instrument panel SUBARU TRIBECA 2014 1.G Owners Manual

Warranties
&Warranties for U.S.A.
All SUBARU vehicles distributed bySubaru of America, Inc. and sold at retailby an authorized SUBARU dealer in theUnited States come with the followingwarranties.
.SUBARU Limited Warranty
.Emission Control Systems Warranty
.Emissions Performance Warranty
All warranty information, including detailsof coverage and exclusions, is in the“Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”.Please read these warranties carefully.
&Warranties for Canada
All SUBARU vehicles distributed bySubaru Canada, Inc. and sold at retail byan authorized SUBARU dealer in Canadacome with the following warranties.
.SUBARU Limited Warranty
.Anti-CorrosionWarranty
.Emission Control Warranty
All warranty information, including detailsof coverage and exclusions, is in the“Warranty and Service Booklet”. Pleaseread these warranties carefully.
CAUTION
.If your vehicle is equipped with anavigation system and/or RearSeat Entertainment System, thedisplays contain mercury. There-fore, the displays of the naviga-tion system and/or Rear SeatEntertainment System must beremoved beforevehicle disposal.Once the displays have beenremoved, please reuse, recycleor dispose of them as hazardouswaste.
.If your vehicle is equipped withHigh Intensity Discharge (HID)headlights, the HID headlightscontain mercury. Therefore, it isnecessary to remove HID head-lights before vehicle disposal.Once removed, please reuse, re-cycle or dispose of the HID head-lights as hazardous waste.
How to use this Owner’s
Manual
&Using your Owner’s Manual
Before you operate your vehicle, carefullyread this manual. To protect yourself andextend the service life of your vehicle,follow the instructions in this manual.Failure to observe these instructions mayresult in serious injury and damage to yourvehicle.
This manual is composed of fourteenchapters. Each chapter begins with a brieftable of contents, so you can usually tell ataglanceifthatchaptercontainstheinformation you want.
Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRSairbags
This chapter informs you how to use theseat and seatbelt and contains precau-tions for the SRS airbags.
Chapter 2: Keys and doors
This chapter informs you how to operatethe keys, locks and windows.
Chapter 3: Instruments and controls
This chapter informs you about the opera-tion of instrument panel indicators andhow to use the instruments and otherswitches.
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Mark Name
Child restraint lower an-chorages
Child restraint top tether an-chorages
Horn
Windshield wiper deicer
Wiper intermittent
Windshield wiper and washer
Windshield wiper mist (forsingle wipe)
Rear window wiper
Rear window washer
Lights
Headlight beam leveler
Mark Name
Parking lights, tail lights, li-cense plate lights and instru-ment panel illumination
Headlights
Turn signal
Illumination brightness
Engine hood
Fan speed
Instrument panel outlets
Instrument panel outlets andfoot outlets
Foot outlets
Windshield defroster and footoutlets
Windshield defroster
Mark Name
Rear window defogger/Out-side mirror defogger
Air recirculation
Outside air
Engine oil
Washer
Door lock (transmitter)
Door unlock (transmitter)
Rear gate (transmitter)
Power folding mirror

&Instrument panel1) Door locks (page 2-5)2) Illumination brightness control(page 3-29)3) Remote control mirror switch(page 3-42)Power folding mirror switch (if equipped)(page 3-43)4) Windshield wiper deicer (page 3-36)5) Traction Control system OFF switch(page 7-25)6) Headlight beam leveler (if equipped)(page 3-30)7) Light control switch (page 3-27)8) Combination meter (page 3-5)9) Wiper control lever (page 3-33)10) Cruise control (page 7-29)11) Horn (page 3-44)12) SRS airbag (page 1-45)13) Tilt steering (page 3-44)14) Hood lock release knob (page 11-4)15) Fusebox (page 11-34)16) Power windows (page 2-21)
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1-52Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
.Do not apply any strong impact to thefront passenger’s seat such as by kicking.
.Do not spill liquid on the front passen-ger’s seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it offimmediately.
.Do not remove or disassemble the frontpassenger’s seat.
.Do not install any accessory (such asan audio amplifier) other than a genuineSUBARU accessory under the front pas-senger’s seat.
.Do not place anything (shoes, umbrel-la, etc.) under the front passenger’s seat.
.The front passenger’s seat must not beused with the head restraint removed.
.Do not leave any article including achild restraint system on the front passen-ger’s seat or the seatbelt tongue andbuckle engaged when you leave yourvehicle.
.Do not place a magnet near theseatbelt buckle and the seatbelt retractor.
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or frontpassenger’s occupant detection systemhave failed, the SRS airbag systemwarning light will illuminate. Have thesystem inspected by your SUBARU deal-er immediately if the SRS airbag systemwarning light illuminates.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, thismay affect the proper function of the
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.Have your vehicle inspected at yourSUBARU dealer.
NOTE
The front passenger’s SRS side airbag,SRS curtain airbag and seatbelt pre-tensioner are not controlled by theSUBARU advanced frontal airbag sys-tem.
!Passenger’s frontal airbag ON andOFF indicators
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ONindicator: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFFindicator
The front passenger’s frontal airbag ONand OFF indicators show you the status ofthe front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located in the centerportion of the instrument panel.
When the ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position, both the ON and OFFindicators illuminate for 6 seconds duringwhich time the system is checked. Follow-ing the system check, both indicators turnoff for 2 seconds. After that, one of theindicators illuminates depending on thestatus of the front passenger’s SRS frontalairbag determined by the SUBARU ad-vanced frontal airbag system monitoring.
If the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbagis activated, the passenger’s frontal airbagON indicator will illuminate while the OFFindicator will remain off.
If the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbagis deactivated, the passenger’s frontalairbag ON indicator will remain off whilethe OFFindicator will illuminate.
With the ignition switch turned to the“ON”position, if both the ON and OFF indica-tors simultaneously remain illuminated oroff even after the system check period, thesystem is malfunctioning. Contact yourSUBARU dealer immediately for an in-spection.

straight in the center of the seat cushion,correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/her legs out forward, and adjust the seat tothe rearmost position. Turn the ignitionswitch to the“ON”position. If the OFFindicator remains illuminated while the ONindicator remains off, take the followingactions.
.Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position.
.Ensure that there are no articles,books, shoes, or other objects trappedunder the seat, at the rear of the seat, oron the side of the seat.
.Next, turn the ignition switch to the“ON”position andwait 6 seconds to allowthe system to complete self-checking.Following the system check, both indica-tors turn off for 2 seconds. Now, the ONindicator should illuminate while the OFFindicator remains off.
If the OFF indicator still remains illumi-nated while the ON indicator remains off,ask the occupant to move to the rear seatand immediately contact your SUBARUdealer for an inspection.
!How to contact the vehicle manu-facturer concerning modificationsfor persons with disabilities thatmay affect the advanced airbagsystem (U.S. only)
Changing or moving any parts of the frontseats, seatbelts, front bumper, front sideframe, instrument panel, combination me-ter, steering wheel, steering column, tire,suspension or floor panel can affect theoperation of the SUBARU advanced air-bag system. If you have any questions,you may contact the following SUBARUdistributors.

Subaru of America, Inc.
Customer Dealer Services Department
P.O. Box 6000
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783)

Servco Subaru Inc., dba Subaru Hawaii
2850 Pukoloa Street, Suite 202, Honolulu,HI 96819
808-839-2273

Shen’s Corporation dba Prestige Automo-bile
491, East Marine Drive, Route 1 Dededo,Guam
671-633-2698

Trebol Motors
P.O. Box 11204, San Juan, Puerto Rico00910
787-793-2828
There are currently no SUBARU distribu-tors in any other U.S. territories. If you arein such an area, please contact theSUBARU distributor or dealer from whichyou bought your vehicle.
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Ahands-freemicrophoneorother accessory in such a loca-tion could be propelled throughthe cabin with great force by thecurtain airbag, or it could preventcorrect deployment of the curtainairbag. In either case, the resultcould be serious injuries.
WARNING
Do not hang coat hangers or otherhard or pointed objects on the coathooks. If such items were hangingon the coat hooks during deploy-ment of the SRS curtain airbags,they could cause serious injuries bycoming off the coat hooks and beingthrown through the cabin or by
preventing deployment of the cur-tain airbags.
Before hanging clothing on the coathooks, make sure there are no sharpobjects in the pockets. Hang cloth-ing directly on the coat hooks with-out using hangers.
WARNING
Do not put any kind of cover orclothes or other objects over eitherfront seatback and do not attachlabels or stickers to the front seatsurface on or near the SRS sideairbag. They could prevent properdeployment of the SRS side airbag,reducingprotection available to the
front seat’s occupant.
!Operation
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag can function only when the ignitionswitch is in the“ON”position.
The driver’s and front passenger’s SRSside airbags and SRS curtain airbagsdeploy independently of each other be-cause each has its own impact sensor.Therefore, they may not both deploy in thesame accident. Also, the SRS side airbagand SRS curtain airbag deploys indepen-dently of the driver’s and front passen-ger’s SRS frontal airbags in the steeringwheel and instrument panel.
An impact sensor, which senses impactforce, is located in each of the left and
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Hazard warning flasher
Thehazard warning flasher is used towarn other drivers when you have to parkyour vehicle under emergency conditions.The hazard warning flasher works with theignition switch in any position.
To turn on the hazard warning flasher,push the hazard warning button on theinstrumentpanel. To turn off the flasher,push the button again.
NOTE
When the hazard warning flasher is on,the turn signals do not work.
Meters and gauges
NOTE
Liquid crystal displays are used insome of the meters and gauges onthe combination meter. You will findtheir indications hard to see if you wearpolarized glasses.
&Combination meter illumina-
tion
When the ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position, the various parts of thecombinationmeter are illuminated in thefollowing sequence.
1. Warning lights, indicator lights, meterrims, meter needles, odometer, trip meter,and gauge back lights illuminate.
2. Meter needles and gauges each showMAX reading.
3. Meter needles and gauges each showMIN reading.
4. Meter and gauge dials illuminate.
5. Regular illumination (for driving) be-gins.
NOTE
The above sequence of operations maynot take place if you quickly turn the
ignition switch to start the engine. Thisis not a malfunction.
&Canceling the function for
meter needle/gauge move-
ment and combination meter
sequential illumination upon
turning on the ignition switch
It is possible to activate or deactivate themovement of the meter needles andgauges and sequential illumination of thecombination meter that takes place whenthe ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position.
Turn the ignition switch to the“Acc”position. With the A trip meter indicationselected, briefly press the trip knob twice.Yo u c a n n o w e s t a b l i s h t h e a c t i v a t e d /deactivated setting for movement of the
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3-28Instruments and controls
&Headlights
To turn on the headlights, turn the knob onthe end of the turn signal lever.
first position
Parking lights, instrument panel illumina-tion, tail lights and license plate light areon.
second position
Headlights, parking lights, instrument pa-nel illumination, tail lights, and licenseplate light are on.
&High/low beam change (dim-
mer)
To change from low beam to high beam,push the turn signal lever forward. Whenthe headlights are on high beam, the highbeamindicator light“”on the combina-tion meter also illuminates.
To switch back to low beam, pull the leverback to the center position.
&Headlight flasher
CAUTION
Do not hold the lever in the flashingposition for more than just a fewseconds.
To flash the headlights, pull the levertoward you and then release it. The highbeam will remain on for as long as youhold the lever. The headlight flasher workseven though the light switch is in the“OFF”position.
When the headlights are on high beam,the high beam indicator light“”on thecombinationmeter also illuminates.

&Daytime running light system
WARNING
The brightness of the illumination ofthe high beam headlights is reducedby the daytime running light system.The light switch must always beturned to the“”position when itis dark outside.
The high beam headlights will automati-cally illuminate at reduced brightnesswhen the engine has started, under thefollowing conditions.
.The select lever is in a position otherthan the“P”position.
.The parkingbrake is fully released.
.The light switch is in the“OFF”or“”position.
NOTE
When the light switch is in the“”position,the front side marker lights,parking lights and license plate lightsare also illuminated.
Turn signal lever
To activate the right turn signal, push theturn signal lever up. To activate the leftturn signal, push the turn signal leverdown. When the turn is finished, the leverwill return automatically. If the lever doesnot return after cornering, return the leverto the neutral position by hand.
To signal a lane change, push the turnsignal lever up or down slightly and hold itduring the lane change. The turn signalindicator lights will flash in the direction ofthe turn or lane change. The lever willreturn automatically to the neutral positionwhen you release it.
Illumination brightness con-
trol
When the light switch is in the“OFF”position, you can adjust the brightness ofthe instrument panel illumination for bettervisibility.
The brightnessof audio, air conditioner,multi-function display (if equipped) andinstrument panel illumination automati-cally dims when the light switch is in the“”or“”position. You can adjustbrightness of the illumination for bettervisibility.
To brighten, turn the control dial upward.
To darken, turn the control dial downward.
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tively..While the windshield wiper deicer isin the continuous operation mode, ifthe vehicle speed remains at 9 mph (15km/h) or less for 15 minutes, the wind-shield wiper deicer automatically stopsoperating.
Rear window defogger but-
ton
The rear window defogger operates onlywhen the ignition switch is in the“ON”position.
To turn on the defogger, push the controlswitch that is located on the climatecontrol panel. The indicator light locatedon the control switch illuminates while therear window defogger is operating.
To turn it off, push the control switch again.It also turns off when the ignition switch isturned to the“Acc”or“LOCK”position.
The defogger will automatically shut offafter approximately 15 minutes. If the rearwindow has been cleared completely
before that time, push the control switchto turn it off. If defrosting or defogging isnot complete, you have to push the controlswitch to turn it on again.
Your SUBARU dealer can set your rearwindow defogger to the continuous opera-tion mode. Contact your SUBARU dealerfor details.
Once the rear window defogger has beenset to the continuous operation mode, itshould be in the continuous operationmode at any time when the control switchis pushed to the“ON”position.
If the battery voltage drops below thepermissible level, continuous operation oftherear window defogger is canceled andthe system stops operating.
CAUTION
.Do not use sharp instruments orwindow cleaner containing abra-sives to clean the inner surfaceof the rear window. They maydamage the conductors printedon the window.
.To prevent the battery from beingdischarged, do not operate thedefogger continuously for anylonger than necessary.
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