2005 SUBARU OUTBACK center console

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Interior
! Passenger compartment area
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1) Lower anchorages for child re-
straint system (page 1-49)
2) Seatbelt (page 1-16)
3) Center console (page 6-8)
4) Front seat (page 1-2)
5) Rear seat (page 1-11)

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFF indi-
cator " All related wiring
If the warning light exhibits any of the following
conditions, there may be a malfunction in the
seatbelt pretensioners and/or SRS airbag sys-
tem. Immediately take your vehicle to your
nearest SUBARU dealer to have the system
checked. Unless checked and properly re-
paired, the seatbelt pretensioners and/or SRS
airbags will operate improperly (e.g. SRS air-
bags may inflate in a very minor collision or not
inflate in a severe collision), which may in-
crease the risk of injury. "Flashing or flickering of the indicator light
" No illumination of the warning light when the
ignition switch is first turned to the “ON” posi- tion " Continuous illumination of the warning light
"Illumination of the warning light while driving !
System servicing
"When discarding a seatbelt retractor assem-
bly or scrapping the entire vehicle damaged by
a collision, consult your SUBARU dealer. " Tampering with or disconnecting the sys-
tem’s wiring could result in accidental activa-
tion of the seatbelt pretensioner and/or airbag
or could make the system inoperative, which
may result in serious injury. The wiring har-
nesses of the seatbelt pretensioner and SRS
airbag systems are covered with yellow insula-
tion and the connectors of the system are yel-
low for easy identification. Do not use electrical
test equipment on any circuit related to the
seatbelt pretensioner and airbag systems. For
required servicing of the seatbelt pretensioner,
see your nearest SUBARU dealer.
The front sub sensors are located in both front
fenders and the airbag control module includ-
ing the impact sensors is located under the
center console. If you need service or repair in

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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!SRS airbag system servicing
"When discarding an airbag module or scrap-
ping the entire vehicle damaged by a collision,
consult your SUBARU dealer. " The SRS airbag has no user-serviceable
parts. Do not use electrical test equipment on
any circuit related to the SRS airbag system.
For required servicing of the SRS airbag, see
your nearest SUBARU dealer. Tampering with
or disconnecting the system’s wiring could re-
sult in accidental inflation of the SRS airbag or
could make the system inoperative, which may
result in serious injury. The wiring harnesses of
the SRS airbag system are covered with yellow
insulation and system connectors are yellow
for easy identification.
If you need service or repair in areas listed be-
low, have an authorized SUBARU dealer per-
form the work. The SRS airbag control module,
impact sensors and airbag modules are stored
in these areas. "
Under the center console
" Inside each front fender
" Steering wheel and column and nearby areas
" Top of the dashboard on front passenger’s
side and nearby areas" Each front seat and nearby area
" Inside each center pillar
" In each roof side (from the front pillar to a
point over the rear seat) " Between the rear seat cushion and rear wheel
house on each side
In the event that the SRS airbag is deployed, re-
placement of the system should be performed
only by an authorized SUBARU dealer. When the
components of the SRS airbag system are re-
placed, use only genuine SUBARU parts.
NOTE
In the following cases, contact your SUBARU deal-
er as soon as possible. " The front part of the vehicle was involved in an
accident in which the only the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag or both driver’s and front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbags did not deploy." The pad of the steering wheel, the cover over the
front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag, or either

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Interior equipment
Interior light .................................................. 6-2 Dome light ......................................................... 6-2
Cargo area light (Station wagon) ..................... 6-3
Map light ........................................................ 6-3
Sun visors ..................................................... 6-5 Sun visor extension plate ................................ 6-5
Vanity mirror with light ..................................... 6-6
Storage compartment .................................. 6-7 Glove box ........................................................... 6-7
Center console box ........................................... 6-8
Center panel compartment .............................. 6-10
Overhead console (if equipped) ...................... 6-11
Cup holder .................................................... 6-11 Front passenger’s cup holder ......................... 6-12
Rear passenger’s cup holder ........................... 6-13
Accessory power outlets ............................. 6-14
Cigarette lighter socket ................................ 6-16 Use with a cigarette lighter .............................. 6-17
Using as an accessory power outlet ............... 6-18
Ashtray .......................................................... 6-19 Front ashtray ..................................................... 6-19
Coat hook ...................................................... 6-20 Rear passenger area ......................................... 6-20
Shopping bag hook ...................................... 6-21
Floor mat ....................................................... 6-22
Cargo area cover .......................................... 6-23 Using the cover ................................................. 6-23
To remove the cover housing .......................... 6-24
To remove the rear gate board ........................ 6-24 Stowage of the cargo area cover and rear
gate board ....................................................... 6-25
To install the cover housing ............................ 6-26
To install the rear gate board .......................... 6-27
Stowage boxes (Station wagon) .................. 6-28
Convenient tie-down hooks (if equipped) .. 6-29
Under-floor storage compartment ............... 6-30
HomeLink® Wireless Control System (if equipped) ............................................... 6-31Garage door opener programming in the U.S.A. ............................................................... 6-33
Programming rolling-code-protected garage door openers in the U.S.A. ............................ 6-34
Programming for entrance gates and garage door openers in Canada ................................ 6-36
Programming other devices ............................ 6-37
Operating the HomeLink® Wireless Control System ............................................................ 6-37
Reprogramming a single HomeLink®
button .............................................................. 6-37
Erasing HomeLink® button memory .............. 6-37
In case a problem occurs ................................. 6-38

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Interior equipment
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Center console box
Center console box (front)
If you remove the divider plate from the dual cuphold-
ers, you can use the center console box as a storage
space. To use as storage space:
Slide the sliding lid (near the parking brake lever) to-
ward the rear.
UB6208BA
UB6509BA

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Interior equipment
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Grasp the dual cupholders’ divider plate at the base.
Turn it counterclockwise to remove it.
If you hold the divider plate at the top while
turning it counterclockwise, it may break. To use again as cupholders:
Insert the protrusion on the back of the divider plate
into the hole in the center of the console box. Grasp
the divider plate at the base, and turn it clockwise to fit it.
If you hold the divider plate at the top while
turning it clockwise, it may break.
UB6209BA
UB6210BA

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Interior equipment
Center console box (rear)
Pull up the lock release knob at the bottom of the front
edge of the lid. !
Center panel compartment
When your vehicle is parked in the sun or a
warm day, the inside of the center panel heats
up. Avoid storing plastic or other heat-vulnera-
ble or flammable articles such as a lighter in the
center panel. To open the center panel compartment, pull up the
edge of the bottom of the panel lid.
UB6225BA
UB6203BA

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Interior equipment
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Front passenger’s cup holder
The dual cup holder is built into the center console
near the parking brake lever. To access the cup holder, pull the lid toward the rear.
UB6205BA
UB6509BA