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used in the socket. If you want to use the socket for a
cigarette lighter again, or to protect your purchaser be-
fore you sell your vehicle, have your SUBARU dealer
replace the socket with a new one.Ashtray
Do not use ashtrays as waste receptacles or
leave a lighted cigarette in an ashtray. This
could cause a fire.
Fully close the ashtray after using it to help reduce re-
sidual smoke. ! Front ashtray
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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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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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Convenient tie-down hooks (if
equipped)
The convenient tie-down hooks are designed
only for securing light cargo. Never try to se-
cure cargo that exceeds the capacity of the
hooks. The maximum load capacity is 44 lbs (20
kg) per hook.
The cargo area is equipped with four tie-down hooks so that cargo can be secured with a luggage net or
ropes.
When using the tie-down hooks, turn them down out of
the storing recesses. When not in use, put the hooks
up into the storing recesses.
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!Station wagon
Hang the hook provided on the underside of the lid on
the rear edge of the roof to keep the lid open. HomeLink® Wireless Control System
(if equipped)
A) HomeLink® buttons
B) Indicator light
C) Hand-held transmitter* * Not part of your vehicle’s keyless entry system but of
a HomeLink®-compatible device.
The HomeLink® Wireless Control System, located on
the driver’s sun visor, is a handy way to operate, from
inside of your vehicle, up to three remote-controlled in-
door and outdoor devices, such as garage door open-
ers, entrance gates, door locks, home lighting, and se-
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hand-held transmitters for further programming or
device testing in the event of a problem."It is recommended to insert a new battery in the
hand-held transmitter of a device to ensure cor-
rect programming. ! Garage door opener programming in the U.S.A.
NOTE
When programming the HomeLink® Wireless
Control System for a garage door opener, it is sug-
gested that you park the vehicle outside the ga-
rage.
1. Unplug the motor of the garage door opener from
the outlet. 2. Press and hold the two outside HomeLink® buttons
until the indicator light begins to flash (after 20 sec-
onds). Release both buttons.
NOTE
If any of the HomeLink® buttons are already pro-
grammed for other devices, skip step 2 because it
clears the memory of all the three buttons.
3. Hold the end of the garage door opener’s hand-
held transmitter between 1 and 3 inches (25 and 76
mm) away from the HomeLink® buttons on the driver’s
sun visor, keeping the indicator light in view.
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4. Using both hands, simultaneously push the hand-
held transmitter button and the desired HomeLink®
button. DO NOT release the buttons until step 5 has
been completed.
5. Hold down both buttons until the HomeLink® indi-
cator light flashes, first slowly then rapidly. When the
indicator light flashes rapidly, both buttons may be re-
leased. (The rapidly flashing light indicates successful
programming of the new frequency signal.)
6. Press and hold the programmed button and check
the HomeLink® indicator light.
If the indicator light stays on continuously, your garage
door should activate and the programming is complet-
ed.
If the indicator light flashes rapidly for two seconds
and then stays on continuously, your garage door
opener may be protected by a rolling code feature. In
this case you need to perform the additional steps for
“Rolling-code-protected garage opener programming
in the U.S.A.” described below.
NOTE
Rolling-code-protected garage door openers are
manufactured after 1996. See the instruction man-
ual of your garage opener for confirmation.
7. Reconnect the motor of your garage door opener to
the outlet.
8. Test your garage door opener by pressing the pro-
grammed HomeLink® button. !
Programming rolling-code-protected
garage door openers in the U.S.A.
If your garage door opener has a rolling code feature,
program the HomeLink® Wireless Control System for
it by following steps 1 through 5 in the “Programming
garage door openers in the U.S.A.” section above and
then continuing the steps below.
NOTE
The assistance of a second person may make the
programming quicker and easier.
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1. Locate the training button on the garage door open-
er motor head unit. The exact location and color of the
button may vary by brand of garage door opener. If it
is difficult to locate the training button, refer to your ga-
rage door opener’s instruction manual. A) Training button
2. Press the training button on the garage door open-
er motor head unit (which activates the “training light”
on the unit). Proceed to step 3 within 30 seconds.
3. Inside the vehicle, firmly press and release the
HomeLink® button that was programmed in the sec-
tion above. Press and release the button a second
time to complete the programming procedure.
NOTE
Some garage door openers may require you to do
the above procedure a third time to complete the
programming.
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