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Instruments and controls
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Gear position indicator (Turbo-AT ve-
hicles)
When the selector lever is in the manual gate, this in-
dicator shows the currently selected gear. „ Turn signal indicator lights
These lights show the operation of the turn signal or
lane change signal.
If the indicator lights do not blink or blink rapidly, the
turn signal bulb may be burned out. Replace the bulb
as soon as possible. Refer to the “Replacing bulbs”
section in chapter 11. „
High beam indicator light
This light shows that the headlights are in the high
beam mode.
This indicator light also comes on when the headlight
flasher is operated. „ Cargo lamp indicator light
Do not switch on the cargo lamp while driving
to avoid distracting other drivers.
This indicator light shows that the cargo lamp comes
on. „ Cruise control set indicator light
T Non-turbo models
The light comes on when vehicle speed has been set. T Turbo models
The cruise set indicator light comes on when the igni-
tion switch is turned to the “ON” position and goes out
after about three seconds.
The light comes on when vehicle speed has been set.
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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. Periodically wipe the
sensors clean using a piece of dry soft cotton cloth or
an applicator. V
Compass calibration
1. For optimum calibration, switch off all nonessential
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 metal-
lic objects or structures and make certain the ignition
switch is in the “ON” position.
3. Press and hold the left button for 3 seconds then re-
lease, 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). The compass
is now calibrated.
5. Further calibration may be necessary should out-
side influences cause the mirror to read inaccurately.
You will know that this has occurred if your compass
begins to read in only limited directions. Should you
encounter this situation, return to step one of the
above procedure and recalibrate the mirror. V
Compass zone adjustment
1. The zone setting is factory preset to Zone 8. Refer
to the “Compass calibration zone” map at the end of
this manual to verify that the compass zone setting is
correct for your geographical location.
2. Press and hold the right button for 3 seconds then
release, and the word “ZONE” will briefly appear 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 location is dis-
played.
4. Releasing the button for 3 seconds will exit the
zone setting mode. „ Outside mirrors
T Convex mirror (Passenger side)
Objects look smaller in a convex mirror and far-
ther away than when viewed in a flat mirror. Do
not use the convex mirror to judge the distance
of vehicles behind you when changing lanes.
Use the inside mirror (or glance backwards) to
determine the actual size and distance of ob-

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TPower switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/
balance control
V Power switch and volume control (PWR/VOL)
The dial (1) is used for both power (ON/OFF) and vol-
ume control. The radio is turned ON and OFF by push-
ing the dial and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial. V Tone and balance control (AUDIO)
The volume control dial (1) normally functions as a vol-
ume control. This dial becomes a control for Bass,
Treble, Fader or Balance when you select the appro-
priate tone and balance control mode.
Choose desired volume level for each mode by turning
the volume control dial. The control function returns to
volume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the
“AUDIO” button (5) changes control modes in the fol-
lowing sequence starting from volume control mode.
(When the radio is first turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.) The “AUDIO” button (5) is used for selecting the fol-
lowing control modes:
Volume Bass Treble Balance
Fader

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TWaveband selection
V FM/AM selection
Push the “BAND” button (2) to select FM1, FM2 or AM
reception. The display indicates which one is currently selected. T Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received. T Tuning (TUNE)
V Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the “ ” side of the tuning button (3) to in-
crease the tuning frequency and press the “ ” side
of the button to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency interval
can be changed between 10 kHz in the AM mode and
0.2 MHz in the FM mode. V Seek tuning (SEEK)
If the tuning button (3) is pressed for longer than half
of a second, the radio will begin to automatically
search for receivable frequencies and will stop at the
first one found. This function may not be available,
however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situ-
ation, perform manual tuning to select the desired sta- tion. V
Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (6) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The radio will stop
at the station for five seconds while displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire 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 tun-
ing, stations are scanned in the direction of low fre-
quencies 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. T Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “Preset” button (4) allows
you to select that station in a single operation. Up to
six AM, FM1 and FM2 stations each may be preset. T How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” button (2) to select FM1, FM2 or
AM reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually
until the desired station frequency is displayed.
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VFast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (11) continuously
for more than 0.5 second to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing. T Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During
playback, press the “RPT” button (13) and release it in
less than 2 seconds. The “RPT” indicator will come on
and the song will be played continuously. To cancel
the repeat mode, press the button again. Then the
“RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored. T Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in random order.
During playback, press the “RAND” button (12) and
hold it in for more than 2 seconds. The “RAND” indica-
tor 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 “RAND” indicator goes out, and normal play-
back mode is restored. T Scan
Press the “SCAN” button (14) and release it in less
than 2 seconds, and you can hear the first 10 seconds
of each track to search for the desired program. To continue listening to the program, press the “SCAN”
button again. After all tracks on the disc has been
scanned, normal playback mode is restored. T
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 “ ” (9). The disc
will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTE y Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out,
because vibration might make it fall out. y To protect the disc, the disc is automatically
loaded if it is left in the ejected position for more
than approximately 15 seconds (Auto Reload). In
this case, the disc is not played. „ CD changer control (if optional in dash
CD changer is connected)
An optional CD changer can be connected to this au-
dio unit. See your SUBARU dealer for more informa-
tion. For procedures for loading and unloading CDs,
refer to “In-dash 6 CD auto changer (Optional audio
unit – if equipped)” in this chapter.

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TTo start playback
Press the “CD” button (16). The “CD” indicator will
come on and the disc number will appear on the dis-
play and the CD changer will start playback.
NOTE y If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio
broadcast, the CD changer will interrupt the
broadcast. y At the end of the disc, playback automatically
continues with the next disc. y After playback on the last disc finishes, the play-
er will automatically return to the first disc. y If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any miss-
ing disc is automatically skipped. T Selection of a desired disc
Discs cannot be selected using the main audio unit. To
select a disc, press one of the “Disc select” buttons
(these are numbered from 1 to 6) on the CD changer
unit. The disc will begin to play. T To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ” side of the track selection but-
ton (17) to skip to the beginning of the next track and
briefly press the “ ” side of the button to skip to the
beginning of the current track. T
Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the track selection button (17)
continuously for more than a half second to fast-for-
ward the disc.
Press the “ ” side of the button continuously for
more than a half second to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding or fast-re- versing. T Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (19) while a song is playing to
play the song repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will
come on and the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then
the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored. T Random playback
Press the “RAND” button (18) while a disc is being
played back to play all songs on the disc in a random
order. The “RAND” 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 “RAND” indicator goes out, and normal play-
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T
Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with
a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button (20). – The display shows “SCAN” and the track number
being scanned.
– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after play-
ing all programs. Then, normal playback starts.
2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a
track you like. – Normal playback resumes.
T To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode,
press the “BAND” button.

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V
Tone control
The volume control dial (1) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become a control for Bass,
Midrange or Treble when you select the appropriate
tone control mode.
Choose desired volume level for each mode by turning
the volume control dial. The control function returns to
volume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the
“AUDIO” button (2) changes control modes in the fol-
lowing sequence starting from bass control mode.
(When the radio is first turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.) V Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (1) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become the controls for Fader or
Balance when you select the appropriate fader and
balance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the
volume control dial. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “BAL” button (3) changes control modes in the follow-
ing sequence starting from fader control mode. (When
the radio is turned on, the control mode is in the vol-
ume control.) V
Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims when the light
switch is in the “ ” or “ ” positions. If this
makes the display difficult to read, press the volume
dial for more than 1.5 seconds to return the display to
original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial again for more
than 1.5 seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the
light switch to the OFF position and back to the
“ ” or “ ” position makes the radio display
dim again. T FM/AM selection button
V FM button
Press the “FM” button (4) for FM reception. The radio
will toggle between FM1 and FM2 settings each time
the “FM” button (4) is subsequently pressed.
Volume
Bass Midrange Treble
Volume
Fader Balance