Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
IMPREZA(NA) A1830BE-A (ENGLISH)
1
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
1-11
– CONTINUED –
Seatbelts
J Seatbelt safety tips
WARNING
D All persons in the vehicle should fasten
their seatbelts BEFORE the vehicle starts to
move. Otherwise, the possibility of serious in-
jury becomes greater in the event of a sudden
stop or accident.
D All belts should fit snugly in order to pro-
vide full restraint. Loose fitting belts are not
as effective in preventing or reducing injury.
D Each seatbelt is designed to support only
one person. Never use a single belt for two or
more persons — even children. Otherwise, in
an accident, serious injury or death could re-
sult.
D Replace all seatbelt assemblies including re-
tractors and attaching hardware worn by oc-
cupants of a vehicle that has been in a serious
accident. The entire assembly should be re-
placed even if damage is not obvious.
D 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, es-
pecially if they are 12 years of age and under
and are not restrained or improperly re-
strained. Because children are lighter and
weaker than adults, their risk of being injured
from deployment is greater. For that reason,
we strongly recommend that ALL children (in-
cluding those in child seats and those that
have outgrown 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 height
and weight.
Secure ALL types of child restraint devices
(including forward facing child seats) in the
REAR seats at all times.
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.
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
positions. For instructions and precautions
concerning the child restraint system, see the
“Child restraint systems” section in this chap-
ter.
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...