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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 defects This chapter informs you about Tire infor-
mation, Uniform tire quality grading stan-
dards and Reporting 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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Vehicle symbols
There are some of the symbols you may
see on your vehicle.
Mark Name CAUTION Passengers’ windows lock
Fuel
Front fog lights
Parking lights
Hazard warning flasher
Seat heater
Child restraint lower anchor-
ages
Child restraint top tether an-
chorages
Horn
Windshield wiper deicer
Wiper intermittent
Windshield wiper and wash- er
Rear window wiper and
washer Lights
Parking lights, tail lights, li-
cense plate lights and instru-
ment panel illumination
Head lights
Turn signal
Illumination brightness
Engine hood
Fan speed
Mark NameInstrument panel outlets
Instrument panel outlets and foot outlets
Foot outlets
Windshield defroster and foot outlets
Windshield defroster
Rear window defogger/Out-
side mirror defogger
Air recirculation
Outside air Engine oil Washer
Door lock (Transmitter)
Door unlock (Transmitter)
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sure of each tire (including the spare) at
least once a month and before any long
journey.
Check the tire pressure when the tires are cold.
Use a pressure gauge to adjust the tire
pressures to the values shown on the tire
placard.
Refer to the “Tires and wheels” section in
chapter 11 for detailed information. „ California proposition 65 warning„On-pavement and off-road
driving
This vehicle is classified as a utility vehi-
cle. Utility vehicles have a significantly
higher rollover rate than other types of ve-
hicles. Designed not only for on-pavement
use but also for off-road driving, your B9
TRIBECA has a higher ground clearance
and higher center of gravity, making it
more likely to roll over than ordinary pas-
senger cars. It also handles and maneu-
vers differently from other passenger cars.
For this reason, please read carefully the
“On-pavement and off road driving” sec-
tion in chapter 8 of this owner’s manual
and follow the instructions and precau-
tions in order to prevent serious injury or
death due to loss of control, rollover and
other accidents.
Engine exhaust, some of its constit-
uents, and certain vehicle compo-
nents contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm. In addi-
tion, certain fluids in vehicles and
certain components of product wear
contain or emit chemicals known to
the State of California to cause can-
cer and birth defects or other repro-
ductive harm.

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1) Select lever (page 7-9)
2) Hazard warning flasher switch (page
3-5)
3) Multi function display (page 3-23)
4) Glove box (page 6-4)
5) Audio (page 5-1)
6) Climate control (page 4-1)
7) Cup holder (page 6-7/page 6-8)

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Warning and indicator light
Mark Name Page Driver’s seatbelt warn-
ing light 3-10
Front passenger’s
seatbelt warning light 3-10
SRS airbag system
warning light 3-11
CHECK ENGINE
warning light/Malfunc-
tion indicator lamp 3-12
Charge warning light 3-13
Oil pressure warning light 3-13
AT OIL temperature
warning light 3-13
or ABS warning light 3-15
or Brake system warning light 3-16
Door open warning light 3-17
Low fuel warning light 3-17
All-Wheel Drive warn- ing light3-17
Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation indi-
cator light 3-18
Vehicle Dynamics
Control warning light /
Traction Control sys-
tem OFF indicator light 3-18
Security indicator light 3-19
Turn signal indicator lights 3-20
High beam indicator light 3-20
Front fog light indicator light 3-20
Cruise control indica-
tor light 3-20
Cruise control set indi-
cator light 3-20
Headlight indicator light 3-20
Mark Name PageLow tire pressure warning light
3-14
Passenger airbag ON
indicator light 3-12
Passenger airbag OFF
indicator light 3-12
SPORT mode indica-tor light 3-19
Windshield washer flu-
id warning light 3-17
Rear differential oil
temperature warning light 3-14
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Function settings
A SUBARU dealer can change the settings of the functions shown in the following table to meet your personal requirements. Conta ct
the nearest SUBARU dealer for details. If your vehicle is equipped with navigation system, the settings for some of these funct ions can
be changed using the monitor. For details, please refer to the Owner’s Manual supplement for the monitor.
ItemFunctionPossible settingsDefault settingPage
Alarm systemAlarm systemOperation / Non-operationOperation2-14
Monitoring start delay time (after closure of doors)0 second / 30 seconds30 seconds2-16
Impact sensor operation (only vehicles
with shock sensors (dealer option))Operation / Non-operationNon-operation2-18
Passive armingOperation / Non-operationNon-operation2-17
Remote keyless entry systemHazard warning flasherOperation / Non-operationOperation2-8
Audible signalOperation / Non-operationOperation2-10
Key lock-in preventionKey lock-in preventionOperation / Non-operationOperation2-6
Rear window defoggerRear window defoggerOperation for 15 min. / Continuous opera- tionOperation for 15 min.3-33
Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped)Windshield wiper deicerOperation for 15 min. / Continuous opera- tionOperation for 15 min.3-32
Map light/Dome lightOperation in interlock with remote keyless entry systemOFF / Short / Normal / LongNormal6-2
Battery drainage prevention func- tionBattery drainage prevention functionOperation / Non-operationOperation2-6

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Front seats .......................................................... 1-2 Power seat ............................................................... 1-3
Reclining the seatback ........................................... 1-3
Head restraint adjustment ..................................... 1-4
Active head restraint .............................................. 1-5
Lumbar support ...................................................... 1-5
Seat heater (if equipped) ................................... 1-6
Rear seats (5-seater models)/Second-row seats (7-seater models) .................................. 1-6Fore and aft adjustment ......................................... 1-7
Reclining the seatback ........................................... 1-8
Folding down the seatback .................................... 1-9
Head restraint adjustment ..................................... 1-10
Armrest .................................................................... 1-11
Third-row seat (7-seater models) ...................... 1-11 Access to the third-row seat .................................. 1-12
Folding down the seatback .................................... 1-13
Head restraint adjustment ..................................... 1-14
Seatbelts ............................................................. 1-15 Seatbelt safety tips ................................................. 1-15
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .................... 1-16
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (A/ELR) .................................................................. 1-16
Seatbelt warning light and chime .......................... 1-17
Fastening the seatbelt ............................................ 1-18
Seatbelt maintenance ............................................. 1-26
Front seatbelt pretensioners ............................. 1-27 System monitors .................................................... 1-28
System servicing .................................................... 1-29 Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-29
Child restraint systems ...................................... 1-30 Where to place a child restraint system ............... 1-31
Choosing a child restraint system ........................ 1-33
Installing child restraint systems with A/ELR seatbelt .................................................................. 1-33
Installing a booster seat ......................................... 1-37
Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) ............... 1-38
Top tether anchorages ........................................... 1-41
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) .............................................................. 1-44Your vehicle’s SRS configuration ......................... 1-44
Subaru advanced frontal airbag system .............. 1-49
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag .............. 1-59
SRS airbag system monitors ................................. 1-66
SRS airbag system servicing ................................ 1-67
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-68

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Seatbelt warning light
and chime
Your vehicle is equipped with a seatbelt
warning device at the driver’s and front
passenger’s seat.
With the ignition switch turned to the “ON”
position, this device reminds the driver
and front passenger to fasten their seat-
belts by illuminating the warning lights in
the locations indicated in the following il-
lustrations and sounding a chime.
Driver’s warning light Front passenger’s warning light
T Operation
If the driver and/or front passenger have/
has not yet fastened the seatbelt(s) when
the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” po-
sition, the seatbelt warning light(s) will
flash for 6 seconds, to warn that the seat-
belt(s) is/are unfastened. If the driver’s
seatbelt is not fastened, a chime will also
sound simultaneously.
If the driver’s and/or front passenger’s
seatbelt(s) are/is still not fastened 6 sec-
onds later, both warning lights or the
warning light for the unfastened seatbelt
will remain lit for 15 seconds. If the driver’s
and/or front passenger’s seatbelt(s) are/is
still not fastened even 15 seconds later
(21 seconds after turning ON the ignition switch), the warning lights will alternate
between flashing and steady illumination
at 15-second intervals, and the chime will
sound while the warning light(s) is/are
flashing.
Alternate flashing and steady illumination
of the warning lights and sounding of the
chime will continue until both driver and
front passenger fasten their seatbelts.
NOTE y
If the driver and/or front passenger
unfasten(s) the seatbelt(s) after fasten-
ing, the seatbelt warning device oper-
ates as follows according to the vehi-
cle speed. yAt speeds lower than approximate-
ly 9 mph (15 km/h)
The warning light(s) for unfastened
seatbelt(s) will alternate between
flashing and steady illumination at
15-second intervals. The chime will
not sound. y At speeds higher than approxi-
mately 9 mph (15 km/h)
The warning light(s) for unfastened
seatbelt(s) will alternate between
flashing and steady illumination at
15-second intervals and the chime
will sound while the warning light(s)
is/are flashing.
y It is possible to cancel the warning
operation that follows the 6-second
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