Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid (2016 year). Instruction — part 5

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems

tion. If it is not held tight and
secure, the danger of your child
suffering personal injury in the
event of an accident may be
increased.

. When installing a child restraint

system in the rear center seating
position, adjust both seatbacks
at the same angle. Otherwise, the
child restraint system cannot be
securely restrained, causing
death or serious injuries in the
event of sudden stop, sudden
steering maneuver or an acci-
dent.

! Lower and tether anchorages

Some types of child restraint systems can

be installed on the rear seat of your
vehicle without use of the seatbelts. Such
child restraint systems are secured to the
designated anchorages provided on the
vehicle body. The lower and tether an-
chorages are sometimes referred to as the
LATCH system (Lower Anchors and
Tethers for CHildren).

Your vehicle is equipped with four lower
anchorages (bars) and three upper an-
chorages (tether anchorages) for accom-
modating such child restraint systems.

! Lower anchorages

The lower anchorages (bars) are used for
installing a child restraint system only on
the rear seat window-side seating posi-
tions. For each window-side seating posi-
tion, two lower anchorages are provided.
Each lower anchorage is located where
the seat cushion meets the seatback.

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! Tether anchorages

The tether anchorages (upper an-
chorages) are provided at the locations
shown in the above illustration. For de-
tails, refer to

“Top tether anchorages” F1-

37.

! To install a child restraint system

using lower and tether an-
chorages

To install a child restraint system using
lower and tether anchorages, perform the
following procedure.

WARNING

Before installing a child restraint
system, be sure to confirm that the
seatback is securely locked into
place. Otherwise, in an accident,
serious injury or death could result.

1. Shake the seatback slightly to confirm
that it is securely locked into place.

– It is possible to check whether the
seatback is locked visually. If the
seatback is locked into place, the red
colored unlocking marker which is
attached to the bottom of the lock
release knob is invisible. For details,
refer to

“Folding down the rear seat-

back

” F1-10.

2. You will find marks

“ ” at the bottom of

the rear seat seatbacks. These marks
indicate the positions of the lower an-
chorages (bars).

Remove the covers and locate the lower
anchorages (bars).

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3. Remove the rear seat head restraint.
For details, refer to

“Rear windows side

seating position

” F1-9.

4. While following the instructions sup-
plied by the child restraint system manu-
facturer, connect the lower hooks onto the
lower anchorages located at

“ ” marks on

the bottom of the rear seatback. When the
hooks are connected, make sure the
adjacent seatbelts are not caught.

5. [If your child restraint system is of a
flexible attachment type (which uses
tether belts to connect the child restraint
system properly to the lower anchorages)]
While pushing the child restraint into the
seat cushion, pull both left and right lower
tether belts up to secure the child restraint
system firmly by taking up the slack in the
belt.
6. Latch the top tether hook onto the
tether anchorage that is located behind
the rear seat and tighten the top tether
firmly. For additional instructions, refer to

“Top tether anchorages” F1-37.

7. Before seating a child in the child
restraint system, try to move it back and
forth and right and left to verify that it is
held securely in position.
8. To remove the child restraint system,
follow the reverse procedures of installa-
tion.

If you have any question concerning this
type of child restraint system, ask your
SUBARU dealer.

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& Top tether anchorages

Your vehicle is equipped with three top
tether anchorages so that a child restraint
system having a top tether can be
installed in the rear seat. When installing
a child restraint system using top tether,
proceed as follows, while observing the
instructions by the child restraint system
manufacturer.

Since a top tether can provide additional
stability by offering another connection
between a child restraint system and the
vehicle, we recommend that you use a top
tether whenever one is required or avail-
able.

! Anchorage location

1)

For left seat

2)

For center seat

3)

For right seat

Three upper anchorages are installed on
the back side of the rear seatback.

! To hook the top tether

CAUTION

. Except for the center seating

position, remove the head re-
straint when mounting a child
restraint system. Otherwise, it
might be possible that the top
tether cannot be fastened tightly.

. For the center seating position,

raise the center head restraint to
the extended position when
mounting a child restraint sys-
tem. Otherwise, it will be impos-
sible to use the seatbelt guide
that is attached to the head
restraint correctly.

The seatbelt guide is essential
for routing the belt webbing at
the center seating position. For
information about using the seat-
belt guide, refer to

“Rear center

seatbelt

” F1-16.

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)

1. Attach the top tether hook to the
appropriate upper anchorage.

For the center seating position, route
the top tether under the head restraint as
illustrated below.

1)

Seatbelt guide

2)

Seatbelt of the center seating position

3)

Top tether

2. Tighten the top tether securely.

Please contact your SUBARU dealer if
you have any question regarding the
installation of a child restraint system.

*SRS airbag (Supplemental
Restraint System airbag)

*SRS: This stands for supplemental re-
straint system. This name is used be-
cause the airbag system supplements the
vehicle

’s seatbelts.

Your vehicle is equipped with a supple-
mental restraint system in addition to a
lap/shoulder belt at each front seating
position and each rear window-side seat-
ing positions. The supplemental restraint
system (SRS) consists of seven airbags.
The configurations are as follows.
. Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal
airbags
. Driver’s and front passenger’s side
airbags
. Curtain airbags (for driver, front pas-
senger, and window-side rear passen-
gers)
. Knee airbag for driver

These SRS airbags are designed only
as a supplement to the primary protec-
tion provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls front seatbelt
pretensioners. For operation instructions
and precautions concerning the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to

“Front seatbelt pre-

tensioners

” F1-20.

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& General precautions regard-

ing SRS airbag system

WARNING

. To obtain maximum protection in

the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the
vehicle should always wear seat-
belts when the vehicle is moving.
The SRS airbag is designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
belt. It does not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. In com-
bination with the seatbelts, it
offers the best combined protec-
tion in case of a serious accident.

Not wearing a seatbelt increases
the chance of severe injury or
death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag.

For instructions and precautions
concerning the seatbelt system,
refer to

“Seatbelts” F1-11.

. The SRS side airbag and SRS

curtain airbag are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
belt. They do not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. It is also
important to wear your seatbelt

to help avoid injuries that can
result when an occupant is not
seated in a proper upright posi-
tion.

WARNING

. The SRS airbags deploy with

considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are out of proper
position when the SRS airbag
deploys could suffer very serious
injuries. Because the SRS airbag
needs enough space for deploy-
ment, the driver should always
sit upright and well back in the
seat as far from the steering
wheel as practical while still
maintaining full vehicle control

and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.

WARNING

. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily

close to either front door. The
SRS side airbags are stored in
both front seat seatbacks next to
the door, and they provide pro-
tection by deploying rapidly (fas-
ter than the blink of an eye) in the
event of a side impact or frontal
collision. However, the force of
SRS side airbag deployment may
cause injuries if your head or
other parts of the body are too

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close to the SRS side airbag.

. Since your vehicle is equipped

with SRS curtain airbags, do not
sit or lean unnecessarily close to
the front or rear door on either
side. Also, do not put your head,
arms or hands out of the window.
The SRS curtain airbags on both
sides of the cabin are stored in
the roof side (between the front
pillar and a point behind the rear
quarter glass), and they provide
protection by deploying rapidly
(faster than the blink of an eye) in
the event of a side impact or
frontal collision. The SRS curtain
airbags also deploy in the event
of a rollover. However, the force
of its deployment may cause
injuries if your head is too close
to it.

. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily

close to the SRS airbag. Because
the SRS airbag deploys with
considerable speed

– faster than

the blink of an eye

– and force to

protect in high speed collisions,
the force of an airbag can injure
an occupant whose body is too
close to SRS airbag.

It is also important to wear your
seatbelt to help avoid injuries

that can result when the SRS
airbag contacts an occupant not
in proper position such as one
thrown forward during pre-acci-
dent braking.

Even when properly positioned,
there remains a possibility that
an occupant may suffer minor
injury such as abrasions and
bruises to the face or arms
because of the SRS airbag de-
ployment force.

WARNING

. Do not rest your arm on either

front door or its internal trim. You
could be injured in the event of

SRS side airbag deployment.

. Do not place any objects over or

near the SRS airbag cover or
between you and the SRS airbag.
If the SRS airbag deploys, these
objects could interfere with its
proper operation and could be
propelled inside the vehicle,
causing injury.

WARNING

. Do not put any objects over the

steering wheel pad and dash-
board. If the SRS frontal airbag
deploys, these objects could in-
terfere with its proper operation
and could be propelled inside the

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vehicle, causing injury.

. Do not put any objects under the

driver

’s side of the instrument

panel. If the SRS knee airbag
deploys, those objects could in-
terfere with its proper operation
and could be propelled inside the
vehicle, causing injury.

WARNING

Do not attach accessories to the
windshield, or fit an extra-wide mir-
ror over the rear view mirror. If the
SRS airbag deploys, those objects
could become projectiles that could
seriously injure vehicle occupants.

WARNING

. Do not attach accessories to the

door trim or near either SRS side
airbags and do not place objects
near the SRS side airbags. In the
event of SRS side airbag deploy-
ment, they could be propelled
dangerously toward the vehicle

’s

occupants and cause injuries.

. Do not attach a hands-free micro-

phone or any other accessory to
a front pillar, a center pillar, a rear
pillar, the windshield, a side win-
dow, an assist grip, or any other
cabin surface that would be near
a deploying SRS curtain airbag.
A hands-free microphone or

other accessory in such a loca-
tion could be propelled through
the cabin with great force by the
curtain airbag, or it could prevent
correct deployment of the curtain
airbag. In either case, the result
could be serious injuries.

WARNING

Do not hang coat hangers or other
hard or pointed objects on the coat
hooks. If such items were hanging
on the coat hooks during deploy-
ment of the SRS curtain airbags,
they could cause serious injuries by
coming off the coat hooks and being
thrown through the cabin or by
preventing deployment of the cur-

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tain airbags.

Before hanging clothing on the coat
hooks, make sure there are no sharp
objects in the pockets. Hang cloth-
ing directly on the coat hooks with-
out using hangers.

WARNING

Do not put any kind of cover or
clothes or other objects over either
front seatback and do not attach
labels or stickers to the front seat
surface on or near the SRS side
airbag. They could prevent proper
deployment of the SRS side airbag,
reducing protection available to the
front seat

’s occupant.

WARNING

Place children in the rear seat
properly restrained at all times. The
SRS airbag deploys with consider-
able speed and force and can injure
or even kill children, especially if
they are not restrained or impro-
perly restrained. Because children
are lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from
deployment is greater.

For that reason, we strongly recom-
mend that ALL children (including
those in child seats and those that
have outgrown child restraint de-
vices) 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 age, height and weight.

Secure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing
child seats) in the REAR seats at
all times.

According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating posi-
tions than in the front seating posi-
tions.

For instructions and precautions
concerning the child restraint sys-
tem, refer to

“Child restraint sys-

tems

” F1-25.

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WARNING

NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-
CING 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.

WARNING

Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the front passenger

’s seat.

The SRS airbag deploys with con-
siderable force and can injure or
even kill the child.

WARNING

Never hold a child on your lap or in
your arms. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable force and can
injure or even kill the child.

WARNING

. Never allow a child to do the

following.
– Kneel on any passenger’s

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seat facing the side window

– Wrap his/her arms around the

front seat seatback

– Put his/her head, arms or

other parts of the body out of
the window

In the event of an accident, the

force of SRS side airbag and/or
SRS curtain airbag deployment
could injure the child seriously
because his/her head, arms or
other parts of the body are too
close to the SRS side airbag and/
or SRS curtain airbag.

. Since your vehicle is also

equipped with a front passen-
ger

’s SRS frontal airbag, children

should be placed in the rear seat
anyway and should be properly
restrained at all times.

CAUTION

. When the SRS airbag deploys,

some smoke will be released.
This smoke could cause breath-
ing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other
breathing trouble. If you or your
passengers have breathing pro-
blems after SRS airbag deploys,

get fresh air promptly.

. A deploying SRS airbag releases

hot gas. Occupants could get
burned if they come into direct
contact with the hot gas.

NOTE

. When you sell your vehicle, we urge
you to explain to the buyer that it is
equipped with SRS airbags by alerting
the buyer to the applicable section in
this Owner

’s Manual.

. If the SRS airbag deploys, fuel
supply will be cut off to reduce the risk
of fire caused by leaking fuel. For
details about restarting of the hybrid
system, refer to

“If your vehicle is

involved in an accident

” F9-24.

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& Components

1)

SRS frontal airbag

2)

SRS side airbag

3)

SRS curtain airbag

4)

SRS knee airbag

The SRS airbags are stowed in the
following locations.

Driver

’s SRS frontal airbag: in the center

portion of the steering wheel
A

“SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the

pad of the airbag.

Front passenger

’s SRS frontal airbag:

near the top of the dashboard under the

“SRS AIRBAG” mark

SRS side airbag: in the door side of each
front seat seatback which bears an

“SRS

AIRBAG

” label

SRS curtain airbag: in the roof side
(between the front pillar and a point
behind the rear quarter glass)
“SRS AIRBAG” marks are located at the
top of each center pillar and rear pillar.

SRS knee airbag: under the steering
column
A

“SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the

door of the airbag.

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1)

Airbag control module (including impact
sensor and rollover sensor)

2)

Frontal airbag module (driver

’s side)

3)

Frontal airbag module (front passenger

’s

side)

4)

Front sub sensor (left-hand side)

5)

Front sub sensor (right-hand side)

6)

Side airbag module (driver

’s side)

7)

Side airbag module (front passenger

’s

side)

8)

Side airbag sensor (center pillar left-hand
side)

9)

Side airbag sensor (center pillar right-
hand side)

10) Airbag wiring

11) Seatbelt pretensioner (driver

’s side)

12) Seatbelt pretensioner (front passenger

’s

side)

13) Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house

right-hand side)

14) Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house

left-hand side)

15) Curtain airbag module (right-hand side)
16) Curtain airbag module (left-hand side)
17) Seatbelt buckle switch (front passenger

’s

side)

18) Knee airbag module (driver

’s side)

19) Front passenger

’s occupant detection

system sensor

20) Front passenger

’s occupant detection

control module

21) Front passenger

’s frontal airbag ON and

OFF indicator

22) SRS airbag system warning light
23) Satellite safing sensor (under the rear

center seat)

24) Front door impact sensor (left-hand side)
25) Front door impact sensor (right-hand

side)

26) Lap belt pretensioner (front passenger

’s

side)

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& SUBARU advanced frontal

airbag system

Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system that com-
plies with the new advanced frontal airbag
requirements in the amended Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 208.
The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system automatically determines the de-
ployment force of the driver

’s SRS frontal

airbag at the time of deployment as well as
whether or not to activate the front
passenger

’s SRS frontal airbag and, if

activated, the deployment force of the
SRS frontal airbag at the time of deploy-
ment.
Your vehicle has warning labels on the
driver

’s and front passenger’s sun visors

beginning with the phrase

“EVEN WITH

ADVANCED AIR BAGS

” and a tag

attached to the glove box lid beginning
with the phrase

“Even with Advanced Air

Bags

”. Make sure that you carefully read

the instructions on the warning labels and
tag.
Always wear your seatbelt. The SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system is a
supplemental restraint system and must
be used in combination with a seatbelt. All
occupants should wear a seatbelt or be
seated in an appropriate child restraint

system.
For the locations of the SRS airbags, refer
to

“Components” F1-45.

In a moderate to severe frontal collision,
the following components deploy.
. SRS frontal airbag for driver

. SRS frontal airbag for front passenger

. SRS knee airbag for driver

. SRS curtain airbag*

1

*1: When an offset frontal collision that is severe
enough to deploy the front airbag occurs.

These components supplement the seat-
belts by reducing the impact to the
occupant

’s head, chest and knees.

! Driver’s SRS frontal airbag
The driver

’s SRS frontal airbag uses a

dual stage inflator. The inflator operates in
different ways depending on the severity
of impact.

Have the system inspected by your
SUBARU dealer immediately if the SRS
airbag system warning light illuminates.

NOTE

The driver

’s SRS side airbag and SRS

curtain airbag are not controlled by the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag sys-
tem.

! Front passenger’s SRS frontal air-

bag

The front passenger

’s SRS frontal airbag

uses a dual stage inflator. The inflator
operates in different ways depending on
the severity of impact.

The occupant detection system sensor is
installed under the seat upholstery and
monitors the physique and posture of the
front passenger. Using this information,
the occupant detection system determines
whether the front passenger

’s SRS frontal

airbag should be deployed or not.

The occupant detection system may not
inflate the front passenger

’s SRS frontal

airbag even when the driver

’s SRS frontal

airbag deploys. This is normal. In this
case, although the front passenger

’s SRS

frontal airbag does not operate, the front
passenger

’s seatbelt pretensioner oper-

ates with the driver

’s seatbelt preten-

sioner. For details about the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to

“Front seatbelt pre-

tensioners

” F1-20.

CAUTION

Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system from functioning correctly
or cause the system to fail.

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. Do not apply any strong impact

to the front passenger

’s seat

such as by kicking.

. Do not let rear passengers rest

their feet between the front seat-
back and seat cushion.

. Do not spill liquid on the front

passenger

’s seat. If liquid is

spilled, wipe it off immediately.

. Do not remove or disassemble

the front passenger

’s seat.

. Do not install any accessory

(such as an audio amplifier) other
than a genuine SUBARU acces-
sory under the front passenger

’s

seat.

. Do not place anything (shoes,

umbrella, etc.) under the front
passenger

’s seat.

. Do not use the front passenger’s

seat with the head restraint re-
moved.

. Do not leave any articles on the

front passenger

’s seat or the

seatbelt tongue and buckle en-
gaged when you leave your ve-
hicle.

. Do not put sharp object(s) on the

seat or pierce the seat uphols-
tery.

. Do not place a magnet near the

seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt
retractor.

. Do not use front seats with their

forward-backward position and
seatback not being locked into
place securely. If any of them are
not locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure,
refer to

“Forward and backward

adjustment

” F1-3 and “Reclining

the seatback

” F1-4.

If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front
passenger

’s occupant detection system

have failed, the SRS airbag system
warning light will illuminate. Have the
system inspected by your SUBARU deal-
er immediately if the SRS airbag system
warning light illuminates.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.
Have your vehicle inspected at your
SUBARU dealer. Do not use the front
passenger

’s seat while driving the vehicle

to your SUBARU dealer.

NOTE

The front passenger

’s SRS side airbag

and SRS curtain airbag are not con-
trolled by the SUBARU advanced fron-

tal airbag system.

! Passenger’s frontal airbag ON and

OFF indicators

Refer to

“Front passenger’s frontal airbag

ON and OFF indicators

” F3-13.

! Occupant detection system
The occupant detection system sensor is
installed under the seat upholstery and
monitors the physique and posture of the
front passenger. Using this information,
the occupant detection system determines
whether the front passenger

’s SRS frontal

airbag should be deployed or not.

If the front passenger

’s seat cushion is

wet, this may adversely affect the ability of
the system to determine deployment. If
the seat cushion is wet, the front passen-
ger should stop sitting on the front
passenger

’s seat. Wipe off liquid from

the seat immediately, let the seat dry
naturally and then check the SRS airbag
system warning light as follows.

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SRS airbag system warning light

. If the SRS airbag system warning light
illuminates, keep the seat dry until the
warning light turns off. If the SRS airbag
system warning light stays on even when
the seat has dried, do not allow anyone to
sit on the front passenger

’s seat and have

the system checked by your SUBARU
dealer.
. If the SRS airbag system warning light
does not illuminate, check that the front
passenger

’s frontal airbag ON and OFF

indicators work properly. If the indicators
do not work properly, do not allow anyone
to sit on the front passenger

’s seat and

have the system checked by your
SUBARU dealer.

ON /

: Front passenger

’s frontal airbag ON

indicator

/

: Front passenger

’s frontal airbag OFF

indicator

Also, if luggage or electronic devices are
placed on the front passenger

’s seat, this

may adversely affect the ability of the
system to determine deployment. This
may prevent the front passenger

’s frontal

airbag ON and OFF indicators from work-
ing properly. Check that the indicators
work properly.
When the OFF indicator turns off and the
ON indicator illuminates, the front passen-
ger

’s frontal airbag may deploy during a

collision. Remove luggage and electronic
devices from the front passenger

’s seat.

CAUTION

Electrical devices, such as cell
phones, laptops, portable music
players, or electronic games, espe-
cially when connected to the acces-
sory power outlet and placed on the
front passenger

’s seat or used by

the person sitting in the front pas-
senger

’s seat, may affect the opera-

tion of the occupant detection sys-
tem. If either of the following situa-
tions occurs when using an electro-
nic device in the vehicle, at first try
to relocate that device to avoid it
creating any interference.
. The SRS airbag system warning

light illuminates.

. The front passenger’s frontal air-

bag ON and OFF indicators oper-
ate erratically.

If the device continues to cause
interference, the use of that device
in the vehicle should be discontin-
ued.

NOTE

This device complies with Part 18 of
the FCC Rules. This device may cause
interference. If this device causes inter-
ference, consult the nearest SUBARU

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