2000 SUBARU IMPREZA Owners Manual

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NOTE The compass may be affected by interference in the magnetic
field. (For example natural and artificial causes like tunnels, sub-
ways, sub-stations, railways, and so forth may affect compassoperation.) n
Compass setting
HS6006CB
1. Deviation setting
HS6009AB
Dep end ing on your loc ation, the following ad justmen t is req uired d ue
to the d ifferenc e b etween mag netic and g eog rap hic N orth. Refer to

6-20the map shown ab ove for the setting most ap p rop riat
e for your loc a-
tion.
1) Press the “ADJ ” switc h for 5 sec ond s or more.
2) Press the “ SET ” or “ ” to ob tain the c orrec t setting .
“ SET ”: “0 ” & “W ”, “5 ” & “E ”, “10 ” & “E ”, ...
“ ”: “10 ” & “W ”  “ 15 ” & “W ”, ...
3) Press the “ADJ ” switc h ag ain to save the setting and return the
system to the orig inal d isp lay.
2. Direction setting
If the vehic le ic on is b linking at any time, the fo llowing ad justment is
req uired to rec alib rate the c omp ass.
NOTE This will happen due to the magnetic field interference as
described previously.
HS6011BB
HS6010BA
1) Press the “ADJ ” switc h for the c omp ass setting mod e.
NOTE The compass starts blinking in this mode.
This mode can be canceled by pressing the “ADJ” switch
again.
2) Make c ertain that it is safe to d o so and then d r ive the vehic le in a
c irc le until the c omp ass stop s b linking . You may ha ve to c omp lete
more than one c irc le to p erform this c alib ration.

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NOTE
When setting is completed, all blinking disappears.
The setting mode is automatically cancelled if the “ADJ”
switch is pressed in the middle of setting or if the setting is not
completed within 2 minutes. The motion indicator bars move in two patterns according to the
vehicle speed.
HS6012BB
1. 1.8 mile/h (2.8 km/h) of vehic le sp eed ... 1 sec o nd interval b ar
motion.
2. 12.5 mile/h (20 km/h) or more of vehic le sp eed .. . 0.5 sec ond inter-
val b ar motion. NOTE When the vehicle stops, the motion indicator bars will return to
their original position. When the vehicle is driven in reverse, the motion bars move in
the same pattern as when driving forward.

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Barometer
HS6004CB
The d isp lay ind ic ates atmosp heric p ressure in the p asseng er
c omp artment. Range : 21.26 to 30.86 inHg or 720 to 1045 hp a
NOTE The reading may change during air-conditioner operation,
door window operation, driving in a tunnel, and so forth. All barometric readings reported in local weather reports are
corrected to a sea-level reading regardless of altitude. The Gauge
Pack displays true local air pressure and hence may differ signifi-cantly from local weather reports (especially at higher altitudes).The barometer is not adjustable. Since air pressure changes with altitude, the barometric read-
ing will vary when the vehicle is moving up or down an incline.For accurate barometric trending, the vehicle should be station-
ary. Altimeter
The altimeter has two mod es, Stand ard elevation mod e and Relative
elevation mod e.

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HS6013BB
HS6014BB
nStandard elevation mode
The “MODE ” switc h c hang es the b arometer to the stand ard eleva tion
mod e of the altimeter.
The altimeter ind ic ates the “sea level ” elevation.
Range : –660 to 9200 ft ( –200 to 2800 m) at a p itc h of 20 ft or 10 m in
metric measurement units.Adjustment : In ord er to g et a p rec ise elevation, manually c or rec t the
altimeter when the c urrent elevation is known.
“ SET ”: 20 ft inc rease or 10 m inc rease in metric measure ment units.
“ ”: 20 ft d ec rease or 10 m d ec rease in metric measure ment units.

6-24NOTE
The indication may change during air-conditioner operation,
door window operation, driving in a tunnel, and so forth. Adjustable elevation is 780 ft ( 300 m).
To cancel the adjustment and return to the default altimeter
reading, press the “ SET” and “ ” switch together for 1 second
or more. n Relative elevation mode
HS6015BB
The altimeter ind ic ates the relative elevation.
1. The “MODE ” switc h c hang es the stand ard elevation mod e to the
relative elevation mod e.
2. Press the “ SET ” switc h for the “0 ” ft ” ( “0 m ”) setting .
3. The d isp lay shows the c urrent elevation relative to the starting
elevation. Range : up to 9800 ft (3000 m) at a p itc h of 20 ft (5 m)

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Outside temperature gauge
HS6004DB
The ind ic ation shows the outsid e temp erature. NOTE Indication range: –40F to 140  F ( –40 C to 60 C)
If the temperature is beyond the range, the maximum number is shown.
Luggage cover (Wagon only)
WARNING
Do not place anything on the extended cover. Putting excessiveweight on the extended cover can break it and an object on the
cover could tumble forward in the event of a sudden stop or colli-
sion. This could cause serious injury.
CAUTION
Be careful not to scratch the rear gate stay when using the lug-
gage cover.The scratch on the stay could cause the rear gate to incompleteopening.
The lug g ag e c over is p rovid ed for c overing the c arg o area and to p ro-

6-26tec t its c ontents from d irec t sunlig ht. This c over
is d etac hab le to make
room for ad d itional c arg o.
Using the cover
HG0098
HG0097
To extend the c over, p ull the end of the c over out of the c over hous-
ing , then insert its hooks into the c atc hes as show n. To rewind it, un-
hook it from the c atc hes and it will rewind automat ic ally. You should
hold on to the c over and g uid e it b ac k into the c ov er housing while it
is rewind ing . To remove the cover housing
HG0190
HG0099,
Match mark
1. Rewind the c over.
2. Pull either sleeve on the end of the c over housin g to shorten its
leng th.