Front seats........................................................... 1-2
Power seat .......................................................... 1-3
Memory function (driver ’s seat –if equipped) ....... 1-4
Head restraint adjustment .................................... 1-5
Active head restraint ........................................... 1-6
Lumbar support .................................................. 1-6
Seat heater (if equipped) .................................... 1-7
Rear seats (5-seater models)/Second-row seats (7-seater models) ................................... 1-7
Forward and backward adjustment ...................... 1-8
Reclining the seatback ........................................ 1-9
Folding down the seatback ................................. 1-10
Head restraint adjustment ................................... 1-11
Armrest ............................................................. 1-13
Third-row seat (7-seater models) ...................... 1-13
Access to the third-row seat ............................... 1-13
Folding down the seatback ................................. 1-14
Head restraint adjustment ................................... 1-15
Seatbelts ............................................................. 1-16
Seatbelt safety tips ............................................. 1-16
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) ................... 1-18
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (A/ELR) ............................................................ 1-18
Seatbelt warning light and chime ........................ 1-18Fastening the seatbelt
........................................ 1-19
Seatbelt maintenance ......................................... 1-28
Front seatbelt pretensioners ............................. 1-28
System monitors ............................................... 1-29
System servicing ............................................... 1-30
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-31
Child restraint systems ..................................... 1-31
Where to place a child restraint system .............. 1-32
Choosing a child restraint system ...................... 1-34
Installing child restraint systems with A/ELR seatbelt ........................................................... 1-34
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) ................................................ 1-45
Your vehicle ’s SRS configuration ....................... 1-45
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system ........... 1-49
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ............. 1-60
SRS airbag system monitors .............................. 1-71
SRS airbag system servicing ... .......................... 1-72
Precautions against vehicle modification ............ 1-72
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags1
1-4Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
switch. !Seat height adjustment (driver ’s
seat)
To adjust the seat height, pull up or push
down the rear end of the control switch. & Memory function (driver ’s
seat –if equipped)
Two of your favorite seat positions can be
registered. Register the seat position withbutton “1 ” or “2 ” and retrieve the seat
position by pressing either button.
The following seat positions can be registered. . Forward/backward position of the seat
. Angle of seatback
. Angle of seat cushion .
Height of seat
! Registration of seat position
WARNING
. Never adjust the seat while driv-
ing to avoid the possibility of
loss of vehicle control and of
personal injury.
. Before adjusting the seat, make
sure the hands and feet of rear
seat passengers or luggage are
clear of the adjusting mechan-ism.
1. With the select lever in the “P ” posi-
tion, adjust the seat position.
2. While pressing the “SET ”button, press the desired button
“1 ” or “2 ”.
3. The chime sounds once, and the seat
position is registered. ! Retrieval of seat position
WARNING
. Never retrieve the seat position
while driving to avoid the possi-
bility of loss of vehicle control
and of personal injury.
. Perform the seat position retrie-
val before driving. Be sure to
confirm that the select lever
position is in the “P ” position.
Do not drive until the retrieval of
the seat position is complete.
. Be sure to press the correct
button to retrieve your registered
seat position. If the seat position
is not optimum for you, it may
adversely affect your driving and
may reduce the effectiveness of
the seatbelt. That could result in
an accident involving serious
injury or death.
. When retrieving a registered seat
position, make sure the hands,
feet and possessions of rear seat
passengers are clear of the seat
adjusting mechanism.
.When any trouble or a malfunc-
tion occurs during the retrieval of
the seat position, stop the retrie-
val of the seat position using any
of the control switches for man-
ual adjustment, seat memory set
button, seat memory registered
button 1 or 2.
1. With the select lever in the “P ” posi-
tion, press the desired button “1 ” or “2 ”.
2. The chime sounds once and the seat
moves to the registered position.
3. When the seat moves to the registered
position, the chime sounds twice.
NOTE . If a new position is registered for the same button, the previous seat posi-
tion is deleted..
Even if the battery is disconnected,
the registered seat position is notdeleted. & Head restraint adjustment
1) Head restraint
2) Release button
Both the driver ’s seat and the front
passenger ’s seat are equipped with head
restraints.
The head restraint should be adjusted so
that the center of the head restraint is
closest to the top of the occupant ’s ears. To raise:
Pull the head restraint up.
To lower:
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the release button on the top of
the seatback.
To remove:
While pressing the release button, pull out
the head restraint.
To install:
Install the head restraint into the holes that
are located on the top of the seatback until
the head restraint locks.
WARNING
. Never drive the vehicle with the
head restraints removed because
they are designed to reduce the
risk of serious neck injury in the
event that the vehicle is struck
from the rear. Therefore, when
you remove the head restraints,
you must reinstall all head re-
straints to protect vehicle occu-pants.
. All occupants, including the dri-
ver, should not operate a vehicle
or sit in a vehicle ’s seat until the
head restraints are placed in their
proper positions in order to mini-
mize the risk of neck injury in the Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
1-5
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2. Press the“SCAN ”button (8) or the
“ TUNE TRACK ”button (4) to select the
channel.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (10)
for more than 1.5 seconds to store the
channel. If the button is pressed for less
than 1.5 seconds, the preceding selection
will remain in memory. NOTE
If the connection between the radio and
battery is broken for any reason such
as vehicle maintenance or radio re-
moval, all channels stored in the preset
buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is
necessary to reset the preset buttons. ! Display selection
Press the “AUDIO ”button (5) while receiv-
ing satellite radio to change the display as follows.
! Rear seat entertainment
If your vehicle is equipped with a Rear
Seat Entertainment System, you can
enjoy audio outputs from the system
through the vehicle ’s speakers by press-
ing the “RSE AUX ”button (3). Press the button again to return to the audio setsound.
NOTE
If your vehicle is equipped with a Rear
Seat Entertainment System, refer to the
Owner ’s Manual supplement for the
Rear Seat Entertainment System for
further details. Audio
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5-20Audio
2. Press the “SCAN ”button (8) or the
“ TUNE TRACK ”button (4) to select the
channel.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (10)
for more than 1.5 seconds to store the
channel. If the button is pressed for less
than 1.5 seconds, the preceding selection
will remain in memory. NOTE
If the connection between the radio and
battery is broken for any reason such
as vehicle maintenance or radio re-
moval, all channels stored in the preset
buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is
necessary to reset the preset buttons. ! Display selection
Press the “AUDIO ”button (5) while receiv-
ing satellite radio to change the display as follows.
! Rear seat entertainment
If your vehicle is equipped with a Rear
Seat Entertainment System, you can
enjoy audio outputs from the system
through the vehicle ’s speakers by press-
ing the “RSE AUX ”button (3). Press the button again to return to the audio setsound.
NOTE
If your vehicle is equipped with a Rear
Seat Entertainment System, refer to the
Owner ’s Manual supplement for the
Rear Seat Entertainment System for
further details.
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
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14-8Index
Remote keyless entry system ........................................ 2-8
Replacement Brake pad and lining ............................................. 11-22
Wiper blades ........................................................ 11-33
Replacing Air cleaner element ............................................... 11-14
Battery (remote keyless entry system) ...................... 2-11
Lost transmitters (remote keyless entry system) . ........ 2-12
Replacing bulbs ........................................................ 11-40
Back-up light (Station wagon) ................................. 11-44
Cargo area light .................................................... 11-48
Dome light ........................................................... 11-46
Door step light ...................................................... 11-47
Front fog light ....................................................... 11-43
Front turn signal light ............................................. 11-43
Headlight ............................................................. 11-40
License plate light ................................................. 11-45
Map light .............................................................. 11-47
Parking light ......................................................... 11-42
Rear combination light ........................................... 11-43
Rear gate light ...................................................... 11-45
Vanity mirror light .................................................. 11-47
Rocking the vehicle .................................................... 8-11
Roof molding and crossbar ......................................... 8-16
Roof rail and crossbar ................................................ 8-13
S Safety Precautions when driving ............................................. 4
Symbol ...................................................................... 2
Warnings ................................................................... 2 Seat
Fabric ................................................................... 10-5
Front ...................................................................... 1-2
Heater .................................................................... 1-7
Memory function ...................................................... 1-4
Power .................................................................... 1-3
Seatbelt. ................................................................ 4, 1-16
Fastening .............................................................. 1-19
Maintenance .......................................................... 1-28
Pretensioners ......................................................... 1-28
Safety tips ............................................................. 1-16
Warning light and chime .................................. 1-18, 3-10
Security Alarm system ......................................................... 2-16
ID plate .................................................................. 2-3
Immobilizer ............................................................. 2-3
Indicator light .................................................. 2-4, 3-19
Shock sensors ....................................................... 2-20
Select lever ............................................................... 7-13
Position indicator .................................................... 3-20
Shift lock function ....................................................... 7-14
Shift lock release ........................................................ 7-14
Shock sensors ........................................................... 2-20
Shopping bag hook ..................................................... 6-13
Snow tires ....................................................... 8-10, 11-24
Snowy and icy roads ................................................... 8-9
Sounding a panic alarm .............................................. 2-11
Spare tire ................................................................... 9-2
Spark plugs ............................................................. 11-15
Specifications ............................................................. 12-2
Speedometer .............................................................. 3-6