SUBARU LEGACY 2001 3.G Owners Manual

3-2Fog light switch (if equipped) 3-24
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Wiper and washer 3-24
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Windshield wiper and washer switches 3-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window wiper and washer switch (if equipped) 3-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window defogger switch 3-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped) 3-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors 3-31
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Inside mirror 3-31
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Outside mirrors 3-34
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Tilt steering wheel 3-36
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Horn 3-37
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Ignition switch
WARNING
Never turn the ignition switch to “LOCK” while the vehicle is be-
ing driven or towed because that will lock the steering wheel, pre- venting steering control. And when the engine is turned off, it
takes a much greater effort than usual to steer.
The ig nition switc h has four p ositions: LOCK, ACC, ON and START.
HB4000CA
LOCK
The key c an only b e inserted or removed in this p os ition. The ig nition
switc h will loc k the steering wheel when you remove the key.
If turning the key is d iffic ult, turn the steering wheel slig htly to the rig ht
and left as you turn the key.

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Automatic transmission vehicles
HB2032CA
HB4016BA
The key c an b e turned from “ACC ” to “LOCK ” only when the selec tor
lever is in the “P ” p osition.
n Manual transmission vehicles
OM-H0144
The key c an b e turned from “ACC ” to “LOCK ” only when the key is
p ushed in while turning it. ACC
In this p osition the elec tric al ac c essories (rad io, ac c essory p ower
soc ket, etc .) c an b e used . ON
This is the normal op erating p osition after the eng ine is started .

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START CAUTION
Do not turn the ignition switch to the “START” position while the
engine is running.
The eng ine is started in this p osition. The starter c ranks the eng ine to
start it. When the key is released (after the eng in e has started ), the
key automatic ally returns to the “ON ” p osition.
Key reminder chime
The remind er c hime sound s when the d river ’s d oor op ens and the key is
in the “LOCK ” or “ACC ” p ositions. The c hime stop s when the key is re-
moved from the ig nition switc h.
Key interlock release (AT vehicles only)
If the key c an not b e turned to the “LOCK ” p osition even when the selec -
tor lever is in the “P ” p osition:
HB3011BA

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OM-H0146
HB3012BA
1. Take out the sc rewd river from the tool b ag .
2. Remove the c over und er the steering c olumn using a p hillip s
sc rewd river.
3. Turn the ig nition key while p ressing the key inte rloc k release lever.
Take your vehic le to the nearest SUBARU d ealer imme d iately to have
the key interloc k system rep aired .
Hazard warning flasher
HB8002BA
The hazard warning flasher is used to warn other d r ivers when you have
to p ark your vehic le und er emerg enc y c ond itions. Th e hazard warning
flasher works with the ig nition switc h in any p osit ion.

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To turn on the hazard warning flasher, p ush the haz
ard warning b utton
on the instrument p anel. To turn off the flasher, p ush the b utton ag ain.
NOTE When the hazard warning flasher is on, the turn signals do not work.
Meters and gauges Speedometer
The sp eed ometer shows the vehic le sp eed . Odometer/Trip meter
CAUTION
To ensure safety, do not attempt to change the function of the in- dicator during driving, as an accident could result.
HB3015BB
Odometer
The od ometer shows the total d istanc e that the vehi c le has b een d riv-
en. Double trip meter
The trip meter shows the d istanc e that the vehic le has b een d riven
sinc e you last set it to zero.

3-8To c hang e the mod e ind ic ation, b riefly p ush the kno
b .
Eac h p ress of the knob c hang es the func tion in the following ord er.
A trip meter B trip meter
To set the trip meter to zero, selec t either the A trip or B trip meter and
p ush the knob and keep it p ushed for more than 1 se c ond .
NOTE If the connection between the combination meter and battery is bro-
ken for any reason such as vehicle maintenance or fuse replace-ment, the data recorded on the trip meter will be lost. Tachometer (if equipped)
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the pointer of the tachometer in
the red zone. In this range, fuel injection will be cut by the enginecontrol module to protect the engine from overrevving. Theengine will resume running normally after the engine speed isreduced below the red zone.
The tac hometer shows the eng ine sp eed in thousand s of revolutions p er
minute. Outside temperature indicator (if equipped)
The outsid e temp erature ind ic ator shows the outsid e temp erature in a
rang e from –22 F to 122 F ( –30 C to 50 C).
The ind ic ator c an g ive a false read ing und er any of the following c ond i-
tions: When there is too muc h sun.
During id ling ; while running at low sp eed s in a tra ffic jam; when the
eng ine is restarted immed iately following a shutd ow n.
When the ac tual outsid e temp erature falls outsid e t he sp ec ified ind i-
c ator rang e.

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For vehicles with an automatic climate control, outside temperature can be displayed on the climate control display panel. Refer to the“
Automatic climate control system ” in chapter 4.
Fuel gauge
The fuel g aug e shows the ap p roximate amount of fuel remaining in the
tank.
The g aug e d oes not return to “E ” even thoug h the ig nition switc h is in the
“ ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition.
The g aug e may move slig htly d uring b raking , turning or ac c eleration d ue
to fuel level movement in the tank.
Temperature gauge
CAUTION
If the pointer exceeds the normal operating range, safely stop the
vehicle as soon as possible.
See “ In case of emergency ” in chapter 9.
HB2012BB
The temp erature g aug e shows eng ine c oolant temp erat ure when the
ig nition switc h is in the “ON ” p osition.
The c oolant temp erature will vary in ac c ord anc e wit h the outsid e temp er-
ature and d riving c ond itions.

3-10We rec ommend that you d rive mod erately until the p o
inter of the temp er-
ature g aug e reac hes near the mid d le of the rang e. E ng ine op eration is
op timum with the eng ine c oolant at this temp erature rang e and hig h rev-
ving op eration when eng ine is not warmed up enoug h should b e
avoid ed .
Warning and indicator lights
Several of the warning and ind ic ator lig hts c ome on momentarily and
then g o out when the ig nition switc h is initially t urned to the “ON ” p osi-
tion. This p ermits c hec king the op eration of the b u lb s.
Ap p ly the p arking b rake and turn the ig nition switc h to the “ON ” p osition.
The following lig hts c ome on:
Seatb elt warning lig ht
SRS airb ag system warning lig ht
CHECK ENGINE warning lig ht / Malfunc tion ind ic ator lamp
Charg e warning lig ht
Oil p ressure warning lig ht
AT OIL temp erature warning lig ht (AT vehic les)
ABS warning lig ht
VDC warning lig ht (if eq uip p ed )
VDC op eration ind ic ator lig ht (if eq uip p ed )
VDC OFF ind ic ator lig ht (if eq uip p ed )
Brake system warning lig ht
If any lig hts fail to c ome on, it ind ic ates a b urne d -out b ulb or a malfunc -
tion of the c orresp ond ing system.
Consult your authorized SUBARU d ealer for rep air. Seatbelt warning light and chime
When the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ON ” p osition, the seatb elt
warning lig ht will c ome on and the remind er c hime w ill sound for ab out
six sec ond s to remind the d river to fasten the seat b elt.
The seatb elt warning lig ht remains on for ab out six sec ond s and turns off
automatic ally after six sec ond s.

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The seatb elt remind er c hime will turn off when the
d river’s sid e seatb elt is
b uc kled or it will turn off automatic ally after six sec ond s.
SRS airbag system warning light AIRBAG
When the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ON ” p osition, the SRS airb ag
system warning lig ht will c ome on for ab out six sec ond s and g o out. This
shows the SRS frontal airb ag and SRS sid e airb ag (i f eq uip p ed ) and
seatb elt p retensioners are in normal op eration.
If this lig ht c omes on while d riving or remains ill uminated even after a
p eriod of ab out 6 sec ond s from when the ig nition ha s b een turned on, it
may ind ic ate that the SRS frontal airb ag system or SRS sid e airb ag sys-
tem (if eq uip p ed ) or seatb elt p retensioner system i s not working p rop er-
ly. Contac t your nearest SUBARU d ealer immed iately. CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicator lamp
CAUTION
If the CHECK ENGINE light comes on while you are driving, have
your vehicle checked/repaired by your SUBARU dealer as soonas possible. Continued vehicle operation without having the
emission control system checked and repaired as necessarycould cause serious damage, which may not be covered by your
vehicle’ s warranty.
If this lig ht c omes on stead ily or b links while the eng ine is running , it may
ind ic ate that there is a p rob lem or p otential p rob l em somewhere in the
emission c ontrol system.
If the light comes on steadily:
If the lig ht c omes on stead ily while d riving or d oe s not g o out after the
eng ine starts, an emission c ontrol system malfunc ti on has b een d e-
tec ted .
You should have your vehic le c hec ked b y an authoriz ed SUBARU
d ealer immed iately.