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ual. This symbol means “Do not”, “Do not do this”, or
“Do not let this happen”, depending upon the context.Vehicle symbols
There are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.Mark Name CAUTION
Power door lock
Passenger’s windows lock Fuel
Front fog lights
Parking lights
Hazard warning flasher
Cigarette lighter

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Engine hood
Seat heater
Child restraint top tether anchorages
Child restraint lower anchorages
Horn
Windshield wiper deicer
Wiper intermittent
Windshield wiper and washer
Rear window wiper and washer
Mark NameLights
Parking lights, tail lights, license plate
light and instrument panel illumination
Head lights
Illumination brightness
Fan speed
Instrument panel outlets
Instrument panel outlets and foot out- lets
Foot outlets
Windshield defroster and foot outlets
Windshield defroster
Mark Name

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TWarning and indicator light
Mark Name Page
Seatbelt warning light 3-13
SRS airbag system warning light 3-13
CHECK ENGINE warning
light/Malfunction indicator lamp 3-13
Charge warning light 3-14
Oil pressure warning light 3-15
AT OIL temperature warning
light (AT vehicles) 3-15
or ABS warning light 3-15
or Brake system warning light 3-18
Door open warning light 3-19
All-Wheel Drive warning
light (AT vehicles) 3-19
Low fuel warning light 3-19
Turn signal indicator lights 3-21
High beam indicator light 3-21 Security indicator light (if equipped) 2-17
Cruise control indicator light (if equipped) 3-21
Cruise control set indicator
light (if equipped) 3-21
Vehicle Dynamics Control
operation indicator light (if equipped) 3-20
Vehicle Dynamics Control
warning light/Vehicle Dy-
namics Control OFF indica-
tor light (if equipped) 3-16
Mark Name Page

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Keys and doors
: LOCK/ARM button
Press to Lock all doors.
Press and Hold to activate panic alarm.
Press three times in a five-second period to use
vehicle finder function.
: UNLOCK/DISARM button 1) Press once to Unlock driver’s door.
2) Press a second time to Unlock all other doors and rear gate.
„ Locking the doors
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) to lock all doors and rear gate. An electronic
chirp will sound once and the turn signal lights will flash once.
If any of the doors or the rear gate is not fully closed,
an electronic chirp will sound five times and the turn
signal lights will flash five times to alert you that the
doors or the rear gate are not properly closed. When
you close the door, it will automatically lock.
NOTE
If the “ ” button is pressed for two seconds or
longer, the panic alarm will sound. When locking
the doors in normal circumstances, press the
“ ” button for less than two seconds. For de-
tails on the panic alarm, refer to “Sounding a panic
alarm”. „
Unlocking the doors
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) to unlock the driver’s door. An electronic chirp
will sound twice and the turn signal lights will flash
twice. To unlock all other doors and rear gate, briefly
press the “ ” button a second time within 5 sec-
onds.
NOTE
If the interval between the first and second press-
es of the " " button (for unlocking of all of the
doors and the rear gate) is extremely short, the
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system may not respond. „Illuminated entry
The interior dome light and ignition switch light will illu-
minate when the “ ” button is pressed. These
lights stay illuminated for approximately 30 seconds if
any of the doors or the rear gate is not opened.
If the “ ” button is pressed before 30 seconds have
elapsed, these lights will go out. Also, these lights will
go out if the key is inserted in the ignition switch. The interior light switch must be set to the middle position
in order for this function to operate. „ Vehicle finder function
Use this function to find your vehicle parked among
many vehicles in a large parking lot. Provided you are
within 30 feet (10 meters) of the vehicle, pressing the
“ ” button three times in a five-second period will
cause your vehicle’s horn to sound once and its turn
signal lights to flash three times. „ Sounding a panic alarm
To activate the alarm, keep the “ ” button pressed
for more than two seconds .
The horn will sound and the turn signal lights will flash.
To deactivate it, press the “ ” button or “ ” but- ton. Unless a button on the remote is pressed, the
alarm will be deactivated after approximately 30 sec-
onds. „
Selecting audible signal operation
Using an electronic chirp, the system will give you an
audible signal when the doors lock and unlock. If de-
sired, you may turn the audible signal off.
To turn the audible signal off, unlock the door by
pressing the “ ” button and then simultaneously
depress “ ” and “ ” buttons for more than two
seconds. An electronic chirp will sound twice and the
turn signal lights will flash twice to inform you that the
audible signal has been turned off.
To turn the audible signal on, unlock the door by
pressing the “ ” button and then simultaneously
depress “ ” and “ ” buttons for more than two
seconds. An electronic chirp will sound once and the
turn signal lights will flash once to inform you that the
audible signal has been turned on. „ Replacing the battery
When the transmitter battery begins to get weak,
transmitter range will begin to decrease. Replace the
battery as soon as possible.

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Security system (if equipped)
The security system helps to protect your vehicle and
valuables from theft. The horn sounds and the turn
signal lights flash if someone attempts to break into
your vehicle. The starter motor is also interrupted to
prevent starting the vehicle without a key.
The system can be armed and disarmed with the re-
mote transmitter.
The system does not operate when the key is inserted
into the ignition switch. „System operation
The security system will give the following alarm indi-
cations when triggered: y The turn signal lights will flash and the horn will
sound intermittently. In addition, the starter motor will
not operate. y The alarm automatically resets after 30 seconds;
however, the alarm will reactivate if the vehicle is tam-
pered with again. The alarm will continue for six times
if any sensor continues to be activated.
The alarm is triggered by: y Opening a door or the rear gate.
y Application of physical shock to the vehicle (e.g. forced entry). Note that there are two alarm levels for
shock: warning and alarm. In warning mode, the alarm
detects lower level vibrations and triggers 2 warning
chirps on the horn and two flashes on the lights as a
deterrent to would be vandals. In alarm mode, higher
levels of shock are detected and the system will go into full alarm. y
Ignition switch being turned on while in armed state.
NOTE
With the valet mode selected, the security system
does not operate when the remote transmitter is
used for locking and unlocking. The security indi-
cator light in the combination meter flashes twice
per second to show that the valet mode is select-
ed. For details, refer to “Valet mode” in this sec- tion. „ Arming the system
T To arm the system using remote transmitter
1. Close all windows.
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehicle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood is locked.
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1) Press to Arm the system.
2) Press to Disarm the system.
Security indicator light
6. Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds). All doors and the rear gate will lock, an elec-
tronic chirp will sound once, the turn signal lights will
flash once, and the security indicator light will flash as follows:
Models without immobilizer: once every approximately two seconds
Models with immobilizer: twice every approximatelytwo seconds
If any of the doors or the rear gate is not fully closed,
an electronic chirp sounds five times, the turn signal
lights flash five times to alert you that the doors or the
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rear gate are not properly closed. When you close the
door, the system will automatically arm and doors will
automatically lock. TTo arm the system using power door locking
switches
1. Close all windows.
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehicle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood is locked.
5. Close the doors and the rear gate but leave only the
driver’s door or the front passenger’s door open.
6. Push the front side (“LOCK” side) of the power door
locking switch to set the door locks. 7. Close the door. An electronic chirp will sound once,
the turn signal lights will flash once, and the security
indicator light will flash as follows:
Models without immobilizer: once every approximately
two seconds
Models with immobilizer: twice every approximately
two seconds
NOTE
The system can be armed even if the engine hood,
the windows and/or moonroofs are opened. Al-
ways make sure that they are fully closed before
arming the system. „
Disarming the system
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) on the remote transmitter. The driver’s door will
unlock, an electronic chirp will sound twice, the turn
signal lights will flash twice and the indicator light willgo off.
NOTE (Models with immobilizer)
If your vehicle is equipped with an immobilizer, the
immobilizer’s function will cause the security indi-
cator light to flash (once every approximately
three seconds) even after the system is disarmed.
To unlock all other doors and the rear gate, briefly
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press the “ ” button a second time. T
Emergency disarming
If you cannot disarm the system using the transmitter
(i.e. the transmitter is lost, broken or the transmitter
battery is too weak), you can disarm the system with-
out using the transmitter. To disarm the system:
1. Unlock the door with the key and then open the
door.
2. The alarm will sound.
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch and cycle it
from the “LOCK” to the “ON” position three (3) times
within 5 seconds .
„ Valet mode
When you choose the valet mode, the security system
does not operate. In valet mode, the remote transmit-
ter is used only for locking and unlocking the doors
and rear gate and panic activation.
To enter the valet mode, open the driver’s door and
keep the “ ” button depressed for more than two
seconds . The security system status indicator light
will continue to flash twice per second indicating that
the system is in the valet mode. To exit valet mode, open the driver’s door and keep
the “ ” button pressed
for more than two sec-
onds . The indicator will stop flashing.
NOTE If the remote transmitter is used to lock or unlock
the doors while the valet mode is selected, the
turn signal lights do not flash but an electronic
chirp is emitted. „Passive arming
When passive arming mode has been programmed by
the dealer, arming of the system is automatically ac-
complished without using the remote transmitter. Note
that in this mode, DOORS MUST BE MANUALLYLOCKED. T To enter the passive mode
Since programming the passive arming mode is a
complicated procedure, have it done by your nearestSUBARU dealer. T Arming the system
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In passive mode, the system will automatically
activate the alarm but WILL NOT automatically
lock the doors. In order to lock the doors you
must either lock them as indicated in step 4
above or with the key once they have been
closed. Failure to lock the doors manually will
result in a higher security risk.
T Disarming the system
To disarm the system, briefly press the “ ” button
on the transmitter. V Tripped sensor identification (models without immobilizer)
If an electronic chirp sounds four times and the turn
signal lights flash four times when you disarm the sys-
tem, this indicates that the alarm was triggered. The
number of times the indicator light flashes indicates
what sensor caused the alarm condition.
To enter identification mode:
1. Open the driver’s door and leave it open.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position twice. (“LOCK” “ON” “LOCK” “ON” “LOCK”)
3. The indicator light will start flashing. The indicator light provides the following indications.
Flashing once:
Any door or the rear gate has been
opened.
Flashing three times: The impact sensor in the sys-
tem’s unit has been activated. This may indicate that
your vehicle has been shocked or tampered with by
some outside force and/or unauthorized person.
Flashing four times: The ignition switch has been
turned on or the battery has been disconnected.
NOTE
The battery must be reconnected before the indi-
cator light will flash.
To exit this mode, close the door and turn the ignition
switch to the “ON” position.