2005 SUBARU BAJA Owners Manual

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Passengers’ side switches
Front passenger’s window switch
1) Open
2) Close Rear passenger’s window switches
1) Open
2) Close
To open the window, push the switch down and hold it
until the window reaches the desired position. To
close the window, pull the switch up and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position.
When the lock switch on the power window switch
cluster, located on the driver’s side door, is in the
“LOCK” position, the passengers’ windows cannot be
operated with the passengers’ switches.
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Tailgate
Keep the tailgate closed when the vehicle is
moving. If you must drive with the tailgate
open, use the optional SUBARU Bed Extender
and place the License Plate Bracket at its fully
lowered/open position. Cargo must not stick
out beyond the Extender. Otherwise a danger-
ous road hazard or personal injury could result.
Before opening the tailgate, remove any object on the upper surface of the rear bumper to avoid damaging
the tailgate.
To open the tailgate, lift up on its handle while pulling
the tailgate toward you. The support cables hold the
tailgate open.
See “Loading your vehicle” section in Chapter 8 for
precautions in loading cargo.
To close the tailgate, firmly push it upward until it latch- es.
After you put the tailgate back up, pull it back toward
you to be sure it latches securely.
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License plate bracket
When you drive with the tailgate open and with the bed
extender used, the license plate bracket must be
placed at its fully lowered/open position to make the
rear license plate visible.
In order to avoid damaging the license plate
bracket or the bumper, the license plate bracket
must be in its fully lowered/open position be-
fore the tailgate is lowered. To use the license plate bracket at its lowered/open
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position, push the two release buttons and pull the li- cense plate bracket up until it clicks. And then open
the tailgate.
If your vehicle is equipped with a trailer hitch, remove
the ball mount from the hitch receiver tube before
opening the tailgate. Failure to follow this procedure
could result in damage to the license plate bracket.
When you drive with the tailgate closed, the license
plate bracket must be restored to its original position.
To restore the license plate bracket to its original posi-
tion, close the tailgate, and then pull the license plate
bracket down until it clicks.
If the license plate bracket is hard to be restored to its
original position, mud may have accumulated on the
back of the license plate bracket. Remove accumulat-
ed mud before pulling the license bracket down.
In order to avoid damaging the license plate
bracket or the bumper, the license plate bracket
must be restored to its original position until it
clicks.
Switchback door
With the switchback door open, you can increase the
usable cargo space and can carry long objects.
Secure long objects properly to prevent them
from sliding forward and causing serious injury
during a sudden stop or sharp cornering. Tie
long objects down with a rope or something
equivalent.
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Pay attention that your fingers do not get
pinched with the switchback door when open-
ing and closing it.
To open the switchback door:
1. Pull up the rear seat cushion. Refer to “Rear seats”
section in Chapter 1 for operating details. 1) Red
A) LOCK
B) UNLOCK
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2. Unlock the rear seatback by pulling up on the knob
and fold down the rear seatback. Confirm that the pins
located at the bottom of the seat cushion is inserted
into the slots at the top of the seatback.
3. Fold down the switchback door by releasing the
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lock knob. Then you can have a flat and larger cargo
space.
4. Place the long object on the cargo bed through the
switchback door opening.
Be sure all items are secured in place.
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When opening the switchback door in snow, ac-
cumulated snow in the cargo bed may enter the
passenger compartment which could result in
dampness in the passenger compartment. Prior to
opening of the switchback door, brush off the
snow completely.y Close the switchback door whenever you leave
the vehicle to prevent unauthorized entry.
The switchback door should be kept complete-
ly shut when the vehicle is idling in an enclosed
or partially enclosed area to avoid the possibil-
ity of exhaust gas entering the passenger com-
partment. Engine exhaust gas contains carbon
monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas which
is extremely dangerous, or even lethal if in-
haled. To ensure that exhaust gas cannot pen-
etrate the switchback door, make certain that
there are no obstructions between the door and the vehicle body that prevent the door from ful-
ly closing or that crimp the weather strip
around the door.
To close the switchback door, firmly push it upward
until it latches.
Return the seatback and seat cushion to their original
positions and make sure they are securely locked.
After returning the seatback to its original posi-
tion, make sure that the rear seatback has been
securely locked. When securely locked, the red
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„Switchback door indicator light
While the ignition switch is in the “ON” position, the switchback door indicator light comes on when the
switchback door is open.
While the ignition switch is in the “LOCK” or “ACC” po-
sition, the switchback door indicator light flashes for
about 20 seconds and goes off when the switchback
door is open.Moonroof (if equipped)
Never let anyone’s hands, arms, head or any
objects protrude from the moonroof. A person
could be seriously injured if the vehicle stops
suddenly or turns sharply or if the vehicle is in-
volved in an accident.
To avoid serious personal injury caused by en-
trapment, you must do the following. y Before closing the moonroof, make sure that
no one’s hands, arms, neck, head or other ob-
jects will be accidentally caught in the moon- roof.y Before leaving the vehicle, always remove
the key from the ignition switch for safety and
never allow an unattended child to remain in
the vehicle. Failure to follow this procedure
could result in injury to a child operating the
moonroof.
y Do not sit on the edge of the open moonroof.
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