si DRIVE SUBARU OUTBACK 2017 6.G User Guide

&Power seat (if equipped)
! Driver ’s seat
1) Seat position forward/backward con-
trol switch
To adjust the seat forward or backward,
move the control switch forward or backward. During forward/backward ad-
justment of the seat, you cannot adjust
the seat cushion angle or seat cushion
height.
2) Seat cushion angle control switch
To adjust the seat cushion angle, pull up
or push down the front end of the control
switch.
3) Seat height control switch
To adjust the seat height, pull up or push
down the rear end of the control switch.
4) Seatback angle (reclining) control
switch
To adjust the angle of the seatback,
move the control switch.
5) Lumbar support control switch
To increase lower back support, push the
front side of the switch. To decrease
lower back support, push the rear side of
the switch.
!Front passenger ’s seat (if
equipped)
1) Seat position forward/backward con-
trol switch
To adjust the seat forward or backward,
move the control switch forward or
backward.
2) Seatback angle (reclining) control
switch
To adjust the angle of the seatback,
move the control switch.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seats
!Memory function (driver ’s seat —if
equipped)
WARNING
. To avoid loss of vehicle control or
personal injury, never perform
the following operations while
driving.
– Adjusting the seat
– Retrieving the seat position
. Before adjusting the seat, make
sure that cargo or the hands and
feet of rear seat passengers are
clear of the adjusting mechan-
ism.
. Perform the seat position retrie-
val before driving. Be sure to
confirm that the select lever is
in the “P ” position, and the
parking brake is applied, when
adjusting the seat position. Do
not drive until the retrieval of the
seat position is complete.
. When retrieving a registered seat
position, make sure the hands,
feet and possessions of rear seat
passengers are clear of the seat
adjusting mechanism.
. When any unusual conditions or
malfunctions occur during the retrieval of the seat position, stop
the retrieval of the seat position
by performing any of the follow-
ing procedures.
–
Operate any of the power seat
switches
– Press the “SET ”button
– Press button “1 ” or “2 ”
Some of your desired seat positions can
be registered. Register the seat position
with button “1”or “2 ” or each of the access
keys and retrieve the seat position.
The following seat positions can be
registered.
. Forward/backward position of the seat
. Angle of seatback
. Angle of seat cushion
. Height of seat
! Registration of seat position with
button “1 ” or “2 ”
1. Adjust the seat position under the
following conditions. .The parking brake is applied.
. The select lever is in the “P”posi-
tion.
2. While pressing the “SET”button, press
and hold the desired button “1 ” or “2”.
A chirp sounds once, and the seat position
is registered. !Registration of seat position with
each access key
1. Adjust the seat position under the
following conditions. .The parking brake is applied.
. The ignition switch is in the “LOCK”/
“OFF ”position.
. The select lever is in the “P”posi-
tion.
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2. While holding the access key and
pressing the“SET”button, press the “”
button of the access key.
A chirp sounds once, and the seat position
is registered.
!Retrieval of seat position regis-
tered with button “1 ” or “2 ”
WARNING
Be sure to press the correct button
to retrieve your registered seat
position. If the seat position is not
optimum for you, it may adversely
affect your driving and may reduce
the effectiveness of the seatbelt.
That could result in an accident
involving serious injury or death.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON ”
position.
2. While the select lever is in the “P ”
position and the parking brake is applied,
press button “1”or “2”.
A chirp sounds and the seat moves to the
registered position. When the seat moves
to the registered position, a chirp will
sound.
NOTE
. If a new position is registered for the
same button, the previously registered
seat position is deleted.
. If the vehicle battery is removed, the
registered seat position is not deleted.
. When the button “1 ” or “2 ” is
pressed within 45 seconds after the
driver ’s door is opened, the registered seat position can be retrieved even if
the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK ”or
“ OFF ”position.
! Retrieval of the seat position
registered with access key
1. Hold the registered access key.
2. Unlock the driver ’s door by pressing
the “”button or gripping the door handle.
3. Open the driver ’s door.
A chirp sounds and the seat moves to the
registered position. When the seat moves
to the registered position, a chirp will
sound.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seats
NOTE
.If the registered seat position cannot
be retrieved after performing the pre-
vious procedures, try the following
procedures.
(1) Press the “SET ”button on the
driver ’s door.
(2) Press the “
”button on the
access key or touch the door lock
sensor to lock the doors.
(3) Perform the prior procedures
again.
. If the keyless access function is
disabled, the seat position cannot be
retrieved by gripping the driver ’s door
handle. However, the seat position can
still be retrieved by pressing the “
”
button on the access key. For informa-
tion about how to enable/disable the
keyless access function, refer to “Dis-
abling keyless access function” F2-18.
. If a new position is registered for the
same access key, the previously regis-
tered seat position is deleted.
! Clearing the registered seat
position with access key
1. Close the driver ’s door.
2. While holding the access key and
pressing the “SET”button, press the “
”
button on the access key. A chirp will sound, and the registered seat
position will be cleared.
&
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 around. Doing so will pre-
vent the head restraints from
functioning as intended. There-
fore, when you remove the head
restraints, 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
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.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seat heater
&Front seat heater (if
equipped)
Front seat heater switch
1) HIGH mode indicator
2) MID mode indicator
3) LOW mode indicator
A) Driver ’s side
B) Front passenger ’s side
Press the front seat heater switch. Each
time you press the switch, the mode will
change as follows.
When LOW mode is selected, the LOW
mode indicator on the front seat heater
switch illuminates. When MID mode is
selected, both the LOW and MID mode indicators illuminate. When HIGH mode is
selected, all 3 LOW, MID and HIGH mode
indicators illuminate. When the OFF mode
is selected, all the indicators turn off.
Selecting
“HIGH”mode will cause the seat
to heat up quicker.
& Rear seat heater (if equipped)
Rear seat heater switch
1) HIGH mode indicator
2) LOW mode indicator
A) Driver ’s side
B) Front passenger ’s side
Press the rear seat heater switch. Each
time you press the switch, the mode will
change as follows.
When LOW mode is selected, the LOW
mode indicator on the rear seat heater
switch illuminates. When HIGH mode is
selected, both the LOW and HIGH mode
indicators illuminate. When the OFF mode
is selected, all the indicators turn off.
Selecting “HIGH”mode will cause the seat
to heat up quicker.
NOTE
Only the front seat heater switches
retainthepreviousswitchposition
even if the vehicle has restarted. The
rear seat switch will reset.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
&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 remove the head restraints,
you must reinstall all head re-
straints to protect vehicle occu-
pants.
. 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. !
Rear window side seating position
1) Head restraint
2) Release button
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.
The head restraint should be adjusted so that the center of the head restraint is
closest to the top of the occupant
’s ears.
When the seats are not occupied, lower
the head restraints to improve rearward
visibility.
NOTE
For Legacy, it is not possible to remove
or install the head restraint without
folding down the rear seatback. Fold
down the rear seatback and then
remove or install the head restraint.
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shoulder belt fit. Care must be taken to
securely place the lap belt as low as
possible on the hips and not on the child’s
waist. If the shoulder portion of the belt
cannot be properly positioned, a child
restraint system should be used. Never
place the shoulder belt under the child ’s
arm or behind the child ’s back.
! Expectant mothers
Expectant mothers also need to use the
seatbelts. They should consult their doctor
for specific recommendations. The lap belt
should be worn securely and as low as
possible over the hips, not over the waist.
&Emergency Locking Retrac-
tor (ELR)
The driver ’s seatbelt has an Emergency
Locking Retractor (ELR).
The emergency locking retractor allows
normal body movement but the retractor
locks automatically during a sudden stop,
impact or if you pull the belt very quickly
out of the retractor.
& Automatic Locking Retractor/
Emergency Locking Retrac-
tor (ALR/ELR)
Each passenger ’s seatbelt has an Auto-
matic Locking Retractor/Emergency Lock-
ing Retractor (ALR/ELR). The Automatic
Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking
Retractor normally functions as an Emer-
gency Locking Retractor (ELR). The ALR/
ELR has an additional locking mode,
“ Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
mode ”, intended to secure a child restraint
system.
The ALR mode functions as follows.
When the seatbelt is once drawn out
completely and is then retracted even
slightly, the retractor locks the seatbelt in
that position and the seatbelt cannot be
extended. As the belt is rewinding, clicks
will be heard which indicate the retractor
functions as an ALR. When the seatbelt is retracted fully, the ALR mode is canceled
and the ELR mode is restored.
When securing a child restraint system on
the rear seats by using a seatbelt, the
seatbelt must be changed over to the
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode.
For instructions on how to install the child
restraint system using a seatbelt, refer to
“
Installing child restraint systems with
ALR/ELR seatbelt ”F 1-30.
When the child restraint system is re-
moved, make sure that the retractor is
restored to the Emergency Locking Re-
tractor (ELR) mode by allowing the seat-
belt to retract fully.
&Seatbelt warning light
and chime
Refer to “Seatbelt warning light and
chime ”F 3-13.
& Fastening the seatbelt
WARNING
. Never use a belt that is twisted or
reversed. In an accident, this can
increase the risk or severity of
injury.
. Keep the lap belt as low as
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelts
possible on your hips. In a colli-
sion, this spreads the force of the
lap belt over stronger hip bones
instead of across the weaker
abdomen.
. 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.
. 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.
WARNING
Never place the shoulder belt under
the arm or behind the back. If an
accident occurs, this can increase
the risk or severity of injury.
CAUTION
Metallic parts of the seatbelt can
become very hot in a vehicle that
has been closed up in sunny weath-
er; they could burn an occupant. Do
not touch such hot parts until they
cool. !
Front seatbelts
1. Adjust the seat position:
Driver ’s seat: Adjust the seatback to the
upright position. Move the seat as far from
the steering wheel as practical while still
maintaining full vehicle control.
Front passenger ’s seat: Adjust the seat-
back to the upright position. Move the seat
as far back as possible.
2. Sit well back in the seat.
3. Pick up the tongue plate and pull the
belt out slowly. Do not let it get twisted.
.If the belt stops before reaching the
buckle, return the belt slightly and pull
it out more slowly.
. If the belt still cannot be unlocked,
let the belt retract slightly after giving it
a strong pull, then pull it out slowly
again.
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4. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle
until you hear a click.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull up on
the shoulder belt.
6. Place the lap belt as low as possible
on your hips, not on your waist.!
Adjusting the front seat shoulder
belt anchor height
The shoulder belt anchor height should be
adjusted to the position best suited for the
driver/front passenger. Always adjust the
anchor height so that the shoulder belt
passes over the middle of the shoulder
without touching the neck.
To raise:
Slide the anchor up.
To lower:
Push the upper part of the anchor and
slide the anchor down.
Pull down the anchor to make sure that it
is locked in place.
WARNING
When wearing the seatbelts, make
sure the shoulder portion of the
webbing does not pass over your
neck. If it does, adjust the seatbelt
anchor to a lower position. Placing
the shoulder belt over the neck may
result in neck injury during sudden
braking or in a collision.
! Unfastening the seatbelt
1. Push the button on the buckle.
2. Have the seatbelt retracted slowly to
avoid the seatbelt being tangled or
twisted.
Before closing the door, make sure that
the belts are retracted properly to avoid
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Front seatbelt pretensioners
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the tongue plate can hit
against the trim, causing damage to
the trim.
.Do not allow the retractor to roll
up the seatbelt too quickly.
. Have the seatbelt fully rolled up
so that the tongue plates are
neatly stored.
& Seatbelt maintenance
To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap
and lukewarm water. Never bleach or dye
the belts because this could seriously
affect their strength.
Inspect the seatbelts and attachments
including the webbing and all hardware
periodically for cracks, cuts, gashes,
tears, damage, loose bolts or worn areas.
Replace the seatbelts even if only minor
damage is found.
CAUTION
. Keep the belts free of polishes,
oils, chemicals and particularly
battery acid.
. Never attempt to make modifica-
tions or changes that will prevent
the seatbelt from operating prop-
erly.
Front seatbelt pretensioners
The driver ’s and front passenger ’s seat-
belts have a seatbelt pretensioner. The
seatbelt pretensioners are designed to be
activated in the event of an accident
involving moderate to severe frontal and
side collisions and rollover accidents.
The following sensors serve as sensors
for the pretensioners.
. Front sub sensor
. Front door impact sensor
. Rollover sensor
If the sensor detects a certain predeter-
mined amount of force during frontal or
side collisions or rollover accidents, the
front seatbelt is quickly drawn back in by
the retractor to take up the slack so that
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