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speed is low; shorter when the vehicle
speed is high).
When you subsequently move the selec-
tor lever of the automatic transmission to
the“R ”position, the rear wiper will switch
to continuous operation. When you move
the selector lever from the “R”position to
some other position, the rear wiper will
return to intermittent operation.
! Washer
To wash the rear window while the rear
wiper is operating, turn the knob on the
end of the wiper control lever upward to
the “
”position. The washer fluid sprays
until you release the knob.
To wash the rear window when the rear
wiper is not in use, turn the knob on the
end of the wiper control lever downward to
the “”position. The washer fluid sprays
and the wiper operates until you release
the knob.
Windshield wiper deicerThe windshield wiper deicer operates only
when the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position.
Before turning on the windshield wiper
deicer, remove any snow from the wind-
shield. To turn on the windshield wiper
deicer, push the button. The indicator light
located on the button lights up while the
windshield wiper deicer is operating.
The windshield wiper deicer will automa-
tically shut off after approximately 15
minutes. If the windshield wiper blades
have been deiced completely before that
time, push the button to turn it off. It also
turns off when the ignition switch is turned
to the “Acc”or “LOCK” position. If deicing is not complete, you have to push the
button to turn the deicer on again.
Your SUBARU dealer can set your wind-
shield wiper deicer for continuous opera-
tion. Contact your SUBARU dealer for
details.
Once the windshield wiper deicer has
been set for continuous operation, press-
ing the button results in continuous opera-
tion. The windshield wiper deicer auto-
matically stops operating if any one of the
following conditions occurs during contin-
uous operation.
.
The outside temperature becomes
41 8F(5 8C) or higher.
. The vehicle speed remains at 9 mph
(15 km/h) or lower for 15 minutes.
. The battery voltage decreases below
the permissible level.
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Rear window defogger but-
tonThe rear window defogger operates only
when the ignition switch is in the“ON”
position.
The rear window defogger button is
located on the climate control panel.
To turn on the defogger, push the button.
To turn it off, push the button again.
The indicator light located on the button
lights up while the rear window defogger is
operating.
The defogger will automatically shut off
after approximately 15 minutes. If the
window clears before that time, push the
button to turn it off. It also turns off when the ignition switch is turned to the
“Acc ”or
“LOCK” position. If defrosting or defogging
is desired when you restart your vehicle,
you have to push the button to turn it on
again.
Your SUBARU dealer can set your rear
window defogger for continuous opera-
tion. Contact your SUBARU dealer for
details.
Once the rear window defogger has been
set for continuous operation, the rear
window defogger repeatedly operates for
15 minutes, stops for two minutes, and
again operates for 15 minutes. If the
battery voltage drops below the permis-
sible level, continuous operation is can-
celed and operation stops as described in
the following.
. If the battery voltage drops below the
permissible level within 15 minutes of
depression of the button, continuous
operation is canceled and the rear window
defogger stops operating 15 minutes later.
. If the battery voltage drops below the
permissible level after the rear window
defogger has, following depression of the
button, operated for 15 minutes, stopped
operating for two minutes, and started
operating again, the rear window defogger
immediately stops operating.
CAUTION
. Do not use sharp instruments or
window cleaner containing abra-
sives to clean the inner surface
of the rear window. They may
damage the conductors printed
on the window.
. To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not operate the
defogger continuously for any
longer than necessary.NOTEIf your vehicle is equipped with the
outside mirror defogger, the outside
mirror defogger operates while the rear
window defogger is operating.
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other similar items. Periodically wipe the
sensors clean using a piece of dry soft
cotton cloth or an applicator.
!Compass calibration
1. For optimum calibration, switch off all
nonessential electrical accessories (rear
window defogger, heater/air conditioning
system, spotlight, etc.) and ensure all
doors are shut.
2. Drive to an open, level area away from
large metallic objects or structures and
make certain the ignition switch is in the
“ON ”position.
3. Press and hold the left button for 3
seconds then release, and the compass
will enter the calibration mode. “CAL”and
direction will be displayed.
4. Drive slowly in a circle until “CAL”
disappears from the display (approxi-
mately two or three circles). The compass
is now calibrated.
5. Further calibration may be necessary
should outside influences cause the mirror
to read inaccurately. You will know that
this has occurred if your compass begins
to read in only limited directions. Should
you encounter this situation, return to step
one of the above procedure and recali-
brate the mirror. !
Compass zone adjustment
1. The zone setting is factory preset to
Zone 8. Refer to the “Compass calibration
zone” map attached to the end of this
manual to verify that the compass zone
setting is correct for your geographical
location.
2. Press and hold the right button for 3
seconds then release, and the word
“ZONE ”will briefly appear and then the
zone number will be displayed.
3. Press the right-hand button repeatedly
to cycle the display through all possible
zone settings. Stop cycling when the
correct zone setting for your location is
displayed.
4. Releasing the button for 3 seconds will
exit the zone setting mode.
& Outside mirrors! Convex mirror (Passenger side)
WARNING
Objects look smaller in a convex
mirror and farther away than when
viewed in a flat mirror. Do not use
the convex mirror to judge the
distance of vehicles behind you
when changing lanes. Use the inside
mirror (or glance backwards) to
determine the actual size and dis-
tance of objects that you view in
convex mirror.
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!Remote control mirror switchThe remote control mirrors operate only
when the ignition switch is in the “ON”or
“Acc ”position.
1. Turn the knob to the “L”side to adjust
the left-hand mirror or to the “R”side to
adjust the right-hand mirror.
2. Move the knob in the direction you
want to move the mirror.
3. Return the knob to the neutral position
to prevent unintentional operation.
The mirrors can also be adjusted manu-
ally. !
Outside mirror defogger
The outside mirror defogger shares the
button with rear window defogger.
The outside mirror defogger operates only
when the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position.
To turn on the outside mirror defogger,
push the button.
To turn it off, push the button again. The
indicator light located on the button lights
up while the outside mirror defogger is
operating.
The defogger will automatically shut off
after approximately 15 minutes. If the
mirror clears before that time, push the
button to turn it off. It also turns off when
the ignition switch is turned to the “Acc ”or
“LOCK” position. If defrosting or defogging is desired when you restart your vehicle,
you have to push the button to turn it on
again.
NOTE.
While the outside mirror defogger is
operating, the rear window defogger
also operates.
. When the rear window defogger has
been set for continuous operation, the
outside mirror defogger also operates
continuously. Refer to the “Rear win-
dow defogger button” section in this
chapter.
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not operate the de-
fogger continuously for any longer
than necessary.
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!Power folding mirror switch (Latin
American models, if equipped)1) Power folding mirror switchThe power folding mirror switch operates
only when the ignition switch is in the “ON”
or “Acc ”position.
To fold the outside mirrors, push the power
folding mirror switch. To unfold the mirrors,
push the switch again.NOTE. When the temperature is low, the
outside mirrors may stop during opera-
tion. Push the switch again. When the
outside mirrors do not work by switch
operation, move them several times
manually. This makes it possible to
operate them by switch operation. .
When you operate the power folding
mirror switch continuously, it may
temporarily stop working. This is not
a malfunction. Operate it again after
waiting for a short period of time.
. When you unfold the outside mirrors
manually, the mirrors may become
unstable. Be sure to unfold the mirrors
by switch operation. If the outside
mirrors are still unstable, fold the
mirrors again manually and then unfold
them by switch operation.
Tilt steering wheel
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel tilt
position while driving. This may
cause loss of vehicle control and
result in personal injury.1. Adjust the seat position. Refer to the
“Front seats ”section in chapter 1.
2. Pull the tilt lock lever down.
3. Move the steering wheel to the desired
level.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering
wheel in place.
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Type A audio set (if equipped)The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the“Acc”or “ON ”position.& Radio operation
(1) Satellite radio mode button
(2) FM AM mode button
(3) Auxiliary unit and Rear seat entertain-
ment button
(4) Tuning button
(5) AUDIO button
(6) Power switch, volume control dial
(7) Seek button
(8) Scan button
(9) Tone and Balance button
(10) Preset button! Power switch and volume control
The dial (6) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial. The dial can also be used for tone
and balance adjustment.
! Tone and balance control
The volume control dial (6) normally
functions as a volume control. This dial
becomes a control for Bass, Midrange,
Treble, Fader or Balance when you select
the appropriate tone and balance control
mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the volume control dial.
The control function returns to volume
control mode after approximately 5 sec-
onds.
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!Repeating
! To repeat the currently playing track/
file (track)
To repeat a track/file (track), briefly press
the “RPT ”button (6) while the track/file
(track) is playing. The display will show
“RPT ”, and the track/file (track) will be
repeated.
To cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play
mode:
Press the “RPT”button once (non-MP3
disc)
Press the “RPT”button twice (MP3 disc)
The “RPT ”indication will go off, and the
normal playback mode will be resumed.NOTE. With an MP3 disc inserted, each
time you briefly press the button, the
mode will change to the next one in the
following sequence.If you accidentally press the button and
cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play
mode, press it again to reselect the
repeat-play mode.
. The repeat-play mode will be can-
celed if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: .
Press the “RDM ”button
. Press the “SCAN ”button
. Press the “
”button
. Select the radio mode
. Press the “RSE AUX ”button
. Press the “”or “
”side of the
SEEK FLDR button (MP3 disc)
. Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.
. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position.
! To repeat the currently playing folder
(MP3 disc)
To repeat the currently playing folder,
press the “RPT”(6) button twice while a
file (track) is playing. The display will show
“F-RPT ”, and the folder will be played
repeatedly.
To cancel the folder repeat-play mode,
press the “RPT”button once more. The
“F-RPT ”indication will go off, and the
normal playback mode will be resumed.
NOTE. Each time you briefly press the
button, the mode will change to the
next one in the following sequence.If you accidentally press the button and cancel the folder repeat-play mode,
press it again to reselect the folder
repeat-play mode.
.
The folder repeat-play mode will be
cancelled if you perform any of the
following steps:
.Press the “RDM ”button
. Press the “SCAN” button
. Press the “
”button
. Select the radio mode
. Press the “RSE AUX ”button
. Press the “”or “
”side of the
SEEK FLDR button (MP3 disc)
. Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.
. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position.
! Random playback
! Non-MP3 disc
Press the “RDM”button (5) briefly during
disc playback to play all of the tracks on
the disc in a random order. The display will
show “RDM ”, and all of the tracks on the
disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel random mode, press the button
again. The “RDM”indication will go off,
and the normal playback mode will be
resumed.Audio
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NOTERandom playback will be cancelled if
you perform any of the following steps:
.Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “SCAN ”button
. Press the “
”button
. Select the radio mode
. Press the “RSE AUX ”button
. Press the “”or “
”side of the
SEEK FLDR button
. Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.
. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position.
! MP3 disc
Press the “RDM”button (5) during disc
playback to play all of the tracks in the
folder currently being played in random
order. Press the “RDM”button again to
play all of the tracks on the disc in random
order. The display will show “RDM”during
the random mode.
To cancel the random mode, press the
“ RDM ”button during “in-disc ”random
playback. The “RDM”indication will go
off, and the normal playback mode will be
resumed.
NOTE. Each time you briefly press the
button, the mode will change to the next one in the following sequence.
If you accidentally press the button and
cancel the random mode, press it again
to reselect the random mode.
.
Random playback will be cancelled
if you perform any of the following
steps:
.Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “SCAN ”button
. Press the “
”button
. Select the radio mode
. Press the “RSE AUX ”button
. Press the “”or “
”side of the
SEEK FLDR button
. Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.
. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position.
! Scan
The scan mode lets you listen to the first
10 seconds of each track/file (track) on the
disc/folder in succession. Press the
“ SCAN ”button (7) to start scanning
through all tracks upward beginning with
the track/file (track) following the currently selected one. After all tracks/files (tracks)
on the disc/folder has been scanned,
normal playback mode is restored.
To cancel a scan, press the button again.
NOTEThe scan mode will be cancelled if you
perform any of the following opera-
tions:
.
Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “RDM ”button
. Press the “
”button
. Press the “”or “
”side of the
TUNE TRACK button
. Press the “
”or “
”side of the
SEEK FLDR button (MP3 disc)
. Select the radio mode
. Press the “RSE AUX ”button
. Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.
. Turntheignitionswitchtothe
“ LOCK ”position.
! To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the eject
button “
”(8). The disc will be ejected.
NOTE. Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.
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.If the disc is left ejected for more
than approximately 15 seconds after
the ignition switch is turned to the
“ LOCK” position, a disc protection
function will operate, automatically
reloading the disc. In this case, the
disc is not played.
! Display selection (MP3 disc)
If you press the “AUDIO”button (3) during
playback, the indication will change to the
next one in the following sequence.! Page (track/folder title) scroll (MP3
disc)
If, having pressed the “AUDIO”button (3)
to select track title or folder title display,
you press the “AUDIO”button again for
less than 0.5 second, the title will be
scrolled so you can see all of it. You will
see eight characters at a time.NOTEThe display is designed to show titles
for up to three pages (64 characters in
total).
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Type B audio set (if equipped)The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the“Acc”or “ON ”positions.& Radio operation
(1) Satellite radio mode button
(2) FM AM mode button
(3) Auxiliary unit and Rear seat entertain-
ment button
(4) Tuning button
(5) AUDIO button
(6) Power switch, volume control dial
(7) Seek button
(8) Scan button
(9) Tone and Balance button
(10) Preset button! Power switch and volume control
The dial (6) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial. The dial can also be used for tone
and balance adjustment.
! Tone and balance control
The volume control dial (6) normally
functions as a volume control. This dial
becomes a control for Bass, Midrange,
Treble, Fader or Balance when you select
the appropriate tone and balance control
mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the volume control dial.
The control function returns to volume
control mode after approximately 5 sec-
onds.
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