User Manual - Page 111

For 2005 OUTBACK 2.5 XT.

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
struck from side or from behind, or if it rolls onto its
side or roof, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal
collision.
A) First impact
B) Second impact
In an accident where the vehicle is impacted more
than once, the driver’s and/or front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag(s) will deploy only once on the first im-
pact.
Example: In the case of a double collision, first with an-
other vehicle, then against a concrete wall in immedi-
ate succession, once either or both of the driver’s and
front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags is/are activated
on the first impact, it/they will not be activated on the
second impact.
! SRS side airbag and SRS curtain air-
bag
The SRS side airbag is stored in the door side of each
front seatback, which bears an “SRS AIRBAG” label.
In a moderate to severe side impact collision, the SRS
side airbag on the impacted side of the vehicle de-
ploys between the occupant and the door panel and
supplements the seatbelt by reducing the impact on
the occupant’s chest.
The SRS curtain airbag on each side of the cabin is
stored in the roof side (between the front pillar and a
point over the rear seat). An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is lo-
cated at the top of each center pillar.
In a moderate to severe side impact collision, the SRS
curtain airbag on the impacted side of the vehicle de-
ploys between the occupant and the side window and
supplements the seatbelt by reducing the impact on
the occupant’s head.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are
designed as only a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seatbelt. It does not
B
A
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