2000 SUBARU LEGACY indicator

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Instruments and controls Ignition switch3-3
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Key reminder chime 3-5
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Key interlock release (AT vehicles only) 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hazard warning flasher 3-6
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Meters and gauges 3-7
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Speedometer 3-7
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Odometer/Trip meter 3-7
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Tachometer (if equipped) 3-8
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Fuel gauge 3-8
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Temperature gauge 3-9
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Warning and indicator lights 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatbelt warning light and chime 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SRS airbag system warning light 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicator lamp 3-11
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Charge warning light 3-12
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Oil pressure warning light 3-12
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AT OIL TEMPerature warning light (for AT vehicles) 3-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ABS warning light 3-13
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Brake system warning light 3-14
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Door open warning lights 3-15
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Low fuel warning light 3-15
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Front-wheel drive warning light (for AT vehicles) 3-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security system status indicator light (if equipped) 3-15
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Shift position indicator (for AT vehicles) 3-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turn signal indicator lights 3-16
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High beam indicator light 3-16
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Clock 3-16
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Light control switch 3-17
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Daytime running light system 3-18
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Turn signal lever 3-19
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Illumination brightness control 3-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parking light switch 3-20
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Fog light switch (if equipped) 3-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wiper and washer 3-21
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Windshield wiper and washer switches 3-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window wiper and washer switch (if equipped) 3-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window defogger switch 3-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-10Warning and indicator lights
Several of the warning and ind ic ator lig hts c ome on
momentarily and
then g o out when the ig nition switc h is initially t urned to the “ON ” p osi-
tion. This p ermits c hec king the op eration of the b u lb s.
Ap p ly the p arking b rake and turn the ig nition switc h to the “ON ” p osition.
The following lig hts c ome on:
Seatb elt warning lig ht
SRS airb ag system warning lig ht
CHECK ENGINE warning lig ht / Malfunc tion ind ic ator lamp
Charg e warning lig ht
Oil p ressure warning lig ht
AT OIL temp erature warning lig ht (AT vehic les)
ABS warning lig ht
Brake system warning lig ht
If any lig hts fail to c ome on, it ind ic ates a b urne d -out b ulb or a malfunc -
tion of the c orresp ond ing system.
Consult your authorized SUBARU d ealer for rep air. Seatbelt warning light and chime
When the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ON ” p osition, the seatb elt
warning lig ht will c ome on and the remind er c hime w ill sound for ab out
six sec ond s to remind the d river to fasten the seat b elt.
The seatb elt warning lig ht remains on for ab out six sec ond s and turns off
automatic ally after six sec ond s.
The seatb elt remind er c hime will turn off when the d river’s sid e seatb elt is
b uc kled or it will turn off automatic ally after six sec ond s.
SRS airbag system warning light AIRBAG
When the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ON ” p osition, the SRS airb ag
system warning lig ht will c ome on for ab out six sec ond s and g o out. This
shows the SRS frontal airb ag and SRS sid e airb ag (i f eq uip p ed ) and
seatb elt p retensioners are in normal op eration.
If this lig ht c omes on while d riving or d oes not g o out after the eng ine
starts, it may ind ic ate that the SRS frontal airb ag system or SRS sid e air-

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b ag system (if eq uip p ed ) or seatb elt p retensioner s
ystem is not working
p rop erly. Contac t your nearest SUBARU d ealer immed i ately.
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicator lamp
CAUTION
If the CHECK ENGINE light comes on while you are driving, have
your vehicle checked/repaired by your SUBARU dealer as soonas possible. Continued vehicle operation without having the
emission control system checked and repaired as necessarycould cause serious damage, which may not be covered by your
vehicle’ s warranty.
If this lig ht c omes on stead ily or b links while the eng ine is running , it may
ind ic ate that there is a p rob lem or p otential p rob l em somewhere in the
emission c ontrol system.
If the light comes on steadily:
If the lig ht c omes on stead ily while d riving or d oe s not g o out after the
eng ine starts, an emission c ontrol system malfunc ti on has b een d e-
tec ted .
You should have your vehic le c hec ked b y an authoriz ed SUBARU
d ealer immed iately. NOTE This light also comes on when the fuel filler cap is not tightened until it clicks.
If you have rec ently refueled your vehic le, the c au se of the CHECK
ENGINE warning lig ht/malfunc tion ind ic ator lamp c om ing on c ould b e a
loose or missing fuel filler c ap . Remove the c ap an d retig hten it until it
c lic ks. Make sure nothing is interfering with the s ealing of the c ap .
Tig htening the c ap will not make the CHECK ENGINE w arning lig ht
turn off immed iately. It may take several d riving t rip s. If the lig ht d oes
not g o out, take your vehic le to your authorized SU BARU d ealer
immed iately.

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the
“ON ” p osition and with the p arking b rake fully released .
If the b rake system warning lig ht should c ome on wh ile d riving (with
the p arking b rake fully released and with the ig nit ion switc h p osi-
tioned in “ON ”), it c ould b e an ind ic ation of leaking of b rake fl uid or
worn b rake p ad s. Have your vehic le c hec ked b y a SUB ARU d ealer
immed iately.
Door open warning lights
The sp ec ific d oor op en warning lig ht c omes on if an y d oor or the trunk/
rear g ate is not fully c losed .
Always make sure this lig ht is out b efore you start to d rive.
Low fuel warning light
The low fuel warning lig ht c omes on when the tank i s nearly emp ty ab out
2.6 U.S. g al. (10.0 liters, or 2.2 Imp . g al.). It o nly op erates when the ig ni-
tion switc h is in the “ON ” p osition.
NOTE This light does not go out unless the tank is replenished up to an internal fuel quantity of about 3.7 U.S. gal. (14 liters, 3.1 Imp. gal.). Front-wheel drive warning light (for AT vehicles)
This lig ht c omes on when All Wheel Drive is d iseng a g ed and the d rive
mec hanism is switc hed to Front Wheel Drive for main tenanc e or similar
p urp oses. Security system status indicator light (if equipped)
This lig ht is found at the b ottom c enter of the c om b ination meter p anel.
On vehic les eq uip p ed with a sec urity system, it b li nks to show the d river
the op erational status of the sec urity system. For d etailed information, re-
fer to the “Sec urity system ” in Chap ter 2.

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Shift position indicator (for AT vehicles)
This ind ic ator shows the p osition of the shift leve r.
Turn signal indicator lights
These lig hts show the op eration of the turn sig nal or lane c hang e sig nal.
If the ind ic ator lig hts d o not b link or b link rap id ly, the turn sig nal b ulb
may b e b urned out. Rep lac e the b ulb as soon as p oss ib le. Refer to the
“ Rep lac ing b ulb s ” sec tion in c hap ter 11.
High beam indicator light
This lig ht shows that the head lig hts are in the hig h b eam mod e.
This ind ic ator lig ht also c omes on when op erating h ead lig ht flasher.
Clock
HB2013BA
To set the time, turn the setting knob c loc kwise to ad vanc e and c ounter-
c loc kwise to retard the time. Time c an b e set only when the ig nition
switc h is in the “ON ” p osition.

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Waveband selection
n FM/AM selection (P119 type audio set)
Push the “BAND ” b utton 3 to selec t FM1, FM2 or AM rec ep tion. The
d isp lay ind ic ates whic h one is c urrently selec ted . n FM/AM/Weather band selection (P120 type audio set)
Push the “BAND ” b utton 3 to selec t FM1, FM2, AM or Weather b and
(WB) rec ep tion. The d isp lay ind ic ates whic h is c urr ently selec ted .
Stereo indicator
The stereo ind ic ator “ST ” will c ome on when an FM stereo b road c ast
is rec eived . Tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the tuning b utton 4 marked “ ” to inc rease the tuning freq uen-
c y and p ress the tuning b utton marked “ ” to d ec rease it.
Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the freq uenc y inte rval c an b e
c hang ed b etween 10 kHz in the AM mod e and 0.2 MHz i n the FM
mod e.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather b and mod e is selec ted , p ress the tunin g b utton
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marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel up and p ress the tuning b ut-
ton marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel d own. Eac h time the b ut-
ton is p ressed , the WB c hannel c hang es to the next c hannel.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. n Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN ” b utton
6 to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In
this mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and u ntil a station is
found . The rad io will stop at the station for five sec ond s while d isp lay-
ing the freq uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontin ue until the entire
b and has b een sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .

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Tape travel indicators
These ind ic ate the d irec tion the c assette tap e is m oving .
: Ind ic ates that the top sid e of the c assette is b eing p layed b ac k.
: Ind ic ates that the b ottom sid e of the c assette i s b eing p layed
b ac k. Program button (PROG)
When the p rog ram b utton Y is p ressed d uring p layb ac k, the tap e
travel ind ic ators will switc h and the p layer will b eg in p laying b ac k the
op p osite sid e of the tap e. The same mec hanism is au tomatic ally ac ti-
vated when the end of the tap e is reac hed . This all ows the op p osite
sid e of the tap e to p lay, p rovid ing c ontinuous p lay b ac k.
Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tap e, p ress the “FF ” b utton
E. To stop fast-for-
ward ing , lig htly p ress the “
” 8 b utton.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tap e, p ress the “REW ” b utton R. To stop rewind ing ,
lig htly p ress the “
” 8 b utton.
Eject button (
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When “
” b utton 8 is p ressed , p layb ac k stop s and the c assette
tap e is ejec ted .
The ejec tion func tion is also ac tive when the ig nit ion switc h is in the
“ LOCK ” p osition. Always make c ertain that you remove the c assette
tap e. Repeat (RPT)
Press the “RPT ” b utton
W while a song is p laying to p lay the song
rep eated ly. The “RPT ” ind ic ator will c ome on and the song will b e
p layed c ontinuously. To c anc el the rep eat mod e, p re ss the b utton
ag ain. Then the “RPT ” ind ic ator g oes out, and normal p layb ac k mod e
is restored .

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Stereo indicator
The stereo ind ic ator “ST ” will c ome on when an FM stereo b road c ast
is rec eived . Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB ” b utton
3 when the rad io is off to turn on the rad io in
the weather b and .
Press the “WB ” b utton when the rad io is on to selec t the weather
b and . Manual tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband
Push the tuning b utton 4 marked “ ” to inc rease the tuning freq uen-
c y and p ress the tuning b utton marked “ ” to d ec rease it.
Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the freq uenc y c han g es 10 KHz in the
AM waveb and and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveb and .
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather b and mod e is selec ted , p ress the tunin g b utton
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marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel up and p ress the tuning b ut-
ton marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel d own. Eac h time the b ut-
ton is p ressed , the WB c hannel c hang es to the next c hannel.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
c hannel. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN ” b utton
2 to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In
this mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and u ntil a station is
found . The rad io will stop at the station for five sec ond s while d isp lay-
ing the freq uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontin ue until the entire
b and has b een sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .
Press the “SCAN ” b utton ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and to stop
on any d isp layed freq uenc y.
When the “SCAN ” b utton is p ressed for automatic tuning , stations a re
sc anned in the d irec tion of low freq uenc ies to hig h freq uenc ies only.