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Getting
Started Instrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize Controls While
OperatingSafety / In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information
Impreza WRX Gauges
Immediate Attention
Trip meter A/B selection and trip meter reset knob
Fuel Gauge
Trip meter and odometer
Tachometer
Temperature Gauge
Caution
Informational
Seatbelt warning
Front passenger seatbelt
warning
SRS airbag system
Security indicator light
Door open
Charge warning
Oil pressure warning Brake system
High beam indicator light
ABS warning
Low fuel
Vehicle Dynamics
Control/Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation
Vehicle Dynamics
Control OFF
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Malfunction indicator Speedometer
Tire pressure warning light
Front passenger frontal
BJSCBH
0/
Front passenger frontal
airbag OFF
Turn signals
Front fog light indicator light (if
equipped)
Headlight indicator light
Cruise control
indicator light
Cruise control set
indicator light
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Getting
Started Instrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize Controls While
OperatingSafety / In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information
Impreza WRX STI Gauges
Immediate Attention
Trip meter A/B selection and trip
meter reset knob
Fuel Gauge
Trip meter and odometer
Tachometer
Temperature Gauge
Caution
Informational
Seatbelt warning
Front passenger
seatbelt warning
SRS airbag system
Security indicator light
Door open
Charge warning
Oil pressure warning
REV indicator Brake system
Rear differential oil
temp warning
High beam indicator light
ABS warning
Low fuel
Vehicle Dynamics
Control/Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation
Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF / Traction Control
OFF
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Malfunction indicator Speedometer
Tire pressure warning light
Front passenger frontal
BJSCBH
0/
Front passenger frontal
airbag OFF
Turn signals
Front fog light indicator light
(if equipped)
Headlight indicator light
Cruise control
indicator light
Cruise control set
indicator light
Driver’s control center
differential auto indicator
Sport (S) mode
Intelligent (I) mode
Sport Sharp (S#) mode
Shift-up indicator
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北米Model "A1130BE-A" EDITED: 2011/ 6/ 7
Safety precautions when
driving& Seatbelt and SRS airbag
WARNING
. All persons in the vehicle should
fasten their seatbelts BEFORE
the vehicle starts to move. Other-
wise, the possibility of serious
injury becomes greater in the
event of a sudden stop or acci-
dent.
. To obtain maximum protection in
the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the
vehicle should always wear seat-
belts when the vehicle is moving.
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System) airbag does not do away
with the need to fasten seatbelts.
In combination with the seat-
belts, it offers the best combined
protection in case of a serious
accident.
Not wearing a seatbelt increases
the chance of severe injury or
death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag. .
The SRS airbags deploy with
considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are out of proper
position when the SRS airbag
deploys could suffer very serious
injuries. Because the SRS airbag
needs enough space for deploy-
ment, the driver should always
sit upright and well back in the
seat as far from the steering
wheel as practical while still
maintaining full vehicle control
and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.
For instructions and precautions, carefully
read the following sections.
. For the seatbelt system, refer to “Seat-
belts ”F 1-11.
. For the SRS airbag system, refer to
“ *SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint
System airbag) ”F 1-34.
& Child safety
WARNING
. Never hold a child on your lap or
in your arms while the vehicle is
moving. The passenger cannot
protect the child from injury in a
collision, because the child will
be caught between the passen-
ger and objects inside the vehi-
cle.
. While riding in the vehicle, in-
fants and small children should
always be placed in the REAR
seat in an infant or child restraint
system which is appropriate for
the child ’s age, height and
weight. If a child is too big for a
child restraint system, the child
should sit in the REAR seat and
be restrained using the seatbelts.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seat-
ing positions. Never allow a child
to stand up or kneel on the seat.
. Put children aged 12 and under in
the REAR seat properly re-
strained at all times in a child
restraint device or in a seatbelt.
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Black plate (18,1)
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16& Instrument panel
1) Door locks (page 2-4)
2) Outside mirror switch (page 3-44)
3) Illumination brightness control
(page 3-31)
4) Headlight beam leveler (page 3-31)
5) Light control switch (page 3-29)
6) Combination meter (page 3-5)
7) Wiper control lever (page 3-33)
8) Hazard warning flasher switch (page 3-5)
9) Audio (page 5-1)
10) Shift lever (page 7-14/page 7-16)
11) Climate control (page 4-1)
12) Cruise control (page 7-37)
13) Horn (page 3-48)
14) SRS airbag (page 1-34)
15) Tilt/telescopic steering (page 3-47)
16) Hands-free switches (page 5-35)
17) Audio control buttons (page 5-31)
18) Fuse box (page 11-37)
19) Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch (page 7-30)/Vehicle Dynamics Control
mode switch (page 7-29)
20) Hood lock release knob (page 11-5)
21) Power windows (page 2-20)

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22& Warning and indicator lights
Mark Name Page
Seatbelt warning light 3-13Front passenger’s
seatbelt warning light 3-13SRS airbag system
warning light3-14
/
Front passenger
’s
frontal airbag ON indi-
cator 3-14
/
Front passenger
’s
frontal airbag OFF in-
dicator 3-14CHECK ENGINE
warning light/Malfunc-
tion indicator light3-15Charge warning light 3-16Oil pressure warning
light
3-16Rear differential oil
temperature warning
light (STI)3-16ABS warning light 3-18 Mark Name Page
Brake system warning
light
3-19Door open warning
light3-20Hill start assist warn-
ing light/Hill start assist
OFF indicator light
(STI)3-20Vehicle Dynamics
Control warning light/
Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation indi-
cator light3-20Vehicle Dynamics
Control OFF indicator
light/Traction Control
OFF indicator light
(STI)3-21Turn signal indicator
lights
3-24High beam indicator
light3-24Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)3-24Security indicator light 3-23Headlight indicator
light
3-24Mark Name Page
Cruise control indica-
tor light
3-24Cruise control set in-
dicator light3-24Low fuel warning light 3-20Low tire pressure
warning light
(U.S.-spec. models)3-16Shift-up indicator light
(STI)
3-23Driver
’s control center
differential auto indi-
cator light (STI) 3-24Auto [+] mode indica-
tor light (STI)
3-24Auto [] mode indica-
tor light (STI) 3-25Driver
’s control center
differential indicator
and warning lights
(STI) 3-25REV indicator light
(STI)
3-25Sport (S) mode indi-
cator light (STI)3-23

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Seat heater (if equipped)The seat heater is equipped in the front
seats.
The seat heater operates when the igni-
tion switch is either in the “Acc”or “ON ”
position.
CAUTION
. There is a possibility that people
with delicate skin may suffer
slight burns even at low tempera-
tures if they use the seat heater
for a long period of time. When
using the heater, always be sure
to warn the persons concerned.
. Do not put anything on the seat
which insulates against heat,
such as a blanket, cushion, or
similar items. This may cause the
seat heater to overheat.NOTEUse of the seat heater for a long period
of time while the engine is not running
can cause battery discharge.
& Type A seat heater1) HI–Rapid heating
2) LO–Normal heating
3) OFF –Off
A) Left-hand side
B) Right-hand side
To turn on the seat heater, push the “LO”
or “HI ”position on the switch, as desired,
depending on the temperature.
Selecting the “HI”position will cause the
seat to heat up quicker.
To turn off the seat heater, lightly press the
opposite side of the current position.
The indicator located on the switch illumi-
nates when the seat heater is in operation.
When the vehicle ’s interior is warmed
enough or before you leave the vehicle,
be sure to turn the switch off.& Type B seat heaterEach seat heater has four levels of
adjustment. To use the heater in the
right-hand seat, turn the “R”adjustment
dial forward until the “
”mark reaches the

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desired position. To activate the heater in
the left-hand seat, turn the “L”adjustment
dial forward until the “
”mark reaches the
desired position. Each heater warms the
seat most quickly with the “
”mark on the
adjustment dial in the furthest-forward
position. An indicator light next to the
adjustment dial for each seat heater
illuminates when that seat heater is
activated.
When the vehicle ’s interior is warmed
enough or before you leave the vehicle,
always turn the adjustment dial to the
most rearward position so that the “
”
mark reaches to the “OFF”position.
Rear seats
WARNING
Seatbelts provide maximum re-
straint when the occupant sits well
back and upright in the seat. Do not
put cushions or any other materials
between occupants and seatbacks
or seat cushions. If you do so, the
risk of sliding under the lap belt and
of the lap belt sliding up over the
abdomen will increase, and both can
result in serious internal injury or
death.
WARNING
Never stack luggage or other cargo
higher than the top of the seatback
because it could tumble forward and
injure passengers in the event of a
sudden stop or accident.
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北米Model "A1130BE-A" EDITED: 2011/ 6/ 7
3. [If your child restraint system is of a
flexible attachment type (which uses
tether belts to connect the child restraint
system properly to the lower anchorages)]
While pushing the child restraint into the
seat cushion, pull both left and right lower
tether belts up to secure the child restraint
system firmly by taking up the slack in the
belt.
4. Connect the top tether hook to the
tether anchorage and firmly tighten the
tether. For information on how to set the
top tether, refer to “Top tether anchorages ”
F 1-31.
5. Before seating a child in the child
restraint system, try to move it back and
forth and right and left to verify that it is
held securely in position.
6. To remove the child restraint system,
follow the reverse procedures of installa-
tion.
If you have any question concerning this
type of child restraint system, ask your
SUBARU dealer.
& Top tether anchoragesYour vehicle is equipped with two or three
top tether anchorages so that a child
restraint system having a top tether can
be installed in the rear seat. When
installing a child restraint system using
top tether, proceed as follows, while
observing the instructions by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
Since a top tether can provide additional
stability by offering another connection
between a child restraint system and the
vehicle, we recommend that you use a top
tether whenever one is required or avail-
able.
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Please contact your SUBARU dealer if
you have any question regarding the
installation of a child restraint system.
CAUTION
Always remove the head restraint
when mounting a child restraint
system with a top tether. Otherwise,
the top tether cannot be fastened
tightly.
*SRS airbag (Supplemental
Restraint System airbag)*SRS: This stands for supplemental re-
straint system. This name is used be-
cause the airbag system supplements the
vehicle’ s seatbelts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash
sensing and diagnostic module, which will
record the use of the seatbelt by the front
passenger when any of the SRS frontal,
side and curtain airbags deploys.
Your vehicle is equipped with a supple-
mental restraint system in addition to a
lap/shoulder belt at each front seating
position and each rear window-side seat-
ing positions. The supplemental restraint
system (SRS) consists of six airbags.
The configurations are as follows.
. Driver ’s and front passenger ’s frontal
airbags
. Driver ’s and front passenger ’s side
airbags
. Curtain airbags (for driver, front pas-
senger, and window-side rear passen-
gers)
These SRS airbags are designed only
as a supplement to the primary protec-
tion provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls front seatbelt pretensioners. For operation instructions
and precautions concerning the seatbelt
pretensioner, refer to
“Front seatbelt pre-
tensioners ”F 1-19.
& General precautions regard-
ing SRS airbag system
WARNING
. To obtain maximum protection in
the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers in the
vehicle should always wear seat-
belts when the vehicle is moving.
The SRS airbag is designed only
to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seat-
belt. It does not eliminate the
need to fasten seatbelts. In com-
bination with the seatbelts, it
offers the best combined protec-
tion in case of a serious accident.
Not wearing a seatbelt increases
the chance of severe injury or
death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions
concerning the seatbelt system,
refer to “Seatbelts ”F 1-11.
. The SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are designed only

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
1) Airbag control module (including impact
sensors)
2) Frontal airbag module (driver ’s side)
3) Frontal airbag module (front passenger ’s
side)
4) Front sub sensor (left-hand side)
5) Front sub sensor (right-hand side) 6) Side airbag module (driver
’s side)
7) Side airbag module (front passenger ’s
side)
8) Side airbag sensor (center pillar left-hand side)
9) Side airbag sensor (center pillar right- hand side)
10) Airbag wiring 11) Seatbelt pretensioner (driver
’s side)
12) Seatbelt pretensioner (front passenger ’s
side)
13) Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house right-hand side)
14) Curtain airbag sensor (rear wheel house left-hand side)
15) Curtain airbag module (right side)
16) Curtain airbag module (left side)
17) Seatbelt buckle switch (front passenger ’s
side)
18) Front passenger ’s seatbelt tension sen-
sor
19) Front passenger ’s occupant detection
system weight sensor
20) Front passenger ’s occupant detection
control module
21) Front passenger ’s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicator
22) SRS airbag system warning light
23) Satellite safing sensor (under the rear center seat)