. Never allow passengers to ride
on the folded rear seatback or in
the cargo area or trunk. Doing so
may result in serious injury or
death.
. Secure all objects and especially
long items properly to prevent
them from being thrown around
inside the vehicle and causing
serious injury during a sudden
stop, a sudden steering maneu-
ver or a rapid acceleration.Lock release knob
1) Unlocked
2) Locked
A) Unlocking marker in red
WARNING
When you return the seatback to its
original position, check that the
unlocking marker on the lock re-
lease knob is not visible. Also,
shake the seatback slightly to con-
firm that it is securely fixed in place.
If the seatback is not securely fixed
in place, the seatback may suddenly
fold down in the event of sudden
braking, or objects may move out
from the cargo area or trunk, which
could cause serious injury or death.
WARNING
When the seatback is returned to its
original position, observe the follow-
ing precautions. Failure to do so
may lead to serious injury or an
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