clock SUBARU LEGACY 2012 5.G Owners Manual

Ignition switch..................................................... 3-3
LOCK .................................................................. 3-3
Acc..................................................................... 3-4
ON...................................................................... 3-4
START ................................................................ 3-4
Key reminder chime ............................................ 3-4
Ignition switch light ............................................. 3-4
Hazard warning flasher ....................................... 3-5
Meters and gauges. ............................................. 3-5
Combination meter illumination ........................... 3-5
Canceling the function for meter/gauge needle movement upon turning on the ignition switch ............................................................... 3-5
Speedometer ....................................................... 3-6
Odometer ............................................................ 3-6
Double trip meter ................................................ 3-6
Tachometer ......................................................... 3-7
Fuel gauge .......................................................... 3-7
ECO gauge ......................................................... 3-8
Warning and indicator lights .............................. 3-9
Seatbelt warning light and chime ......................... 3-9
SRS airbag system warning light ........................ 3-11
Front passenger ’s frontal airbag ON and OFF
indicators ......................................................... 3-11
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicator light ................................................... 3-12
Coolant temperature low indicator light/Coolant temperature high warning light ......................... 3-13
Charge warning light .......................................... 3-14
Oil pressure warning light .................................. 3-14
Engine low oil level warning light ....................... 3-14AT OIL TEMP warning light (AT and CVT
models) ........................................................... 3-14
Low tire pressure warning light (U.S. spec. models) ........................................................... 3-15
ABS warning light .............................................. 3-16
Brake system warning light ................................ 3-17
Hill Holder indicator light ................................... 3-19
Low fuel warning light ....................................... 3-19
Door open indicator light ................................... 3-19
Windshield washer fluid warning light ................ 3-19
All-Wheel Drive warning light (AT and CVT models) ........................................................... 3-20
Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light/Vehicle Dynamics Control operation indicator light .. ..... 3-20
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator light ..... 3-21
Security indicator light ....................................... 3-21
Select lever/gear position indicator ..................... 3-22
Turn signal indicator lights ................................. 3-22
High beam indicator light ................................... 3-22
Cruise control indicator light .............................. 3-23
Cruise control set indicator light ........................ 3-23
Headlight indicator light ..................................... 3-23
Front fog light indicator light (if equipped) ..... ..... 3-23
Clock .................................................................. 3-23
Multi function display ........................................ 3-24
Outside temperature indicator .. .......................... 3-24
Average fuel consumption ................................. 3-25
Current fuel consumption .................................. 3-26
Driving range on remaining fuel ......................... 3-26
Light control switch ........................................... 3-27
Headlights ......................................................... 3-27
Instruments and controls
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If the seatbelt warning device for the front passenger’s seat does not function cor-
rectly (e.g., it is activated even when the
front passenger ’s seat is empty or it is
deactivated even when the front passen-
ger has not fastened his/her seatbelt),
take the following actions. . Ensure that no article is placed on the
seat other than a child restraint system
and its child occupant. . Ensure that there is no article left in the
seatback pocket.. Ensure that the backward-forward po-
sition and seatback of front passenger ’s
seat are locked into place securely by
moving the seat back and forth. (Models
equipped with manual seats only)
If still the seatbelt warning device for front passenger ’s seat does not function cor-
rectly after taking relevant corrective ac-
tions described above, immediately con-
tact your SUBARU dealer for an inspec-tion.
& SRS airbag system
warning light
WARNING
If the warning light exhibits any of
the following conditions, there may
be a malfunction in the seatbelt pretensioners and/or SRS airbag
system. Immediately take your vehi-
cle to your nearest SUBARU dealer
to have the system checked. Unless
checked and properly repaired, the
seatbelt pretensioners and/or SRS
airbags will operate improperly (e.g.
SRS airbags may inflate in a very
minor collision or not inflate in a
severe collision), which may in-
crease the risk of injury. .
Flashing or flickering of the warn-
ing light
. No illumination of the warning
light when the ignition switch is
first turned to the “ON ”position
. Continuous illumination of the
warning light
. Illumination of the warning light
while driving &
Front passenger ’s frontal
airbag ON and OFF indica- tors
ON or: Front passenger ’s frontal airbag ON
indicator
or: Front passenger ’s frontal airbag
OFF indicator
The front passenger ’s frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passenger ’s SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located next to the
clock in the center portion of the dash-board.
When the ignition switch is turned to the “ ON ”position, both the ON and OFF
indicators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators turn
off for 2 seconds. After that, one of the Instruments and controls
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&Cruise control indica-
tor light
This light illuminates when the “CRUISE ”
main switch is pressed to activate the
cruise control function. NOTE . If you press the main switch button
while turning the ignition switch “ON ”,
the cruise control function is deacti-
vated and the “CRUISE ”indicator light
flashes. To reactivate the cruise control
function, turn the ignition switch back
to the “Acc ”or “LOCK ”position, and
then turn it again to the “ON ”position.
. If this indicator light and the CHECK
ENGINE warning light/malfunction in-
dicator light flash simultaneously dur-
ing driving, have the vehicle checked
by your nearest SUBARU dealer.
& Cruise control set in-
dicator light
This light illuminates when vehicle speed
has been set to use the cruise controlfunction. &
Headlight indicator light
This indicator light illuminates under the
following conditions. .when the light switch is turned to the
“
” or “”position
. when the light switch is in the “AUTO ”
position and the headlights illuminate automatically & Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates while the
front fog lights are illuminated. Clock NOTE
Your SUBARU dealer can change the
settings of activating/deactivating the
automatic adjustment of the clock by
the GPS (Global Positioning System)
(for models with the genuine SUBARU
navigation system). Contact your
SUBARU dealer for details.
The clock shows the time while the
ignition switch is in the
“Acc ”or “ON ”
position.
To adjust the time shown by the clock,
press the “+ ” button or the “ ” button. If
you press the “+ ” button, the indicated
time will change in one-minute incre-
ments. If you press the “ ” button, the
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Turn signal lever
To activate the right turn signal, push the
turn signal lever up. To activate the left
turn signal, push the turn signal lever
down. When the turn is finished, the lever
will return automatically. If the lever does
not return after cornering, return the lever
to the neutral position by hand.
To signal a lane change, push the turn
signal lever up or down slightly and hold it
during the lane change. The turn signal
indicator lights will flash in the direction of
the turn or lane change. The lever will
return automatically to the neutral position
when you release it.Illumination brightness con- trol
The illumination brightness of the clock
display, audio, air conditioner, multi func-
tion display and meter/gauge dims under
the following conditions. .
when the light switch is in the “
”or
“” position
. when the light switch is in the “AUTO ”
position and the headlights illuminate automatically
You can adjust the illumination brightness
for better visibility.
To brighten, turn the control dial upward.
To darken, turn the control dial downward. NOTE .
When the control dial is turned fully
upward, the illumination brightness
becomes the maximum and the auto-
matic dimming function does not work
at all.. The brightness setting is not can-
celed even when the ignition switch is
turned to the “LOCK ”position.
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!Tone and balance control (type A
and B audio)
“ TUNE ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Each brief press of the “TUNE ”dial
changes the control modes in the follow-
ing sequence.
Choose the preferred level for each mode
by turning the “TUNE ”dial.
The control function returns to the tune/
track/channel control mode after approxi-
mately 5 seconds. !
Other settings (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Each brief press of the “MENU ”button
changes the control modes in the follow-
ing sequence.
Type A audio:
Type B audio:
Choose the preferred settings for each
mode by turning the “TUNE ”dial.
The control function returns to the tune/
track/channel control mode after approxi-
mately 5 seconds. !
Position setting (type A audio)
Position setting is used to adjust the
sound to the best condition for the
selected seating position.
ALL: The sound is adjusted to the best for all seating positions.
FR: The sound is adjusted to the best for the front passenger.
FL: The sound is adjusted to the best for the driver.
! Audio settings (type C audio)
“ SETTING ”dial
1. Press the “SETTING ”dial to display
the “Setting ”menu.
2. Turn the “SETTING ”dial clockwise or
counterclockwise to select the preferred
menu. The menu list is as follows. Audio
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&Adjustable level of each mode
Mode Range of levels (displayed)Initial setting Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Volume Volume control 0 to 40 15 (type A and B audio)/16
(type C)For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control* (type
A and B audio) 0 to 40 15 For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control (type Caudio) LOW, MID, HIGH MID From HIGH to MID, MID to
LOW, LOW to HIGHFrom LOW to MID, MID to
HIGH, HIGH to LOW
Tone and balance Bass control 8 to +8 0 For less bass sound For more bass sound
Midrange control 8 to +8 0 For less midrange sound For more midrange sound
Treble control 8 to +8 0 For less treble sound For more treble sound
Fader R9 to F9 0 Front attenuated Rear attenuated
Balance L9 to R9 0 Right channel attenuated Left channel attenuated
Other settings SPEED VOLUME OFF to 2 OFF For less auto volume change For more auto volume change
CS Auto (type A audio) OFF to 2 OFF From 2 to 1, 1 to OFF From OFF to 1, 1 to 2
POSITION (type A audio) ALL, FR, FL ALL From FL to FR, FR to ALL From ALL to FR, FR to FL
SRS Sound (type B audio) OFF to ON OFF OFF ON
Beep (type B audio) OFF to ON ON OFF ON
Brightness (type C audio) 8 to +8 0 For less brightness For more brightness
Contrast (type C audio) 8 to +8 0 For less contrast For more contrast
HD Radio (type C audio) OFF to ON ON OFF ON
*For type A audio, only when an AUX audio product is connected. Audio
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FM/AM radio operation
Press the “FM ”or “AM ”button (type A and
B audio)/ “FM/AM ”button (type C audio)
when the radio is off to turn on the radio.
& FM selection (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Press the “FM ”button when the radio is on
to select the preferred reception mode.
Each brief press of the “FM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last FM radio
band that you selected.
Type A audio:
Type B audio:
& AM selection (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
! Type A audio
Press the “AM ”button when the radio is on
to select AM reception starting from the
last radio band and the last frequency
interval that you selected. ! Type B audio
Each time the “AM ”button is briefly
pressed the radio changes in the following
sequence starting from the last radio band
that you selected.
& FM/AM selection (type C audio)
“ FM/AM ”button
Press the “FM/AM ”button when the radio is on to select the preferred reception mode.
Each brief press of the
“FM/AM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last radio band
with you selected.
& Tuning
! Manual tuning
“ TUNE ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
Turn the “TUNE ”dial clockwise to in-
crease the tuning frequency and turn the “ TUNE ”dial counterclockwise to decrease
it.
Each time the dial is turned, the frequency

&Channel and category selec- tion
! Channel selection by operating the dial
“ TUNE ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
Turn the “TUNE ”dial clockwise to select
the next channel and turn the “TUNE ”dial
counterclockwise to select the previous channel. !
Channel selection by pressing the
button (type A audio)
When in the SAT mode, briefly press the “SEEK ”button “”or “”to select the
channel. !
Skip channel selection (type A and
B audio)
When in the SAT mode, press and hold
the following buttons to change to the
channel selection mode.
Type A audio:
1) Change the channel up by 10 channels
2) Change the channel down by 10 chan- nels
Type B audio:
Change the channel
up by 10 channels
Change the channel
down by 10 channels
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.Skipping past the first track/file will
take you to the last track/file in the
folder. ! By using the dial (type A and B audio)
“ TRACK ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Turn the “TRACK ”dial clockwise to skip to
the beginning of the next track/file. Each
time the dial is turned, the indicated track/
file number will increase.
Turn the “TRACK ”dial counterclockwise
to skip to the beginning of the current
track/file. Each time the dial is turned, the
indicated track/file number will decrease. !
By using the button (type B and Caudio)
Type B audio:
Forward direction
Backward direction
Type C audio:
Forward direction
Backward direction
Press the “”button briefly to skip to the
beginning of the next track/file. Each time
the button is briefly pressed, the indicated
track/file number will increase.
Press the “
”button briefly to skip to the
beginning of the current track/file. Each
time the button is briefly pressed, the
indicated track/file number will decrease. &
Fast-forwarding and rewind- ing
Type A audio:
1) Fast-forwarding
2) Rewinding
Type B audio:
Fast-forwarding
Rewinding
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!Type A and B audio
Press the following buttons briefly.
Type A audio:
1) To select the next folder
2) To go back to the previous folder
Type B audio:
To select the next folder
To go back to the
previous folder
! Type C audio
“ TUNE ”dial
Turn the “TUNE ”dial clockwise to select
the next folder. Turn the dial counter-
clockwise to go back to the previous
folder. & How to eject a CD from the player
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the ejectbutton
. The disc will be ejected.
NOTE . Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out. The CD may fall out due to vibration.. If you do not remove the ejected
disc within approximately 15 seconds
(type A and B audio)/20 seconds (type
C audio), a disc protection function will
operate, automatically reloading the
disc. In this case, the disc is not played. &
When the following mes-
sages are displayed
If one of the following messages is
displayed while operating the CD player,
determine the cause based on the follow-
ing information. If you cannot clear those
messages, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. ! When “PUSH EJECT ”is displayed
Press the
button to eject the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deforma-
tion, and also check that the correct disc is
inserted. Do not try to eject the disc
forcibly. Mini CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs)
are not supported, and if inserted, they will
be immediately ejected. If the disc cannot
be ejected or this message remains
displayed, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. ! When “CHECK DISC ”is displayed
Press the
button to eject the discs.
Check that the disc is not damaged or
scratched, and also check that the disc is
inserted correctly. This message may
appear when using some CD-RW discs.
Check that the disc type (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch
CDs are not supported) and data format
are correct. This player can only play CD-
DA, MP3, WMA and AAC data formats. If
the disc cannot be ejected or this mes-
sage remains displayed, please contact Audio
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