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breaking the glass using a rescue hammer). y
The shock sensors may sense vibration like
those shown in the following and trigger the alarm
system. Select the settings of the alarm system
and shock sensors appropriately depending on
where you usually park your vehicle.
Example: Vibration from construction site
Vibration in multistory car park
Vibration from trains
y You can have the sensitivity of the shock sen-
sors adjusted to your preference by your SUBARU
dealer.Child safety locksChild safety
Locks
Always use the child safety lock whenever a
child rides in the rear seat. Serious injury could
result if a child accidentally opened the door
and fell out.
1) Lock
2) Unlock
Each rear door has a child safety lock that prevents
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the doors from being opened even if the inside door
handle is pulled.
When the child safety lock le ver is in the lock position,
the door cannot be opened from inside regardless of
the position of the inner door handle lock lever. The
door can only be opened from the outside.WindowsWindows
„ Power windows„Power
„ Windows
To avoid serious personal injury caused by en-
trapment, you must do the following. yWhen operating the power windows, be ex-
tremely careful to prevent anyone’s fingers,
arms, neck or head from being caught in the
window.y Always lock the passengers’ windows using
the lock switch when children are riding in thevehicle.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
power window.
The power windows operate only when the ignition
switch is in the “ON” position.

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Driver’s side switches
1) Lock switch
2) For driver’s window
3) For rear left passenger’s window
4) For front passenger’s window
5) For rear right passenger’s window
All door windows can be controlled by the power win-
dow switch cluster at the driver side door. V
Operating the driver’s window
1) Lock
2) Unlock
3) Close
4) Open
5) Automatically open
To open:
Push the switch down lightly and hold it. The window
will open as long as the switch is held.
This switch also has a one-touch auto down feature
that allows the window to be opened fully without hold-
ing the switch.
Push the switch down until it clicks and release it, and
the window will fully open. To stop the window half-
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way, pull the switch up lightly.
To close:
Pull the switch up lightly and hold it. The window will
close as long as the switch is held. VOperating the passengers’ windows
To open the passengers’ windows, push the appropri-
ate switch down and hold it until the window reaches
the desired position. To close the window, pull the
switch up and hold it until it reaches the desired posi-tion. V Locking the passengers’ windows
To lock the passengers’ windows, push the lock
switch. When the lock switch is in the “LOCK” position,
the passengers’ windows cannot be opened or closed.
Press the switch again to cancel the passengers’ win-
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Passengers’ side switches
Front passenger’s window switch
1) Open
2) Close
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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 pass engers’ windows cannot be
operated with the passengers’ switches.
TailgateTailgate
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
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upper surface of the rear bumper to avoid damaging
the tailgate.
Vehicle without hard bed cover:
To open the tailgate, lift up on its handle while pulling
the tailgate toward you. The support cables hold the
tailgate open.
Vehicle with hard bed cover:
To open the tailgate, first open the rear section of the
hard bed cover and then lift up its handle while pulling
the tailgate toward you. (For how to open the rear sec-
tion of the hard bed cover, refer to the “Hard bed cover
(if equipped)” section in chapter 6.) The support ca-
bles 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. Vehicle with hard bed cover:
1) Straps
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1) Straps
2) Cargo tie-down hooks
If you are going to drive with the optional SUBARU
Bed Extender installed, t he rear section of the hard
bed cover must be secured be fore starting to drive.
Release the two straps at t he back of the rear section
of the cover. Pass the straps through the cargo tie-
down hooks as shown in the above drawing, connect
their buckles and tongues, and stretch them tight to fix
the rear section of the cover securely. „
License plate bracket
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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.
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To use the license plate br acket at its lowered/open position, push the two re
lease 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 tail gate 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 it is difficult to restore the license plate bracket to its
original position, it may be due to the accumulation of
dirt or other debris on the back side of the bracket.
Clean the back of the licens e plate bracket before pull-
ing it 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.
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