2011 SUBARU IMPREZA Owners Manual

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Interior lights....................................................... 6-2
Dome light .......................................................... 6-2
Cargo area light (5-door models) ......................... 6-2
Map lights ........................................................... 6-3
Sun visors ........................................................... 6-4
Vanity mirror ....................................................... 6-4
Storage compartment ......................................... 6-4
Glove box ........................................................... 6-5
Center console .................................................... 6-5
Coin tray (if equipped) ......................................... 6-5
Cup holders ......................................................... 6-5
Front passenger ’s cup holder .............................. 6-5
Rear passenger ’s cup holder (if equipped) ........... 6-7
Bottle holders ...................................................... 6-7
Accessory power outlets .................................... 6-8
Use with a cigarette lighter (if equipped) .. ............ 6-9Ashtray (if equipped)
......................................... 6-10
Portable ashtray ................................................ 6-10
Rear ashtray (STI –if equipped) ......................... 6-10
Floor mat (if equipped) ...................................... 6-11
Shopping bag hook (5-door) ............................. 6-11
Cargo area cover (5-door –if equipped) .......... 6-12
Using the cover ................................................. 6-12
To remove the cover .......................................... 6-12
To install the cover housing ............................... 6-13
Cargo tie-down hooks (5-door –if
equipped) ........................................................ 6-13
Under-floor storage compartment (if equipped) .................................................... 6-14Interior equipment
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6-2Interior equipment
Interior lights
When leaving your vehicle, make sure the
lights are turned off to avoid batterydischarge. &Dome light
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 (5-
door) is opened. .
The doors or the rear gate (5-door) are
unlocked 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 (5-door) are closed.
While the light is illuminated, if any of the
following operations 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 (5-door) 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 as follows. . Models with genuine SUBARU navi-
gation system:
The setting can be changed using the
navigation monitor. For details, please
refer to the Owner ’s Manual supplement
for the navigation system. Also, the setting
can be changed by a SUBARU dealer.
Contact your SUBARU dealer for details. .
Models without genuine SUBARU
navigation system:
The setting can be changed by a
SUBARU dealer. Contact your SUBARU
dealer for details.
& Cargo area light (5-door models)
ON position: The light illuminates when
the rear gate is opened. The light remains
illuminated for several seconds and gra-
dually turns off after the rear gate isclosed. OFF position: The light remains off.

&Map lights
Type A
Type B
To turn on the map light, push the switch.
To turn it off, push the switch again. When leaving the vehicle, make sure the
lights are turned off to avoid batterydischarge.
NOTE
For the type A map lights, although the
light switches are in the ON position,
the lights are automatically turned off
after approximately 30 seconds of
illumination to prevent the vehicle
battery from discharging. For details,
refer to “Battery drainage prevention
function ”F 2-5.
! Automatic illumination (models
with moonroof)
The map lights illuminate automatically in
the following cases. . Any of the doors other than the rear
gate is opened. (The map lights do not
illuminate when only the rear gate isopened.) . The doors are unlocked using the
remote keyless entry transmitter.. The ignition switch is turned from the
“ Acc ”position to the “LOCK ”position.
The automatically illuminated map lights
remain on for several seconds and then
gradually turn off after all doors areclosed.
While the lights are on, if any of the following operations are performed, the
map lights turn off immediately. .
The ignition switch is turned from the
“ LOCK ”position to the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position.. All doors and the rear gate (5-door) are
locked using the remote keyless entry
transmitter.
The setting of the period for which the
lights remain on (OFF delay timer) can be
changed as follows. . Models with genuine SUBARU navi-
gation system:
The setting can be changed using the
navigation monitor. For details, please
refer to the Owner ’s Manual supplement
for the navigation system. Also, the setting
can be changed by a SUBARU dealer.
Contact your SUBARU dealer for details. . Models without genuine SUBARU
navigation system:
The setting can be changed by a
SUBARU dealer. Contact your SUBARU
dealer for details. Interior equipment
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6-4Interior equipment
Sun visors
To block out glare, swing down the visors.
To use the sun visor at a side window,
swing it down and move it sideways. &
Vanity mirror
CAUTION
Keep the vanity mirror cover closed
while the car is being driven to avoid
being temporarily blinded by the
glare of bright light.
To use the vanity mirror, swing down the
sun visor and open the vanity mirror cover. Storage compartment
CAUTION
. Always keep the storage com-
partment closed while driving to
reduce the risk of injury in the
event of a sudden stop or anaccident.
. Do not store spray cans, contain-
ers with flammable or corrosive
liquids or any other dangerous
items in the storage compart-ment.

&Glove box
1) Lock
2) Unlock
To open the glove box, pull the handle. To
close it, push the lid firmly upward.
To lock the glove box, insert the key and
turn it clockwise. To unlock the glove box,
insert the key and turn it counterclockwise. &
Center consoleTo open the lid, pull up the lock release. &Coin tray (if equipped)
A coin tray is built in the center console. Cup holders
CAUTION
Take care to avoid spills. Beverages,
if hot, might burn you or your
passengers. Spilled beverages may
also damage upholstery, carpets or
audio equipment.
& Front passenger ’s cup holder
CAUTION
Do not pick up a cup from the cup
holder or put a cup in the holder
while you are driving, as this may
distract you and lead to an accident. Interior equipment
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6-6Interior equipment
! Except STI
A dual cup holder is built in the center
console, beside the parking brake lever. !STI
The dual cup holder is built into the center console near the parking brake lever.
To access the cup holder, pull the lid
toward the rear.
The divider in the cup holder can be pulled
out and inserted in a different position
(further toward the front or rear) to enablecups of different sizes to be held.
NOTE
With the divider taken out, the cup
holder can be used as a storage box.

&Rear passenger ’s cup holder
(if equipped)
CAUTION
When not in use, always keep the
cup holder stored while driving to
reduce the risk of injury in the event
of a sudden stop or an accident.
A dual cup holder is located at the back of
the center console. To use the cup holder,
open the lid by pulling its upper edge. Bottle holders
CAUTION
. Do not pick up a bottle from the
bottle holder or put a bottle in the
holder while you are driving, as
this may distract you and lead to
an accident.
. When placing a beverage in a
door pocket, make sure it is
capped. Otherwise, the beverage
could spill when opening/closing
the door or while driving and, if
the beverage is hot, it could scaldyou.
The door pocket equipped on each door trim can be used to hold beverage bottles
and other items.
Interior equipment
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