Subaru FORESTER 5th Generation 2019-2024 Front seats
Front seats
WARNING
- Never adjust the seat while driving to avoid loss of vehicle control and personal injury.
- Before adjusting the seat, make sure the hands and feet of rear seat passengers and cargo are clear of the adjusting mechanism.
- After adjusting the seat, push it slightly to make sure it is securely locked. If the seat is not securely locked, it may move or the seatbelt may not operate properly.
- Do not put objects under the front seats. They may interfere with front seat locking and cause an accident.
- Seatbelts provide maximum restraint when the occupant sits well back and upright in the seat.
- To reduce the risk of sliding under the seatbelt in a collision, the front seatbacks should always be used in the upright position while the vehicle is running.
- 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.
- 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. The front passenger should move the seat as far back as possible and sit upright and well back in the seat.
WARNING
Place children in the rear seat properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed and force and can injure or even kill children, especially if they are not restrained or improperly restrained.
Because children are lighter and weaker than adults, their risk of being injured from deployment is greater. For that reason, it is strongly recommended that all children sit in the rear seat properly restrained in a child restraint device or seatbelt appropriate for the child’s age, height and weight.
Never install a forward or rearward facing 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.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. For instructions and precautions concerning child restraint systems, refer to “Child restraint systemsâ€.
WARNING
To prevent the passenger from sliding under the seatbelt in the event of a collision, always put the seatback in the upright position while the vehicle is in motion. Do not place objects such as cushions between the passenger and the seatback, as this increases the risk of serious internal injury or death.
WARNING
Do not let rear passengers rest their feet between the front seatback and seat cushion.
Doing so may lead to defective operation of the following systems and could result in serious injury:
- Occupant detection system
- SRS side airbag
- Seat heater (if equipped)
- Power seat (if equipped)
Manual seat
Forward and backward adjustment
Pull the lever upward and slide the seat to the desired position. Then release the lever and try to move the seat back and forth to make sure that it is securely locked into place.
Reclining the seatback
Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the seatback to the desired position. Then release the lever and make sure the seatback is securely locked into place.
The seatback placed in a reclined position can spring back upward with force when the lever is pulled. While operating the lever to return the seatback, hold the seatback lightly so that it may be raised back gradually.
Seat height adjustment (driver’s seat)
- When the lever is pushed down, the seat is lowered.
- When the lever is pulled up, the seat rises.
The height of the seat can be adjusted by moving the seat adjustment lever up and down.
Power seat (driver’s seat — if equipped)
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Seat position forward/backward control switch
Move the control switch forward or backward to adjust the seat position. During forward or backward adjustment, the seat cushion angle or seat height cannot be adjusted.
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Seat cushion angle control switch
Pull up or push down the front end of the control switch to adjust the seat cushion angle.
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Seat height control switch
Pull up or push down the rear end of the control switch to adjust the seat height.
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Seatback angle (reclining) control switch
Move the control switch to adjust the seatback angle.
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Lumbar support control switch
Push the front side of the switch to increase lower back support. Push the rear side of the switch to decrease lower back support.
Memory function (driver’s seat — if equipped)
WARNING
- Never adjust the seat while driving to avoid loss of vehicle control and personal injury.
- Before adjusting the seat, make sure that cargo or the hands and feet of rear seat passengers are clear of the adjusting mechanism.
- Never retrieve the seat position while driving.
- Perform seat position retrieval before driving and confirm the select lever is in the “P†position and the parking brake is applied.
- When retrieving a registered seat position, make sure the hands, feet and belongings of rear seat passengers are clear of the seat adjusting mechanism.
- If unusual conditions or malfunctions occur during retrieval, stop the operation immediately.
Seat positions can be registered using button “1†or “2†or through access keys, allowing you to quickly retrieve the stored seat position.
The following seat positions can be registered:
- Forward/backward position of the seat
- Angle of the seatback
- Angle of the seat cushion
- Height of the seat
Registration of seat position with button “1†or “2â€
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Adjust the seat position under the following conditions:
- The parking brake is applied.
- The select lever is in the “P†position.
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While pressing the “SET†button, press and hold the desired button “1†or “2â€.
A chirp sounds once, indicating that the seat position has been successfully registered.
