SUBARU ASCENT 2019 Quick Guide

2019
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Quick Guide
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Table of Contents
2–7 Getting Started

8–9 Instrument Panel

10–11 Gauges

12–13 Personalize

14–21 Controls

22–23 While Operating

24–25 Safety/In Case of Emergency

26–28 Additional Information
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2
Remote Keyless Entry
1 Lock/Arm
• Press to lock all doors, fuel door and the
rear gate and activate the security alarm.
• If any of the doors or the rear gate
are not fully closed, five rapid chirps
will sound and the hazard lights will
flash to alert you that the doors or the
rear gate are not properly closed.
• To activate the vehicle finder function,
press three times (within five seconds).
If you are within 30 feet of the vehicle,
the horn will sound one time and the
hazard lights will flash three times.
2 Unlock/Disarm
• Press once to unlock the driver’s door.
• Press twice (within five seconds) to
unlock all doors, rear gate and fuel door.
• When the “Unlock/Disarm” button
is pressed, the dome and map lights
will illuminate if the dome light switch
is in the middle position.
3 Unlocking the Rear Gate
• Press the button to unlock the
rear gate.
4 Panic Alarm
• Press once and the horn will sound
and the hazard lights will flash.
• Press any button on the remote
to deactivate.
Keyless Access and
Push Button Start
(if equipped)
By simply carrying the access key in your pocket, you can
lock and unlock doors, open the rear gate and start your
car without having to take the key fob out of your pocket.
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3
Seating
Getting
Started
Power Driver’s Seat (if equipped)
1 Forward/Backward,
Angle and Height

Move the switch toward the front
or rear to move the seat forward
or backward. Pull the switch up
or push down on the front of the
switch to adjust the angle of the
seat cushion. Pulling the switch
straight up or pushing the switch
straight down will adjust the height
of the entire seat cushion.
2 Seatback
Move the switch in the
corresponding direction to adjust the
angle of the seatback.
3 Lumbar Support (if equipped)
Press the front part of the switch
to increase lumbar support;
press the rear part of the switch
to decrease lumbar support.
4 Thigh Extension (if equipped)
Pull up on the lever below the
front of the driver’s seat to adjust
the length.
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Memory Driver’s Seat (if equipped)
While pressing the “SET” button, press and hold the desired button “1” or “2”.
A beep sounds when the seat position is registered. Press button “1” or “2” to
retrieve the seat positions.
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Getting
StartedInstrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile
Operating Safety/In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information

4
Seating
Ventilated Seats (if equipped)
Press the ventilated seat switch. Each time you press the switch, the mode will change as
follows: Low, Mid, High, Off
Seat Controls
1 Forward/Backward
Pull up on the lever below the front of
the driver’s seat to move the seat forward
or backward.
2 Raise/Lower Seat Cushion
To adjust the height of the driver’s seat,
pull up or push down the seat height
adjustment lever, located on the lower
left front of the seat.
3 Recline Seatback
To adjust the seatback to the desired position, pull up on the recline lever, located on the
lower left rear of the driver’s seat or lower right rear of the passenger’s seat. Do not adjust
seats while driving.
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5
Getting
Started
Heated Seats (if equipped)
Press the front seat heater switch. Each time you press the switch, the mode will
change as follows: High, Mid, Low, Off.
Second-row Seat Heater (if equipped)
Press the rear seat heater switch. Each time you press the switch, the mode will
change as follows: High, Low, Off.
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Getting
StartedInstrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile
Operating Safety/In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information

6
Seating
Accessing and Exiting the Third-row Seat
Accessing the third-row seat
Pull the lever and tilt the seatback forward. Then, pull up the lever below the seat and slide the
seat toward the front.
Exiting the third-row seat
Raise the lever from the third-row seat. The seatback of the second-row seat will tip
forward and the seat will slide forward.
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7
Getting
Started
Folding the Second-row Seat
Pull the lever 1 and tilt the seatback forward. Then, pull the lever 2 to unlock the
seatback and fold it down. To return the seatback to its original position, raise the
seatback until it locks into place, making sure that it is securely locked.
Folding the Third-row Seat
While pulling the strap 1, fold down the seatback. When returning the seatback
to its original position, either lift up the seatback from inside the vehicle or, from
outside the vehicle, pull up on the strap
2 located on the back of the seatback.
Lift the seat up securely until it locks in place.
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Getting
StartedInstrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile
Operating Safety/In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information

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Instrument Panel
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