lock SUBARU OUTBACK 2000 3.G Owner's Guide

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This meter d isp lays the od ometer and trip meter whe
n the ig nition switc h
is in the “ON ” p osition.
To c hang e the mod e ind ic ation, b riefly p ush the kno b .
The od ometer shows the total d istanc e that the vehi c le has b een d riven.
The trip meter shows the d istanc e that the vehic le has b een d riven sinc e
you last set it to zero.
To set the trip meter to zero, selec t the ind ic atio n of the trip meter b y
p ushing the knob and keep the knob p ushed for more than 2 sec ond s.
NOTE If the connection between the combination meter and battery is bro-
ken for any reason such as vehicle maintenance or fuse replace-ment, the data recorded on the trip meter will be lost. Tachometer (if equipped)
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the pointer of the tachometer in
the red zone. In this range, fuel injection will be cut by the enginecontrol module to protect the engine from overrevving. Theengine will resume running normally after the engine speed isreduced below the red zone.
The tac hometer shows the eng ine sp eed in thousand s of revolutions p er
minute. Fuel gauge
The fuel g aug e shows the ap p roximate amount of fuel remaining in the
tank.
The g aug e d oes not return to “E ” even thoug h the ig nition switc h is in the
“ ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition.
The g aug e may move slig htly d uring b raking , turning or ac c eleration d ue
to fuel level movement in the tank.

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Shift position indicator (for AT vehicles)
This ind ic ator shows the p osition of the shift leve r.
Turn signal indicator lights
These lig hts show the op eration of the turn sig nal or lane c hang e sig nal.
If the ind ic ator lig hts d o not b link or b link rap id ly, the turn sig nal b ulb
may b e b urned out. Rep lac e the b ulb as soon as p oss ib le. Refer to the
“ Rep lac ing b ulb s ” sec tion in c hap ter 11.
High beam indicator light
This lig ht shows that the head lig hts are in the hig h b eam mod e.
This ind ic ator lig ht also c omes on when op erating h ead lig ht flasher.
Clock
HB2013BA
To set the time, turn the setting knob c loc kwise to ad vanc e and c ounter-
c loc kwise to retard the time. Time c an b e set only when the ig nition
switc h is in the “ON ” p osition.

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Fog light switch (if equipped)
The fog lig hts op erate only when the head lig hts are
on low b eam. Push
the fog lig ht switc h to turn the fog lig hts on.
Press the switc h ag ain to turn them off.
HB2025BB
The ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h will illu minate when the fog
lig hts are on.
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 view.
CAUTION
Do not operate the washer continuously for more than ten se-
conds, or when the washer fluid tank is empty. This may cause
overheating of the washer motor. Check the washer fluid level fre-
quently, such as at fuel stops.

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Do not operate the wipers when the windshield or rear window
is dry. This may scratch the glass, damage the wiper blades and
cause the wiper motor to burn out. Before operating the wiper on
a dry windshield or rear window, always use the windshield
washer. In freezing weather, be sure that the wiper blades are not fro-
zen to the windshield or rear window before switching on thewipers. Attempting to operate the wiper with the blades frozen tothe window glass could cause not only the wiper blades to be
damaged but also the wiper motor to burn out. If the wiper blade
is frozen to the window glass, be sure to operate the defroster,wiper deicer (if equipped) or rear window defogger before turning
on the wiper. If the wipers stop during operation because of ice or some oth-
er obstruction on the window, the wiper motor could burn outeven if the wiper switch is turned off. If this occurs, promptly stopthe vehicle in a safe place, turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”
position and clean the window glass to allow proper wiper opera-tion. Use clean water if windshield washer fluid is unavailable. In
areas where water freezes in winter, use SUBARU Windshield
Washer Fluid or the equivalent. (See “Windshield washer fluid ”
section in chapter 11.)Also, when driving the vehicle when there are freezing tempera-tures, use non-freezing type wiper blades. Do not clean the wiper blades with gasoline or a solvent, such
as paint thinner or benzene. This will cause deterioration of thewiper blades.
NOTE The wiper operates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON”
or “ACC” position.
Clean your wiper blades and window glass periodically with a
washer solution to prevent streaking, and to remove accumulations
of road salt or road film. Keep the washer button depressed at leastfor 1 second so that washer solution will be sprinkled all over the

3-26Rear window defogger switch
CAUTION
Do not use sharp instruments or window cleaner containing
abrasives to clean the inner surface of the rear window. They may
damage the conductors printed on the window. To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate
the defogger continuously for any longer than necessary.
The rear wind ow d efog g er op erates only when the ig n ition switc h is in
the “ON ” p osition.
The rear wind ow d efog g er switc h is loc ated on the c limate c ontrol p anel.
HB5009BB
To turn on the d efog g er, p ush the switc h. To turn it off, p ush the switc h
ag ain.
The ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h lig hts up while the rear wind ow
d efog g er is op erating .
The d efog g er will automatic ally shut off after ab ou t 15 minutes. If the win-
d ow c lears b efore that time, p ush the switc h to tur n it off. It also turns off
when the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition. If
d efrosting or d efog g ing is d esired when you restart your vehic le, you
have to p ush the switc h to turn it on ag ain.

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Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped)
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate the windshield wiper deicer continuously for any longer than neces-
sary.
HB2027BB
The wind shield wip er d eic er op erates only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” p osition.
Before turning on the wind shield wip er d eic er, remo ve any snow from the
wind shield . To turn on the wind shield wip er d eic er, p ush the switc h. The
ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h lig hts up whi le the wind shield wip er
d eic er is op erating .
The wind shield wip er d eic er will automatic ally shut off after ab out 15 min-
utes. If the wip er b lad es have b een d eic ed c omp lete ly b efore that time,
p ush the switc h to turn it off. It also turns off w hen the ig nition switc h is
turned to the “ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition. If d eic ing is not c omp lete when
you restart your vehic le, you have to p ush the swit c h to turn the d eic er
on ag ain.

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Tone and balance control (AUDIO)
The volume c ontrol d ial 1 normally func tions as a volume c ontrol.
This d ial b ec omes a c ontrol for Bass, Treb le, Fad er or Balanc e when
you selec t the ap p rop riate tone and b alanc e c ontrol mod e.
Choose d esired volume level for eac h mod e b y turnin g the volume
c ontrol d ial. The c ontrol func tion returns to volum e c ontrol mod e after
ab out 5 sec ond s.
To change control modes: Eac h b rief p ress of the “AUDIO ” b utton
2 c hang es c ontrol mod es in the following seq uenc e st arting from vol-
ume c ontrol mod e. (When the rad io is first turned o n, the c ontrol mod e
is in the volume c ontrol.)
Volume Bass Treb le Fad er Balanc e
The “AUDIO ” b utton 2 is used for selec ting the following c ontrol
mod es:
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
TRETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FA dFader controlTo increase rear speaker
volume and decrease front
speaker volumeTo increase front speaker
volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
BALBalance controlTo increase left speaker
volume and decrease right
speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume

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Tape travel indicators
These ind ic ate the d irec tion the c assette tap e is m oving .
: Ind ic ates that the top sid e of the c assette is b eing p layed b ac k.
: Ind ic ates that the b ottom sid e of the c assette i s b eing p layed
b ac k. Program button (PROG)
When the p rog ram b utton Y is p ressed d uring p layb ac k, the tap e
travel ind ic ators will switc h and the p layer will b eg in p laying b ac k the
op p osite sid e of the tap e. The same mec hanism is au tomatic ally ac ti-
vated when the end of the tap e is reac hed . This all ows the op p osite
sid e of the tap e to p lay, p rovid ing c ontinuous p lay b ac k.
Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tap e, p ress the “FF ” b utton
E. To stop fast-for-
ward ing , lig htly p ress the “
” 8 b utton.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tap e, p ress the “REW ” b utton R. To stop rewind ing ,
lig htly p ress the “
” 8 b utton.
Eject button (
)
When “
” b utton 8 is p ressed , p layb ac k stop s and the c assette
tap e is ejec ted .
The ejec tion func tion is also ac tive when the ig nit ion switc h is in the
“ LOCK ” p osition. Always make c ertain that you remove the c assette
tap e. Repeat (RPT)
Press the “RPT ” b utton
W while a song is p laying to p lay the song
rep eated ly. The “RPT ” ind ic ator will c ome on and the song will b e
p layed c ontinuously. To c anc el the rep eat mod e, p re ss the b utton
ag ain. Then the “RPT ” ind ic ator g oes out, and normal p layb ac k mod e
is restored .

5-20This d ial is used for b ass/mid d le/treb le c ontrols w
hen the “AUDIO ”
b utton 8 is in the d ep ressed p osition. It is also used for fad er/b alanc e
c ontrols when the “FAD/BAL ” b utton 6 is in the d ep ressed p osition.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
MIdMiddle note controlFor less middle noteFor more middle note
TRETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FA dFader controlTo increase rear speaker
volume and decrease front
speaker volumeTo increase front speaker
volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
BALBalance controlTo increase left speaker
volume and decrease right
speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume
nTone control
The volume c ontrol d ial 7 normally func tion as volume c ontrol. The
d ial b ec ome a c ontrol for Bass, Mid d le note or Treb le when you selec t
the ap p rop riate tone c ontrol mod e.
Choose d esired level for eac h mod e b y turning the v olume c ontrol
d ial. The c ontrol func tion returns to volume c ontro l mod e after ab out 5
sec ond s.
To change control modes: Eac h b rief p ress of the “AUDIO ” b utton
8 c hang es c ontrol mod es in the following seq uenc e st arting from
b ass c ontrol mod e. (When the rad io is first turned on, the c ontrol
mod e is in the volume c ontrol.)

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When cassette tape is in the player
When the “TAPE ” b utton 9 is p ressed , the d isp lay will show “PLAY ”
and the p layer will start p layb ac k. Tape travel indicators
These ind ic ate the d irec tion the c assette tap e is m oving .
: ind ic ates that the top sid e of the c assette is b eing p layed b ac k.
: ind ic ates that the b ottom sid e of the c assette i s b eing p layed
b ac k. Program switching button (PROG)
When the p rog ram switc hing b utton “PROG ”
I is p ressed d uring
p layb ac k, the tap e travel ind ic ators will switc h an d the p layer will b e-
g in p laying b ac k the op p osite sid e of the tap e. The same mec hanism
is automatic ally ac tivated when the end of the tap e is reac hed . This
allows the op p osite sid e of the tap e to p lay, p rovi d ing c ontinuous
p layb ac k. Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tap e, p ress the “FF ” b utton
T. The d isp lay will
show “FF ”. To stop fast-forward ing , p ress the “FF ” or “TAPE ” 9 b utton.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tap e, p ress the “REW ” b utton Y. The d isp lay will ind i-
c ate “REW ”. To stop rewind ing , p ress the “REW ” or “TAPE ” 9 b utton.
Eject button (
)
When “
” b utton W is p ressed , p lay b ac k stop s and the c assette
tap e is ejec ted .
The ejec tion func tion also op erates when the ig niti on switc h is in the
“ LOCK ” p osition. Always make c ertain that you remove the c assette
tap e. Tape program sensor button (TPS)
n Blank skip
When the “TPS ” b utton
E is p ressed , the “TPS ” ind ic ator will c ome on
and the p layer will automatic ally skip any b lank p o rtion of 15 sec ond
or more and p lay the next p rog ram, even if it is on the other sid e. To
c anc el b lank skip mod e, p ress the “TPS ” b utton ag ain.