2006 SUBARU OUTBACK stop start

Instruments and controls
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Vehicle with automatic climate control
system
The rear window defogger operates only
when the ignition switch is in the “ON” po-
sition.
The rear window defogger button is locat-
ed on the climate control panel.
To turn on the defogger, push the button.
To turn it off, pu sh the button again.
The indicator light located on the button
lights up while the rear window defogger is
operating.
The defogger will automatic ally shut off af-
ter approximately 15 minutes. If the win-
dow clears before that time, push the but-
ton to turn it off. It also turns off when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position. If defrosting or defogging
is desired when you restart your vehicle,
you have to push the button to turn it on
again.
Your SUBARU dealer can set your rear
window defogger for continuous opera-
tion. Contact your SUBARU dealer for de-
tails.
Once the rear window defogger has been
set for continuous operation, the rear win-
dow defogger repeatedly operates for 15
minutes, stops for two minutes, and again
operates for 15 minutes. If the battery volt-
age drops below the permissible level,
continuous operation is canceled and op-
eration stops as described in the follow-
ing.
y If the battery voltage drops below the
permissible level within 15 minutes of de-
pression of the button, continuous opera-
tion is canceled and the rear window de-
fogger stops operating 15 minutes later.
y If the battery voltage drops below the
permissible level after the rear window de-
fogger has, following depression of the
button, operated for 15 minutes, stopped
operating for two minutes, and started op-
erating again, the rear window defogger
immediately stops operating. NOTE If your vehicle is equipped with the out-
side mirror defogger, the outside mir-
ror defogger operates while the rear
window defogger is operating.300598
y Do not use sharp instruments or
window cleaner containing abra-
sives to clean the inner surface of
the rear window. They may dam-
age the conductors printed on the
window.
y To prevent the ba ttery from being
discharged, do not operate the de-
fogger continuously for any long-
er than necessary.

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NOTE After the last song finishes, the player
will automatically re turn to track 1 (the
first song on the disc).
T To stop playback of a CD
When the “POWER-VOL” button is
pressed during playback of a CD, the CD
stops playing temporarily. To let the CD
resume playing, press the button again.
T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the next track. Each ti me this side of the
button is pressed, the indicated track
number will increase. V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Each time this side of the
button is pressed, the indicated track
number will decrease. T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-forward the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
NOTE If you fast-forward past the last track
on the disc, the player will select the
first track on the disc and start playing
it.TUNE
TRACK 500056 TUNE
TRACK 500057
TUNE
TRACK 500056

Audio
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– CONTINUED –V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-reverse the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
NOTE If you fast-reverse to the beginning of
the first track on the disc, the fast-re-
versing will stop and the player will
start playing the first track on the disc. T Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly.
During playback, press the “RPT” button.
The “RPT” indicator will come on and the
track will be played continuously. To can-
cel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out,
and normal playback mode is restored.
NOTE The repeat-playback mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing operations:
y Press the “RDM” button
y Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the
SEEK/SCAN button
y Press the “ ” button
y Select the radio mode
y Turn off the power of the audio equipment.
y Turn the ignition sw itch to the “OFF”
position.
T Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in
random order. During playback, press the
“RDM” button. The “RDM” indicator 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.
NOTE The random-playback mode will be
cancelled if you perform any of the fol-
lowing operations:TUNE
TRACK 500057
RPT 500235
RDM 500236

Audio
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– CONTINUED –peat Steps 1 and 2. The magazine will be
loaded with discs in t he ascending order
of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the “LOAD” but-
ton, the player will begin to play back the
first track of the last disc you have insert-
ed.
y The disc indicator steadily lights up if a
disc is already inserted in the correspond-
ing position of the magazine.
y While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM” or “AM” button, the
player will enter the standby mode. Press
the “CD” button to start playback.
V Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button. If the
magazine in the player has an idle posi- tion where you can insert a disc, the disc
number indicator associated with the idle
position will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indica-
tor of which steadily lights up are already
loaded with discs.
2. Press the “Disc sele ct” button at the
position where you want to insert a disc.
3. When the “LOAD” indicator flashes, in-
sert the disc. Once you have inserted the
disc, the “LOAD” indicator will go off. The
disc will then be automatically drawn in,
and the player will begin to play the first
track on the disc.
y If you wish to insert another disc, repeat
the procedure beginning with step 1.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the “LOAD” but- ton, the player will begin to play back the
first track of the last disc you have insert-
ed.
y While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM” or “AM” button, the
player will enter standby mode. Press the
“CD” button to start playback.
V Loading all the magazine (Full disc
loading mode) 0
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD”
button for more than 1.5 seconds, the
player will produce beep sound and will
enter the full disc loading mode.
2. When the disc number indicator and
“ALL LOAD” indicator start flashing, insert
a disc within 15 seconds. If a disc is suc-
cessfully loaded during this period, the
disc number indicator will stop blinkingLOAD 500239 123 456
500233
LOAD 500239

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– CONTINUED –V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Ea ch time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
decrease. T Fast-forwarding an d fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-forward the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
NOTE If you fast-forward past the last track
on the disc, the player will select the
first track on the disc and start playing
it. V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-reverse the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
NOTE If you fast-reverse to the beginning of
the first track on the disc, the fast-re-
versing will stop and the player will
start playing the first track on the disc.TUNE
TRACK 500057
TUNE
TRACK 500056
TUNE
TRACK 500057

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– CONTINUED –button to start playback.
V Loading all the magazine (Full disc
loading mode) 0
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD”
button for more than 1.5 seconds, the
player will produce beep sound and will
enter the full disc loading mode.
2. When the disc number indicator and
“ALL LOAD” indicator start flashing, insert
a disc within 15 seconds. If a disc is suc-
cessfully loaded during this period, the
disc number indicator will stop blinking
and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete,
the next disc number indicator will blink.
Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs
by repeating Steps 2 and 3, the player will start playback of the discs, beginning with
the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15
seconds interval, the full disc loading
mode will be canceled, and the player will
start playback of the disc inserted first.
T How to play back a CD or make a
pause
V When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a
CD(s)”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start
playback of the CD, beginning with the
first track.
V When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “Disc select” buttons the disc number indicator of which
steadily lights up. The player will then start
playback of the selected CD, beginning
with the first track.
If a disc that the player cannot read has
been loaded, the player will eject that disc
and proceed to the next disc.
T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the next track/file (track). Each time the
button is pressed, t he indicated track/file
(track) number will increase.
NOTE In an MP3 folder, skipping past the last
track/file (track) will take you back toLOAD 500239
123 456
500233TUNE
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the first track/file (t rack) in the folder.
V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the current track/file (track). Each time the
button is pressed, t he indicated track/file
(track) number will decrease.
NOTE In an MP3 folder, skipping past the first
track/file (track) will take you to the last
track/file (track ) in the folder. T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-forward the
disc/folder.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
NOTE If you fast-forward to the end of the last
track/file (track), fast-forwarding will
stop and the player will start playback
beginning with the first track/file
(track). V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-reverse the
disc/folder.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
NOTE If you fast-reverse to the beginning of
the first track/file (track), fast-reversing
will stop and the player will start play-
back.TUNE
TRACK 500057
TUNE
TRACK 500056
TUNE
TRACK 500057

7Starting and operatingFuel ...................................................................... 7-2 Fuel requirements .................................................. 7-2
Fuel filler lid and cap .............................................. 7-4
State emission testing (U .S. only) .................... 7-6
Preparing to drive .............................................. 7-7
Starting the engine ............................................. 7-8 Manual transmission vehicle ................................. 7-8
Automatic transmission vehicle ............................ 7-8
Stopping the engine ........................................... 7-9
Manual transmission ......................................... 7-9 Shifting speeds ....................................................... 7-10
Driving tips .............................................................. 7-11
Automatic transmission – 4- speed ................... 7-11Selector lever .......................................................... 7-12
Selector lever reverse inhibiting function ............ 7-13
Selection of manual mode ..................................... 7-14
Maximum speeds .................................................... 7-15
Driving tips .............................................................. 7-16
SPORT mode ........................................................... 7-16
Shift lock release . ........................................... ........ 7-16
Automatic transmission – 5- speed ................... 7-17Selector lever .......................................................... 7-18
Selector lever reverse inhibiting function ............ 7-19
Selection of manual mode ..................................... 7-20
Maximum speeds .................................................... 7-22
Driving tips .............................................................. 7-23
SPORT mode ........................................................... 7-23
Shift lock release . ........................................... ........ 7-23 Rear viscous limited slip differential (LSD)
(if equipped) ..................................................... 7-24
Power steering .................................................... 7-25
Braking ................................................................ 7-25 Braking tips ............................................................. 7-25
Brake system .......................................................... 7-25
Disc brake pad wear warning in dicators .... .......... 7-26
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) .......................... 7-26 ABS system self-check ......... ............................. .... 7-26
ABS warning light ................................................... 7-27
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD)
system .............................................................. 7-28 Steps to take if EBD system fails .......................... 7-28
Vehicle Dynamics Control system
(if equipped) ..................................................... 7-29 Vehicle Dynamics Control system monitor .......... 7-31
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch ................. 7-32
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
(if equipped) ..................................................... 7-33
Parking your vehicle .......................................... 7-35
Cruise control ..................................................... 7-36 To set cruise control .............................................. 7-37
To temporarily cancel the cruise control ............. 7-37
To turn off the cruise control ................................. 7-38
To change the cruising speed ............................... 7-38
Cruise control indicator light ................................. 7-39
Cruise control set indicator light .......................... 7-39