2007 SUBARU TRIBECA maintenance

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Warranties „Warranties for U.S.A.
All SUBARU vehicles distributed by
Subaru of America, Inc. and sold at retail
by an authorized SUBARU dealer in the
United States come with the following
warranties: y SUBARU Limited Warranty
y Emission Control Systems Warranty
y Emissions Performance Warranty
All warranty information, including details
of coverage and exclusions, is in the
“Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”.
Please read these warranties carefully. T Warranties for Canada
All SUBARU vehicles distributed by
Subaru Canada, Inc. and sold at retail by
an authorized SUBARU dealer in Canada
come with the following warranties: y SUBARU Limited Warranty
y Anti-Corrosion Warranty
y Emission Control Warranty
All warranty information, including details
of coverage and exclusions, is in the
“Warranty and Service Booklet”. Please
read these warranties carefully.How to use this owner’s man-
ual „ Using your Owner’s manual
Before you operate your vehicle, carefully
read this manual. To protect yourself and
extend the service life of your vehicle, fol-
low the instructions in this manual. Failure
to observe these instructions may result in
serious injury and damage to your vehicle.
This manual is composed of fourteen
chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief
table of contents, so you can usually tell at
a glance if that chapter contains the infor-
mation you want.
Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS air-
bags
This chapter informs you how to use the
seat and seatbelt and contains precau-
tions for the SRS airbags.
Chapter 2: Keys and doors
This chapter informs you how to operate
the keys, locks and windows.
Chapter 3: Instruments and controls
This chapter informs you about the opera-
tion of instrument panel indicators and
how to use the instruments and other
switches.
Chapter 4: Climate control
This chapter informs you how to operate
If your vehicle is equipped with a
navigation system and/or Rear Seat
Entertainment System, the displays
contain mercury. Therefore, the dis-
plays of the navigation system and/
or Rear Seat Entertainment System
must be removed before vehicle dis-
posal. Once the displays have been
removed, please reuse, recycle or
dispose of them as hazardous
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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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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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„ Cargo area
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1) Jack handle (page 9-19)
2) Maintenance tools (page 9-19)
3) Jack (page 9-19)
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1) Jack handle (page 9-19)
2) Jack (page 9-19)
3) Maintenance tools (page 9-19)
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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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4. To make the lap part tight, pull up on
the shoulder belt.
5. Place the lap belt as low as possible on
your hips, not on your waist. VUnfastening the seatbelt Push the button on the buckle.
NOTE
1) Holder
y Before folding or raising the seat-
back of the third-row seat, confirm that the seatbelt is flat against the sidewall
at the lower point and the webbing is
attached to the holder. y When raising the seatback of the
third-row seat, if the seatbelt catches
on the seatback, hold the belt forward
of the seatback while latching the seat-
back. „ Seatbelt maintenance
To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap
and lukewarm water. Never bleach or dye the belts because this could seriously af-
fect their strength.
Inspect the seatbelts and attachments in-
cluding the webbing and all hardware pe-
riodically for cracks, cuts, gashes, tears,
damage, loose bolts or worn areas. Re-
place the seatbelts even if only minor
damage is found.
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Keep the belts free of polishes,
oils, chemicals and particularlybattery acid.
y Never attempt to make modifica-
tions or changes that will prevent
the seatbelt from operating prop-
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„Rear differential oil tem-
perature warning light
If this light comes on when the engine is
running, it may indicate that the rear differ-
ential oil temperature is too hot.
If the light comes on while driving, reduce
vehicle speed and stop the vehicle at the
nearest safe place.
Park the vehicle for several minutes. After
the light goes out, you can start driving.
If the light does not go out, contact the
nearest SUBARU dealer for service.
NOTE yIf the tire pressures are not correct
and/or the tires are not all the same
size and brand, the rear differential will
be heavily loaded when the vehicle is
driven, resulting in an abnormally high
oil temperature. y The rear differential oil will deterio- rate if its temperature increases
enough for the rear differential oil tem-
perature warning light to come on. It is
advisable to have the rear differential
oil replaced as soon as possible. „
Low tire pressure warn- ing light
When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, the low tire pressure warn-
ing light will come on for approximately 2
seconds to check that the tire pressure
monitoring system (TPMS) is functioning
properly. If there is no problem and all tires
are properly inflated, the light will go out.
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold
and inflated to the inflation pressure rec-
ommended by the vehicle manufacturer
on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pres-
sure label. (If your vehicle has tires of a
different size than the size indicated on
the vehicle placard or tire inflation pres-
sure label, you should determine the prop-
er inflation pressure for those tires.) As an
added safety feature, your vehicle has
been equipped with a tire pressure moni-
toring system (TPMS) that illuminates a
low tire pressure telltale when one or more
of your tires is significantly under-inflated.
Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible, and
inflate them to the proper pressure. Driv-
ing on a significantly under-inflated tire
causes the tire to overheat and can lead to
tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces
fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may
affect the vehicle’s handling and stopping
ability. Please note that the TPMS is not a
substitute for proper tire maintenance,
and it is the driver’s responsibility to main-
tain correct tire pressure, even if under-in-
flation has not reached the level to trigger
illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure
telltale.
The TPMS gives warning both when a tire
is significantly under-inflated and when
there is a problem in the TPMS. The low
tire pressure warning light operates differ-
ently according to these conditions as fol- lows:
When a tire is significantly under-inflat-
ed:
Steady illumination
When there is a problem in the TPMS:
Flashing
Should the warning light flash, have the
system inspected by your nearest
SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
Reduce vehicle speed and park the
vehicle in a safe place as soon as
possible if the R.DIFF TEMP light
comes on. Continued driving with
this light on can damage the rear dif-
ferential and other parts of the pow-
ertrain.