Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual page 47

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A1900BE-A.book Page 20 Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM 1-20 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags Front seatbelt pretensioners an operating noise will be heard and asoon as possible. small amount of smoke will be released.y If the front seatbelt retractor assem- These occurrences are normal and not bly or surrounding area has been dam- harmful. This smoke does not indicate aaged, contact your SUBARU dealer as fire in the vehicle. soon as possible. Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been y When you sell your vehicle, we urge you to explain to the buyer that it has activated, the seatbelt retractor remains locked. Consequently, the seatbelt can seatbelt pretensioners by alerting him not be pulled out and retracted and there-to the contents of this section. fore must be replaced. NOTE y To obtain maximum protection, y Seatbelt pretensioners are not de- the occupants should sit in an up- 100121 signed to activate in minor frontal im- right position with their seatbelts pacts, in side or rear impacts or in roll- properly fastened. Refer to the over accidents. The driver’s and front passenger’s seat- “Seatbelts” section in this chap- y The driver’s seat and passenger’s belts have a seatbelt pretensioner. The ter. seatbelt pretensioners are designed to beseat pretensioners and frontal SRS air- bag operate simultaneously. y Do not modify, remove or strike activated in the event of an accident in- volving a moderate to severe frontal colli-y Pretensioners are designed to func- the front seatbelt retractor assem- sion. tion on a one-time-only basis. In the blies or surrounding area. This The pretensioner sensor also serves as event that a pretensioner is activated, could result in accidental activa- the frontal SRS airbag sensor. If the sen-both the driver’s and front passenger’s tion of the seatbelt pretensioners seatbelt retractor assemblies must be or could make the system inoper- sor detects a certain predetermined replaced only by an authorized amount of force during a frontal collision, ative, possibly resulting in seri- the front seatbelt is quickly drawn back inSUBARU dealer. When replacing seat- ous injury. Seatbelt pretensioners by the retractor to take up the slack so thatbelt retractor assemblies, use only have no user-serviceable parts. the belt more effectively restrains the frontgenuine SUBARU parts. For required servicing of front seat occupant. y If either front seatbelt does not re- seatbelt retractors equipped with tract or cannot be pulled out due to a seatbelt pretensioners, see your When a seatbelt pretensioner is activated,malfunction or activation of the preten- nearest SUBARU dealer. sioner, contact yo ur SUBARU dealer as

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