ESP SUBARU OUTBACK 2012 5.G Quick Reference Guide
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10-Way Power Driver’s Seat
(if equipped)
1. Forward/Backward, Angle and Height
Move the switch toward the front or rear to move
the seat forward or backward. Pull the switch up
or push down on the front of the switch to adjust
the angle of the seat cushion. Pulling the switch
straight up or pushing the switch straight down
will adjust the height of the entire seat cushion.
2. Seatback
Move the switch in the corresponding direction
to adjust the angle of the seatback.
3. Lumbar Support
Press the front part of the switch to increase
lumbar support; press the rear part of the switch
to decrease lumbar support.
Heated Seats
(if equipped)
Press the switch in the
corresponding direction for
the desired seat temperature.
To turn off the seat heater,
slightly press in the opposite
direction of the current position.
Folding the
Rear Seat
Pull up on the release lever on
the seat side that you want
to fold down. To return the
seatback to its original position,
raise the seatback until it locks
into place making sure that it is
securely locked.
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navigation system, please refer to the separate
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and odometerSpeedometer
Fuel Gauge
Multi-function display
switching knob
Vehicle Dynamics
Control/Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF
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Malfunction indicator
Tire pressure warning light
Front passenger frontal
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airbag OFF
Low windshield
washer fluidHill Holder
Turn signals
Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)
Headlight indicator light
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Power Moonroof (if equipped)
With the moonroof in the fully closed position,
press the switch
2 to tilt the rear of the
moonroof up. Press and hold the switch
1
to lower the moonroof. Press the switch
4 to
fully open the moonroof. Press the switch
3
to close the moonroof. To stop the moonroof
in a midway position while opening or closing,
momentarily press the switch to the
4 side
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Windshield Wipers
To turn on the wipers, press the wiper control lever down
one level for intermittent, two levels for low, or three levels for
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the wipers. For a single wipe, move the lever up. To spray
washer fluid, pull and hold the lever toward you.
To operate the rear wiper, rotate the end of the knob upward
to the intermittent, continuous, or wash position. When the
rear wiper is off, rotate the knob downward to wash and
wipe the rear window.
Daytime Running Lights
Daytime running lights are standard on your vehicle. Only a
reduced brightness high beam will be automatically turned
on when the engine has started and the parking brake is
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position. The brightness of the illumination of the high beam
headlights is reduced by the daytime running light system.
You must always switch on your headlights when it’s dark
outside by turning the light switch to the
position.
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5. Rear Window Defogger Button
Press the rear window defogger button
to turn on the defogger. The defogger
will automatically shut off after about
15 minutes. If the window clears
before that time, you can press the
button again to turn it off.
6. Defrost / Defog
To clear the windshield and front door
windows of fog or frost, press the
defrost button, set the temperature
control to the red position, and set the
fan speed control to the fastest speed.
While in defrost mode, the air inlet
selection and A/C will operate
automatically (although the A/C
indicator will illuminate if the button
was depressed prior to or during
defrost mode).
7. Air Flow Control Buttons
The air flow control buttons allow
you to choose the direction of air flow.
Press in the desired button.
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4. Fan Speed Control Buttons
Press the fan speed control buttons
to select six different fan speed
positions.
5. Air Flow Mode Selection Button
Press the button to select the desired
air flow mode. The selected air flow
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6. Dual Mode Button
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or deactivate the dual mode. Dual
mode makes it possible to have
separate temperature settings for the
driver’s side and passenger’s side.7. Air Conditioner Button
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air conditioning. Press it again to turn
off the air conditioning.
8. Defroster Button
Press the button to defrost or
dehumidify the windshield and front
door windows.
9. Rear Window Defogger Button
Press the button to turn on the
defogger. It will automatically shut off
after about 15 minutes. If the window
clears before that time, you can
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CD Player functions
8. Load
Insert a disc into the slot. The CD
will automatically be drawn in and
will begin play at the first track.
9. Play CD
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playback will begin.
10. Repeat / Random
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repeat the current folder; press
twice to repeat the current track.
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randomize tracks on a CD; press
twice to randomize all tracks in
a folder.
11. Eject
Press the button to eject the disc.
12. Forward / Reverse
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button to skip to the beginning of
the next track. Press the left arrow
to skip to the beginning of the
current track; press again to go to
the previous selection.
13. Fast Forward / Fast Reverse
Press and hold the right arrow
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than one second to fast forward.
Release the button to stop. To fast
reverse, press and hold the left
arrow for more than one second
and release the button to stop.14. Scan
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to begin previewing the first 10
seconds of each track on the disc.
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all tracks have been scanned.
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to stop scanning and listen to the
track being previewed.
MP3/WMA Formatted CD
Player Functions
15. Folder Selection
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clockwise to select the next folder.
Rotate the knob counter-clockwise
to go to the previous folder.
HD Radio® Functions
16. HD Radio® Selection
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listening to FM radio (will not work
in AM broadcast). The next channel
of the station that is being received
will play.
You can change the HD Radio
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settings by going into the
settings menu.
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8. Load
Insert a disc into the slot. The CD
will automatically be drawn in and
will begin play at the first track.
9. Play CD
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playback will begin.
10. Repeat / Random
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to repeat the current track; press
twice to repeat the current folder.
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button to randomize tracks on a
CD.
11. Eject
Press the button to eject the disc.
12. Forward / Reverse
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knob clockwise to skip to the
beginning of the next track; rotate
the knob counter-clockwise to
skip to the beginning of the
current track. Rotate the knob
counter-clockwise again to go to
the previous selection.
13. Fast Forward / Fast Reverse
Press and hold the right arrow
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than one second to fast forward.
Release the button to stop. To fast
reverse, press and hold the left
arrow for more than one second
and release the button to stop.14. Scan
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previewing the first 10 seconds
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playback will resume after all
tracks have been scanned. Press
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scanning and listen to the track
being previewed.
MP3/WMA Formatted CD
Player Functions
15. Folder Selection
Press the up arrow of the
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folder. Press the down arrow to go
back to the first music file. Quickly
press the down arrow again to go
back to the previous folder.
16. Page Scroll
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title display. Press and hold again
to scroll through the title, 8
characters at a time. Up to a
maximum of 64 characters.
17. Display
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during playback to change the
display to show the play time, disc
title, artist name and track title. If
the disc is formatted with MP3/
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change the display to show play
time, folder name and file name.
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Decrease speed
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vehicle slows to the desired speed
and release. To decrease the speed
using the brake pedal, press the
pedal to release cruise control
temporarily. When the speed
decreases to the desired speed,
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Cruise Control
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light on the instrument panel will turn on.
To deactivate cruise control, press the
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your vehicle reaches the desired
speed. Push the switch to the
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the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle
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the brake pedal or press the
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a manual transmission, you can
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canceling, push the switch
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Increase speed
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vehicle reaches the desired speed
and release. To increase speed
using the accelerator pedal, press
the pedal until you reach the
desired speed. Push down the
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side to set the speed.
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