Subaru XV Crosstrek owners manual page 38

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Seatbelts1-11 the rear seat properly restrainedAccording to accident statistics, Seatbelts at all times. The SRS airbag children are safer when properly &Seatbelt safety tips deploys with considerable speedrestrained in the rear seating and force and can injure or evenpositions than in the front seat- WARNING kill children, especially if they areing positions. For instructions 12 years of age and under and and precautions concerning the . All persons in the vehicle shouldare not restrained or improperlychild restraint system, refer to fasten their seatbelts BEFORE restrained. Because children are“Child restraint systems” F1-24. the vehicle starts to move. Other-lighter and weaker than adults, wise, the possibility of serioustheir risk of being injured fromYour vehicle is equipped with a crash injury becomes greater in the deployment is greater. For thatsensing and diagnostic module, which will event of a sudden stop or acci-reason, we strongly recommendrecord the use of the seatbelt by the front dent. that ALL children (includingpassenger when any of the SRS frontal, . Allbeltsshouldfitsnuglyinorderthose in child seats and thoseside and curtain airbags deploy. to provide full restraint. Loosethat have outgrown child re- ! Infants or small children fitting belts are not as effective instraint devices) sit in the REAR preventing or reducing injury.seat properly restrained at allUse a child restraint system that is times in a child restraint devicesuitable for your vehicle. Refer to “Child . Each seatbelt is designed to or in a seatbelt, whichever isrestraint systems” F1-24. support only one person. Neverappropriate for the child’s height! Children use a single belt for two or moreand weight. persons – even children. Other- If a child is too big for a child restraint wise, in an accident, serious Secure ALL types of child re-system, the child should sit in the rear seat injury or death could result. straint devices (including for- and be restrained using the seatbelts. . Replace all seatbelt assembliesward facing child seats) in theAccording to accident statistics, children including retractors and attach-REARseats at all times. are safer when properly restrained in the ing hardware worn by occupantsNEVER INSTALL A REARWARD rear seating positions than in the front of a vehicle that has been in aFACING CHILD SEAT IN THE seating positions. Never allow a child to serious accident. The entire as-FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKSstand up or kneel on the seat. sembly should be replaced evenSERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO If the shoulder portion of the belt crosses if damage is not obvious. THE CHILD BY PLACING THE the face or neck, move the child closer to . Putchildrenaged12andunderin CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO the belt buckle to help provide a good THE SRS AIRBAG. – CONTINUED –

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