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High/low beam change (dim-
mer)
To change from low beam to high beam,
push the turn signal lever forward. When
the headlights are on high beam, the high
beam indicator light on the instru-
ment panel is also on.
To switch back to low beam, pull the lever
back to the detent position.
Headlight flasher
To flash the headlights, pull the lever to-
ward you and then release it. The high
beam will stay on for as long as you hold
the lever. The headlight flasher works
even though the lighting switch is in the OFF position.
When the headlights are on high beam,
the high beam indicator light on
the instrument panel also comes on.
Daytime running light system
WRX-STI
The low beam headlights, tail lights, park-
ing lights, and license plate lights will au-
tomatically come on when the engine has
started, under the following conditions:
The parking brake is fully released.
The light switch is in the OFF or
position.
The automatic transmission selector le-
ver is set at other than the P position.
Except WRX-STI
The low beam headlights will automatical-
ly come on at reduced brightness when
the engine has started, under the follow-
ing conditions:
The parking brake is fully released.
The light switch is in the OFF or
position.
The automatic transmission selector le-
ver is set at other than the P position.
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Do not hold the lever in the flashing
position for more than just a few
seconds.
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The side marker lights are not
turned on by the daytime running
light system. The light switch must
always be turned to the po-
sition when it is dark outside.

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Turn signal lever
1) Right turn
2) Left turn
3) Lane change for right
4) Lane change for left
To activate the right turn signal, push the
turn signal lever up. To activate the left
turn signal, push the turn signal lever
down. When the turn is finished, the lever
will return automatically. If the lever does
not return after cornering, return the lever
to the neutral position by hand.
To signal a lane change, push the turn sig-
nal lever up or down slightly and hold it
during the lane change. The turn signal in-
dicator lights will flash in the direction of
the turn or lane change. The lever will re- turn automatically to the neutral position
when you release it.
The tail lights, parking lights, and
side marker lights are not turned on
by the daytime running light system.
The light switch must always be
turned to the
position when
it is dark outside.
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4-14 Climate control
1) Service label
2) Caution label
8. LABEL installation
1) Fill out the information on the service
label (small).
2) Attach the service label to the driver
side door pillar and the caution label to
the driver side end of the instrument
panel.
NOTE
The filter can influence the air condi-
tioning, heating and defroster perfor-
mance if not properly maintained.
Contact your dealer if the following
occurs, even if it is not yet time to
change the filter:
Reduction of the air flow through
the vents.
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Windshield gets easily fogged or
misted.

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FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the FM/AM button (4) when the ra-
dio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the FM/AM button when the radio
is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM reception.
Each time this button is pressed, the band will change in the following order:
The display indicates which one is cur-rently selected.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator ST will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.
Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BAS Bass control For less bass sound For more bass sound
TRE Treble control For less treble sound For more treble sound
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and decrease right
speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and decrease left
speaker volume
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and de crease front
speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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FM1 FM2 AM

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Manual tuning (TUNE)
Push the side of the tuning button
(3) to increase the tuning frequency and
press the side of the button to de-
crease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the fre-
quency changes 10 KHz in the AM wave-
band and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a
continuous change in the frequency.
Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the SCAN button (1) 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 frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire 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 dis-
played frequency.
When the SCAN button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high fre-
quencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function proper-
ly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.
Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a Preset button
(5) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset.
How to preset stations
1. Press the FM/AM selection button to
select AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the SCAN button (1) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the Preset buttons (5)
for at least 2 seconds to store the fre-
quency. The frequency of the station will
flash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 2 seconds,
the preceding selection will remain in
memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
set buttons are cleared. If this occurs,
it is necessary to reset the preset but-
tons.
If a cell phone is placed near the ra-
dio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio fault.

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CD changer control (if optional in-dash CD changer is connect-
ed)
An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio un it. Consult the instructions that
accompany the CD changer for operating the CD changer i tself (e.g., how to load or un-
load CDs). See your SUBARU dealer for more informatio n.
(12) Track selection buttons
(13) DISC button
(14) Repeat/Random button
(15) Disc select button
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(15) (13)
(12)
To start playback
When the DISC button (13) is pressed,
the CD changer will start playback. The
display shows the current disc number,
track number and the elapsed time during
playback.
NOTE
If a disc is in the player, the DISC
button is used to change from CD play-
er operation to DISC changer opera-
tion. Each time the DISC button is
pressed, the operating mode will
change alternately.
At the end of the disc, the player au-
tomatically continues with the next
disc.
After playback on the last disc finish-
es, playback will automatically return
to the first disc.
If you have loaded fewer than 6
discs, any missing disc is automatical-
ly skipped.
Selection of a desired disc
You can select a desired disc from among
the discs contained in the CD changer
only by pressing the corresponding num-
ber on one of the Disc select buttons
(15). If you are to listen to the 5th disc in
the CD changer, press the 5 button of
the Disc select buttons (15). All other
discs in the CD changer can also be se-

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lected in a similar way.
NOTE
No disc change takes place if the
button corresponding to the storage
tray in which no disc is loaded is
pressed.
If the disc select button correspond-
ing to the disc now in playback is
pressed again, the disc will be replayed
from its beginning.
To select a song from its beginning
Forward direction
Briefly press the side of the button
(12) to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
increase.
Backward direction
Briefly press the side of the button
(12) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
decrease.
Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
Fast-forwarding
Press the side of the button (12)
continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward- ing.
If you continue fast-forwarding to the end
of the disc, the CD changer will automati-
cally stop fast-forwarding and start play-
back beginning with the first track on the
current disc.
Fast-reversing
Press the side of the button (12)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
If you continue fast-reverse to the begin-
ning of the disc, the CD changer will auto-
matically stop fast-reverse and start play-
back beginning with the first track on the
current disc.
Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly.
During playback, press the RPT/RDM
button (14) 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 but-
ton again. Then the RPT indicator goes
out, and normal playback mode is re-
stored.
Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in
random order. During playback, press the RPT/RDM button (14) and hold it in for
more than 2 seconds. The RDM 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
RDM indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is
restored.

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starting from bass control mode. (When
the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)
Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial become
the controls for Fader or Balance when
you select the appropriate fader and bal-
ance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the BAL button (4) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from fader control mode. (When
the radio is turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.)
Display illumination dimness can-
cellation (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 dis-
play 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.
FM/AM selection button
Push the FM (1) or AM (2) button when
the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the FM or AM button when the ra-
dio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM recep-
tion.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator ST will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.
Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency
: Tuning to a lower frequency
: Seeking the next higher station
: Seeking the next lower station
Manual tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) clockwise and re-
lease it immediately to increase the tuning
frequency and turn the tuning knob coun-
terclockwise and release it immediately to
decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequen-
cy changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband
and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) and hold it for
more than a half second. Seek tuning will
VOLUME
BASS TREBLE
MIDDLE
FADER BALANCE VOLUME
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