
&Warning and indicator lights
Mark Name Page
Driver ’s seatbelt warning
light 3-10
Front passenger
’s seat-
belt warning light 3-10
SRS airbag system
warning light 3-11
CHECK ENGINE warn-
ing light/Malfunction indi-
cator lamp3-12
Charge warning light 3-13
Oil pressure warning light 3-13
AT OIL TEMP warning light
3-13
/ABS warning light 3-15
/Brake system warning light
3-16
Door open warning light
3-17Mark Name Page
Low fuel warning light 3-17
AWD warning light 3-18
Vehicle Dynamics Con-
trol operation indicator light
3-18
Vehicle Dynamics Con-
trol warning light/Traction
Control system OFF in-
dicator light3-18
Security indicator light 3-19
Turn signal indicator lights
3-20
High beam indicator light 3-20
Front fog light indicator light3-21
Headlight indicator light 3-21
Cruise control indicator light3-20Mark Name Page
Cruise control set indica-
tor light
3-21
Low tire pressure warn-
ing light3-14
Passenger airbag ON in-
dicator light
3-12
Passenger airbag OFF
indicator light3-12
SPORT mode indicator light
3-20
Windshield washer fluid
warning light3-18
Rear differential oil tem-
perature warning light3-1419
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Ignition switch..................................................... 3-3
LOCK .................................................................. 3-3
Acc..................................................................... 3-4
ON...................................................................... 3-4
START ................................................................ 3-4
Key reminder chime ............................................ 3-4
Ignition switch light ............................................. 3-4
Hazard warning flasher ....................................... 3-5
Meters and gauges. ............................................. 3-5
Combination meter illumination ........................... 3-5
Canceling the function for meter needle/gauge movement and combination meter sequential
illumination upon turning on the ignition switch ............................................................... 3-5
Speedometer ....................................................... 3-6
Odometer ............................................................ 3-6
Double trip meter ................................................ 3-7
Tachometer ......................................................... 3-7
Fuel gauge .......................................................... 3-8
Temperature gauge ............................................. 3-9
Warning and indicator lights .............................. 3-9
Seatbelt warning light and chime ........................ 3-10
SRS airbag system warning light ........................ 3-11
Front passenger ’s frontal airbag ON and OFF
indicators ......................................................... 3-12
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicator lamp .................................................. 3-12
Charge warning light .......................................... 3-13
Oil pressure warning light .................................. 3-13
AT OIL TEMP warning light ................................. 3-13 Rear differential oil temperature warning
light ................................................................ 3-14
Low tire pressure warning light .......................... 3-14
ABS warning light .............................................. 3-15
Brake system warning light ................................ 3-16
Low fuel warning light ....................................... 3-17
Door open warning light .................................... 3-17
Windshield washer fluid warning light ................ 3-18
All-Wheel Drive warning light ... .......................... 3-18
Vehicle Dynamics Control operation indicator light ................................................................ 3-18
Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light/Traction Control system OFF indicator light ................... 3-18
Security indicator light ....................................... 3-19
SPORT mode indicator light ............................... 3-20
Select lever/Gear position indicator .................... 3-20
Turn signal indicator lights ................................. 3-20
High beam indicator light ................................... 3-20
Cruise control indicator light .............................. 3-20
Cruise control set indicator light ........................ 3-21
Headlight indicator light ..................................... 3-21
Front fog light indicator light .............................. 3-21
Clock .................................................................. 3-21
Outside temperature indicator .......................... 3-22
Low outside temperature warning ...................... 3-22
Multi function display (vehicles without a genuine SUBARU navigation system) ........... 3-23
Current fuel consumption .................................. 3-23
Average fuel consumption ................................. 3-24
Driving range on remaining fuel ......................... 3-24
Journey time ..................................................... 3-25
Instruments and controls
3

3-10Instruments and controls
: Vehicle Dynamics Control operation
indicator light
: Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light/Traction Control system OFF
indicator light
/: Brake system warning light
: AWD warning light
: Low tire pressure warning light
: SPORT mode indicator light
: Front passenger ’s frontal airbag ON
indicator light
: Front passenger ’s frontal airbag OFF
indicator light
: Low fuel warning light
: Cruise control indicator light
: Cruise control set indicator light
: Rear differential oil temperature warn-
ing light
: Windshield washer fluid warning light
: Door open warning light
If any lights do not illuminate, it indicates a
burned-out bulb or a malfunction of the
corresponding system.
Consult your authorized SUBARU dealer for repair.
& 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
illustrations and sounding a chime.
Driver ’s warning light
Front passenger ’s warning light
! 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 ”
position, the seatbelt warning light(s) will
flash for 6 seconds, to warn that the
seatbelt(s) is/are unfastened. If the dri-ver ’s seatbelt is not fastened, a chime will
also sound simultaneously. NOTE . If the driver ’s and/or front passen-
ger ’s seatbelt(s) is/are still not fastened
6 seconds later, the seatbelt warning
device operates as follows according
to the vehicle speed.
.At speeds lower than approxi-
mately 9 mph (15 km/h)

3-20Instruments and controls
If the indicator light does not flash, it may
indicate that immobilizer system may be
malfunctioning. 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
This light illuminates when the ignition
switch is turned to the “ON ”position and
turns off after the engine has started.
When the select lever is moved to the
manual gate, the SPORT mode is se-
lected and the indicator light illuminates.
Refer to “SPORT mode ”F 7-18. &
Select lever/Gear position in- dicator
The select lever/gear position indicator
shows the position of the select lever.
When manual mode is selected, the gear
position indicator shows the current gear
position and the upshift/downshift indica-
tor illuminates. Refer to “Automatic trans-
mission ”F 7-12.
& 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 “Replacing bulbs ”F 11-40. &
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 turns off 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 control 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.

5-8Audio
! XM
TMsatellite radio
XMTMis a continental U.S. based satellite
radio service, including music, news,
sports, talk and children ’s programming.
XM
TMprovides digital quality audio and
text information, including song title and
artist name. A service fee is required to
receive the XM
TMservice. For more
information, contact your SUBARU dealer
or XM
TMatwww.xmradio.com or call 1-800-
XMRADIO (1-800-967-2346) for U.S.
www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-GET-XMSR
(1-877-438-9677) for Canada. ! Satellite radio reception
Satellite radio signals are best received in
areas with a clear view of the open sky. In
areas where there are tall buildings, trees,
tunnels or other structures that may
obstruct the signal of the satellites, there
may be signal interruptions. Other circum-
stances that may result in signal loss
include driving near a wall, steep cliff or
hill, or driving on the lower level of a multi-
tiered road or inside a parking garage.
To help reduce this condition, satellite
radio providers have installed ground-
based repeaters in heavily populated
areas. However, you may still experience
reception problems in some areas. !
Displaying satellite radio ID of tuner
When you activate satellite radio, you
should have your satellite radio tuner ID
ready because each tuner is identified by
its unique satellite radio tuner ID.
The satellite radio ID will be needed when
you activate satellite radio and receive
satellite radio customer support.
The satellite radio ID can be found on the
audio display by tuning the channel to “0 ”.
Turn the “TUNE TRACK ”button (4) to
select the satellite radio channel. ! Band selection button
Push the “SAT ”button (1) when the radio
is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “SAT ”button when the radio is
on to select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 recep- tion. ! Channel selection
Press “
”of the “TUNE TRACK ”button
(4) to select the next channel and press “
” of the button to select the previous
channel.
Keep pressing “
”of the button to
change to the next channel continuously
and keep pressing “
”of the button to
change to the previous channel continu-
ously. !
Category selection
Press “
”or “”of the “SEEK FLDR ”
button (7) to display the current category.
Press “
”again to select the next
category, and press “”again to select
the previous category. ! Channel scan
Press the “SCAN ”button (8) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio scans through the channels until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for 5 seconds while displaying the
channel number, after which scanning will
continue until the entire channel has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Also during the category selection, chan-
nel scan can be performed in that cate-
gory.
Press the “SCAN ”button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any
displayed channel. ! Selecting preset channels
Presetting a channel with a preset button
(10) allows you to select that channel in a
single operation. Up to six, SAT1, SAT2
and SAT3 channels each may be preset. ! How to preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button (1) to select
SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3 reception.

!XMTMsatellite radio
XMTMis a continental U.S. based satellite
radio service, including music, news,
sports, talk and children ’s programming.
XM
TMprovides digital quality audio and
text information, including song title and
artist name. A service fee is required to
receive the XM
TMservice. For more
information, contact your SUBARU dealer
or XM
TMatwww.xmradio.com or call 1-800-
XMRADIO (1-800-967-2346) for U.S.
www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-GET-XMSR
(1-877-438-9677) for Canada. ! Satellite radio reception
Satellite radio signals are best received in
areas with a clear view of the open sky. In
areas where there are tall buildings, trees,
tunnels or other structures that may
obstruct the signal of the satellites, there
may be signal interruptions. Other circum-
stances that may result in signal loss
include driving near a wall, steep cliff or
hill, or driving on the lower level of a multi-
tiered road or inside a parking garage.
To help reduce this condition, satellite
radio providers have installed ground-
based repeaters in heavily populated
areas. However, you may still experience
reception problems in some areas. !
Displaying satellite radio ID of tuner
When you activate satellite radio, you
should have your satellite radio tuner ID
ready because each tuner is identified by
its unique satellite radio tuner ID.
The satellite radio ID will be needed when
you activate satellite radio and receive
satellite radio customer support.
The satellite radio ID can be found on the
audio display by tuning the channel to “0 ”.
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK ”button (4) to
select the satellite radio channel. ! Band selection button
Push the “SAT ”button (1) when the radio
is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “SAT ”button when the radio is
on to select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 recep- tion. ! Channel selection
Press “
”of the “TUNE TRACK ”button
(4) to select the next channel and press “
” of the button to select the previous
channel.
Keep pressing “
”of the button to
change to the next channel continuously
and keep pressing “
”of the button to
change to the previous channel continu-
ously. !
Category selection
Press “
”or “”of the “SEEK FLDR ”
button (7) to display the current category.
Press “
”again to select the next
category, and press “”again to select
the previous category. ! Channel scan
Press the “SCAN ”button (8) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio scans through the channels until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for 5 seconds while displaying the
channel number, after which scanning will
continue until the entire channel has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Also during the category selection, chan-
nel scan can be performed in that cate-
gory.
Press the “SCAN ”button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any
displayed channel. ! Selecting preset channels
Presetting a channel with a preset button
(10) allows you to select that channel in a
single operation. Up to six, SAT1, SAT2
and SAT3 channels each may be preset. ! How to preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button (1) to select
SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3 reception. Audio
5-19
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Fuel...................................................................... 7-2
Fuel requirements ............................................... 7-2
Fuel filler lid and cap ........................................... 7-3
State emission testing (U.S. only) ...................... 7-5
Preparing to drive ............................................... 7-7
Starting the engine .............................................. 7-7
Stopping the engine ............................................ 7-8
Remote engine start system (dealer option) ..... 7-8
Starting your vehicle ........................................... 7-9
Remote start safety features ................................ 7-9
Entering the vehicle while it is running via remote start .................................................................. 7-9
Entering the vehicle following remote engine start shutdown .......................................................... 7-9
Pre-heating or pre-cooling the interior of the vehicle ............................................................. 7-10
Service mode ..................................................... 7-10
Remote engine start transmitter programming and programmable feature option ..................... 7-10
System maintenance .......................................... 7-11
Automatic transmission ..................................... 7-12
Select lever ........................................................ 7-13
Shift lock function .............................................. 7-14
Selection of manual mode .................................. 7-16
Driving tips ........................................................ 7-17
SPORT mode ..................................................... 7-18 Power steering
................................................... 7-18
Braking ............................................................... 7-19
Braking tips ....................................................... 7-19
Brake system .................................................... 7-19
Disc brake pad wear warning indicators ............. 7-20
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) .......................... 7-20
ABS system self-check ...................................... 7-21
ABS warning light .............................................. 7-21
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system ............................................................. 7-22
Steps to take if EBD system malfunctions ..... ..... 7-22
Vehicle Dynamics Control system .................... 7-23
Vehicle Dynamics Control system monitor..... ..... 7-25
Traction Control system OFF switch ................... 7-27
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ........ 7-28
Parking your vehicle ......................................... 7-29
Parking brake .................................................... 7-29
Parking tips ....................................................... 7-30
Cruise control .................................................... 7-30
To set cruise control .......................................... 7-31
To temporarily cancel the cruise control ............. 7-31
To turn off the cruise control .............................. 7-32
To change the cruising speed .. .......................... 7-32
Cruise control indicator light .............................. 7-33
Cruise control set indicator light ........................ 7-33
Starting and operating
7

7-12Starting and operating
2. Remove the circuit board from the
bottom half of the case and slide the white
plastic battery holder out from under the
battery tab releasing the batteries. Re-
move the old batteries and replace with
new ones. Be sure to observe the (+) sign
on the old batteries before removing them
to ensure that the new batteries are
inserted properly (battery “+ ” should be
pointed away from the transmitter circuit
board on both batteries).
3. Carefully snap the case halves back
together, then test the remote engine startsystem.
NOTE
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of
Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful inter-
ference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, in-
cluding interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not ex-
pressly approved by the party respon-
sible for compliance could void theuser
’s authority to operate the equip-
ment. Automatic transmission
The automatic transmission is electroni-
cally controlled and provides 5 forward
speeds and 1 reverse speed. Also, it has a
manual mode and a SPORT mode.
WARNING
Do not shift from the “P ” or “N ”
position into the “D ” or “R ” position
while depressing the accelerator
pedal. This may cause the vehicle
to jump forward or backward.
CAUTION
. Shift into the “P ” or “R ” position
only after the vehicle is comple-
tely stopped. Shifting while the
vehicle is moving may cause
damage to the transmission.
. Do not race the engine for more
than 5 seconds in any position
except the “N ” or “P ” position
when the brake is set or when
chocks are used in the wheels.
This may cause the automatic
transmission fluid to overheat.
. Avoid shifting from one of the
forward driving positions into the