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EnglishSeat, seatbelt and SRS airbags -> Head restraints for your Subaru Forester 2019-2024
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reclined seatback. Refer to “Car-
go area cover” �P292.
1-3. Head restraints
WARNING
To prevent the passenger from slid-
ing under the seatbelt in the event of
a collision, observe the following
precautions:
WARNING
The front seat head restraints are
designed to be installed into the
front seats only. The rear seat head
restraints are designed to be in-
stalled into the rear seats only. Do
not attempt to install the front seat
head restraints into the rear seats, or
the rear seat head restraints into the
front seats.
.
Keep 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.
Otherwise, the risk of sliding under
the lap belt and of the lap belt sliding
up over the abdomen will increase,
and both can result in serious inter-
nal injury or death.
NOTE
Pull the strap and adjust the seatback to
the desired position.
Then release the strap and move the
seatback back and forth to confirm that it
is securely fixed in place.
It is possible to adjust the angle of the
front seat head restraints only. When
installing the front seat head restraints,
make sure that the angle of the head
restraints can be adjusted.
CAUTION
If your vehicle is equipped with a
cargo area cover, observe the fol-
lowing precautions.
.
Be careful not to pinch your hand
between the head restraint and
the cargo area cover when you
recline the rear seat.
.
Move the front cover of the cargo
area cover backward so that the
cover is not damaged by the
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To lower:
perform the installation and removal
tasks.
& Front seats
Push the head restraint down while press-
ing the release button on the top of the
seatback.
Both the driver’s seat and the front
passenger’s seat are equipped with head
restraints. Both head restraints are adjus-
table in the following ways.
! Angle adjustment
To remove:
Use a key or other hard, pointed object to
press the remove button, then pull out the
head restraint.
! Height adjustment
To install:
Push the head restraint into the holes on
the top of the seatback until it locks.
The angle of the head restraint can be
adjusted in several steps. While maintain-
ing a suitable driving posture, adjust the
head restraint to a position where the back
of your head is as close to the head
restraint as possible.
1
2
3
Head restraint
Release button
Remove button
To release:
To tilt:
.
Lowermost to the 1st step
Tilt the head restraint by hand to the
preferred position. A click will sound when
the head restraint is locked.
Each head restraint should be adjusted so
that the center is closest to the top of the
occupant’s ears.
Pull the head restraint up to the 1st step.
To raise:
.
To return:
NOTE
1st step to the 3rd step
Tilt the head restraint as far forward as it
can go. The head restraint will automati-
cally return to the fully upright position.
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the release button on the top of the
seatback.
When the head restraint cannot be
pulled out or installed due to insuffi-
cient clearance, tilt the seat and then
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Then, adjust the head restraint to the
preferred angle.
After installing the head restraint, make
sure it is securely locked.
! Center seating position
& Rear seats
Head restraints are installed in all second-
row seats and can be adjusted as de-
scribed below.
! Window side seating position
1
2
Head restraint
Release button
To raise:
1
2
When not used (retracted position)
When used (extended position)
Pull the head restraint up.
To lower:
Press the release button then push the
head restraint down.
CAUTION
To remove:
Press the release button, and pull out the
head restraint.
The head restraint is not intended to
be used in the retracted position.
Before sitting in the seat, raise the
head restraint to the extended posi-
tion.
1
2
Head restraint
Release button
To install:
To remove:
Press the release button, and pull out the
head restraint.
Push the head restraint into the holes on
the top of the seatback until it locks. Press
and hold the release button to lower the
head restraint.
To install:
Push the head restraint into the holes on
the top of the seatback until it locks. Press
and hold the release button to lower the
head restraint.
When the rear center seating position is
occupied, raise the head restraint to the
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