ECO mode SUBARU IMPREZA 2004 2.G Owner's Manual

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Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency
: Tuning to a lower frequency
Turn the tuning knob (4) clockwise and release it im-
mediately to increase the tuning frequency and turn
the tuning knob counterclockwise and release it imme-
diately to decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequency changes
10 kHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM
waveband.
If you turn the tuning knob (4) clockwise and hold it in
that position, the tuning frequency will increase contin-
uously. If you turn the tuning knob counterclockwise and hold it in that position, the tuning frequency will de-
crease continuously. Release the knob to stop the in-
crease or decrease. !
Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (3) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The radio will stop
at the station for five seconds while displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire band has been scanned from the low end to the
high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN
mode and to stop on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tun-
ing, stations are scanned in the direction of low fre-
quencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the sta-
tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills. ! Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button (5) allows you
to select that station in a single operation. Up to six
AM, FM1 and FM2 stations each may be preset. ! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM,
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Tape program sensor button (TPS)
" Blank skip
When the “TPS” button (13) is pressed, the “TPS” in-
dicator will come on and the player will automatically
skip any blank portion of 15 second or more and play
the next program, even if it is on the other side. To
cancel blank skip mode, press the “TPS” button again. " Blank search
Press “TPS” button (13) during playback to return to
the beginning of the current selection or to skip to the
beginning of the next selection. To use this function,
press the “TPS” button to turn on the “TPS” indicator.
If the fast-forward button “FF” (15) is then pressed, the
player advances the tape to the beginning of the next
selection and starts playing it. If the rewind button
“REW” (17) is pressed instead, the player rewinds the
tape to the beginning of the current selection and
starts replaying it. The “TPS” function may not operate
properly under the following conditions: " When the recording level is low.
" When there are long pauses in the middle of a se-
lection." When the tape contains verbal material such as
conversations. " When the blanks between selections are shorter
than five seconds. "
When there are no blanks between selections (live
concerts, etc.). ! Repeat button (RPT)
Push the “RPT” button (11) to repeat the piece of mu-
sic being listened to. To use this function, push the
“RPT” button while the piece you want to hear again is
being played. “RPT” will be indicated on the display.
When the selection ends, the cassette player automat-
ically rewinds to the beginning of the piece and the se-
lection begins again. To cancel the repeat function,
push the “RPT” button again. Until the repeat function
is cancelled, the same piece of music will be repeated
indefinitely. The “RPT” function may not operate prop-
erly under the following conditions:" When the recording level is low.
" When there are long pauses in the middle of a se-
lection." When the tape contains verbal material such as
conversations." When the blanks between selections are shorter
than five seconds. " When there are no blanks between selections (live
concerts, etc). ! Dolby B NR button ( )
Press “ ” button (14) when playing tapes recorded
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NOTE
Make sure to always insert a disc with the label
side up. If a disc is inserted with the label side
down, it might be ejected or the player might shutoff. !How to insert a CD(s)
" Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button (18). If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert a disc,
the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle position
will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle po-
sition in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the
“IN” will appear on display for a period of 15 seconds.
Insert a disc during the period. The disc will be then
automatically drawn in, and the player will begin to
play back the first number of the disc. " To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. The magazine will be loaded with discs in the
ascending order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds after you
have pressed the “LOAD” button, the player will begin
to play back the first number of the last disc you have
inserted. "
The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is al-
ready inserted in the corresponding position of the
magazine." While the player is in the loading mode, if you press
any of the other mode buttons “FM” (1), “AM” (2) and
“TAPE” (12), the player will enter the standby mode.
Press the “CD” button (21) to start playback. " Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Press the “LOAD” button. If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert a disc,
the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle position
will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indicator of which
steadily lights up are already loaded with discs.
2. Press the “DISC SELECT” button (26) at the posi-
tion where you want to insert a disc. The associated
“DISC” indicator will blink, and the “IN” will be dis-
played.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period
while the “IN” is on display, the disc will be automati-
cally drawn in, and the player will start playback of the
disc, beginning with the first number. " To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. " While the player is in the loading mode, if you press
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“TAPE” (12), the player will enter standby mode. Press
the “CD” button to start playback. "
Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button for more
than 1.5 seconds, the player will produce beep sound
and will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “IN” will be on
display for a period of 15 seconds. If a disc is success-
fully loaded during this period, the “DISC” indicator will
stop blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next
“DISC” indicator will blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeating
Steps 2 and 3, the player will start playback of the
discs, beginning with the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second in-
terval, the full disc loading mode will be canceled, and
the player will start playback of the disc inserted first. ! How to play back a CD or make a pause
" When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to Insert a CD(s)”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of
the CD, beginning with the first number. "
When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT” buttons
(26) the “DISC” indicator of which steadily lights up.
The player will then start playback of the selected CD,
beginning with the first number. ! Selecting a desired track (TRACK)
: Skipping forward
: Skipping backward
: Fast forwarding
: Fast reversing
" Skipping forward
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) clockwise and release it
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immediately to skip to the beginning of the next track.
Each time the knob is turned and released, the indicat-
ed track number will increase. "Skipping backward
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) counterclockwise and re-
lease it immediately to skip to the beginning of the cur-
rent track. If you continue to turn and release the knob,
the indicated truck number will decrease. " Fast forwarding
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) clockwise and hold it con-
tinuously for more than 2 seconds to fast forward the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast forwarding. " Fast reversing
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) counterclockwise and
hold it continuously for more than 2 seconds to fast re-
verse the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast reverse. ! Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (25) while a song is playing to
play the song repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will
come on and the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then
the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored. !
Random playback
Press the “RDM” button (23) while a disc is being
played back to play all songs on the disc in a random
order. The “RDM” indicator will come on and all songs
on the disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again.
Then the “RDM” indicator goes out, and normal play-
back mode is restored. ! Scan
When the “SCAN” button (19) is pressed while the disc
is being played back, you can hear the first 10 seconds
of each track to search for the desired program. To
continue listening to the program, press the “SCAN”
button again. After all tracks on the disc have been
scanned, normal playback mode is restored. ! How to unload CDs from the player
" Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only
one disc.
1. Press the “DISC SELECT” button (26) of the disc
whose “DISC” indicator is ON.
2. Press the “EJECT” button (22). Then the “DISC” in-
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2. Press the “Eject button” (4). The selected disc will
be ejected and the indicator light will begin blinking.
3. To remove another disc, repeat step 1 and 2
choosing a different “Disc select” button.
(To remove discs when the ignition switch is in the
“Lock” position, press the “Eject” button, and the first
disc will be ejected. Press the “Eject” button again,
and the next disc will be ejected and so on. At this
time, the “Disc select” buttons are disabled.) !To remove all discs at one time
1. Press and hold the “Eject” button (4) until all “Disc”
indicators begin blinking (about 1.5 seconds), and the
first disc will be ejected.
2. When the disc is removed, the next one will be
ejected, and so on. ! To replace a playing disc with another
Simply press the desired one of “Disc select” buttons
(3) (numbered from 1 to 6) or press the “DISC select”
button on the radio unit to select the desired disc, and
the disc will begin to play. ! Disc indicators
Lit: when the corresponding storage tray is occupied
by a disc.
Blinking: Disc player is either in loading, eject or
changing mode. OFF: No disc is loaded or the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position. "
Open/Closed disc slot indicator
When the disc slot is open, the disc indicators on both
sides of the slot illuminate. ! Function control
Refer to CD changer control operating instructions de-
scribed in the “Type B audio set (if equipped)” section.

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Starting and operating
Starting and operatingFuel
Use of a fuel which is low in quality or use of an
inappropriate fuel additive may cause engine
damage.
! Fuel requirements
! 2.5 Liter models
The 2.5 Liter engine is designed to operate using un-
leaded gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKI or
higher. ! 2.0 Liter (turbo) models
The 2.0 Liter turbo engine is designed to operate using
premium unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of
91 AKI or higher. If premium unleaded gasoline is not
available, regular unleaded gasoline with an octane
rating of 87 AKI or higher may be temporarily used.
For optimum engine performance and driveability, it is
recommended that you use premium grade unleaded
gasoline. !
2.5 Liter (turbo) model
The 2.5 Liter turbo engine is designed to operate using
super-premium unleaded gasoline with an octane rat-
ing of 93 AKI or higher. If super-premium unleaded
gasoline with an octane rating of 93 AKI or higher is
not available, premium unleaded gasoline with an oc-
tane rating of 91 AKI or higher can be used. For opti-
mum engine performance and driveability, it is recom-
mended that you use super-premium grade unleaded
gasoline with an octane rating of 93 AKI or higher. ! Fuel octane rating
This octane rating is the average of the Research Oc-
tane and Motor Octane numbers and is commonly re-
ferred to as the Anti Knock Index (AKI).
Using a gasoline with a lower octane rating can cause
persistent and heavy knocking, which can damage the
engine. Do not be concerned if your vehicle some-
times knocks lightly when you drive up a hill or when
you accelerate. See your dealer or a qualified service
technician if you use a fuel with the specified octane
rating and your vehicle knocks heavily or persistently. ! Unleaded gasoline
The neck of the fuel filler pipe is designed to accept
only an unleaded gasoline filler nozzle. Under no cir-
cumstances should leaded gasoline be used because
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Maximum allowable speeds
The following table shows the maximum speeds that
are possible with each different gear.
Never exceed the speed limit below for each gear po-
sition except for brief acceleration in an emergency.
The tachometer’s needle (if so equipped) will enter the
red area if these speeds are exceeded. Failure to ob-
serve this precaution can lead to excessive engine
wear and poor fuel economy. 2.5 liter models (non-turbo)
mph (km/h)
2.0 liter models (turbo) mph (km/h)
When shifting down a gear, ensure that the ve-
hicle is not travelling at a speed exceeding the
Maximum Allowable Speed for the gear which
is about to be selected. Failure to observe this
precaution can lead to engine over-revving and
this in turn can result in engine damage.
Shift up mph (km/h)
1st to 2nd 15 (24)
2nd to 3rd 25 (40) 3rd to 4th 40 (65)4th to 5th 45 (73)
RS TS, OUTBACK
1st 29 (46) 28 (45)
2nd 48 (77) 47 (75) 3rd 68 (110) 66 (106)
WRX
1st 35 (56)
2nd 61 (98) 3rd 87 (140)

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mode.
NOTE "If the differential-limiting factor is large during
cornering maneuvers, a small speed difference
between the front and rear wheels may cause tight
corner braking (a phenomenon accompanied by
vibration and noise). This phenomenon does not
indicate a problem. It will disappear if the differen-
tial-action limiting factor is reduced. " Use the center-differential indicator light only as
a rough indication of the differential-action limit-
ing factor. ! Temporary release
When the driver stop the vehicle and pulls the parking-
brake lever after manually setting the differential-ac-
tion limiting factor, the factor is temporarily minimized.
The indicator in the combination meter continues to
show the driver’s selected differential-action limiting
factor. When the driver releases the parking-brake le-
ver, the factor set by the driver is restored.
Automatic transmission
The automatic transmission is electronically controlled
with 4-forward speeds and 1-reverse speed.
NOTE
Immediately after a disconnected battery is recon-
nected or ATF (automatic transmission fluid) is re-
placed, you may feel that the automatic transmis-
sion operation is somewhat unusual.
This results from erasure or invalidation of data
the on-board computer has collected and stored in
memory to allow the transmission to shift at the
most appropriate times for the current condition
of your vehicle. Optimized shifting will be restored
as the vehicle continues to be driven for a while.
Do not shift from the “P” or “N” position into
the “D”, “3”, “2”, “1” or “R” position while de-
pressing the accelerator pedal. This may cause
the vehicle to jump forward or backward.
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The transmission automatically shifts into a suitable
gear from 1st to 3rd according to the vehicle speed
and the acceleration you require.
When more acceleration is required in this position,
press the accelerator pedal fully to the floor and hold
that position. The transmission will automatically
downshift to 2nd or 1st gear. When you release the
pedal, the transmission will return to the original gear position. !2 (Second)
This position is for using engine braking when going
down a hill or for climbing a steep grade.
In this position, the transmission holds in the 2nd gear.
Use this position when starting off from a standstill on
slippery road surfaces such as mud or snow. It will en-
sure greater traction. ! 1 (First)
This position is for driving up or down very steep
grades, or driving through mud or sand, or on slippery
surfaces. In this position, the transmission holds in the
1st gear. ! Maximum speeds
The following tables show the maximum speeds that
are possible with each different gear. The tachome- ter’s needle will enter the red area if these speeds are
exceeded.
When shifting down a gear, it is important to confirm
that the current vehicle speed is not in excess of the
Maximum Allowable Speed of the gear which is about
to be selected.
Exceeding the Maximum Allowable Speeds will result
in over-revving of the engine. In addition a powerful
engine brake will engage and control of the vehicle
may be lost.
mph (km/h)
NOTE
In order to prevent over-revving during decelera-
tion of the vehicle, the transmission will remain in
the current gear if the speed of the vehicle is in ex-
cess of the Maximum Allowable Speed for the gear2.5 liter models 2.0 liter turbo
models WRX
RS TS, OUTBACK
SPORT
1 29 (47) 35 (56) 38 (60)
2 58 (93) 64 (103) 71 (115)
3 95 (153) 101 (162) 112 (180)