Subaru Forester: Infants or small children - Seatbelt safety tips - Seatbelts - Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags - Subaru Forester Owner's ManualSubaru Forester: Infants or small children

Use a child restraint system that is suitable for your vehicle. Refer to “Child restraint systems”.

    Seatbelt safety tips
    - All persons in the vehicle should fasten their seatbelts BEFORE the vehicle starts to move. Otherwise, the possibility of serious injury becomes greater in the event of a sudden stop o ...

    Children
    If a child is too big for a child restraint system, the child should sit in the rear seat and be restrained using the seatbelts. According to accident statistics, children are safer when proper ...

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    Headlamp courtesy delay
    This feature operates whenever the lamps master switch is in the AUTO (5) position and the ignition is turned off. The headlamps will remain illuminated for up to 240 seconds. Note: The time delay ...

    Disabling the passenger airbag (not Australia)
    Crash test data and statistics show that the safest place for a child to be restrained is in a child seat correctly fitted to the vehicle's rear seat. Do not use a child restraint on a seat pr ...

    Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH)
    - Child restraint systems and seatbelts can become hot in a vehicle that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a small child. Check the child restraint system before you p ...