Subaru 2001 Legacy Automobile User Manual


 
1-46 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
er immediately if the SRS airbag system
warning light illuminates.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of t he
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.
Have your vehicle inspected at your
SUBARU dealer.
NOTE
The front passengers SRS side airbag,
SRS curtain airbag and seatbelt pre-
tensioner are not controlled by the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag sys-
tem.
! Passengers frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators
ON / : Front passengers frontal airbag ON
indicator
/ : Front passengers frontal airbag OFF
indicator
The front passengers frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passengers SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located next to the
clock in the center portion of the dash-
board.
When the ignition switch is turned to the
ON position, both the ON and OFF
indicators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators turn
off for 2 seconds. After that, one of the
indicators illuminates depending on the
status of the front passengers SRS frontal
airbag determined by the SUBARU ad-
vanced frontal airbag system monitoring.
If the front passengers SRS frontal airbag
is activated, the passengers frontal airbag
ON indicator will illuminate while the OFF
indicator will remain off.
If the front passengers SRS frontal airbag
is deactivated, the passengers front al
airbag ON indicator will remain off while
the OFF indicator will illuminate.
With the ignition switch turned to the ON
position, if both the ON and OFF indica-
tors remain illuminated or off simulta-
neously even after the system check
period, the system is malfunctioning.
Contact your SUBARU dealer immedi-
ately for an inspection.
! Conditions in which front passen-
gers SRS frontal airbag is not
activated
The front passengers SRS frontal airbag
will not be activated when any of the
following conditions are met regarding the
front passengers seat:
. The seat is empty.
. The seat is equipped with a rearward
facing child restraint system and an infant
is restrained with it. (See WARNING that
follows.)
. The seat is equipped with a forward