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Warranties
Warranties for U.S.A.
All SUBARU vehicles distributed by Subaru of America, Inc. and sold
at retail by an authorized SUBARU dealer in the United States comewith the following warranties:
SUBARU Limited Warranty
Emission Control Systems Warranty
Emissions Performance Warranty
All warranty information, including details of coverage and exclusions,is in the “Warranty and Maintenance Booklet ”. Please read these war-
ranties carefully. Warranties for Canada
All SUBARU vehicles distributed by Subaru Canada, Inc. and sold at
retail by an authorized SUBARU dealer in Canada come with the fol-lowing warranties:
SUBARU Limited Warranty
Anti-Corrosion Warranty
Emission Control Warranty
All warranty information, including details of coverage and exclusions, isin the “Warranty and Service Booklet ”. Please read these warranties
carefully.
NOTE
This vehicle does not contain mercury devices or parts.

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Chapter 11: Maintenance and service
This chapter informs you when you need to take your SUBARU to the
dealer for scheduled maintenance and informs you how to keep your
SUBARU running properly.Chapter 12: Specifications
This chapter informs you about dimension and capacities of yourSUBARU.Chapter 13: Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
This chapter informs you about Uniform tire quality grading standards
and Reporting safety defects.Chapter 14: IndexThis is an alphabetical listing of all that ’s in this manual. You can use it to
quickly find something you want to read. Safety warnings
You will find a number of WARNINGs, CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual.
These safety warnings alert you to potential hazards that could result in
injury to you or others.
Please read these safety warnings as well as all other portions of this
manual carefully in order to gain a better understanding of how to use
your SUBARU vehicle safely.
WARNING
A WARNING indicates a situation in which serious injury or deathcould result if the warning is ignored.
CAUTION
A CAUTION indicates a situation in which injury or damage toyour vehicle, or both, could result if the caution is ignored.
NOTE A NOTE gives information or suggestions how to make better use of your vehicle.

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Keys and doors
Instruments and controls
Climate control
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Audio
Interior equipment
Starting and operating
In case of emergency
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Appearance care
Maintenance and service
Specifications
Consumer information and Reporting safety defects13
Index14
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Driving tips8
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Table of contents

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags Front seats1-2
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Seat heater (if equipped) 1-9
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Rear seats 1-10
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Armrest (if equipped) 1-10
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Headrest adjustment — Rear center seating position on Station wagon 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Folding down the rear seat — Station wagon 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatbelts 1-16
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Seatbelt safety tips 1-16
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Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) 1-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (A/ELR) 1-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatbelt warning light and chime 1-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fastening the seatbelt 1-18
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Seatbelt maintenance 1-28
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Front seatbelt pretensioners 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child restraint systems 1-33
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Top tether anchorages 1-40
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SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) 1-43 . . . . . . . .
Vehicle with driver ’s and front passenger ’s SRS airbags and
lap/shoulder restraints 1-43
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SRS frontal airbag 1-48
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SRS side airbag (if equipped) 1-55
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SRS airbag system monitors 1-62
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SRS airbag system servicing 1-63
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Precautions against vehicle modification 1-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Seatbelt maintenance
CAUTION
Keep the belts free of polishes, oils, chemicals and particularly
battery acid. Never attempt to make modifications or changes that will pre-
vent the seatbelt from operating properly.
To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap and lukewarm water. Never
bleach or dye the belts because this could seriously affect their strength. Inspect the seatbelts and attachments including the webbing and all
hardware periodically for cracks, cuts, gashes, tears, damage, loose
bolts or worn areas. Replace the seatbelts even if only minor damage isfound.

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Odometer
The odometer shows the total distance that the vehicle has been driv- en. Double trip meter
The trip meter shows the distance that the vehicle has been driven
since you last set it to zero.
To change the mode indication, briefly push the knob.
Each press of the knob changes the function in the following order.
A trip meter B trip meter
To set the trip meter to zero, select either the A trip or B trip meter and
push the knob and keep it pushed for more than 1 second.
NOTE If the connection between the combination meter and battery is bro-
ken for any reason such as vehicle maintenance or fuse replace-ment, the data recorded on the trip meter will be lost.

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tioned in “ON”), it could be an indication of leaking of brake fluid or
worn brake pads. Have your vehicle checked by a SUBARU dealer
immediately.
Door open warning lights
The specific door open warning light comes on if any door or the rear gate is not fully closed.
Always make sure this light is out before you start to drive. Low fuel warning light
The low fuel warning light comes on when the tank is nearly empty about 2.6 U.S. gal. (10.0 liters, or 2.2 Imp. gal.). It only operates when the igni-
tion switch is in the “ON” position.
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 light comes on when All Wheel Drive is disengaged and the drive
mechanism is switched to Front Wheel Drive for maintenance or similarpurposes. VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) operation indicator light (if equipped)
This light comes on when the ignition switch is ON and goes out about 2
seconds later.
It blinks when the skid suppression function is activated. It illuminates
when only the traction control function is operating.
The VDC system is probably faulty under any of the following conditions.
Have your vehicle checked at a SUBARU dealer immediately. The light does not come on when the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position.
The light does not go out even after a period of about 2 seconds after
the ignition switch has been turned to the “ON” position.

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Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop
on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tuning, stations are
scanned in the direction of low frequencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is
weakened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildingsand hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button ”
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station in a single operation. Up to six WB (if equipped), AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” button 3 to select FM1, FM2, AM or WB (if
equipped) reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually until the
desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 2 seconds to store
the frequency. At this time, there will momentarily be no sound from
the radio. If the button is pressed for less than 2 seconds, the preced-
ing selection will remain in memory.
NOTE If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.