ESP SUBARU TRIBECA 2014 1.G User Guide

plement the seatbelt by reducing theimpact to the occupant’s head.
The SRS curtain airbag does not operatefor third-row seat occupants.
WARNING
The SRS side airbag and SRScurtain airbag are designed as onlya supplement to the primary protec-tion provided by the seatbelt. Theydo not do away with the need tofasten seatbelts. It is also importantto wear your seatbelt to help avoidinjuries that can result when anoccupant is not seated in a properupright position.
WARNING
.Do not sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to either front door. TheSRS side airbag is stored in bothfront seat seatbacks next to thedoor, and it provides protectionby deploying rapidly (faster thanthe blink of an eye) in the event ofa side impact collision. However,the force of SRS side airbagdeployment may cause injuriesif your head or other parts of thebody are too close to the SRSside airbag.
.Since your vehicle is equippedwith SRS curtain airbags, do notsit or lean unnecessarily close tothe frontor rear door on eitherside. Also, do not put your head,arms and hands out of the win-dow. The SRS curtain airbag oneach side of the cabin is stored inthe roof side (between the frontpillar and a point over the sec-ond-row seat), and it providesprotection by deploying rapidly(faster than the blink of an eye) inthe event of a side impact or arollover. However, the force of itsdeployment may cause injuries ifyour head is too close to it.
WARNING
Do not rest your arm on either frontdoor or its internal trim. It could beinjured in the event of SRS sideairbag deployment.
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Door locks
&Locking and unlocking from
the outside
To lock the driver’s door from the outsidewith the key, turn the key toward the front.To unlock the door, turn the key toward therear.
Lift the outside door handle to open anunlocked door.
Locking without the key
To lock the door from the outside withoutthe key, rotate the lock lever rearward andthen close the door.
Locking without the key
To lock the door from the outside using the
power door locking switch, push the“”sides of the switch and then close thedoor. In this case, all closed doors and therear gate are locked at the same time.
Always make sure that all doors and therear gate are locked before leaving yourvehicle.
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the keyinside the vehicle before locking thedoors from theoutside without the key.
&Locking and unlocking from
the inside
WARNING
Keep all doors locked when youdrive, especially when small chil-dren are in your vehicle.
Along with the proper use of seat-belts and child restraints, lockingthe doors reduces the chance ofbeing thrown out of the vehicle in anaccident.
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to the following two conditions: (1) Thisdevice may not cause harmful inter-ference, and (2) this device mustaccept any interference received, in-cluding interference that may causeundesired operation.
Changes or modifications not ex-pressly approved by the party respon-sible for compliance could void theuser’s authority to operate the equip-ment.
The transmitter for the remote keylessentry system is located inside the keyhead.
The remote keyless entry system has thefollowing functions.
.Locking and unlocking the doors andrear gatewithout a key
.Unlocking the rear gate without key
.Sounding a panic alarm
.Arming and disarming the alarm sys-tem. For detailed information, refer to“Alarm system”F2-16.
The operable distance of the remotekeyless entry system is approximately 30feet (10 meters). However, this distancewill vary depending on environmentalconditions.
The system’s operable distance will beshorter in areas near a facility or electronic
equipment emitting strong radio wavessuch as a power plant, broadcast station,TV tower, or remote controller of homeelectronic appliances.
NOTE
The remote keyless entry system doesnot operate when the ignition key isinserted in the ignition switch or whenany of the doors or the rear gate is notfully closed.
: Rear gate unlock button: Unlock/disarm button: Lock/arm buttonA: Panic button
&Locking the doors
Press the“”button to lock all doors andrear gate. An electronic chirp will soundonce and the turn signal lights will flashonce.
If any of the doors or the rear gate is notfully closed, an electronic chirp will soundfive times and the turn signal lights willflash five times to alert you that any of thedoorsor the rear gate is not properlyclosed. When you close the door, it willautomatically lock and then an electronicchirp will sound once and the turn signallights will flash once.
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&Unlocking the doors
Press the“”button to unlock the driver’sdoor. An electronic chirp will sound twiceand the turn signal lights will flash twice.To unlock all doors and the rear gate,briefly press the“”button a second timewithin 5 seconds.
NOTE
If the interval between the first andsecond presses of the“”button (forunlocking of all of the doors and therear gate) is extremely short, the sys-tem may not respond.
&Unlocking the rear gate
Pressing the“”button opens the reargate.
An electronic chirp will sound twice andthe turn signal lights will flash twice.
&Illuminated entry
Interior lights such as the map light, domelight and cargo area light will illuminatewhen the“”button is pressed. Theselights remain illuminated for approximately30 seconds if any of the doors or the reargate is not opened.
If the“”button is pressed before 30seconds have elapsed, these lights willturn off.
To activate this function, set the followinginterior light switches to the indicated
positions:
Map light:OFFposition
Dome light:DOORposition
Cargo area light:DOORposition
A SUBARU dealer can change the illumi-nationperiod setting of the interior lights inaccordance with your preference. Contactthe nearest SUBARU dealer for details.
&Vehicle finder function
Use this function to find your vehicleparked among many vehicles in a largeparking lot. Provided you are within 30 feet(10 meters) of the vehicle, pressing the“”buttonthree times in a 5-second periodwill cause your vehicle’s horn to soundonce and its turn signal lights to flash threetimes.
NOTE
If the interval between presses is tooshort when you press the“”buttonthree times, the system may not re-spond to the signals from the remotetransmitter.

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6. Push the front side (“LOCK”side) ofthe power door locking switch to set thedoor locks.
7. Close the door. An electronic chirp willsound once,the turn signal lights will flashonce and the indicator lights will startflashing rapidly. After rapid flashing for 30seconds (standby time), the indicatorlights will then flash slowly (twice approxi-mately every 2 seconds), indicating thatthe system has been armed for surveil-lance.
NOTE
.The system can be armed even if theengine hood, the windows and/ormoonroof are opened. Always makesure that they are fully closed beforearming the system.
.The 30-second standby time can beeliminated if you prefer. Have it per-formed by your SUBARU dealer..The system is in the standby modefor a 30-second period after locking thedoors with the remote transmitter. Thesecurity indicator light will flash atshort intervals during this period..If any of the following actions isdoneduring the standby period, thesystem will not switch to the surveil-lance state.–Doors are unlocked using theremote transmitter.–Any of the doors or the rear gateis opened.–Ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position.
&Disarming the system
Briefly press the“”button (for less than2 seconds) on the remote transmitter. Thedriver’s door will unlock, an electronicchirp will sound twice and the turn signallights willflash twice. The flashing of thesecurity indicator light will then changeslowly (once approximately every 3 sec-onds from twice approximately every 2seconds), indicating that the alarm systemhas been disarmed.
To unlock all other doors and the reargate, briefly press the“”button a
second time within 5 seconds.
NOTE
If the interval between the first andsecond presses of the“”button (forunlocking of all of the doors and therear gate) is extremely short, the sys-tem may not respond.
!Emergency disarming
If you cannot disarm the system using thetransmitter (i.e. the transmitter is lost,broken or the transmitter battery is tooweak), you can disarm the system withoutusing the transmitter.
The system can be disarmed if you turnthe ignition switch from the“LOCK”to the“ON”position with a registered key.
&Valet mode
When you choose the valet mode, thealarm system does not operate. In valetmode, the remote transmitter is used onlyfor locking and unlocking the doors andrear gate and panic activation.
To enter the valet mode, change thesetting of your vehicle’s alarm system fordeactivation mode. Refer to“Activatingand deactivatingthe alarm system”F2-16. The security indicator light will con-tinue to flash once every 3 secondsindicating that the system is in the valet

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meter needles and gauges when theignition switch is turned to the“ON”position. To change the current setting,press the trip knob for at least 2 seconds.
: Activated
: Deactivated
With the function deactivated, the combi-nation meter illuminates as follows.
1. Warning lights, indicator lights, meterrims, meter needles, odometer, trip meter,and gauge back lights illuminate.
2. Meter and gauge dials illuminate.
3. Regular illumination (for driving) be-gins.
Briefly press the trip knob again. You cannow establish the activated/deactivatedsetting for sequential illumination of the
combination meter when the ignitionswitch is turned to the“ON”position. Tochange the current setting, press the tripknob for at least 2 seconds.
: Activated
: Deactivated
Briefly press the knob to return to the A tripmeter indication.
If you turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position, turn the ignition switchto the“ON”position, or open and close thedriver’s door during the setting procedure,the new setting will be canceled.
Also, if you do not press the trip knob for aperiod of 10 seconds, the new setting willbe canceled.
NOTE
.It is not possible to cancel sequen-tial illumination of the combinationmeter while sequential illumination isactually taking place. Cancel sequen-tial illumination when regular illumina-tion (for driving) has begun..When you open the driver’s doorwith the ignition switch in the“LOCK”position, the meters’needles and rimsare lit. The illumination stops workingwhen you shut the driver’s door orautomatically after 30 seconds.
&Speedometer
The speedometer shows the vehiclespeed.
&Odometer
This meter displays the odometer whenthe ignition switch is in the“LOCK”,“Acc”or“ON”position.
The odometer shows the total distancethatthe vehicle has been driven.
If you press the trip knob when the ignitionswitch is in the“LOCK”or“Acc”position,the odometer/trip meter will light up. If youdo not press the trip knob within 10seconds of illumination of the odometer/trip meter, the odometer/trip meter will turnoff.

The odometer/trip meter will also turn off ifyou open and close the driver’sdoorwithin 10 seconds of illumination of theodometer/trip meter.
&Double trip meter
This meter displays two trip meters whenthe ignition switch is in the“LOCK”,“Acc”or“ON”position.
The trip metershows the distance that thevehicle has been driven since you last setit to zero.
To change the mode indication, brieflypush the knob.
Each press of the knob changes the modeindication alternately.
To set the trip meter to zero, select the Atrip or B trip meter by pushing the knoband keep the knob pushed for more than 2seconds.
If you press the trip knob when the ignitionswitch is in the“LOCK”position, theodometer/trip meter will light up. It ispossible to switch between the A tripmeter and B trip meter indications whilethe odometer/trip meter is lit up. If you donot press the trip knob within 10 secondsof illumination of the odometer/trip meter,the odometer/trip meter will turn off. Also,if you open and close the driver’s doorwithin 10 seconds of illumination of theodometer/trip meter, the odometer/tripmeter will turn off.
CAUTION
To ensure safety, do not attempt tochange thefunction of the indicatorduring driving, as an accident couldresult.
NOTE
If the connection between the combina-tion meter and battery is broken for anyreason such as vehicle maintenance orfuse replacement, the data recorded onthe trip meter will be lost.
!Vehicle communication systemmalfunction indication
The vehicle communication system car-ries various types of information (vehiclespeed, running conditions, etc.) to controlmodules. In the event of a malfunction inthis communication system, the trip meterwill show“”.
If the trip meter shows“”, immediatelycontact the nearest SUBARU dealer andhavethe vehicle communication systeminspected.
NOTE
If you press the trip knob while the tripmeter is showing“”, the trip meterindication will appear for 10 seconds.
&Tachometer
The tachometer shows the engine speedin thousands of revolutions per minute.
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the
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pointer of the tachometer in the redzone. This may cause severe da-mage to the engine.
NOTE
To protect the engine while the selectlever is in the“P”or“N”position, theengineis controlled so that the enginespeed may not become too high even ifthe accelerator pedal is depressedhard.
&Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge shows the approximateamount of fuel remaining in the tank.
The gauge may move slightly duringbraking, turning or acceleration due to fuel
level movement in the tank.
If you press the trip knob while the ignitionswitch is in the“LOCK”or“Acc”position,the fuel gauge will light up and indicate theamount of fuel remaining in the tank.
NOTE
You will see the“”signin the fuelgauge meter.
This indicates that the fuel filler door(lid) is located on the right side of thevehicle.
&Temperature gauge
1) Normal operating range
The temperature gauge shows enginecoolant temperature when the ignitionswitch is in the“ON”position.
The coolant temperature will vary inaccordance with the outside temperatureand driving conditions.
We recommend that you drive moderatelyuntil the pointer of the temperature gaugereaches near the middle of the range.Engine operation is optimum with theengine coolant at this temperature range.Also, high revving operation while theengine is not sufficiently warmed upshould be avoided.

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: Door open warning light
If any lights do not illuminate, it indicates aburned-out bulb or a malfunction of thecorresponding system.
Consult your authorized SUBARU dealerfor repair.
&Seatbelt warning light
and chime
Your vehicle is equipped with a seatbeltwarning device at the driver’s and frontpassenger’s seat.
With the ignition switch turned to the“ON”position, this device reminds the driverand front passenger to fasten their seat-belts by illuminating the warning lights inthe locations indicated in the followingillustrationsand sounding a chime.
Driver’s warning light
Front passenger’s warning light
!Operation
If the driver and/or front passenger have/has not yet fastened the seatbelt(s) when
the ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position, the seatbelt warning light(s) willflash for 6 seconds, to warn that theseatbelt(s) is/are unfastened. If the dri-ver’s seatbelt is not fastened, a chime willalso sound simultaneously.
NOTE
.If the driver’s and/or front passen-ger’s seatbelt(s) is/are still not fastened6 seconds later, the seatbelt warningdevice operates as follows accordingto the vehicle speed.–At speeds lower than approxi-mately 9 mph (15 km/h)The warning light(s) for unfastenedseatbelt(s) will alternate betweensteady illumination and flashing at15-second intervals. The chime willnot sound.–At speeds higher than approxi-mately 9 mph (15 km/h)The warning light(s) for unfastenedseatbelt(s) will alternate betweenflashing and steady illumination at15-second intervals and the chimewill sound while the warning light(s)is/are flashing..It is possible to cancel the warningoperation that follows the 6-secondwarningafter turning ON the ignitionswitch. When the ignition switch is

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vehicle speed and stop the vehicle at thenearest safe place.
Park the vehicle for several minutes. Afterthe light turns off, you can start driving.
If the light does not turn off, contact thenearest SUBARU dealer for service.
NOTE
.If the tire pressures are not correctand/or the tires are not all the samesize and brand, the rear differential willbe heavily loaded when the vehicle isdriven, resultingin an abnormally highoiltemperature..The rear differential oil will deterio-rate if its temperature increases en-ough for the rear differential oil tem-perature warning light to illuminate. It isadvisable to have the rear differentialoil replaced as soon as possible.
&Low tire pressure
warning light
When the ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position, the low tire pressure warn-ing light will illuminate for approximately 2seconds to check that the tire pressuremonitoring system (TPMS) is functioningproperly. If there is no problem and all tiresare properly inflated, the light will turn off.
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when coldand inflated to the inflation pressurerecommended by the vehicle manufac-turer on the vehicle placard or tire inflationpressure label. (If your vehicle has tires ofa different size than the size indicated onthe vehicle placard or tire inflation pres-sure label, you should determine theproper tire inflation pressure for thosetires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehiclehas been equipped with a tire pressuremonitoring system (TPMS) that illuminatesa low tire pressure telltale when one ormore of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tirepressure telltale illuminates, you shouldstop and check your tires as soon aspossible, and inflatethem to the properpressure.Driving on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat andcan lead to tire failure. Under-inflation alsoreduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,and may affect the vehicle’s handling andstopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not asubstitute for proper tire maintenance,and it is the driver’sresponsibilitytomaintain correct tire pressure, even ifunder-inflation has not reached the levelto trigger illumination of the TPMS low tirepressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped witha TPMS malfunction indicator to indicatewhen the system is not operating properly.The TPMS malfunction indicator is com-bined with the low tire pressure telltale.When the system detects a malfunction,the telltale will flash for approximately oneminute and then remain continuouslyilluminated. This sequence will continueupon subsequent vehicle start-ups as longas the malfunction exists. When themalfunction indicator is illuminated, thesystem may not be able to detect or signallow tire pressure as intended. TPMSmalfunctions may occur for a variety ofreasons, including the installation of re-placement or alternate tires or wheels onthe vehicle that prevent the TPMS fromfunctioning properly. Always check theTPMS malfunction telltale after replacingone or more tires or wheels on yourvehicle to ensure that the replacement oralternate tires and wheels allow the TPMSto continue to function properly.
Should the warning light illuminate stea-dily after blinking for approximately oneminute, have the system inspected byyour nearest SUBARU dealer as soon aspossible.