2005 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

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To open the ashtray, push lightly on the lid below the
climate controls.
Fully close the lid after using it to help reduce residual smoke.
To remove the ashtray for cleaning, hold the right and
left sides of the ashtray and pull it out.Coat hook !
Rear passenger area
Do not hang coathangers or other pointed ob-
jects on the coat hooks. If such items were
hanging on the coat hooks during deployment
of the SRS curtain airbags, they could cause
serious injuries by coming off the coat hooks
and being thrown through the cabin or by pre-
venting correct airbag deployment. Before
hanging clothing on the coat hooks, make sure
there are no pointed objects in the pockets.
Hang clothing directly on the coat hooks with-
out using hangers.
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 11 lbs (5 kg) or more.
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The coat hook is attached to each rear passenger’s
hand grip.
Shopping bag hook
Do not hang items on the shopping bag hook
that weigh 11 lbs (5 kg) or more.
! For Sedan models
A shopping bag hook is attached to each inner side
wall of the trunk near the trunk lid opening.
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For Station wagon models
A shopping bag hook is attached to each side of the
cargo area.
To use the hook, push the upper portion and the shop-
ping bag hook will appear.Floor mat
A retaining pin is located on the driver’s side of the ve-
hicle next to the fuel filler door release. Fit the grom-
met in the carpet onto the pin to prevent the carpet
from moving.
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Make sure the driver’s floor mat is placed back
in its proper location and correctly secured on
its retaining pin. If the floor mat slips forward
and interferes with the movement of the pedals
during driving, it could cause an accident.
Cargo area cover
The cargo area cover is provided for covering the car-
go area and to protect its contents from direct sunlight.
This cover is detachable to make room for additional cargo. !Using the cover
To extend the cover, pull the end of the cover out of
the housing, then insert its hooks into the catches as
shown. To rewind it, unhook it from the catches and it
will rewind automatically. You should hold on to the
cover and guide it back into the cover housing while it
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is rewinding.
Do not place anything on the extended cover.
Putting excessive weight on the extended cov-
er can break it and an object on the cover could
tumble forward in the event of a sudden stop or
collision. This could cause serious injury.
! To remove the cover housing
1. Rewind the cover. 2. Hold down the button on the right hand rear quarter
panel and lift up the right hand cover housing.
3. Remove the cover housing. !
To remove the rear gate board
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1. Remove the top of the rear gate board from the
groove in the rear gate panel.
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2. Hold both sides of the bottom edge of the rear gate
board, rotate the rear gate board toward you, and pull
it out downward. !Stowage of the cargo area cover and
rear gate board
The cargo area cover and rear gate board can be
stowed in under the cargo floor. 1. To open the lid, pull the handle up.
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2. To keep the lid open, hang the hook (provided on
the back of the lid) on the rear edge of the roof.
3. Remove the left and right parts of the cargo floor lid.
4. Stow the cover housing and rear gate board in the
cargo area end.
!
To install the cover housing
To install the cover housing, insert both ends of the
cover housing into the retainers.
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!To install the rear gate board
Insert (tipped at an angle) the hooks on the rear gate
board into the holes in the rear gate panel. Rotate the rear gate board toward you until its top
touches the rear gate panel.
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