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Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

Chapter 2: Keys and doors
Chapter 3: Instruments and controls

Chapter 4: Climate control
Chapter 5: Audio
Chapter 6: Interior equipment
Chapter 7: Starting and operating
Chapter 8: Driving tips

Chapter 9: In case of emergency

Chapter 10: Appearance care

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Keys and doors
Instruments and controls
Climate control
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4
Audio
Interior equipment
Starting and operating
In case of emergency
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Appearance care
Maintenance and service
Specifications
Consumer information and Reporting safety defects13
Index14
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Driving tips8
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Table of contents

Index14-5
H
Hazard warning flasher
3-6
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Head lig ht 11-48
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Heater op eration 4-6
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Heating and air c ond itioning system 4-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hig h b eam ind ic ator lig ht 3-16
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Hig h mount stop lig ht 11-58
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Horn 3-34
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If you p ark your vehic le in an emerg enc y 9-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig nition switc h 3-3
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Illumination b rig htness c ontrol 3-19
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In-d ash 6 CD auto c hang er (if eq uip p ed ) 5-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insid e mirror 3-28
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Installation of ac c essories 5-3, 11-45
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Interior lig ht 6-2
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Jac k and jac k hand le 9-26
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Jump starting 9-11
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Key interloc k release (AT vehic les only) 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keyless entry system (if eq uip p ed ) 2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key remind er c hime 3-5
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Keys 2-2
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Lic ense p late lig ht 11-55
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Lig ht c ontrol switc h 3-17
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Load ing your vehic le 8-15
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Low fuel warning lig ht 3-15
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Lug g ag e c over (if eq uip p ed ) 6-17
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1-24CAUTION
Do not allow the retractor to roll up the seatbelt so quickly.
Otherwise, the metal tongue plates may hit against the trim, re- sulting in damaged trim. Have the seatbelt fully rolled up so that the tongue plates may
be neatly stored. A hanging tongue plate can swing and hitagainst the trim during driving, causing damage to the trim.
HB1037BA
HB1036BA
1. Insert a key or other hard p ointed ob jec t into th e slot in the smaller
b uc kle on the rig ht-hand sid e and p ush it in, and t he smaller tong ue
p late will b e d isc onnec ted from the b uc kle.
HB1048BA
HB1038CA
2. Allow the retrac tor to roll up the b elt. You shou ld hold the web b ing
end and g uid e it b ac k into the retrac tor while it i s rolling up . Neatly

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System monitors
HB4010EC
A d iag nostic system c ontinually monitors the read in ess of the seatb elt
p retensioner while the vehic le is b eing d riven. The seatb elt p reten-
sioners share the c ontrol mod ule with the airb ag sy stem. Therefore, if
any malfunc tion oc c urs in a seatb elt p retensioner, the SRS airb ag sys-
tem warning lig ht will illuminate. The SRS airb ag s ystem warning lig ht
will show normal system op eration b y lig hting for a b out 6 sec ond s
when the ig nition key is turned to the “ON ” p osition.
The following c omp onents are monitored b y the ind ic ator:
Front sub sensor (Rig ht hand sid e)
Front sub sensor (Left hand sid e)
Airb ag c ontrol mod ule (inc lud ing imp ac t sensors)
Seatb elt p retensioner (Driver ’s sid e)
Seatb elt p retensioner (Passeng er ’s sid e)
All related wiring
In the event of a malfunc tion ind ic ated b y any of f ollowing , the vehic le
should b e taken p romp tly to your nearest SUBARU d ea ler to have the
system c hec ked . Unless c hec ked and rep aired , the se atb elt p reten-
sioners and airb ag s will not func tion reliab ly: Flashing or flic kering of the ind ic ator lig ht.
No illumination of the warning lig ht when the ig nit ion switc h is
first turned to the “ON ” p osition.
Continuous illumination of the warning lig ht.
Illumination of the warning lig ht while d riving .

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SRS airbag system monitors
HB4010EC
A d iag nostic system c ontinually monitors the read in ess of the SRS air-
b ag system (inc lud ing front seatb elt p retensioners) while the vehic le is
b eing d riven. The SRS airb ag system warning lig ht “AIRBAG ” will show
normal system op eration b y lig hting for ab out 6 sec ond s when the ig ni-
tion key is turned to the “ON ” p osition.
The following c omp onents are monitored b y the ind ic ator:
Front sub sensor (Rig ht hand sid e)
Front sub sensor (Left hand sid e)
Airb ag c ontrol mod ule (inc lud ing imp ac t sensors)
Frontal airb ag mod ule (Driver ’s sid e)
Frontal airb ag mod ule (Passeng er ’s sid e)
Sid e airb ag sensor (Driver ’s sid e — if eq uip p ed )
Sid e airb ag sensor (Passeng er ’s sid e — if eq uip p ed )
Sid e airb ag mod ule (Driver ’s sid e — if eq uip p ed )
Sid e airb ag mod ule (Passeng er ’s sid e — if eq uip p ed )
Seatb elt p retensioner (Driver ’s sid e)
Seatb elt p retensioner (Passeng er ’s sid e)
All related wiring
In the event of a malfunc tion ind ic ated b y any of f ollowing , the vehic le
should b e taken p romp tly to your nearest SUBARU d ea ler to have the
system c hec ked . Unless c hec ked and rep aired , the SR S airb ag s will not
func tion reliab ly:

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Keys and doors Keys2-2
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Door locks 2-3
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Power door locking switches (if equipped) 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keyless entry system (if equipped) 2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security system (if equipped) 2-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety locks 2-20
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Windows 2-21
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Power windows 2-21
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Trunk lid (Sedan) 2-24
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Rear gate (Station wagon) 2-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moonroof (if equipped) 2-27
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Tilting/sliding moonroof (Sedan) 2-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual moonroofs (Station wagon) 2-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Keys
HS0009
Master key
Submaster keyValet key
Key number plate
Three typ es of keys are p rovid ed for your vehic le.
Master key, sub master key and valet key.
The master key and sub master key fit all loc ks on y our vehic le.
Ig nition switc h
Doors
Trunk (sed an) or Rear g ate (station wag on)
Glove c omp artment
The valet key fits only the ig nition switc h and d oo r loc ks. You c an keep
the trunk and g love c omp artment loc ked when you lea ve your vehic le
and valet key at a p arking fac ility.
Key number
The key numb er is stamp ed on the metal p late attac h ed to the key
set. Write d own the key numb er and keep it in anoth er safe p lac e, not
in the vehic le. This numb er is need ed to make a rep lac ement key if
you lose your key or loc k it insid e the vehic le.

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Door locks
Locking and unlocking from the outside
n For vehicles with power door locking switches
OM-H2394
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e with the key, tur n the key toward the
rear. To unloc k the d oor, turn the key toward the f ront.
Lift the outsid e d oor hand le to op en an unloc ked d o or.
HB2024CB
HB2024BC
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e without the key, rotate the loc k lever
rearward and then c lose the d oor.
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e using the p ower d oor loc king switc h,
p ush the switc h forward ( “LOCK ” sid e) and then c lose the d oor. In this
c ase, all c losed d oors and the rear g ate (for stati on wag on) are

2-4loc ked at the same time.
Always make sure that all d oors and the rear g ate a
re loc ked b efore
leaving your vehic le. NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before
locking the doors from the outside without the key. n For vehicles without power door locking switches
OM-H2394
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e with the key, tur n the key toward the
rear. To unloc k the d oor, turn the key toward the f ront.
Lift the outsid e d oor hand le to op en an unloc ked d o or.
HB1067BB
HB2024BD
To loc k the from the outsid e without the key, rotate the loc k
lever rearward and hold the outsid e d oor hand le up while c losing the