window SUBARU LEGACY 2016 6.G User Guide

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems
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 the
ELR mode.
WARNING
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-
CING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER’SSEAT.DOINGSO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
TO THE CHILD BY PLACING 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. That
function is restored by retracting the
seatbelt fully.
!Installing forward facing child re-
straint
WARNING
Before installing a child restraint
system, be sure to confirm that the
seatback is securely locked into
place. Otherwise, in an accident,
serious injury or death could result.
1. Shake the seatback slightly to confirm
that it is securely locked into place.
2. If the child restraint system makes
contact with the head restraint of the rear
seating position where the child restraint
system is to be installed, raise the head
restraint to the extended position. If the
child restraint system still makes contact,
remove the head restraint. For details,
refer to“Head restraint adjustment”F1-
14.
CAUTION
Store the head restraint that has
been removed in the trunk or cargo
area. Avoid placing the head re-
straint in the passenger compart-
ment to prevent it from being thrown
around in the passenger compart-
ment in a sudden stop or a sharp
turn.
3. For the Outback, adjust the seatback
to the upright position.
4. Place the child restraint system in the
rear seating position.
WARNING
When you intend to install a child
restraint system on the rear center
seating position, if the child restraint
system does not fit snugly against
the contours of the rear center seat
cushion, install the child restraint
system on the window-side seating
position to be safe. For details, refer
to“Where to place a child restraint
system”F1-28.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems
tight and secure, the danger of your
child suffering personal injury in the
event of an accident may be in-
creased.
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 referred to as the LATCH
system (LowerAnchors andTethers for
CHildren).
Your vehicle is equipped with four lower
anchorages (bars) and three upper an-
chorages (tether anchorages) for accom-
modating such child restraint systems.
The lower anchorages (bars) are used for
installing a child restraint system only onthe rear seat window-side seating posi-
tions. For each window-side seating posi-
tion, two lower anchorages are provided.
Each lower anchorage is located behind
the cover of seatback bottom.Legacy
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Outback
1) For left seat
2) For center seat
3) For right seat
The tether anchorages (upper an-
chorages) are provided for all the seating
positions (center and both window-sideones) 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 behind
the cover of seatback bottom.
CAUTION
When you install a child restraint
system, follow the manufacturer’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 personal injury in the
event of an accident may be in-creased.
Peel off the anchorage cover from the
selected side of the rear seatback to
expose the anchorages (bars) to be used
for installation of the child restraint system.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems
!Legacy
1) When installing on the window-side
seating position
2) When installing on the rear center seat-
ing position
1. Raise the head restraint at the seating
position where the child restraint system is
to be installed with the seatbelt or lower
anchorages.
2. Open the cover flaps to use the
anchorages.
3. Pass the top tether between the head
restraint and seatback.
4. Fasten the top tether hook of the child
restraint system to the appropriate upperanchorage.
5. Tighten the top tether securely.
!Outback
1) When installing on the window-side
seating position
2) When installing on the rear center seat-
ing position
1. Raise the head restraint at the seating
position where the child restraint system is
to be installed with the seatbelt or lower
anchorages.
2. Adjust the seatback to the upright
position.
3. Pass the top tether between the head
restraint and seatback.
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4. Attach the top tether hook to the
appropriate upper anchorage.
5. Tighten the top tether securely.
*SRS airbag (Supplemental
Restraint System airbag)
*SRS: This stands for Supplemental Re-
straint System. This name is used be-
cause the airbag system supplements the
vehicle’s seatbelts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a supple-
mental restraint system in addition to a
lap/shoulder belt at each front seating
position and each rear window-side seat-
ing position. The supplemental restraint
system (SRS) consists of the following
airbags.
.Driver’s and front passenger’sfrontal
airbags
.Driver’s and front passenger’sside
airbags
.Driver’s and front passenger’sseat
cushionairbags
.Curtainairbags (for driver, front pas-
senger, and window-side rear passen-
gers)
These SRS airbags are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls front seatbelt
pretensioners. For operation instructions
and precautions concerning the seatbeltpretensioner, refer to“Front seatbelt pre-
tensioners”F1-24.&General precautions regard-
ing SRS airbag system
WARNING
.To obtain maximum protection in
the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the
vehicle should always wear seat-
belts when the vehicle is moving.
The SRS airbag is designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
belt. It does not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. In com-
bination with the seatbelts, it
offers the best combined protec-
tion in case of a serious accident.
Not wearing a seatbelt increases
the chance of severe injury or
death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions
concerning the seatbelt system,
refer to“Seatbelts”F1-16.
.The SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
belt. They do not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. It is also
important to wear your seatbelt
to help avoid injuries that can
result when an occupant is not
seated in a proper upright posi-
tion.
WARNING
.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 theseat 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
.Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to either front door. The
SRS side airbags are stored in
both front seat seatbacks next to
the door, and they provide pro-
tection by deploying rapidly (fas-
ter than the blink of an eye) in the
event of a side impact collision.
However, the force of SRS sideairbag deployment may cause
injuries if your head or other
parts of the body are too close
to the SRS side airbag.
.Since your vehicle is equipped
with SRS curtain airbags, do not
sit or lean unnecessarily close to
the front or rear door on either
side. Also, do not put your head,
arms or hands out of the window.
The SRS curtain airbags on both
sides of the cabin are stored in
the roof side (between the front
pillar and a point over the rear
seat), and they provide protec-
tion by deploying rapidly (faster
than the blink of an eye) in the
event of a side impact, a rollover
or also a frontal collision depend-
ing on circumstances. However,
the force of its deployment may
cause injuries if your head is too
close to it.
.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 injure
an occupant whose body is too
close to SRS airbag.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
WARNING
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.
WARNING
.Never allow a child to do the
following.
–Kneel on any passenger’sseat facing the side window
–Wrap his/her arms around the
front seat seatback
–Put his/her head, arms or
other parts of the body out of
the window
In the event of an accident, the
force of SRS side airbag and/or
SRS curtain airbag deployment
could injure the child seriously
because his/her head, arms or
other parts of the body are too
close to the SRS side airbag and/
or SRS curtain airbag.
.Since your vehicle is also
equipped with a front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag, children
should be placed in the rear seat
anyway and should be properly
restrained at all times.
CAUTION
.When the SRS airbag deploys,
some smoke will be released.
This smoke could cause breath-
ing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other
breathing trouble. If you or your
passengers have breathing pro-
blems after SRS airbag deploys,
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
waist.
In a moderate to severe side impact
collision, the SRS curtain airbag on the
impacted side of the vehicle deploys
between the occupant and the side
window and supplements the seatbelt by
reducing the impact to the occupant’s
head.
NOTE
The SRS side airbag and seatbelt
pretensioner are not controlled by the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag sys-
tem.
!Driver’s SRS frontal airbag
The driver’s SRS frontal airbag uses a
dual stage inflator. The inflator operates in
different ways depending on the severity
of impact.
Have the system inspected by your
SUBARU dealer immediately if the SRS
airbag system warning light illuminates.
!Front passenger’s SRS frontal air-
bag
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
uses a dual stage inflator. The inflator
operates in different ways depending on
the severity of impact.
The total load on the seat is monitored by
the passenger’s occupant detection sys-tem sensor located under the seat.
The system has another sensor that
monitors the tension of the front passen-
ger’s seatbelt. Using the total seat load
and seatbelt tension data from the sen-
sors, the occupant detection system de-
termines whether the front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag should or should not be
inflated.
The occupant detection system may not
inflate the front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag even when the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag deploys. This is normal.
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system from functioning correctly
or cause the system to fail.
.Do not apply any strong impact
to the front passenger’sseat
such as by kicking.
.Do not let rear passengers rest
their feet between the front seat-
back and seat cushion.
.Do not spill liquid on the front
passenger’s seat. If liquid is
spilled, wipe it off immediately.
.Do not remove or disassemblethe front passenger’s seat.
.Do not install any accessory
(such as an audio amplifier) other
than a genuine SUBARU acces-
sory under the front passenger’s
seat.
.Do not place anything (shoes,
umbrella, etc.) under the front
passenger’s seat.
.Do not use the front passenger’s
seat with the head restraint re-
moved.
.Do not leave any articles on the
front passenger’s seat or the
seatbelt tongue and buckle en-
gaged when you leave your ve-
hicle.
.Do not place a magnet near the
seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt
retractor.
.Do not use front seats with their
backward-forward position and
seatback not being locked into
place securely. If any of them are
not locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure,
refer to“Manual seat”F1-4
(models equipped with manual
seats only).
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
CAUTION
If you need service or repair in areas
indicated in the following list, have
the work performed by an author-
ized SUBARU dealer. The SRS air-
bag control module, impact sensors
and airbag modules are stored in
these areas.
.Under the center console
.Inside each front fender
.Steering wheel and column and
nearby areas
.Top of the dashboard on front
passenger’ssideandnearby
areas
.Each front seat and nearby area
.Inside each center pillar
.Inside each front door
.In each roof side (from the front
pillar to a point over the rear seat)
.Between the rear seat cushion
and rear wheel house on each
side
.Under the rear center seat
In the event that the SRS airbag is
deployed, replacement of the system
should be performed only by an author-
ized SUBARU dealer. When the compo-nents of the SRS airbag system are
replaced, use only genuine SUBARU
parts.
NOTE
In the following cases, contact your
SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
.The front part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident in which only
the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both
driver’s and front passenger’sSRS
frontal airbags did not deploy.
.The pad of the steering wheel, the
cover over the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag, or either roof side (from
the front pillar to a point over the rear
seat) is scratched, cracked, or other-
wise damaged.
.The center pillar, front door, rear
wheel house or rear sub frame, or an
area near these parts, was involved in
an accident in which the SRS side
airbag and SRS curtain airbag did not
deploy.
.The fabric or leather of either front
seatback and seat cushion is cut,
frayed, or otherwise damaged.
.The rear part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident.
&Precautions against vehicle
modification
WARNING
.To avoid accidental activation of
the system or rendering the sys-
tem inoperative, which may re-
sult in serious injury, no modifi-
cations should be made to any
components or wiring of the SRS
airbag system.
This includes the following mod-
ifications.
–Installation of custom steering
wheels
–Attachment of additional trim
materials to the dashboard
–Installation of custom seats
–Replacement of seat fabric or
leather
–Installation of additional fabric
or leather on the front seat
–Attachment of a hands-free
microphone or any other ac-
cessory to a front pillar, a
center pillar, a rear pillar, the
windshield, a side window, an
assist grip, or any other cabin
surface that would be near a
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Keys..................................................................... 2-3
Key number plate................................................ 2-3
Immobilizer.......................................................... 2-4Certification for immobilizer system..................... 2-4
Security indicator light........................................ 2-5
Key replacement................................................. 2-5
Door locks........................................................... 2-6Locking and unlocking from the outside .............. 2-6
Locking and unlocking from the inside................ 2-7
Battery drainage prevention function................... 2-8
Power door locking switches............................. 2-9Key lock-in prevention function........................... 2-9
Keyless access with push-button start
system (if equipped)....................................... 2-10
Safety precautions............................................. 2-10
Locking and unlocking with“keyless access”
entry function................................................... 2-13
Selecting audible signal operation...................... 2-18
Selecting hazard warning flasher operation......... 2-18
Warning chimes and warning indicator............... 2-18
Disabling keyless access function...................... 2-18
When access key does not operate properly....... 2-20
Replacing battery of access key......................... 2-20
Replacing access key......................................... 2-20
Certification for keyless access with push-button
start system..................................................... 2-20
PIN Code Access (models with“keyless
access with push-button start system”)........ 2-21
Registering a PIN code....................................... 2-22Unlocking.......................................................... 2-23
Remote keyless entry system........................... 2-23Operating the access key................................... 2-24
Operating the transmitter................................... 2-25
Replacing the battery......................................... 2-26
Replacing lost transmitters................................ 2-27
Certification for remote keyless entry system..... 2-27
Alarm system..................................................... 2-28
System alarm operation..................................... 2-28
Activating and deactivating the alarm system..... 2-28
If you have accidentally triggered the alarm
system............................................................ 2-29
Arming the system............................................ 2-29
Disarming the system........................................ 2-32
Valet mode........................................................ 2-32
Tripped sensor identification.............................. 2-32
Shock sensors (dealer option)............................ 2-32
Child safety locks.............................................. 2-33
Windows............................................................. 2-33
Power window operation by driver..................... 2-34
Power window operation by passengers............. 2-36
Initialization of power window ............................ 2-37
Trunk lid (Legacy).............................................. 2-38To open and close the trunk lid from outside ...... 2-38
To open the trunk lid from inside........................ 2-38
Internal trunk lid release handle......................... 2-39
Rear gate (Outback)........................................... 2-40Manual rear gate (if equipped) ............................ 2-40
Power rear gate (if equipped) ............................. 2-41
Keys and doors
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