SUBARU OUTBACK 2000 3.G Owners Manual

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Windows
Power windows
WARNING
When operating power windows, be extremely careful to pre-
vent anyone ’s fingers, arms or head from being caught in the
window. Always lock the passengers ’ windows using the lock switch
when children are riding in the vehicle. Before leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the
ignition switch for safety and never allow an unattended child toremain in the vehicle. Failure to follow this procedure could result
in injury to a child operating the power window.
The p ower wind ows op erate only when the ig nition sw itc h is in the “ON ”
p osition.
Driver’ s side switches
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All d oor wind ows c an b e c ontrolled b y the p ower wind ow switc h c lus-
ter at the d river sid e d oor. n Operating the driver ’s window
AUTO switc h: This switc h has two func tions.
Push the switc h d own until it c lic ks and release it , and the wind ow will
fully op en. To stop the wind ow halfway, p ull the sw itc h up slig htly.
Push the switc h d own lig htly and hold it. The wind o w will op en as long
as the switc h is held .
Pull the switc h up lig htly and hold it. The wind ow will c lose as long as
the switc h is held . n Operating the passengers ’ windows
To op en the p asseng ers ’ wind ows, p ush the ap p rop riate switc h d own
and hold it until the wind ow reac hes the d esired p o sition. To c lose the
wind ow, p ull the switc h up and hold it until it rea c hes the d esired p osi-
tion. n Locking the passengers ’ windows
To loc k the p asseng ers ’ wind ows, p ush the loc k switc h. When the loc k
switc h is in the “LOCK ” p osition, the p asseng ers ’ wind ows c annot b e
op ened or c losed .

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Passengers’ side switches
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HB2009CB
To op en the wind ow, p ush the switc h d own and hold i t until the win-
d ow reac hes the d esired p osition. To c lose the wind ow, p ull the switc h
up and hold it until the wind ow reac hes the d esired p osition.
When the loc k switc h on the p ower wind ow switc h c lu ster, loc ated on
the d river ’s sid e d oor, is in the “LOCK ” p osition, the p asseng ers ’ win-
d ows c annot b e op erated with the p asseng ers ’ switc hes.

2-24Trunk lid (Sedan)
WARNING
To prevent dangerous exhaust gas from entering the vehicle,
always keep the trunk lid closed while driving. Help prevent young children from locking themselves in the
trunk. When leaving the vehicle, either close all windows and lockall doors or cancel the inside trunk lid release. Also make certainthat the trunk is closed.
To open and close the trunk lid from outside
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To op en the trunk lid from outsid e, insert the key and turn it c loc kwise.
To c lose the trunk lid , lig htly p ress the trunk lid d own until the latc h
eng ag es.

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To open the trunk lid from inside
HB3000CB
Pull the trunk lid release lever up ward . To cancel the trunk lid release
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The insid e trunk lid release c an b e c anc elled to he lp p revent unautho-
rized entry into the trunk. To c anc el the trunk lid release, set the lid
release c anc el lever (loc ated on the insid e of the trunk lid , mounted to
the trunk lid latc h) to the “CANCEL ” p osition. When this loc k is in the
“ CANCEL ” p osition, the trunk c an b e op ened only with the ke y.

2-26Rear gate (Station wagon)
WARNING
To prevent dangerous exhaust gas from entering the vehicle, always keep the rear gate closed while driving.
HB2022BB
To unloc k the rear g ate, insert the key in the keyh ole and turn it c loc k-
wise. To loc k the rear g ate, insert the key in the keyhole and turn it c oun-
terc loc kwise. If your vehic le is eq uip p ed with p owe r d oor loc king
switc hes, the rear g ate c an also b e loc ked and unlo c ked throug h use of
the p ower d oor loc king switc hes. Refer to “Power d oor loc king switc hes ”
sec tion in this c hap ter.
To op en the rear g ate, first unloc k the rear g ate l oc k then p ull the outsid e
hand le up . To c lose the rear g ate, lower it slowly and p ush d own firmly
until the latc h eng ag es.

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Moonroof (if equipped)
WARNING
Never let anyone ’s hands, arms, head or any objects protrude
from the moonroof. Before closing the moonroof, make sure that no one ’s hands,
arms, head or other objects will be accidentally caught in themoonroof.
CAUTION
Do not sit on the edge of the open moonroof.
Do not operate the moonroof if falling snow or extremely cold
conditions have caused it to freeze shut.
Tilting/sliding moonroof (Sedan)
The moonroof has b oth tilting and slid ing func tions .
The moonroof op erates only when the ig nition switc h is in the “ON ” p osi-
tion.
HB2034BB
To raise or lower the moonroof
The tilting func tion will only op erate when the moo nroof is fully c losed .
Push the rear sid e of the “Tilt ” switc h to raise the moonroof.
Push the front sid e of the “Tilt ” switc h to lower the moonroof.

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ed or has b een
lowered c omp letely. Pushing the switc h c ontinuously may c ause d am-
ag e to the moonroof. To open or close the moonroof
Push the “Op en/Close ” switc h rearward to op en the moonroof. The
sun shad e will b e also op ened tog ether with the moo nroof.
Push the “Op en/Close ” switc h forward to c lose the moonroof. The
moonroof will stop halfway if you c ontinue to p ress on the switc h.
Release the switc h onc e and p ush it ag ain to c lose the moonroof
c omp letely.
After washing the vehic le or after it rains, wip e a way water on the roof
p rior to op ening the moonroof to p revent water d rop s from falling into
the p asseng er c omp artment. NOTE If the moonroof cannot be closed through the switch operation
because of system failure, it can be closed manually using a hex-headed wrench. For the procedure, refer to “Moonroof — if the
moonroof cannot be closed ” in Chapter 9 “In case of emer-
gency”. Sun shade
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The sun shad e c an b e slid forward or b ac kward b y ha nd while the
moonroof is c losed .
If the moonroof is op ened , the sun shad e also moves b ac k.

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Dual moonroofs (Station wagon)
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The front moonroof has a tilting func tion and the r ear moonroof has a
slid ing func tion.
Both moonroofs op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in the “ON ” p osi-
tion.
HB2006BB
To open the moonroof(s)
1. Op en the front sunshad e.
2. Continually p ush the rear sid e (OPEN) of the swit c h, and the front
moonroof will tilt up and stop automatic ally.
3. If you want to op en the rear moonroof as well, re lease the switc h onc e
and then p ush the rear sid e of the switc h c ontinuou sly.
The rear moonroof will b eg in to slid e op en tog ether with the rear sun-
shad e, then stop automatic ally at 7.9 in (20 c m) in a p artially op en p osi-

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4. To fully op en it, release the switc h onc e, then p
ush the rear sid e of the
switc h ag ain and keep it d ep ressed until the full o p en p osition is
reac hed .
To close the moonroof(s)
1. Push the front sid e (CLOSE) of the switc h. The re ar moonroof will slid e
to c lose tog ether with the rear sunshad e while the switc h is b eing
p ressed , then stop automatic ally at a p osition 5.9 in (15 c m) away from
the fully c losed p osition.
2. To c lose the rear moonroof fully, release the swi tc h onc e, then p ush
the front sid e of the switc h c ontinuously ag ain.
3. If you want to c lose the front moonroof as well, p ush the switc h ag ain.
After washing the vehic le or after it rains, wip e a way water on the roof
p rior to op ening the moonroof to p revent water d rop s from falling into the
p asseng er ’s c omp artment.
NOTE Driving with the moonroof fully open can cause a great deal of
wind noise. If such a condition has been encountered, close the
moonroof up to the initial stop position of 7.9 in (20 cm), and thewind noise should diminish. If the moonroof cannot be closed through switch operation
because of system failure, it can be closed manually using a hex-headed wrench. For the procedure, refer to “Moonroof — if the
moonroof cannot be closed ” in Chapter 9 “In case of emergency ”.