SUBARU IMPREZA 2006 2.G Owners Manual

3-18 Instruments and controls
With a vehicle equipped with an EBD sys-
tem, the ABS warning light comes on to-
gether with the brake system warning light
if the EBD system becomes faulty. For fur-
ther details of the EBD system fault warn-
ing, refer to “Brake system warning light ”.
NOTE
If the warning light behavior is as de-
scribed in the following, the ABS sys-
tem may be considered normal.
The warning light comes on right af-
ter the engine is started but goes out
immediately, remaining off.
The warning light remains on after the engine has been started, but it goes
out when the vehicle speed reaches
approximately 8 mph (12 km/h).
The warning light comes on during
driving, but it goes out immediately
and remains off.
When driving with an insufficient battery
voltage such as when the engine is jump
started, the ABS warning light may come
on. This is due to the low battery voltage
and does not indicate a malfunction.
When the battery becomes fully charged,
the light will go out.
Brake system
warning light
This light has the following three func-
tions:
Parking brake warning
The light comes on with the parking brake
applied while the ignition switch is in the “ ON ” position. It goes out when the park-
ing brake is fully released.
Brake fluid level warning
This light comes on when the brake fluid
level has dropped to near the “MIN ” level
of the brake fluid reservoir with the ignition
switch in the “ON ” position and with the
parking brake fully released.
If the brake system warning light should
come on while driving (with the parking
brake fully released and with the ignition
switch positioned in “ON ”), it could be an
indication of leaking of brake fluid or worn
brake pads. If this occurs, immediately
stop the vehicle at the nearest safe place
and check the brake fluid level. If the fluid
level is below the “MIN ” mark in the reser-
voir, do not drive the vehicle. Have the ve-
hicle towed to the nearest SUBARU deal-
er for repair.
Electronic Brake Force Distribution
(EBD) system warning (vehicles
with ABS)
The brake system warning light also illu-
The warning light does not come
on when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON ” position.
The warning light comes on when
the ignition switch is turned to the “ON ” position, but it does not go
out even when the vehicle speed
exceeds approximately 8 mph (12
km/h).
The warning light comes on dur-
ing driving.
If any of these conditions occur,
have the ABS system repaired at the
first available opportunity by your
SUBARU dealer.
Driving with the brake system
warning light on is dangerous.
This indicates your brake system
may not be working properly. If
the light remains on, have the
brakes inspected by a SUBARU
dealer immediately.
If at all in doubt about whether the
brakes are operating properly, do
not drive the vehicle. Have your
vehicle towed to the nearest
SUBARU dealer for repair.
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minates if a malfunction occurs in the EBD
system. In that event, it comes on together
with the ABS warning light.
The EBD system may be malfunctioning if
the brake system warning light and ABS
warning light illuminate simultaneously
during driving.
Even if the EBD system fails, the conven-
tional braking system will still function.
However, the rear wheels will be more
prone to locking when the brakes are ap-
plied harder than usual and the vehicle
’s
motion may therefore become somewhat
harder to control.
If the brake system warning light and ABS
warning light illuminate simultaneously,
take the following steps:
1. Stop the vehicle in the nearest safe, flat
place.
2. Shut down the engine, then restart it.
3. Release the parking brake. If both
warning lights go out, the EBD system
may be faulty. Drive carefully to the near-
est SUBARU dealer and have the system
inspected.
4. If both warning lights come on again
and stay illuminated after the engine has
been restarted, shut down the engine
again, apply the parking brake, and check
the brake fluid level.
5. If the brake fluid level is not below the “ MIN ” mark, the EBD system may be faulty. Drive carefully to the nearest
SUBARU dealer and have the system in-
spected.
6. If the brake fluid level is below the“
MIN ” mark, DO NOT drive the vehicle. In-
stead, have the vehicle towed to the near-
est SUBARU dealer for repair.
Door open warning light
The door open warning light comes on if
any door or the rear gate is not fully
closed.
Always make sure this light is out before
you start to drive.
All-Wheel Drive warn-
ing light (AWD AT vehi-
cles – if equipped)
The All-Wheel Drive warning light comes
on when the ignition switch is turned to the “ON ” position and goes out after approxi-
mately two seconds.
This light comes on when All-Wheel Drive
is disengaged and the drive mechanism is
switched to Front Wheel Drive for mainte-
nance or similar purposes (Non-turbo ve-
hicles).
It flashes if the vehicle is driven with tires
of differing diameters fitted on the wheels
or with an excessively low air pressure in any of the tires.
Intercooler water
spray warning light
(WRX-STI)
This light comes on when the water level
in the intercooler water spray tank falls to
the lower limit (approximately 0.4 US qt,
0.4 liter, 0.4 Imp qt).
Continuing to drive with the AWD
warning light flashing can damage
the powertrain. If the AWD warning
light starts to flash, promptly park in
a safe place and check whether the
tires have differing diameters and
whether any of the tires has an ex-
cessively low inflation pressure.

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Selector lever position indi-
cator (AT vehicles)
This indicator shows the position of the
selector lever.
Turn signal indicator
lights
These lights show the operation of the
turn signal or lane change signal.
If the indicator lights do not blink or blink
rapidly, the turn signal bulb may be
burned out. Replace the bulb as soon as
possible. Refer to the “Replacing bulbs ”
section in chapter 11.
High beam indicator
light
This light shows that the headlights are in
the high beam mode.
This indicator light also comes on when
the headlight flasher is operated.
Cruise control indica-
tor light
The cruise control indicator light comes on
when the ignition switch is turned to the“ ON ” position and goes out after approxi-
mately three seconds.
This light comes on when the “CRUISE ”
main switch is pressed.
If you move the cruise control lever or
press the main switch button while turning
the ignition switch “ON ”, the cruise control
function is deactivated and the “CRUISE ”
indicator light flashes. To reactivate the
cruise control function, turn the ignition
switch back to the “ACC ” or “LOCK ” posi-
tion, and then turn it again to the “ON ” po-
sition.
Cruise control set indi-
cator light
The cruise control set indicator light
comes on when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON ” position and goes out after approximately three seconds.
This light comes on when vehicle speed
has been set.
Driver
’s control center
differential auto indica-
tor light (WRX-STI)
This light functions while the ignition
switch is ON. When on, it indicates that
the driver ’s control center differential is set
to AUTO mode. It goes off when the driv-
er ’s control center differential ’s manual
mode switch is pressed. For details, refer
to Chapter 7, “Driver ’s Control Center Dif-
ferential (DCCD) (WRX-STI) ”.
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Driver’s control center differ-
ential indicator and warning
lights (WRX-STI)
Indicator lights
When illuminated, one of these indiator
lights indicates the initial limited slip differ-
ential (LSD) torque currently selected for
the center differential.
Warning light
The bottom indicator light “ ” flashes in
the event of failure of the driver ’s control
center differential. Have the vehicle in-
spected by your SUBARU dealer. For de-
tails, refer to Chapter 7, “Driver ’s Control
Center Differential (DCCD) (WRX-STI) ”.
Headlight indicator
light (WRX-STI)
This light comes on when the headlight
switch is placed in the “ ” or “ ”
position.
REV indicator light (WRX-
STI)
This light comes on when the engine speed reaches a level set by driver and
when the tachometer needle enters the
red zone.
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Clock
To set the hour, press the “H ” button. To
set the minutes, press the “M ” button. To
reset the minutes the “00 ” with a radio time
signal, push the “SET ” button.
Light control switch
The light switch operates only when the
ignition switch is in the “ON ” position.
Headlights
To turn on the headlights, turn the knob on
the end of the turn signal lever.
first position
Parking lights, instrument panel illumina-
tion, tail lights, front side marker lights and
license plate light are on.
second position
Headlights, parking lights, instrument pan-
el illumination, tail lights, and license plate
light are on.
To ensure safety, do not attempt to
set the time while driving, as an ac-
cident from inadequate attention to
the road could result.
H M S E T
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To prevent battery discharge result-
ing from accidentally leaving your
lights on when your vehicle is
parked, the light switch operates
only when the ignition switch is in
the
“ON ” position. In any other posi-
tion, the vehicle ’s lights will be out.
If you park your vehicle on a road-
side at night, use the hazard warn-
ing flasher to alert the other drivers.
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High/low beam change (dim-
mer)
To change from low beam to high beam,
push the turn signal lever forward. When
the headlights are on high beam, the high
beam indicator light “ ” on the instru-
ment panel is also on.
To switch back to low beam, pull the lever
back to the detent position.
Headlight flasher
To flash the headlights, pull the lever to-
ward you and then release it. The high
beam will stay on for as long as you hold
the lever. The headlight flasher works
even though the lighting switch is in the “ OFF ” position.
When the headlights are on high beam,
the high beam indicator light “ ” on
the instrument panel also comes on.
Daytime running light system
WRX-STI
The low beam headlights, tail lights, park-
ing lights, and license plate lights will au-
tomatically come on when the engine has
started, under the following conditions:
The parking brake is fully released.
The light switch is in the “OFF ” or
“ ” position.
The automatic transmission selector le-
ver is set at other than the “P ” position.
Except WRX-STI
The low beam headlights will automatical-
ly come on at reduced brightness when
the engine has started, under the follow-
ing conditions:
The parking brake is fully released.
The light switch is in the “OFF ” or
“ ” position.
The automatic transmission selector le-
ver is set at other than the “P ” position.
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Do not hold the lever in the flashing
position for more than just a few
seconds.
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The side marker lights are not
turned on by the daytime running
light system. The light switch must
always be turned to the “ ” po-
sition when it is dark outside.

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Turn signal lever
1) Right turn
2) Left turn
3) Lane change for right
4) Lane change for left
To activate the right turn signal, push the
turn signal lever up. To activate the left
turn signal, push the turn signal lever
down. When the turn is finished, the lever
will return automatically. If the lever does
not return after cornering, return the lever
to the neutral position by hand.
To signal a lane change, push the turn sig-
nal lever up or down slightly and hold it
during the lane change. The turn signal in-
dicator lights will flash in the direction of
the turn or lane change. The lever will re- turn automatically to the neutral position
when you release it.
The tail lights, parking lights, and
side marker lights are not turned on
by the daytime running light system.
The light switch must always be
turned to the
“ ” position when
it is dark outside.
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Illumination brightness con-
trol
When the headlight switch is in the
“ ” or “ ” position, you can ad-
just brightness of the instrument panel illu-
mination for better visibility.
To brighten, turn the control dial upward.
To darken, turn the control dial downward.
Headlight beam leveler (U.S.-
spec. WRX-STI)
The WRX-STI version has High-Intensity
Discharge (HID) headlights on the low
beam setting. The HID headlights gener-
ate more light than conventional halogen
headlights. Therefore a driver of an on-
coming vehicle may experience too much
glare when your headlight beam height
adjustment is high due to the vehicle car-
rying heavy load.
The headlight beam leveler can be used
to adjust beam height to avoid such a con-
dition.
The higher the number the knob is turned
to, the lower the beam becomes.
Parking light switch
The parking light switch operates regard-
less of the ignition switch position.
By pushing the front end of this switch, fol-
lowing lights will come on.– Parking lights
– Front side marker lights
– Tail lights
– License plate lights
To turn off, push the rear end of the park-
ing light switch.
Avoid leaving these lights on for a long
time because that will run down the bat-
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Front fog light button (if
equipped)
The front fog lights operate only when the
headlights are on low beam. Push the
front fog light button to turn the front fog
lights on.
Press the button again to turn them off.
The indicator light located on the button
will illuminate when the front fog lights are
on.
Wiper and washer
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In freezing weather, do not use the
windshield washer until the wind-
shield is sufficiently warmed by the
defroster.
Otherwise the washer fluid can
freeze on the windshield, blocking
your view.
Do not operate the washer contin-
uously for more than ten seconds,
or when the washer fluid tank is
empty. This may cause overheat-
ing of the washer motor. Check
the washer fluid level frequently,
such as at fuel stops.
Do not operate the wipers when
the windshield or rear window is
dry. This may scratch the glass,
damage the wiper blades and
cause the wiper motor to burn out.
Before operating the wiper on a
dry windshield or rear window, al-
ways use the windshield washer.
In freezing weather, be sure that
the wiper blades are not frozen to
the windshield or rear window be-
fore switching on the wipers. At-
tempting to operate the wiper with
the blades frozen to the window
glass could cause not only the
wiper blades to be damaged but
also the wiper motor to burn out. If
the wiper blades are frozen to the
window glass, be sure to operate
the defroster, windshield wiper
deicer (if equipped) or rear win-
dow defogger before turning on
the wiper.
If the wipers stop during opera-
tion because of ice or some other
obstruction on the window, the
wiper motor could burn out even if
the wiper switch is turned off. If
this occurs, promptly stop the ve-
hicle in a safe place, turn the igni-
tion switch to the “LOCK ” posi-
tion and clean the window glass
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NOTE
The wiper operates only when the ig-
nition switch is in the “ON ” or “ACC ”
position.
Clean your wiper blades and window
glass periodically with a washer solu-
tion to prevent streaking, and to re-
move accumulations of road salt or
road film. Keep the washer button de-
pressed at least for 1 second so that
washer solution will be sprinkled all
over the windshield or rear window.
Grease, wax, insects or other materi-
al on the windshield or the wiper blade results in jerky wiper operation and
streaking on the glass. If you cannot
remove those streaks after operating
the washer or if the wiper operation is
jerky, clean the outer surface of the
windshield or rear window and the wip-
er blades using a sponge or soft cloth
with a neutral detergent or mild-abra-
sive cleaner. After cleaning, rinse the
window glass and wiper blades with
clean water. The glass is clean if no
beads form on the glass when you
rinse with water.
If you cannot eliminate the streaking
even after following this procedure, re-
place the wiper blades with new ones.
Refer to the “Replacement of wiper
blades ” section (chapter 11) for re-
placement instructions.
Windshield wiper and washer
switches
Windshield wipers
OFF: Park : Intermittent
LO: Low speed
HI: High speed
To turn the wipers on, push the wiper con-
trol lever down.
To turn the wipers off, return the lever to
the “OFF ” position.
Use clean water if windshield
washer fluid is unavailable. In ar-
eas where water freezes in winter,
use SUBARU Windshield Washer
Fluid or the equivalent. (See the“ Windshield washer fluid ” section
in chapter 11.)
Also, when driving the vehicle
when there are freezing tempera-
tures, use non-freezing type wiper
blades.
Do not clean the wiper blades with
gasoline or a solvent, such as
paint thinner or benzene. This will
cause deterioration of the wiper
blades.
OFF
LO
HI
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