2003 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX ECO mode

Keys and doors
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The indicator light provides the following indications. Flashing one time: Any door, the rear gate or the
trunk lid has been opened.Flashing three times: The impact sensor in the sys-
tem’ s unit has been activated. This may indicate that
your vehicle has been shocked or tampered with by
some outside force and/or unauthorized person. Flashing four times: The ignition switch has been
turned on or the battery has been disconnected.
NOTE The battery must be reconnected before the indi- cator light will flash.
To exit this mode, close the door and turn the igni-
tion switch to the “ON” position. Child safety locks
1) Lock 2) Unlock
Each rear door has a child safety lock that prevents
the doors from being opened even if the inside door
handle is pulled.
When the child safety lock lever is in the lock posi-
tion, the door cannot be opened from inside regard- less of the position of the inner door handle lock
lever. The door can only be opened from the out-side.

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Odometer
The odometer shows the total distance that the ve-
hicle has been driven.
Double trip meter
1) A trip meter 2) B 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 theknob.
Each press of the knob changes the function alter-
nately. A trip meter
B trip meter To set the trip meter to zero, select the A trip or B trip meter by pushing the knob and keep the knob
pushed for more than 2 seconds.
CAUTION
To ensure safety, do not attempt to change the
function of the indicator during driving, as an
accident could result.
NOTE If the connection between the combination meter
and battery is broken for any reason such as ve-hicle maintenance or fuse replacement, the data recorded on the trip meter will be lost. Tachometer
The tachometer shows the engine speed in thou-
sands of revolutions per minute.
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the pointer of the tachometer in the red zone. In this range, fuel injection will be cut by the engine control
module to protect the engine from overrev-ving. The engine will resume running normally

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NOTE This light does not go out unless the tank is
replenished up to an internal fuel quantity ofabout 4.0 U.S. gal. (15 liters, 3.3 Imp. gal.). Temperature gauge
1) Normal operating range
The temperature gauge shows engine coolant tem-
perature when the ignition switch is in the “ON” posi-
tion.
The coolant temperature will vary in accordance
with the outside temperature and driving conditions. We recommend that you drive moderately until the
pointer of the temperature gauge reaches near the
middle of the range. Engine operation is optimum
with the engine coolant at this temperature range
and high revving operation when the engine is not
warmed up enough should be avoided.
CAUTION
If the pointer exceeds the normal operating range, safely stop the vehicle as soon as pos-sible.See
“In case of emergency ” in chapter 9.
Ambient temperature gauge (if equipped)
The ambient temperature gauge shows the ambient
temperature in a range from –22°F to 122 °F ( –30 °C
to 50 °C).
The gauge can give a false reading under any of the
following conditions: When there is too much sun.
During idling; while running at low speeds in a
traffic jam; when the engine is restarted immediately
following a shutdown. When the actual ambient temperature falls outside

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the button will illuminate. By pressing and releasing the right button, the
compass display is toggled on or off. When the
compass is on, an illuminated compass reading will
appear in the lower part of the mirror.
Even with the mirror in anti-glare mode, the mirror
surface turns bright if the transmission is shifted into
reverse. This is to ensure good rearward visibility
during reversing.
n Photosensors
The mirror has a photosensor attached on both the
front and back sides. If the glare from the headlights
of vehicles behind you strikes the mirror, these sen- sors detect it and make the reflection surface of the
mirror dimmer to help prevent you from being
blinded. For this reason, use care not to cover the
sensors with stickers, or other similar items. Periodi-
cally wipe the sensors clean using a piece of dry
soft cotton cloth or an applicator.
n Compass calibration
1. For optimum calibration, switch off all nonessen-
tial electrical accessories (rear window defogger,
heater/air conditioning system, spotlight, etc.) and
ensure all doors are shut.
2. Drive to an open, level area away from large me-
tallic objects or structures and make certain the igni-
tion switch is in the “ON” position.
3. Press and hold the left button for 3 seconds then
release, and the compass will enter the calibration
mode. “CAL” and direction will be displayed.
4. Drive slowly in a circle until “CAL” disappears
from the display (about two or three circles). Thecompass is now calibrated.
5. Further calibration may be necessary should out-
side. Influences cause the mirror to read inaccurate-
ly. You will know that this has occurred if your com-
pass begins to read in only limited directions.
Should you encounter this situation, return to step
one of the above procedure and recalibrate the
mirror.

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nCompass zone adjustment
Compass calibration zones
1. The zone setting is factory preset to Zone 8. Re- fer to the “Compass calibration zone ” map shown
above or one attached to the end of this manual to
verify that the compass zone setting is correct foryour geographical location.
2. Press and hold the right button for 3 seconds
then release, and the word “ZONE” will briefly ap-
pear and then the zone number will be displayed.
3. Press the right hand button repeatedly to cycle
the display through all possible zone settings. Stop
cycling when the correct zone setting for your loca- tion is displayed.
4. Releasing the button for 3 seconds will exit thezone setting mode.
Outside mirrors
Convex mirror (passenger side)
WARNING
Objects look smaller in a convex mirror and
farther away than when viewed in a flat mirror.Do not use the convex mirror to judge the dis- tance of vehicles behind you when changing

Audio
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Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/ balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial (2) is used for both power (ON/OFF) and
volume control. The radio is turned ON and OFF by
pushing the dial and the volume is controlled by
turning the dial.
n Tone and balance control
The “VOLUME” control knob normally function as
volume control. This knob become a control for
Treble, Bass, Fader or Balance when you select the
appropriate audio mode.
Choose desired volume level for each mode by turn-ing the “VOLUME” control knob. The control function
returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds. To change control modes
: Each brief press of the
“T/B” button changes control modes in the following
sequence starting from volume control mode. (When
the radio is first turned on, the control mode is in the
volume control.)
Volume(VOL)
Bass (BAS) Treble(TRE)
Fader
(FAD)
Balance(BAL)

Audio
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FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button (4) when the radio is off to
turn on the radio. Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio is on to
select FM1, FM2 or AM reception. Each time this
button is pressed, the band will change in the fol-
lowing order:
FM1
FM2 AM
The display indicates which one is currently selected. Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received.
Manual tuning (TUNE)
Push the tuning button (3) marked “ ” to increase
the tuning frequency and press the tuning button
marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency
changes 10 KHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHzin the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continu-
ous change in the frequency.
Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (1) to change the radio to
the SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans
through the radio band until a station is found. Theradio will stop at the station for five seconds while
displaying the frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire band has been scanned
from the low end to the high end.
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 sta-
tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills.
Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button (5) allowsyou to select that station in a single operation. Up to
six AM, FM1 and FM2 stations each may be preset.
How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM,
FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (1) or tune the radio
manually until the desired station frequency is dis-played.

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cel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback
mode is restored.
Random playback
Press the “RPT/RDM” button (10) and hold it in for
more than 2 seconds while a disc is being played
back to play all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RDM” indicator will come on and all songs on
the disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again.
Then the “RDM” indicator goes out, and normal
playback mode is restored.
To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when a disc is
in the player, press the eject button “
” (7). The
disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the ignitionswitch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out,
because vibration might make it fall out.
CD changer control (If optional in- dash CD changer is connected)
An optional CD changer can be connected to this
audio unit. Consult the instructions that accompany the CD changer for operating the CD changer itself(e.g., how to load or unload CDs). See your
SUBARU dealer for more information.