
4-8Climate control
!Airflow mode selection button
Select the desired airflow mode by push-
ing the airflow mode selection button. The
selected airflow mode is shown on the
center of the dial.
(Ventilation): Airflows through the
instrument panel outlets.
(Bi-level): Airflows through the instru-
ment panel outlets and the foot outlets.
(Heat): Airflows through the instrument
panel outlets, the foot outlets, and some
through the windshield defroster outlets.
(Heat-def): Airflows through the instru-
ment panel outlets, the windshield defros-
ter outlets, and the foot outlets. !
Air inlet selection button
ON position (recirculation): Interior air is
recirculated inside the vehicle. Push the
air inlet selection button to the ON position
for fast cooling with the air conditioner or
when driving on a dusty road. The
indicator light will illuminate.
OFF position (outside air): Outside air is
drawn into the passenger compartment.
Push the air inlet selection button to the
OFF position when the interior has cooled
to a comfortable temperature and the road
is no longer dusty. The indicator light will
turn off.
WARNING
Continued operation in the ON posi-
tion may fog up the windows. Switch to the OFF position as soon as the
outside dusty condition clears.
NOTE
When driving on a dusty road or behind
a vehicle that emits unpleasant exhaust
gases, set the air inlet selection button
to the ON position.
From time to time, return the air inlet
selection button to the OFF position to
draw outside air into the passengercompartment. & Rear air conditioner (if equipped)
The rear air conditioner blows cool air out
of the rear ventilators while the “A/C ”

4-10Climate control
Operating tips for heater and
air conditioner &Cleaning ventilator grille
Always keep the front ventilator inlet grille
free of snow, leaves, or other obstructions
to ensure efficient heating and defrosting.
Since the condenser is located in front of
the radiator, this area should be kept clean
because cooling performance is impaired
by any accumulation of insects and leaves
on the condenser. &Efficient cooling after parking
in direct sunlight
After parking in direct sunlight, drive with
the windows open for a few minutes to
allow outside air to circulate into the heated interior. This results in quicker
cooling by the air conditioner. Keep the
windows closed during the operation of
the air conditioner for maximum cooling
efficiency.
& Lubrication oil circulation in
the refrigerant circuit
Operate the air conditioner compressor at
a low engine speed (at idle or low driving
speeds) a few minutes each month during
the off-season to circulate its oil. & Checking air conditioning
system before summer sea-son
Check the air conditioner unit for refriger-
ant leaks, hose conditions, and proper
operation each spring. Have the air con-
ditioning system checked by your
SUBARU dealer. & Cooling and dehumidifying in
high humidity and low tem-
perature weather conditions
Under certain weather conditions (high
relative humidity, low temperatures, etc.) a
small amount of water vapor emission
from the air outlets may be noticed. This
condition is normal and does not indicate
any problem with the air conditioning system. &
Air conditioner compressor
shut-off when engine is
heavily loaded
To improve acceleration and gas mileage,
the air conditioner compressor is designed
to temporarily shut off during air condi-
tioner operation whenever the accelerator
is fully depressed such as during rapid
acceleration or when driving on a steepupgrade. & Refrigerant for your climate
control system
Your air conditioner uses ozone friendly
refrigerant HFC134a. Therefore, the meth-
od of adding, changing or checking the
refrigerant is different from the method for
CFC12 (freon). Consult your SUBARU
dealer for service. Repairs needed as a
result of using the wrong refrigerant are
not covered under warranty.

5-22Audio
! How to insert a CD(s)
! Inserting a CD
1. Briefly press the “LOAD ”button (10). If
the magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator associated with the
idle position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is
no idle position in the magazine.
2. After the disc number indicator has
started to flash, insert the disc when“ LOAD ”flashes on the display. The disc
will then be automatically drawn in, and
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the disc. . To insert more discs in succession,
repeat Steps 1 and 2. The magazine will
be loaded with discs in the ascending
order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the “LOAD ”button,
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the last disc you have inserted. . The disc indicator steadily lights up if a
disc is already inserted in the correspond-
ing position of the magazine. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press “FM AM ”button, the player will
enter the standby mode. Press the “CD ”
button (1) to start playback. !
Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Briefly press the “LOAD ”button (10). If
the magazine in the player has an idle
position 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 select button (9) at the
position where you want to insert a disc.
3. Insert the disc when “LOAD ”flashes
on the display. The disc will then be
automatically drawn in, and the player will
begin to play the first track on the disc. . 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 ”button,
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the last disc you have inserted. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press “FM AM ”button, the player will
enter standby mode. Press the “CD ”
button (1) to start playback. ! Loading all the magazine (full disc
loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD ”button (10) for more than 1.5 seconds, the
player will produce beep sound and will
enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A
“disc number ”indicator will blink,
and “ALL LOAD ”will be on display for a
period of 15 seconds. If a disc is success-
fully loaded during this period, the disc
number indicator will stop blinking and will
steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is com-
plete, 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. ! How to play back a CD or make a pause
! When there is no CD inserted:
Properly insert a CD. Refer to “How to
insert a CD(s) ”F 5-22.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start
playback of the CD, beginning with the
first track.

!When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the disc select
buttons (9) 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, “CHECK DISC ”will appear
on the display and the player will not playanything. ! To select a song from its beginning
! Forward direction
Briefly press the “
”side of the “TUNE
TRACK ”button (2) to skip to the beginning
of the next track/file (track). Each time the
button is pressed, the indicated track/file
(track) number will increase.
NOTE
In an MP3 folder, skipping past the last
track/file (track) will take you back to
the first track/file (track) in the folder. ! Backward direction
Briefly press the “
”side of the “TUNE
TRACK ”button (2) to skip to the beginning
of the current track/file (track). Each time
the button is pressed, the 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. !
Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
! Fast-forwarding
Press the “
”side of the “TUNE TRACK ”
button (2) continuously to fast-forward the track/file.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding. 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). ! Fast-reversing
Press the “
”side of the “TUNE TRACK ”
button (2) continuously to fast-reverse the track/file.
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. !
Repeating
! To repeat the currently playing track/
file (track)
To repeat a track/file (track), briefly pressthe “RPT ”button (6) while the track/file
(track) is playing. The display will show “ RPT ”, and the track/file (track) will be
repeated.
To cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play
mode, briefly press the “RPT ”button
twice. The “RPT ”indication will turn off,
and the normal playback mode will beresumed. NOTE . Each time you briefly press the
button, the mode will change to the
next one in the following sequence.
If you accidentally press the button and
cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play
mode, press it again to reselect the
repeat-play mode. . The repeat-play mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps.
–Press the “RDM ”button
– Press the “SCAN ”button
– Press the “
”button Audio
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5-30Audio
.You cannot use a DualDisc in the CD
player. If you insert a DualDisc into the
player, the disc may not come out again,
possibly causing the player to malfunction. . In cold and/or rainy weather, dew can
form inside the CD player, preventing
normal operation. If this happens, eject
the CD and wait for the player to dry out. . Skipping may occur when the CD
player is subjected to severe vibration
(for example, when the vehicle is driven
on a rough surface). . To remove a disc from the case, press
the center of the case and hold both
edges of the disc. If the disc surface is
touched directly, contamination could
cause poor tone quality. Do not touch the
disc surface. . Use a clean disc whenever possible. If there are deposits, wipe the disc surface
from the center outward with a dry, soft
cloth. Be sure not to use a hard cloth,
thinner, benzine, alcohol, etc. .
Do not use any disc that is scratched,
deformed, or cracked. Also, do not use
any disc that has a non-standard shape
(for example, a heart shape). Malfunctions
or problems might result. . A disc is vulnerable to heat. Never
keep it either in places exposed to direct
sunlight, near heaters or in vehicles
parked in the sun or on hot days.

Interior light......................................................... 6-2
Dome light .......................................................... 6-2
Cargo area light .................................................. 6-3
Rear gate light .................................................... 6-3
Map light ............................................................. 6-3
Automatic ambient light for center console area (if equipped) ...................................................... 6-4
Sun visors ........................................................... 6-4
Sun visor extension plate .................................... 6-5
Vanity mirror with light ........................................ 6-5
Storage compartment ......................................... 6-6
Glove box ........................................................... 6-6
Center console box ............................................. 6-6
Rear console ....................................................... 6-7
Overhead console ............................................... 6-8
Cup holder ........................................................... 6-8
Front passenger ’s cup holder .............................. 6-8
Rear seat (5-seater models)/Second-row seat (7-seater models) passenger ’s cup holder .......... 6-9
Third-row seat cup holders (7-seater models) ....... 6-9
Bottle holders ...................................................... 6-9
Accessory power outlets ................................... 6-10
Coat hook ........................................................... 6-12
Shopping bag hook ............................................ 6-13
Floor mat ............................................................ 6-13 Cargo area cover (if equipped)
......................... 6-14
Using the cover ................................................. 6-14
To remove the cover .......................................... 6-15
To install the cover housing ............................... 6-15
Convenient tie-down hooks .............................. 6-16
Under-floor storage compartment .................... 6-16
5-seater models ................................................. 6-16
7-seater models ................................................. 6-17
HomeLink ®Wireless Control System
(if equipped) .................................................... 6-17
Garage door opener programming in the U.S.A. .............................................................. 6-18
Programming rolling-code-protected garage door openers in the U.S.A. ....................................... 6-19
Programming for entrance gates and garage door openers in Canada ........................................... 6-20
Programming other devices ............................... 6-21
Operating the HomeLink ®Wireless Control
System ............................................................ 6-21
Reprogramming a single HomeLink ®button .. ..... 6-21
Erasing HomeLink ®button memory ................... 6-21
In case a problem occurs ................................... 6-21
Rear view camera (if equipped) ........................ 6-22
How to use the rear view camera ....................... 6-23
Viewing range on the screen .............................. 6-23
Help line ............................................................ 6-24 Interior equipment
6

6-2Interior equipment
Interior light
When leaving your vehicle, make sure the
light is turned off to avoid battery dis-charge. &Dome light
Models with Rear Seat Entertainment
Models without Rear Seat Entertainment
1) ON
2) DOOR
3) OFF
The dome light switch has the following
three positions. ON: The light remains on continuously.
OFF: The light remains off.
DOOR: The dome light illuminates auto-
matically in the following cases. . Any of the doors or the rear gate is
opened.. The doors or the rear gate are un-
locked using the remote keyless entry
transmitter. . The ignition switch is turned from the
“ Acc ”position to the “LOCK ”position. The automatically illuminated dome light
remains on for several seconds and then
gradually turns off after all doors and the
rear gate are closed. While the light is
illuminated, if any of the following opera-
tions are performed, the dome light turns
off immediately. .
The ignition switch is turned from the
“ LOCK ”position to “Acc ”or “ON ”position.
. All doors and the rear gate are locked
using the remote keyless entry transmitter.
The setting of the period for which the light
remains on (OFF delay timer) can be
changed by a SUBARU dealer. Contact
the nearest SUBARU dealer for details.

&Cargo area light
1) DOOR
2) OFF
3) ON
The cargo area light switch has the
following three positions. DOOR: The light illuminates when the rear
gate is opened. The light remains illumi-
nated for several seconds and turns off
after the rear gate is closed. OFF: The light remains off.
ON: The light remains on continuously. &
Rear gate light
The rear gate light is located inside the
vehicle on the rear gate. Push the right
side of the switch to turn it on, and push
the left side of the switch to turn it off. &
Map light
To turn on the map light, push the switch.
To turn it off, push the switch again.
When leaving the vehicle, make sure the
light is turned off to avoid battery dis-charge.
Although the map light switches are in the
OFF position, the map lights illuminate
automatically in the following cases. .Any of the doors or the rear gate is
opened.
–The operational/non-operational
setting of this function can be changed
by a SUBARU dealer. Contact your
SUBARU dealer to change the setting. – The factory setting (default setting)
for this function is set as “operational ”
Interior equipment
6-3
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