fuel SUBARU LEGACY 2001 3.G Owners Manual
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14-4Eng ine c omp artment overview
11-7
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Eng ine c oolant 11-15
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Eng ine exhaust g as (Carb on monoxid e) 8-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eng ine hood 11-5
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Eng ine oil 11-9
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Eng ine overheating 9-14
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Exterior c are 10-2
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F
Fastening the seatb elt 1-18
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Flat tires 9-4
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Floor mat (if eq uip p ed ) 6-14
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Fog lig ht switc h (if eq uip p ed ) 3-24
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Fold ing d own the rear seat — Station wag on 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front d ifferential g ear oil (AT vehic les) 11-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front fog lig ht (if eq uip p ed ) 11-53
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Front seatb elt p retensioners 1-28
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Front seats 1-2
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Front turn sig nal lig ht, p arking lig ht and marker l ig ht 11-53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front-wheel d rive warning lig ht (for AT vehic les) 3- 17
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Fuel 7-2
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Fuel ec onomy hints 8-3
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Fuel filler lid and c ap 7-4
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Fuel g aug e 3-9
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Fuel req uirements 7-2
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Fuse p anel loc ated b ehind the c oin tray 12-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuse p anel loc ated in the eng ine c omp artment 12-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuses 11-46
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Fuses and c irc uits 12-6
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G
Glove c omp artment 6-5
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GVWR and GAWR (Gross Vehic le Weig ht Rating and Gross Axle Weig ht Rating ) 8-19. . .
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Index14-5
H
Hazard warning flasher
3-6
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Head lig ht 11-51
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Heater op eration 4-6
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Hig h b eam ind ic ator lig ht 3-18
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Hig h mount stop lig ht 11-60
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Horn 3-37
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If you p ark your vehic le in an emerg enc y 9-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig nition switc h 3-3
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Illumination b rig htness c ontrol 3-22
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In-d ash 6 CD auto c hang er (if eq uip p ed ) 5-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insid e mirror 3-31
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Installation of ac c essories 5-3, 11-48
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Interior lig ht 6-2
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Jac k and jac k hand le 9-27
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Jump starting 9-11
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K
Key interloc k release (AT vehic les only) 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keyless entry system (if eq uip p ed ) 2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key remind er c hime 3-5
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Keys 2-2
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Lic ense p late lig ht 11-58
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Lig ht c ontrol switc h 3-19
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Load ing your vehic le 8-17
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Low fuel warning lig ht 3-16
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Lug g ag e c over (if eq uip p ed ) 6-14
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GAS STATION REFERENCE
Fuel:2.5 Liter models:
Use only unlead ed g asoline with an oc tane rating of 87
AKI or hig her. 3.0 Liter models:
Use p remium unlead ed g asoline with an oc tane rating of
91 AKI or hig her. Reg ular unlead ed g asoline with an oc -
tane rating of 87 AKI may b e used if nec essary. For op ti-
mum eng ine p erformanc e and d riveab ility, it is rec o m-
mend ed that you use p remium g rad e unlead ed g asoline .
Fuel octane rating:
This oc tane rating is the averag e of the Researc h O c tane
and Motor Oc tane numb ers and is c ommonly referred t o
as the Anti Knoc k Ind ex (AKI). Refer to “ Fuel” sec tion in
this manual.
Fuel capacity: 16.9 US g al (64 liters, 14.1 Imp g al)
Engine oil: Use only API c lassific ation SJ or SH with the word s
“ENERGY CONSERVING II ”
or the New API c ertific ation mark (starb urst mark) d is-
p layed on the c ontainer.
Engine oil capacity: 2.5 liter mod els 4.2 US q t (4.0 liters, 3.5 Imp q t)
3.0 liter mod els 6.0 US q t (5.7 liters, 5.0 Imp q t)
Cold tire pressure: See the lab el loc ated und er the d river ’s d oor latc h.
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3
Instruments and controls Ignition switch3-3
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Key reminder chime 3-5
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Key interlock release (AT vehicles only) 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hazard warning flasher 3-6
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Meters and gauges 3-7
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Speedometer 3-7
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Odometer/Trip meter 3-7
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Tachometer (if equipped) 3-8
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Outside temperature indicator (if equipped) 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel gauge 3-9
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Temperature gauge 3-9
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Warning and indicator lights 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatbelt warning light and chime 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SRS airbag system warning light 3-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction
indicator lamp 3-11
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Charge warning light 3-12
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Oil pressure warning light 3-13
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AT OIL TEMPerature warning light (for AT vehicles) 3-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ABS warning light 3-13
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VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) warning light (if equipped) 3-15
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Brake system warning light 3-16
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Door open warning lights 3-16
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Low fuel warning light 3-16
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Front-wheel drive warning light (for AT vehicles) 3-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) operation indicator
light (if equipped) 3-17
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VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) OFF indicator light
(if equipped) 3-17
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Security system status indicator light (if equipped) 3-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shift position indicator (for AT vehicles) 3-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turn signal indicator lights 3-18
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High beam indicator light 3-18
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Clock 3-19
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Light control switch 3-19
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Daytime running light system 3-21
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Turn signal lever 3-21
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Illumination brightness control 3-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parking light switch 3-23
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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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Instruments and controls3-9
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CONTINUED –
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.
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3-12NOTE This light also comes on when the fuel filler cap is not tightened until it clicks.
If you have rec ently refueled your vehic le, the c au
se of the CHECK
ENGINE warning lig ht/malfunc tion ind ic ator lamp c om ing on c ould b e a
loose or missing fuel filler c ap . Remove the c ap an d retig hten it until it
c lic ks. Make sure nothing is interfering with the s ealing of the c ap .
Tig htening the c ap will not make the CHECK ENGINE w arning lig ht
turn off immed iately. It may take several d riving t rip s. If the lig ht d oes
not g o out, take your vehic le to your authorized SU BARU d ealer
immed iately. If the light is blinking:
If the lig ht is b linking while d riving , an eng ine m isfire c ond ition has
b een d etec ted whic h may d amag e the emission c ontrol system.
To p revent serious d amag e to the emission c ontrol s ystem, you
should d o the following : Red uc e vehic le sp eed .
Avoid hard ac c eleration.
Avoid steep up hill g rad es.
Red uc e the amount of c arg o, if p ossib le.
Stop towing a trailer as soon as p ossib le.
The CHECK ENGINE warning lig ht may stop b linking an d c ome on
stead ily after several d riving trip s. You should ha ve your vehic le
c hec ked b y an authorized SUBARU d ealer immed iately.
Charge warning light
If this lig ht c omes on when the eng ine is running , it may ind ic ate that the
c harg ing system is not working p rop erly.
If the lig ht c omes on while d riving or d oes not g o out after the eng ine
starts, stop the eng ine at the first safe op p ortuni ty and c hec k the alterna-
tor b elt. If the b elt is loose, b roken or if the b e lt is in g ood c ond ition b ut
the lig ht remains on, c ontac t your nearest SUBARU d ealer immed iately.