2000 SUBARU LEGACY Manu at

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags1-69
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In the event that the SRS airbag is deployed, replacement of the sys-
tem should be performed only by an authorized SUBARU dealer.When the components of the SRS airbag system are replaced, useonly genuine SUBARU parts.
To ensure their long -term reliab ility, the SRS airb
ag s must b e insp ec ted
b y a SUBARU d ealer ten years after the d ate of manu fac ture, whic h is
shown on the c ertific ation lab el attac hed to the d r iver’s d oor.
NOTE In the following cases, contact your SUBARU dealer as soon as pos- sible. The front part of the vehicle was involved in an accident in
which the SRS frontal airbags did not deploy. The pad section of the steering wheel or front passenger ’s
frontal airbag cover is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
In addition, if your vehicle is equipped with SRS side airbags, con-tact your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible in the followingcases. Either center pillar or a nearby area of the vehicle was involved
in an accident in which the SRS side airbag did not deploy. The fabric or leather of either front seatback is cut, frayed, or
otherwise damaged.
Precautions against vehicle modification
WARNING
To avoid accidental activation of the system or rendering the
system inoperative, which may result in serious injury, no modifi-cations should be made to any components or wiring of the SRSairbag system.This includes following modifications: Installation of custom steering wheels
Attachment of additional trim materials to the dashboard
Installation of custom seats (only for vehicles with SRS side

Keys and doors2-17
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Passive arming
When p assive arming mod e has b een p rog rammed b y the d ealer,
arming of the system is automatic ally ac c omp lished without using the
remote transmitter. Note that in this mod e, DOORS M UST BE MANU-
ALLY LOCKED. n To enter the passive mode
WARNING
Do not disconnect or tamper with any yellow connector and/or any harness covered with yellow insulation and/or tape.Doing so could result in accidental inflation of the SRS airbag orcould make the SRS airbag system inoperative, which may result
in serious injury.
HB2038BB
HB2036BA
1. Remove the sid e sill c over on the d river ’s sid e.
1) Op en the d river ’s d oor.
2) Remove the c lip b y p rying the ed g e with sc rewd riv er.
3) Remove the sid e sill c over b y p ulling it up .
2. Connec t the white (1 p ole) c onnec tor.
3. Turn the ig nition switc h from the “LOCK ” to the “ON ” p osition.
4. Install the sid e sill c over.
To p lac e the system in ac tive arming mod e (remote r eq uired for ac -
tivation), d isc onnec t the white c onnec tor.

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Arming the system CAUTION
In passive mode, the system will automatically activate the alarm
but WILL NOT automatically lock the doors. In order to lock thedoors you must either lock them as indicated in step 4 below orwith the key once they have been closed. Failure to lock thedoors manually will result in a higher security risk.
HB2024DB
HB2031BB
1. Turn the ig nition switc h to the “ON ” p osition.
2. Turn the ig nition switc h from “ON ” to “LOCK ” p osition and remove
the key from the ig nition switc h.
3. Op en the d oors and g et out of the vehic le.
4. Before c losing the d oors, loc k all d oors with the insid e d oor loc k
levers.
5. Close the d oors. The system will automatic ally ar m after one min-
ute.
In the p assive mod e, the system c an also b e armed w ith the remote
transmitter or with the p ower d oor loc king switc hes . If the remote
transmitter or p ower d oor loc k switc h is used to lo c k the vehic le, arm-
ing will take p lac e immed iately reg ard less of wheth er or not the p as-
sive mod e has b een selec ted .

2-28Release the switc h after the moonroof has b een rais
ed or has b een
lowered c omp letely. Pushing the switc h c ontinuously may c ause d am-
ag e to the moonroof. To open or close the moonroof
Push the “Op en/Close ” switc h rearward to op en the moonroof. The
sun shad e will b e also op ened tog ether with the moo nroof.
Push the “Op en/Close ” switc h forward to c lose the moonroof. The
moonroof will stop halfway if you c ontinue to p ress on the switc h.
Release the switc h onc e and p ush it ag ain to c lose the moonroof
c omp letely.
After washing the vehic le or after it rains, wip e a way water on the roof
p rior to op ening the moonroof to p revent water d rop s from falling into
the p asseng er c omp artment. NOTE If the moonroof cannot be closed through the switch operation
because of system failure, it can be closed manually using a hex-headed wrench. For the procedure, refer to “Moonroof — if the
moonroof cannot be closed ” in Chapter 9 “In case of emer-
gency”. Sun shade
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The sun shad e c an b e slid forward or b ac kward b y ha nd while the
moonroof is c losed .
If the moonroof is op ened , the sun shad e also moves b ac k.

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4. To fully op en it, release the switc h onc e, then p
ush the rear sid e of the
switc h ag ain and keep it d ep ressed until the full o p en p osition is
reac hed .
To close the moonroof(s)
1. Push the front sid e (CLOSE) of the switc h. The re ar moonroof will slid e
to c lose tog ether with the rear sunshad e while the switc h is b eing
p ressed , then stop automatic ally at a p osition 5.9 in (15 c m) away from
the fully c losed p osition.
2. To c lose the rear moonroof fully, release the swi tc h onc e, then p ush
the front sid e of the switc h c ontinuously ag ain.
3. If you want to c lose the front moonroof as well, p ush the switc h ag ain.
After washing the vehic le or after it rains, wip e a way water on the roof
p rior to op ening the moonroof to p revent water d rop s from falling into the
p asseng er ’s c omp artment.
NOTE Driving with the moonroof fully open can cause a great deal of
wind noise. If such a condition has been encountered, close the
moonroof up to the initial stop position of 7.9 in (20 cm), and thewind noise should diminish. If the moonroof cannot be closed through switch operation
because of system failure, it can be closed manually using a hex-headed wrench. For the procedure, refer to “Moonroof — if the
moonroof cannot be closed ” in Chapter 9 “In case of emergency ”.

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Automatic transmission vehicles
HB2032CA
HB4016BA
The key c an b e turned from “ACC ” to “LOCK ” only when the selec tor
lever is in the “P ” p osition.
n Manual transmission vehicles
OM-H0144
The key c an b e turned from “ACC ” to “LOCK ” only when the key is
p ushed in while turning it. ACC
In this p osition the elec tric al ac c essories (rad io, ac c essory p ower
soc ket, etc .) c an b e used . ON
This is the normal op erating p osition after the eng ine is started .

Instruments and controls3-9
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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 this manual.
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.
We rec ommend that you d rive mod erately until the p o inter of the temp er-
ature g aug e reac hes near the mid d le of the rang e. E ng ine op eration is
op timum with the eng ine c oolant at this temp erature rang e and hig h rev-
ving op eration when eng ine is not warmed up enoug h should b e
avoid ed .

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Remote control mirror switch (if equipped)
The remote c ontrol mirrors op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” or “ACC ” p osition.
HB4004BB
1. Press either end of the selec tion switc h, “L ” for the left, “R ” for the
rig ht.
2. Move the d irec tion c ontrol switc h in the d irec tio n you want to move
the mirror.
3. Return the selec tion switc h to the neutral p ositi on to p revent
unintentional op eration.
The mirrors c an also b e ad justed manually. Outside mirror defogger (if equipped)
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate the
defogger continuously for any longer than necessary.
The outsid e mirror d efog g er op erates only when the ig nition switc h is
in the “ON ” or “ACC ” p osition.