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the climate control.
Chapter 5: Audio
This chapter informs you how to operate
your audio system.
Chapter 6: Interior equipment
This chapter informs you how to operate
interior equipment.
Chapter 7: Starting and operating
This chapter informs you how to start and
operate your SUBARU.
Chapter 8: Driving tips
This chapter informs you how to drive your
SUBARU in various conditions and ex-
plains some safety tips on driving.
Chapter 9: In case of emergency
This chapter informs you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Chapter 10: Appearance care
This chapter informs you how to keep your
SUBARU looking good.
Chapter 11: Maintenance and service
This chapter informs you when you need
to take your SUBARU to the dealer for
scheduled maintenance and informs you
how to keep your SUBARU running prop-
erly.
Chapter 12: Specifications
This chapter informs you about dimension
and capacities of your SUBARU.
Chapter 13: Consumer information and
Reporting safety defectsThis chapter informs you about Uniform
tire quality grading standards and Report-
ing safety defects.
Chapter 14: Index
This is an alphabetical listing of all that
s in
this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
Safety warnings
You will find a number of WARNINGs,
CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual.
These safety warnings alert you to poten-
tial hazards that could result in injury to
you or others.
Please read these safety warnings as well
as all other portions of this manual careful-
ly in order to gain a better understanding
of how to use your SUBARU vehicle safe-
ly.
NOTE
A NOTE gives information or sugges-
tions how to make better use of your
vehicle.
Safety symbol
You will find a circle with a slash through it
in this manual. This symbol means Do
not , Do not do this , or Do not let this
happen , depending upon the context.
A WARNING indicates a situation in
which serious injury or death could
result if the warning is ignored.
A CAUTION indicates a situation in
which injury or damage to your vehi-
cle, or both, could result if the cau-
tion is ignored.
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Table of contentsSeat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Keys and doors
Instruments and controls
Climate control
Audio
Interior equipment
Starting and operating
Driving tips
In case of emergency
Appearance care
Maintenance and service
Specifications
Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
Index
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Instrument panel
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1) Door locks (page 2-4)
2) Outside mirror switch (page 3-34)
3) Light control lever (page 3-22)
4) Combination meter (page 3-11)
5) Wiper control lever (page 3-26)
6) Hazard warning flasher switch (page
3-6)
7) Audio (page 5-1)
8) Gear shift lever (5MT) (page 7-11)/
Gear shift lever (6MT) (page 7-9)/Se-
lector lever (AT) (page 7-16)
9) Climate control (page 4-1)
10) Cruise control (page 7-27)
11) Horn (page 3-35)
12) SRS airbag (page 1-35)
13) Tilt steering (page 3-35)
14) Fuse box (page 11-41)
15) Hood lock release knob (page 11-4)
16) Power windows (page 2-18)
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1-42 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Do not apply any strong impact to the
front passenger s seat such as by kicking.
Do not spill liquid on the front passen-
ger s seat. If liquid is spilled, wipe it off im-
mediately.
Do not disassemble the front passen-
ger s seat.
Do not install any accessory (such as
an audio amplifier) other than a genuine
SUBARU accessory under the front pas-
senger s seat.
Do not place anything (shoes, umbrella,
etc.) under the front passenger s seat.
The front passenger s seat must not be
used with the head restraint removed.
Do not leave any article including a child
restraint system on the front passenger s
seat or the seatbelt tongue and buckle en-
gaged when you leave your vehicle.
Do not place a magnet near the seatbelt
buckle and the seatbelt retractor.
Do not use front seats with their back-
ward-forward position and seatback not
being locked into place securely. If any of
them are not locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure, refer to
the Front seats section in this chapter.
If you use an optional seatbelt extender,
remove it after each use. (Refer to the Seatbelt extender section in this chap-
ter.)
If the seatbelt buckle switch and/or front passenger
s occupant detection system
have failed, the SRS airbag system warn-
ing light will illuminate. Have the system
inspected by your SUBARU dealer imme-
diately if the SRS airbag system warning
light comes on.
If your vehicle has sustained impact, this
may affect the proper function of the
Subaru advanced frontal airbag system.
Have your vehicle inspected at your
SUBARU dealer.
NOTE
The front passenger s SRS side airbag
and seatbelt pretensioner are not con-
trolled by the Subaru advanced frontal
airbag system.
Passenger s frontal airbag ON and
OFF indicators
: Front passenger s frontal airbag
ON indicator
: Front passenger s frontal airbag
OFF indicator
The front passenger s frontal airbag ON
and OFF indicators show you the status of
the front passenger s SRS frontal airbag.
The indicators are located next to the
clock in the center portion of the dash-
board.
When the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, both the ON and OFF indi-
cators illuminate for 6 seconds during
which time the system is checked. Follow-
ing the system check, both indicators ex-
tinguish for 2 seconds. After that, one of
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ON or
OFF or
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Audio
Antenna system .................................................. 5-2
Printed antenna ................................... .................... 5-2
FM reception ...................................... ..................... 5-2
Installation of accessories ....................... ......... 5-2
Audio set ......................................... .................... 5-3
Type A audio set .................................. ................... 5-3
Type B audio set .................................. ................... 5-3
In-dash 6 CD auto changer 1 (Optional audio unit if equipped) ..................................... ........... 5-3
Type A audio set (if equipped) .................... ...... 5-4
Radio operation ................................... ................... 5-4
Compact disc player operation ..................... ........ 5-7
CD changer control (if optional in-dash CD changer is connected) ............................. ............ 5-9
Type B audio set (if equipped) .................... ...... 5-11
Radio operation ................................... ................... 5-11
Built in CD changer operation ..................... .......... 5-15
In-dash 6 CD auto changer 1 (if equipped) ...... 5-1 9
Loading and unloading compact discs ............... . 5-19
Precautions to observe when handling a compact disc ...................................... ............. 5-21
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5-2 Audio
AudioAntenna system
Printed antenna
Sedan
The antenna is printed on the inner sur-
face of the rear window glass.
Wagon and OUTBACK SPORT
The antenna is printed on the inner sur-
face of the rear window glass.
FM reception
Although FM is normally static free, recep-
tion can be affected by the surrounding ar-
ea, atmospheric conditions, station
strength and transmitter distance. Build-
ings or other obstructions may cause mo-
mentary static, flutter or station interfer-
ence. If reception continues to be unsatis-
factory, switch to a stronger station.
Installation of accessories
Always consult your SUBARU dealer be-
fore installing a citizen band radio or other
transmitting device in your vehicle. Such
devices may cause the electronic control
system to malfunction if they are incorrect-
ly installed or if they are not suited for the
vehicle.
Do not use sharp instruments or
window cleaner containing abra-
sives to clean the inner surface of
the window on which the antenna is
printed. Doing so may damage the
antenna printed on the window.
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Audio 5-3
Audio set
Your SUBARU may be equipped with one
of the following audio sets. See the pages
indicated in this section for operating de-
tails.
Type A audio set
Radio operation: refer to page 5-4
Compact disc player operation: refer to
page 5-7
CD changer control: refer to page 5-9
Type B audio set
Radio operation: refer to page 5-11
Built-in CD changer operation: refer to
page 5-15
In-dash 6 CD auto changer 1
(Optional audio unit if
equipped)
Inserting and removing a disc or all
discs: refer to page 5-19
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5-4 Audio
Type A audio set (if equipped)
The radio will operate only when the ignition switch i s in the ACC or ON position.
Radio operation
(1) SCAN button
(2) Power switch, Volume control, Bass/Treble control a nd Fader/Balance control dial
(3) Tuning buttons
(4) FM/AM selection button
(5) Preset buttons
(6) Tone/Balance button
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(1)
(6) (5)
(2)
(3) (4)
Power switch and volume/bass/tre-
ble/fader/balance control (PWR/
VOL)
The dial (2) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial.
Tone and balance control
The VOLUME control knob normally
function as volume control. This knob be-
come a control for Treble, Bass, Fader or
Balance when you select the appropriate
audio mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the VOLUME control
knob. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after approximately 5
seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the T/B button changes control
modes in the following sequence starting
from volume control mode. (When the ra-
dio is first turned on, the control mode is in
the volume control.)
Volume
(VOL) Bass
(BAS)Treble
(TRE)
Balance
(BAL)
Fader
(FAD)