SUBARU OUTBACK 2004 4.G Owners Manual

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Driver’s side switches
1) Lock switch
2) For driver’s window
3) For rear left passenger’s window
4) For front passenger’s window
5) For rear right passenger’s window
All door windows can be controlled by the power win-
dow switch cluster at the driver side door. V
Operating the driver’s window
1) Lock
2) Unlock
3) Close
4) Open
5) Automatically open
To open:
Push the switch down lightly and hold it. The window
will open as long as the switch is held.
This switch also has a one-touch auto down feature
that allows the window to be opened fully without hold-
ing the switch.
Push the switch down until it clicks and release it, and
the window will fully open. To stop the window half-
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way, pull the switch up lightly.
To close:
Pull the switch up lightly and hold it. The window will
close as long as the switch is held. VOperating the passengers’ windows
To open the passengers’ windows, push the appropri-
ate switch down and hold it until the window reaches
the desired position. To close the window, pull the
switch up and hold it until it reaches the desired posi-tion. V Locking the passengers’ windows
To lock the passengers’ windows, push the lock
switch. When the lock switch is in the “LOCK” position,
the passengers’ windows cannot be opened or closed. T
Passengers’ side switches
1) Open
2) Close
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1) Open
2) Close
To open the window, push the switch down and hold it
until the window reaches the desired position. To
close the window, pull the switch up and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position.
When the lock switch on the power window switch
cluster, located on the driver’s side door, is in the
“LOCK” position, the passengers’ windows cannot be
operated with the passengers’ switches.
Trunk lid (Sedan)
y To prevent dangerous exhaust gas from en-
tering the vehicle, always keep the trunk lid
closed while driving. y Help prevent young children from locking
themselves in the trunk. When leaving the vehi-
cle, either close all windows and lock all doors
or cancel the inside trunk lid release. Also make
certain that the trunk is closed. On hot or sunny
days, the temperature in the trunk could quickly
become high enough to cause death or serious
heat-related injuries including brain damage,
particularly for small children.
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„To open and close the trunk lid from outside
1) Open
To open the trunk lid from outside, insert the key and
turn it clockwise.
To close the trunk lid, lightly press the trunk lid down
until the latch engages. „
To open the trunk lid from inside
1) Open
Pull the trunk lid release lever upward.
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To cancel the trunk lid release
The inside trunk lid release can be cancelled to help
prevent unauthorized entry into the trunk. To cancel
the trunk lid release, set the lid release cancel lever
(located on the inside of the trunk lid, mounted to the
trunk lid latch) to the “CANCEL” position. When this
lock is in the “CANCEL” position, the trunk can be
opened only with the key. „ Internal trunk lid release handle
The internal trunk lid release handle is a device de-
signed to open the trunk lid from inside the trunk. In the
event children or adults become locked inside the trunk, the handle allows them to open the lid. The han-
dle is located on the inside of the trunk lid.
To open the trunk lid from inside the trunk, press the
yellow handle downward as indicated by the arrow on the handle. This operation unlocks the trunk lid. Then,
push up the lid.
The handle is made of material that remains lumines-
cent for approximately an hour in the dark trunk space
after it is exposed to ambient light even for a shorttime.
Never allow any child to get in the trunk and
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play with the release handle. If the driver starts
the vehicle without knowing that a child is in-
side the trunk and the child opens the lid using
the release handle, the child could fall out and
be killed or seriously injured.
yDo not close the lid while gripping the release
handle. The handle may be damaged. y Do not use the handle as a hook to fasten
straps or ropes to secure your cargo in the
trunk. Such use may result in damage of the
handle. y Load the trunk so that cargo can not strike
the release handle. If the cargo hits the handle
while the vehicle is being driven, the handle
may be pushed down and the trunk lid may
open. That may cause cargo to fall out of the
trunk, which could create a traffic safety haz-
ard.
T Inspection
Perform the following steps at least twice a year to
check the release handle for correct operation. 1. Open the trunk lid.
2. Use a screwdriver with a thin blade. Slide the
screwdriver blade from the slit aperture of the lock as-
sembly fully to the end until you hear a click.
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This places the latch in the locked position.
3. Move the release handle, from outside the vehicle,
in the direction of the arrow to check if the latch is re-
leased.
If the latch is not released, contact your SUBARU
dealer.
In that case, use the key to release the latch, then
close the trunk lid.
Also, if the movements of the release handle feel re-
stricted or not entirely smooth during operation, or the
handle and/or handle base is cracked, contact your SUBARU dealer.
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Rear gate (Station wagon)
1) Lock
2) Unlock
To unlock the rear gate, insert the key in the keyhole
and turn it clockwise. To lock the rear gate, insert the
key in the keyhole and turn it counterclockwise. If your
vehicle is equipped with power door locking switches,
the rear gate can also be locked and unlocked through
use of the power door locking switches. Refer to “Pow-
er door locking switches” section in this chapter.
To open the rear gate, first unlock the rear gate lock
then pull the outside handle up. Then, hold the rear gate and raise it as high as it willgo.
To close the rear gate, lower it slowly and push down
firmly until the latch engages.
The rear gate can be lowered easily if you pull down
on the recessed grip.
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To prevent dangerous exhaust gas from en-
tering the vehicle, always keep the rear gate
closed while driving.y Do not attempt to shut the rear gate while
holding the recessed grip. Also avoid closing
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the rear gate by pulling on the recessed grip
from inside the cargo space. There is a danger
of your hand being caught and injured.
Do not jam a plastic bag in or place cellophane
tape on the rear gate stays or scratch the stays
while loading or unloading cargo. That could
cause leakage of gas from the stays, which may
result in their inability to hold the rear gate
open.
Moonroof (if equipped)
Never let anyone’s hands, arms, head or any
objects protrude from the moonroof. A person
could be seriously injured if the vehicle stops
suddenly or turns sharply or if the vehicle is in-
volved in an accident.
To avoid serious personal injury caused by en-
trapment, you must do the followings. y
Before closing the moonroof, make sure that
no one’s hands, arms, head or other objects
will be accidentally caught in the moonroof. y Before leaving the vehicle, always remove
the key from the ignition switch for safety and
never allow an unattended child to remain in
the vehicle. Failure to follow this procedure
could result in injury to a child operating the
moonroof.
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or extremely cold conditions have caused it to
freeze shut.
„ Tilting/sliding moonroof (Sedan)
The moonroof has both tilting and sliding functions.
The moonroof operates only when the ignition switch
is in the “ON” position.
1) Open/Close switch
2) Tilt switch
T To raise or lower the moonroof
The tilting function will only operate when the moon-
roof is fully closed. Push the rear side of the “Tilt” switch to raise the
moonroof.
Push the front side of the “Tilt” switch to lower the
moonroof.
Release the switch after the moonroof has been
raised or has been lowered completely. Pushing the
switch continuously may cause damage to the moon- roof. T
To open or close the moonroof
Push the “Open/Close” switch rearward to open the
moonroof. The sun shade will be also opened together
with the moonroof. Push the “Open/Close” switch forward to close the
moonroof. The moonroof will stop halfway if you con-
tinue to press on the switch.
Release the switch once and push it again to close the
moonroof completely.
After washing the vehicle or after it rains, wipe away
water on the roof prior to opening the moonroof to pre-
vent water drops from falling into the passenger com- partment.
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.
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