
&Odometer
This meter displays the odometer when 
the ignition switch is in the “LOCK ”, “Acc ”
or “ON ”position.
The odometer shows the total distance
that the vehicle has been driven. 
If you press the trip knob when the ignition 
switch is in the “LOCK ”position, the
odometer/trip meter will light up. If you
do not press the trip knob within 10
seconds of illumination of the odometer/
trip meter, the odometer/trip meter will go
off. 
Also, if you open and close the driver ’s
door within 10 seconds of illumination of 
the odometer/trip meter, the odometer/trip
meter will go off. &
Double trip meterThis meter displays the two trip meters 
when the ignition switch is in the “LOCK ”,
“ Acc ”or “ON ”position.
The trip meter shows the distance that the
vehicle has been driven since you last set
it to zero. 
To change the mode indication, briefly 
push the knob. 
Each press of the knob changes the mode 
indication alternately.
To set the trip meter to zero, select the A 
trip or B trip meter by pushing the knob
and keep the knob pushed for more than 2seconds. 
If you press the trip knob when the ignition 
switch is in the “LOCK ”position, the
odometer/trip meter will light up. It is 
possible to switch between the A trip
meter and B trip meter indications while
the odometer/trip meter is lit up. If you do
not press the trip knob within 10 seconds
of illumination of the odometer/trip meter,
the odometer/trip meter will go off. 
Also, if you open and close the driver ’s
door within 10 seconds of illumination of 
the odometer/trip meter, the odometer/trip
meter will go off.
CAUTION
To ensure safety, do not attempt to 
change the function of the indicator
during driving, as an accident couldresult.
NOTE 
If the connection between the combina- 
tion meter and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or
fuse replacement, the data recorded on
the trip meter will be lost. Instruments and controls
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!Vehicle communication system 
fault indication
The vehicle communication system car-
ries various types of information (vehicle
speed, running conditions, etc.) to control 
modules. In the event of a fault in this 
communication system, the trip meter willshow “
”.
If the trip meter shows “
”, immediately
contact the nearest SUBARU dealer and 
have the vehicle communication systeminspected. NOTE 
If you press the trip knob while the trip 
meter is showing “
”, the trip meter
indication will appear for 10 seconds. &
Tachometer
The tachometer shows the engine speed 
in thousands of revolutions per minute.
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the 
pointer of the tachometer in the red
zone. In this range, fuel injection will
be cut by the engine control module
to protect the engine from overrev- 
ving. The engine will resume run- 
ning normally after the engine speed
is reduced below the red zone.
NOTE 
To protect the engine while the selector 
lever is in the “P ” or “N ” position (for
AT models) or the shift lever is in the
neutral position (for MT models), the
engine is controlled so that the engine
speed may not become too high even if
the accelerator pedal is pressed hard. &
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge shows the approximate 
amount of fuel remaining in the tank. 
When the ignition switch is in the “LOCK
(off) ”or “Acc ”position, the fuel gauge
shows “E ” even if the fuel tank contains
fuel. 
The gauge may move slightly during 
braking, turning or acceleration due to fuel
level movement in the tank. 
If you press the trip knob while the ignition 
switch is in the “LOCK ”position, the fuel
gauge ’s dial will light up and the needle
will indicate the amount of fuel remaining
in the tank. 
If, while the fuel gauge needle is indicating 
the amount of fuel remaining in the tank,
you (a) do not press the trip knob for 10  

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The warning light(s) for unfastened 
seatbelt(s) will alternate between
steady illumination and flashing at
15-second intervals. The chime will
not sound. –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.
. It is possible to cancel the warning
operation that follows the 6-second
warning after turning ON the ignition 
switch. When the ignition switch is 
turned ON next time, however, the
complete sequence of the warning
operation resumes. For further details
about canceling the warning operation,
please contact your SUBARU dealer. 
If there is no passenger on the front passenger ’s seat, the seatbelt warning
device for the front passenger ’s seat will
be deactivated. The front passenger ’s
occupant detection system monitors
whether or not there is a passenger on
the front passenger ’s seat. Observe the
following precautions. Failure to do so
may prevent the device from functioning
correctly or cause the device to fail. .
Do not install any accessory such as a
table or TV onto the seatback. . Do not store a heavy load in the
seatback pocket.. Do not allow the rear seat occupant to
place his/her hands or legs on the front passenger ’s seatback, or allow him/her to
pull the seatback. . 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 tothe “Manual seat ”in the front seats section
in chapter 1 in this Owner ’s Manual.
(Models equipped with manual seats only) 
If the seatbelt warning device for the front passenger ’s seat does not function cor-
rectly (e.g., it is activated even when the
front passenger ’s seat is empty or it is
deactivated even when the front passen-
ger has not fastened his/her seatbelt),
take the following actions. . Ensure that no article is placed on the
seat other than a child restraint system 
and its child occupant. . Ensure that there is no article left in the
seatback pocket.. Ensure that the backward-forward po-
sition and seatback of front passenger ’s
seat are locked into place securely by moving the seat back and forth. (Models 
equipped with manual seats only) 
If still the seatbelt warning device for front passenger
’s seat does not function cor-
rectly after taking relevant corrective ac-
tions described above, immediately con-
tact your SUBARU dealer for an inspec-tion.
& SRS airbag system 
warning light
When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON ”position, the SRS airbag system
warning light will illuminate for approxi-
mately 6 seconds and go out. This shows
the SRS frontal airbag and SRS side
airbag and SRS curtain airbag and seat-
belt pretensioners are in normal operation.
WARNING
If the warning light exhibits any of 
the following conditions, there may
be a malfunction in the seatbelt
pretensioners and/or SRS airbag
system. Immediately take your vehi-
cle to your nearest SUBARU dealer
to have the system checked. Unless
checked and properly repaired, the
seatbelt pretensioners and/or SRS
airbags will operate improperly (e.g. 

If any of these conditions occur, 
have the ABS system repaired at
the first available opportunity by
your SUBARU dealer.
The ABS warning light illuminates to-
gether with the brake system warning light
if the EBD system becomes faulty. For
further details of the EBD system fault
warning, refer to “Brake system warning
light ”.
NOTE 
If the warning light behavior is as 
described in the following conditions,
the ABS system may be considerednormal. . The warning light illuminates right
after the engine is started but goes out 
immediately, remaining off. . The warning light remains on after
the engine has been started, but it goes 
out when the vehicle speed reaches
approximately 8 mph (12 km/h).. The warning light illuminates during
driving, but it goes out immediately and
remains off. 
When driving with an insufficient battery 
voltage such as when the engine is jump
started, the ABS warning light may illumi-
nate. This is due to the low battery voltage
and does not indicate a malfunction. When the battery becomes fully charged,
the light will go out.
& Brake system 
warning light
WARNING
. Driving with the brake system
warning light on is dangerous. 
This indicates your brake system
may not be working properly. If
the light remains on, have the
brakes inspected by a SUBARU
dealer immediately.
. If at all in doubt about whether
the brakes are operating prop-
erly, do not drive the vehicle.
Have your vehicle towed to the
nearest SUBARU dealer for re-
pair.
This light has the following three functions: ! Parking brake warning
The light illuminates with the parking 
brake applied while the ignition switch is
in the “ON ”position. It goes out when the
parking brake is fully released. ! Brake fluid level warning
This light illuminates when the brake fluid 
level has dropped to near the “MIN ”level of the brake fluid reservoir with the ignition
switch in the
“ON ”position and with the
parking brake fully released. 
If the brake system warning light should 
illuminate while driving (with the parking 
brake fully released and with the ignition 
switch positioned in “ON ”), it could be an
indication of leaking of brake fluid or worn
brake pads. If this occurs, immediately
stop the vehicle at the nearest safe place
and check the brake fluid level. If the fluid
level is below the “MIN ”mark in the
reservoir, do not drive the vehicle. Have
the vehicle towed to the nearest SUBARU
dealer for repair. ! Electronic Brake Force Distribution 
(EBD) system warning
The brake system warning light also
illuminates if a malfunction occurs in the
EBD system. In that event, it illuminates
together with the ABS warning light. 
The EBD system may be faulty if the 
brake system warning light and ABS
warning light illuminate simultaneously
during driving. 
Even if the EBD system fails, the conven- 
tional braking system will still function.
However, the rear wheels will be more
prone to locking when the brakes are
applied harder than usual and the vehi-cle ’s motion may therefore become some- Instruments and controls
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!For 4-speed automatic transmis- 
sion vehicles
This light illuminates when All-Wheel
Drive is disengaged and the drive me-
chanism is switched to Front Wheel Drive 
for maintenance or similar purposes. 
This light flashes if the vehicle is driven 
with tires of different diameters fitted on its
wheels or with the air pressure exces-
sively low in any of its tires. & Vehicle Dynamics 
Control operation indi- 
cator light (if equipped)
This light illuminates when the ignition 
switch is ON and goes out approximately
2 seconds later. 
It blinks when the skid suppression func- 
tion is activated. It illuminates when only
the traction control function is operating. 
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system is 
probably faulty under any of the following
conditions. Have your vehicle checked at
a SUBARU dealer immediately. .The light does not illuminate when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ON ”
position.. The light does not go out even after a
period of approximately 2 seconds after 
the ignition switch has been turned to the“ ON ”position. &
Vehicle Dynamics 
Control warning light (if 
equipped)/Vehicle Dy- 
namics Control OFF in-
dicator light (if equipped)
This warning light has both the function of 
indicating faults in the Vehicle Dynamics
Control system and the function of indicat-
ing that the Vehicle Dynamics Control
system has been deactivated. 
It illuminates in the event of a fault in the 
system and is on when the system is notoperating. 
This warning light illuminates when the 
ignition switch is turned to the “ON ”
position and goes out after the engine
has started. It indicates that the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system is in normaloperation. ! Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system is
probably inoperative under any of the
following conditions. Have your vehicle
checked at a SUBARU dealer immedi-
ately. . The warning light does not illuminate
when the ignition switch is turned to the “ ON ”position. .
The warning light illuminates while the
vehicle is running. . If the electrical circuit of the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system itself becomes 
faulty, the warning light only illuminates. At
this time, the ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sys-
tem) remains fully operational. . The warning light illuminates when the
electronic control system of the ABS/ 
Vehicle Dynamics Control system be-
comes faulty. 
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system 
provides its ABS control through the
electrical circuit of the ABS system.
Accordingly, if the ABS is inoperative, the
Vehicle Dynamics Control system be- 
comes unable to provide ABS control. As 
a result, the Vehicle Dynamics Control
system also becomes inoperative, caus-
ing the warning light to illuminate. Though
both the Vehicle Dynamics Control and
ABS systems are inoperative in this case,
the ordinary functions of the brake system
are still available. You will be safe while
driving with this condition, but have your
vehicle checked at a SUBARU dealer as
soon as possible.
NOTE 
If the warning light behavior is as 
described in the following examples,
the Vehicle Dynamics Control system Instruments and controls
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3-38Instruments and controls
may be considered normal. . The warning light illuminates right
after the engine is started but goes out 
immediately, remaining off.. The warning light illuminates after
engine startup and goes off while the
vehicle is subsequently being driven.. The warning light illuminates during
driving, but it goes out immediately and
remains off. ! Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF in- 
dicator light
. It illuminates when the Vehicle Dy-
namics Control OFF switch is pressed. . It also illuminates when the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system is deactivated. NOTE . The light may stay on for a while
after the engine has been started, 
especially in cold weather. This does
not indicate the existence of a problem.
The light should go out as soon as the
engine has warmed up.. The indicator light illuminates when
the engine has developed a problem
and the CHECK ENGINE warning light/
malfunction indicator lamp is on. 
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system is 
probably faulty under the following condi-
tion. Have your vehicle checked at a SUBARU dealer as soon as possible. .
The light does not go out even after the
lapse of several minutes (the engine has 
warmed up) after the engine has started.
& Security indicator light
This indicator light shows the status of the 
alarm system. It also indicates operation
of the immobilizer system. !Alarm system
It blinks to show the driver the operational 
status of the alarm system. For detailed
information, refer to the “Alarm system ”
section in chapter 2. ! Immobilizer system
This light blinks approximately 60 seconds 
after the ignition switch is turned from“ ON ”position to the “Acc ”or “LOCK ”
position or immediately after the key is
pulled out. Refer to the “Door locks ”
section in chapter 2. 
If the indicator light does not flash, it may 
indicate that immobilizer system may be
faulty. Contact your nearest SUBARU
dealer immediately. 
In the event that an unauthorized key (for 
example, an unauthorized duplicate) is
used, the security indicator light illumi-nates. &
SPORT mode indicator 
light (4-speed AT mod-els)
This light illuminates when the ignition 
switch is turned to the “ON ”position and
goes out after the engine has started.
When the selector lever is moved to the
manual gate, the SPORT mode is se-
lected and the indicator light illuminates.
Refer to the “Automatic transmission –4-
speed ”section in chapter 7.
& Shift-up indicator light 
(MT models with SI- DRIVE)
When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON ”position, the indicator light illumi-
nates for 3 seconds, and then turns off.
While selecting the Intelligent (I) mode of
SI-DRIVE, this indicator light illuminates
and informs the upshift timing to the driver
for fuel-efficient driving.    

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& Selector lever and gear posi- 
tion indicator (AT models) (if equipped)
This indicator shows the position of the 
selector lever. 
When the manual mode is selected, the 
gear position indicator (which shows the
current gear selection) and the upshift/
downshift indicator light up. Refer to the“Automatic transmission –5-speed ”sec-
tion in chapter 7.
& Turn signal indicator lights
These lights show the operation of the turn 
signal or lane change signal. 
If the indicator lights do not blink or blink 
rapidly, the turn signal bulb may be burned out. Replace the bulb as soon as possible.
Refer to the
“Replacing bulbs ”section in
chapter 11.
& High beam indicator light
This light shows that the headlights are in 
the high beam mode. 
This indicator light also illuminates when 
the headlight flasher is operated. &Cruise control indica- 
tor light
The cruise control indicator light illumi- 
nates when the ignition switch is turned tothe “ON ”position and goes out after
approximately 3 seconds. 
This light illuminates when the “CRUISE ”
main switch is pressed. NOTE . If you move the cruise control lever
or press the main switch button while 
turning the ignition switch “ON ”, the
cruise control function is deactivated 
and the “CRUISE ”indicator light
flashes. To reactivate the cruise control
function, turn the ignition switch back
to the “Acc ”or “LOCK ”position, and
then turn it again to the “ON ”position.
. If this indicator light and the CHECK ENGINE warning light/malfunction in-
dicator lamp flash simultaneously dur-
ing driving, have the vehicle checked
by your nearest SUBARU dealer. &
Cruise control set in- 
dicator light
The cruise control set indicator light 
illuminates when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON ”position and goes out
after approximately 3 seconds. 
This light illuminates when vehicle speed 
has been set. & Headlight indicator light
This indicator light illuminates when the 
light switch is turned to the “”position
(to turn on the parking lights) or to the “
” position (to turn on the headlights).
& Front fog light indicator 
light (if equipped)
This indicator light is on while the front fog 
lights are on.      

Clock (vehicle without genu- 
ine SUBARU navigation sys-tem) NOTE .If your vehicle is a 2.5 L non-turbo
model equipped with the genuine 
SUBARU navigation system, refer to
the Owner ’s Manual supplement for the
navigation system.. If your vehicle is a turbo model or a
3.0 L model equipped with the genuine
SUBARU navigation system, refer tothe “Clock (vehicle with genuine
SUBARU navigation system) ”in the
multi-information display (vehicle with
SI-DRIVE) section in this chapter.The clock shows the time while the 
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position.
To adjust the time shown by the clock, 
press the “+ ” button or the “  ” button. The
indicated time will change in one-minute
increments. If you keep the button
pressed, the rate at which the indicated
time changes will speed up. 
To reset the minutes to “00 ”with a radio
time signal, push the “SET ”button. Information display (2.5 L 
non-turbo model without
genuine SUBARU navigationsystem) NOTE 
If your vehicle is a 2.5 L non-turbo 
model equipped with the genuine
SUBARU navigation system, refer to
the Owner
’s Manual supplement for the
monitor system.
With the ignition switch in the “ON ”
position, each successive push of the “ DISP ”button toggles the display in the
following sequence: Instruments and controls
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