2001 SUBARU IMPREZA Owners Manual

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Cigarette lighter (if equipped)
CAUTION
The electrical power socket located on the lower part of the instrumnet panel is designed to use only a SUBARU genuine cig-arette lighter plug. Do not use non-genuine cigarette lighter plugsor any “plug-in” type electrical accessories in the socket. Doing
so may cause a short-circuit and overheating, resulting in a fire.
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The elec tric al p ower soc ket loc ated on the lower p a rt of the instrument
p anel c an only b e used as c ig arette lig hter soc ket. A c ig arette lig hter
p lug is an op tional ac c essory. It is availab le from your SUBARU d ealer.
If smoking is not d esired , always p ut the c ap on th e soc ket to p revent
any foreig n ob jec t from entering it.
Cigarette lighter (if equipped)
WARNING
To avoid being burned, never grasp the lighter by the end with the heating element. Doing so could result in injury and couldalso damage the heating element.

6-10CAUTION
Do not hold the lighter pushed in, because it will overheat.
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The c ig arette lig hter op erates only when the ig niti on switc h is in the
“ ON ” and “ACC ” p ositions.
To use the c ig arette lig hter, p ush in the knob and wait a few moments.
It will automatic ally sp ring up when read y for use.
Ashtray
CAUTION
Do not use ashtrays as waste receptacles or leave a lighted ciga-
rette in an ashtray. This could cause a fire.
Front ashtray
Fully c lose the ashtray after using it to help red u c e resid ual smoke.

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To op en the ashtray, p ull the lid out.
To remove the ashtray for c leaning , op en it and p ul l it out while p ush-
ing the inner p late d own. Rear ashtray
The ashtray is loc ated at the b ac k of the c enter c o nsole for use b y
rear seat p asseng ers.
To op en the ashtray, p ull the up p er ed g e of the lid . Fully c lose the
ashtray after using it to help red uc e resid ual smok e.
To remove the ashtray for c leaning , op en it and p ul l it out while p ush-
ing the inner p late d own.
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6-12Coat hook
CAUTION
Never hang anything on the coat hook that might obstruct the
driver’ s view or that could cause injury in sudden stops or in a
collision. And do not hang items on the coat hook that weigh 2.2lb (1 kg) or more.
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Interior light
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The interior lig ht switc h has three p ositions: ON: The lig ht stays on c ontinuously.

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Middle position:
The lig ht c omes on only when any d oor is op ened .
OFF: The lig ht stays off.
When leaving your vehic le, make sure the lig ht is t urned off to avoid b at-
tery d isc harg e.
Spotlight (if equipped)
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To turn on the sp otlig ht, p ush the switc h. To turn it off, p ush the switc h
ag ain.
When leaving the vehic le, make sure the lig ht is tu rned off to avoid b at-
tery d isc harg e.

6-14Gauge pack (if equipped)
CAUTION
Never attempt to adjust any instrument settings while driving. Do- ing so may lead to an accident.
The g aug e p ac k d isp lays following information. Comp ass d irec tion
Barometric p ressure
Altitud e
Outsid e temp erature Display
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The d isp lay op erates when the ig nition switc h is in the “ACC ” or
“ ON ” p osition.
The d isp lay b rig htness c an b e ad justed b y p ressing the “LIGHT
CONTROL ” b utton rep eated ly to c hang e from d im to b rig ht to off.

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Measurement unit selection (Default setting is English units)
The following p roc ed ure is req uired to selec t measu rement units other
than Eng lish.
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1. Turn on the ig nition switc h to the “ACC ” p osition and the d isp lay
shows the d efault Eng lish measurement units.
2. Dep ress the “ADJ ” switc h for 5 sec ond s or more and the d isp lay
will show “DEVIATION ” tog ether with the “5 ” and “W ”.

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3. Chang e the measurement units b y p ressing the “MODE ” switc h
until the p rop er mod e ap p ears.
4. Press the “ADJ ” switc h to save your selec tion.
NOTE If the setting is not completed in 30 seconds, the display will
return to the initial mode. When the battery is disconnected, you may have to perform
this operation again to reset to the desired units. Compass
The c omp ass d isp lays eig ht (8) d irec tions.
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