mirror SUBARU OUTBACK 2001 3.G Owners Manual

Index14-5
H
Hazard warning flasher
3-6
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Head lig ht 11-51
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Heater op eration 4-6
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Hig h b eam ind ic ator lig ht 3-18
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Hig h mount stop lig ht 11-60
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Horn 3-37
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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 3-22
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In-d ash 6 CD auto c hang er (if eq uip p ed ) 5-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insid e mirror 3-31
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Installation of ac c essories 5-3, 11-48
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Interior lig ht 6-2
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Jac k and jac k hand le 9-27
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Jump starting 9-11
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K
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 11-58
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Lig ht c ontrol switc h 3-19
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Load ing your vehic le 8-17
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Low fuel warning lig ht 3-16
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Lug g ag e c over (if eq uip p ed ) 6-14
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14-6M
Main fuse and fusib le link
11-48
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Maintenanc e p rec autions 11-3
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Maintenanc e sc hed ule 11-3
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Maintenanc e tools 9-26
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Manual heating and air c ond itioning system 4-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual transmission 7-11
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Manual transmission oil 11-23
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Mc Intosh aud io set (if eq uip p ed ) 5-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meters and g aug es 3-7
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Mirrors 3-31
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Moonroof (if eq uip p ed ) 2-27
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Moonroof — if the moonroof c annot b e c losed 9-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N
New vehic le b reak-in d riving – the first 1,000 miles (1,600 km) 8-2 . . . . . .
O
Od ometer/Trip meter 3-7
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Off road d riving 8-7
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Oil p ressure warning lig ht 3-13
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Op erating tip s for heater and air c ond itioner 4-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outsid e mirrors 3-34
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Outsid e temp erature ind ic ator (if eq uip p ed ) 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overhead c onsole (if eq uip p ed ) 6-6
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P
Parking b rake stroke 11-37
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Parking lig ht switc h 3-23
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Parking your vehic le 7-31
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Period ic insp ec tions 8-5
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Power d oor loc king switc hes (if eq uip p ed ) 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power steering 7-20
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Power steering fluid 11-29
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Power wind ows 2-21
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Prec autions ag ainst vehic le mod ific ation 1-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index14-9
Turn sig nal lever
3-21
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Typ e A and B aud io set (if eq uip p ed ) 5-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typ e C aud io set (if eq uip p ed ) 5-19
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Typ e D aud io set (if eq uip p ed ) 5-33
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U
Uniform tire q uality g rad ing stand ard s 13-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V
Vanity mirror (if eq uip p ed ) 6-4
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VDC (Vehic le Dynamic s Control) OFF ind ic ator lig ht (if eq uip p ed ) 3-17.
VDC (Vehic le Dynamic s Control) op eration ind ic ator lig ht
(if eq uip p ed ) 3-17
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VDC (Vehic le Dynamic s Control) system (if eq uip p ed ) 7-25
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VDC (Vehic le Dynamic s Control) warning lig ht (if eq uip p ed ) 3-15. . . . . . . . .
Vehic le c ap ac ity weig ht 8-18
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Vehic le id entific ation 12-15
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Vehic le with d river ’s and front p asseng er ’s SRS airb ag s and
lap /should er restraints 1-54
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Ventilator 4-2
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W
Warning and ind ic ator lig hts 3-10
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Washing 10-2
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Waxing and p olishing 10-3
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Wheel alig nment 12-5
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Wheel c overs 11-40
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Wind ows 2-21
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Wind shield washer fluid 11-42
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Wind shield wip er and washer switc hes 3-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wind shield wip er d eic er (if eq uip p ed ) 3-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Winter d riving 8-10
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Wip er and washer 3-24
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags1-59
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HB0308
Never hold a child on your lap or in your arms.HS0233
Adjust the seatback to upright position. Sit well back and upright.
Move the seat as far from the steering wheel as practical.
HB0290
Adjust the seatback to upright position. Sit well back and upright.
Move the seat as far back as possible.
WARNING
Do not put any objects over the steering wheel pad and dash-
board. If the SRS frontal airbag deploys, those objects could in-
terfere with its proper operation and could be propelled inside the
vehicle and cause injury. Do not attach accessories to the windshield, or fit an extra-
wide mirror over the rear view mirror. If the SRS airbag deploys,those objects could become projectiles that could seriously in-jure vehicle occupants.

3-2Fog light switch (if equipped) 3-24
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Wiper and washer 3-24
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Windshield wiper and washer switches 3-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window wiper and washer switch (if equipped) 3-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window defogger switch 3-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped) 3-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors 3-31
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Inside mirror 3-31
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Outside mirrors 3-34
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Tilt steering wheel 3-36
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Horn 3-37
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Instruments and controls3-31
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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. Mirrors
Always c hec k that the insid e and outsid e mirrors ar e p rop erly ad justed
b efore you start d riving . Inside mirror
HB4003BB
The insid e mirror has a d ay and nig ht p osition. Pul l the tab at the b ottom
of the mirror toward you for the nig ht p osition. Pu sh it away for the d ay
p osition. The nig ht p osition red uc es g lare from hea d lig hts.

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Compass mirror (if equipped)
HB6019BB
The insid e elec tronic c omp ass mirror has an anti-g l are feature whic h
automatic ally red uc es g lare c oming from head lig hts of vehic les b e-
hind you. It also c ontains a b uilt-in c omp ass. By p ressing and releasing the left b utton, the auto matic d imming
func tion is tog g led on or off. When the automatic d imming func tion is
on, the auto d imming ind ic ator lig ht (g reen) loc ate d to the rig ht of the
b utton will illuminate. By p ressing and releasing the rig ht b utton, the c om p ass d isp lay is
tog g led on or off. When the c omp ass is on, an illum inated c omp ass
read ing will ap p ear in the lower p art of the mirror .
Even with the mirror in anti-g lare mod e, the mirror surfac e turns b rig ht
if the transmission is shifted into reverse. This i s to ensure g ood rear-
ward visib ility d uring reversing .

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Photosensors
HB6020BA
The mirror has a p hotosensor attac hed on b oth the f ront and b ac k
sid es. If the g lare from the head lig hts of vehic les b ehind you strikes
the mirror, these sensors d etec t it and make the re flec tion surfac e of
the mirror d immer to help p revent you from b eing b l ind ed . For this
reason, use c are not to c over the sensors with stic kers, or other simi-
lar items. Period ic ally wip e the sensors c lean usin g a p iec e of d ry soft
c otton c loth or an ap p lic ator. n Compass calibration
1. For op timum c alib ration, switc h off all nonessent ial elec tric al ac -
c essories (rear wind ow d efog g er, heater/air c ond iti oning system,
sp otlig ht, etc .) and ensure all d oors are shut.
2. Drive to an op en, level area away from larg e meta llic ob jec ts or
struc tures and make c ertain the ig nition switc h is in the “ON ” p osition.
3. Press and hold the left b utton for 3 sec ond s then release, and the
c omp ass will enter the c alib ration mod e. “CAL ” and d irec tion will b e
d isp layed .
4. Drive slowly in a c irc le until “CAL ” d isap p ears from the d isp lay
(ab out two or three c irc les).
5. The c omp ass is now c alib rated . Further c alib ratio n is not req uired .
The c omp ass will automatic ally c alib rate from this p oint forward .

3-34n
Compass zone adjustment
HB6021AB
1. The zone setting is fac tory p reset to Zone 8. Ref er to the “Com-
p ass c alib ration zone ” map shown ab ove or one attac hed to the end
of this manual to verify that the c omp ass zone sett ing is c orrec t for
your g eog rap hic al loc ation.
2. Press and hold the rig ht b utton for 3 sec ond s the n release, and the
word “ZONE ” will b riefly ap p ear and then the zone numb er will b e d is-
p layed .
3. Press the rig ht hand b utton rep eated ly to c yc le t he d isp lay throug h
all p ossib le zone setting s. Stop c yc ling when the c orrec t zone setting
for your loc ation is d isp layed .
4. Releasing the b utton for 3 sec ond s will exit the zone setting mod e.
Outside mirrors Convex mirror (Passenger side)
WARNING
Objects look smaller in a convex mirror and farther away than
when viewed in a flat mirror. Do not use the convex mirror tojudge the distance of vehicles behind you when changing lanes.
Use the inside mirror (or glance backwards) to determine theactual size and distance of objects that you view in convex mir-
ror.

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Adjusting mirrors
To ad just the mirrors b y hand , p ush where ind ic ated b y the arrows.
OM-H2737
Remote control mirror switch (if equipped)
The remote c ontrol mirrors op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” or “ACC ” p osition.
HB4004BB
1. Press either end of the selec tion switc h, “L ” for the left, “R ” for the
rig ht.
2. Move the d irec tion c ontrol switc h in the d irec tio n you want to move
the mirror.
3. Return the selec tion switc h to the neutral p ositi on to p revent
unintentional op eration.
The mirrors c an also b e ad justed manually.