Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
The driver’s seatbelt has an Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR).
The emergency locking retractor allows normal body movement but the retractor locks automatically during a sudden stop, impact or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
See also:
Rear seats
WARNING
Seatbelts provide maximum restraint when the occupant sits well back and upright
in the seat. Do not put cushions or any other materials between occupants and seatbacks
or seat cushions ...
SAFETY
Although the STi wasn't designed as a family car, all of the family-centric
safety features on the Impreza sedan are in it. The STi has four-wheel-disc
antilock brakes with brake assist, stability ...
Wiper and washer
WARNING
In freezing weather, do not use the windshield washer until the windshield is
sufficiently warmed by the defroster.
Otherwise the washer fluid can freeze on the windshield, blocking your v ...