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!Conditions in which front passen-ger’s SRS frontal airbag is notactivated
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbagwill not be activated when any of thefollowing conditions are met regarding thefront passenger’s seat.
.The seat is empty.
.The seat is equipped with a rearwardfacing child restraint system and an infantis restrained with it. (See WARNING thatfollows.)
.The seat is equipped with a forwardfacing child restraint system and a smallchild is restrained with it. (See WARNINGthat follows.)
.The seat is equipped with a boosterseat and a small child is in the boosterseat. (See WARNING that follows.)
.The seat is relieved of the occupantload for a time exceeding the predeter-mined monitoringtime period.
.The seat is occupied by a child whohas outgrown a child restraint system(See WARNING that follows.) or by asmall adult.
.The front passenger’s occupant detec-tion system is malfunctioning.
WARNING
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA-CING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONTPASSENGER’S SEAT EVEN IF THEFRONT PASSENGER’S SRS FRON-TAL AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. Besure to install it in one of the rearseating positions recommended inthis Owner’s Manual in a correctmanner. Also, it is strongly recom-mended that any forward facingchild seat or booster seat be in-stalled in one of the rear seatingpositions recommended in thisOwner’sManual,andthatevenchildren who have outgrown a childrestraint system be also seated in aREAR seat. This is because childrensitting in the front passenger’s seatmay be killed or severely injuredshould the front passenger’s SRSfrontal airbag deploy. REAR seatsare the safest place for children.
When the front passenger’s seat is occu-pied by a child, observe the followingprecautions. Failure to do so may increasethe load on the front passenger’s seat,activating the front passenger’sSRSfrontal airbag even though that seat isoccupied by a child.
.Do not place any article on the seatother than the child occupant and a childrestraint system.
.Do not place more than one child onthe seat.
.Do not install any accessory such as atable or TV onto the seatback.
.Do not store a heavy load in theseatback pocket.
.Do not allow the rear/second-row seatoccupant to place his/her hands or legs onthe front passenger’s seatback, or allowhim/her to pull the seatback.
!If the front passenger’s frontalairbag ON indicator illuminatesand the OFF indicator turns offeven when an infant or a smallchild is in a child restraint sys-tem (including booster seat)
Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position if the front passenger’s frontalairbag ON indicator illuminates and theOFF indicator turns off even when aninfant or a small child is in a child restraintsystem (including booster seat). Removethe child restraint system from the seat. Byreferring to the child restraint manufac-turer’s recommendations as well as thechild restraint system installation proce-dures in the“Child restraint systems”F1-29 section in this chapter, correctly install
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the child restraint system. Turn the ignitionswitch to the“ON”position and make surethat the front passenger’s frontal airbagON indicator turns off and the OFFindicator illuminates.
If the ON indicator still remains illuminatedwhile the OFF indicator turns off, take thefollowing actions.
.Ensure that no article is placed on theseat other than the child restraint systemand the child occupant.
.Ensure that there is no article left in theseatback pocket.
If the ON indicator still remains illuminatedwhile the OFF indicator turns off aftertaking relevant corrective actions de-scribed above, relocate the child restraintsystem to one of the rear seating positionsrecommended in this Owner’s Manual andimmediately contact your SUBARU dealerfor an inspection.
NOTE
When a child who has outgrown a childrestraint system or a small adult isseated in the front passenger’s seat,the SUBARU advanced frontal airbagsystem may or may not activate thefront passenger’s SRS frontal airbagdepending on the occupant’s seatingposture. If the front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag is activated (the ONindicator remains illuminated whilethe OFF indicator turns off), take thefollowing actions.
.Ensure that no article is placed onthe seat other than the occupant..Ensure that there is no article left inthe seatback pocket.
If the ON indicator still remains illumi-nated while the OFF indicator turns offdespite the fact that the actions notedabove have been taken, seat the child/small adult in the rear seat and im-mediately contact your SUBARU dealerfor an inspection. Even if the systemhas passed the dealer inspection, it isrecommended that on subsequent tripsthe child/small adult always take therear seat.
Children who have outgrown a childrestraint system should always wear theseatbelt irrespective of whether the airbagis deactivated or activated.
!Conditions in which front passen-ger’s SRS frontal airbag is activated
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbagwill be activated for deployment uponimpact when any of the following condi-tions is met regarding the front passen-ger’s seat.
.When the seat is occupied by an adult.
.When a heavy article is placed on theseat.
When the front passenger’s seat is occu-pied by an adult, observe the followingprecautions. Failure to do so may lessenthe load on the front passenger’s seat,deactivatingthe front passenger’s SRSfrontal airbag despite the fact that the seatis occupied by an adult.
.Do not allow the second-row seatoccupant to lift the front passenger’s seatcushion using his/her feet.
.Do not place any article under the frontpassenger’s seat, or squeeze any articlefrom behind and under the seat. This maylift the seat cushion.
.Do not squeeze any article betweenthe front passenger’s seat and side trim/pillar, door or center console box. Thismay lift the seat cushion.
!If the passenger’s frontal airbagOFF indicator illuminates andthe ON indicator turns off evenwhen the front passenger’s seatis occupied by an adult
This can be caused by the adult incor-rectly sitting in the front passenger’s seat.Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position. Ask the front passenger to setthe seatback to the upright position, sit up

straight in the center of the seat cushion,correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/her legs out forward, and adjust the seat tothe rearmost position. Turn the ignitionswitch to the“ON”position. If the OFFindicator remains illuminated while the ONindicator remains off, take the followingactions.
.Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position.
.Ensure that there are no articles,books, shoes, or other objects trappedunder the seat, at the rear of the seat, oron the side of the seat.
.Next, turn the ignition switch to the“ON”position andwait 6 seconds to allowthe system to complete self-checking.Following the system check, both indica-tors turn off for 2 seconds. Now, the ONindicator should illuminate while the OFFindicator remains off.
If the OFF indicator still remains illumi-nated while the ON indicator remains off,ask the occupant to move to the rear seatand immediately contact your SUBARUdealer for an inspection.
!How to contact the vehicle manu-facturer concerning modificationsfor persons with disabilities thatmay affect the advanced airbagsystem (U.S. only)
Changing or moving any parts of the frontseats, seatbelts, front bumper, front sideframe, instrument panel, combination me-ter, steering wheel, steering column, tire,suspension or floor panel can affect theoperation of the SUBARU advanced air-bag system. If you have any questions,you may contact the following SUBARUdistributors.

Subaru of America, Inc.
Customer Dealer Services Department
P.O. Box 6000
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783)

Servco Subaru Inc., dba Subaru Hawaii
2850 Pukoloa Street, Suite 202, Honolulu,HI 96819
808-839-2273

Shen’s Corporation dba Prestige Automo-bile
491, East Marine Drive, Route 1 Dededo,Guam
671-633-2698

Trebol Motors
P.O. Box 11204, San Juan, Puerto Rico00910
787-793-2828
There are currently no SUBARU distribu-tors in any other U.S. territories. If you arein such an area, please contact theSUBARU distributor or dealer from whichyou bought your vehicle.
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!Examples of the types of accidents in which deployment of the driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) is unlikely to occur
1) The vehicle strikes an object, such as atelephone pole or sign pole.2) The vehicle slides under the load bed ofa truck.3) The vehicle sustains an oblique offsetfrontal impact.4) The vehicle sustains an offset frontalcollision.
There are many types of collisions whichmight not necessarily require deploymentof driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’sSRS frontal airbag(s). In the event ofaccidents like those illustrated, the dri-ver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s SRSfrontal airbag(s) may not deploy depend-ing on the level of accident forces in-volved.
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Ahands-freemicrophoneorother accessory in such a loca-tion could be propelled throughthe cabin with great force by thecurtain airbag, or it could preventcorrect deployment of the curtainairbag. In either case, the resultcould be serious injuries.
WARNING
Do not hang coat hangers or otherhard or pointed objects on the coathooks. If such items were hangingon the coat hooks during deploy-ment of the SRS curtain airbags,they could cause serious injuries bycoming off the coat hooks and beingthrown through the cabin or by
preventing deployment of the cur-tain airbags.
Before hanging clothing on the coathooks, make sure there are no sharpobjects in the pockets. Hang cloth-ing directly on the coat hooks with-out using hangers.
WARNING
Do not put any kind of cover orclothes or other objects over eitherfront seatback and do not attachlabels or stickers to the front seatsurface on or near the SRS sideairbag. They could prevent properdeployment of the SRS side airbag,reducingprotection available to the
front seat’s occupant.
!Operation
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtainairbag can function only when the ignitionswitch is in the“ON”position.
The driver’s and front passenger’s SRSside airbags and SRS curtain airbagsdeploy independently of each other be-cause each has its own impact sensor.Therefore, they may not both deploy in thesame accident. Also, the SRS side airbagand SRS curtain airbag deploys indepen-dently of the driver’s and front passen-ger’s SRS frontal airbags in the steeringwheel and instrument panel.
An impact sensor, which senses impactforce, is located in each of the left and
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&SRS airbag system monitors
A diagnostic system continually monitorsthe readiness of the SRS airbag system(including front seatbelt pretensioners)while the vehicle is being driven. TheSRS airbag system warning light“AIR-BAG”will show normal system operationby lighting for approximately 6 secondswhen the ignition switch is turned to the“ON”position.
The following components are monitoredby the indicator.
.Front sub sensor–Right-hand side–Left-hand side.Airbag control module (including im-pact and rolloversensors)
.Frontal airbag module–Driver’s side–Front passenger’s side.Side airbag sensor–Center pillar right-hand side–Center pillar left-hand side.Side airbag module–Driver’s side–Front passenger’s side.Curtain airbag sensor–Rear wheel house right-hand side–Rear wheel house left-hand side.Curtain airbag module–Right-hand side–Left-hand side.Satellite safing sensor (under the sec-ond-row center seat)
.Seatbelt pretensioner–Driver’s side–Front passenger’s side.Seatbelt buckleswitch (front passen-ger’s side)
.Front passenger’sseatbelttensionsensor
.Front passenger’s occupant detectionsystem weight sensor
.Front passenger’s occupant detectioncontrolmodule
.Front passenger’s frontal airbag ONand OFF indicator
.All related wiring
WARNING
If the warning light exhibits any ofthe following conditions, there maybe a malfunction in the seatbeltpretensioners and/or SRS airbagsystem. Immediately take your vehi-cle to your nearest SUBARU dealerto have the system checked. Unlesschecked and properly repaired, theseatbelt pretensioners and/or SRSairbags will operate improperly (e.g.SRS airbags may inflate in a veryminor collision or not inflate in asevere collision), which may in-crease the risk of injury.
.Flashing or flickering of the warn-ing light
.No illumination of the warninglight when the ignition switch isfirst turned to the“ON”position
.Continuous illumination of thewarning light
.Illumination of the warning lightwhile driving
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Ignition switch..................................................... 3-3LOCK.................................................................. 3-3Acc ..................................................................... 3-4ON ...................................................................... 3-4START ................................................................ 3-4Key reminder chime............................................ 3-4Ignition switch light............................................. 3-4
Hazard warning flasher....................................... 3-5
Meters and gauges.............................................. 3-5Combination meter illumination........................... 3-5Canceling the function for meter needle/gaugemovement and combination meter sequentialillumination upon turning on the ignitionswitch............................................................... 3-5Speedometer....................................................... 3-6Odometer............................................................ 3-6Double trip meter................................................ 3-7Tachometer......................................................... 3-7Fuel gauge.......................................................... 3-8Temperature gauge............................................. 3-8
Warning and indicator lights.............................. 3-9Seatbelt warning light and chime........................ 3-10SRS airbag system warning light........................ 3-11Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFFindicators......................................................... 3-12CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunctionindicator light................................................... 3-12Charge warning light.......................................... 3-13Oil pressure warning light.................................. 3-13AT OIL TEMP warning light................................. 3-13
Rear differential oil temperature warninglight................................................................ 3-13Low tire pressure warning light.......................... 3-14ABS warning light.............................................. 3-15Brake system warning light................................ 3-16Low fuel warning light....................................... 3-17Door open warning light.................................... 3-17Windshield washer fluid warning light................ 3-17All-Wheel Drive warning light ............................. 3-18Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light (U.S.-spec models and Canada-spec. models)/VehicleDynamics Control operation indicator light (allmodels)........................................................... 3-18Traction Control system OFF indicator light(U.S.-specmodels and Canada-spec.models)........................................................... 3-19Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light (LatinAmerica-spec. models)/Traction Control OFFindicator light (Latin America-spec. models)..... 3-19Security indicator light....................................... 3-21SPORT mode indicator light............................... 3-21Select lever/Gear position indicator.................... 3-21Turn signal indicator lights................................. 3-21High beam indicator light................................... 3-22Cruise control indicator light.............................. 3-22Cruise control set indicator light........................ 3-22Headlight indicator light..................................... 3-22Front fog lightindicator light.............................. 3-22
Clock.................................................................. 3-22
Outside temperature indicator.......................... 3-23Low outside temperature warning...................... 3-24
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CAUTION
If the pointer exceeds the normaloperating range, safely stop thevehicle as soon as possible.
Refer to“Engine overheating”F9-14.
Warning and indicator lights
Several of the warning and indicator lightsilluminate momentarily and then turn offwhen the ignition switch is initially turnedto the“ON”position. This permits check-ing the operation of the bulbs.
Apply the parking brake and turn theignition switch to the“ON”position. Forthe system check, the following lightsilluminate and turn off after several sec-onds or after the engine has started:
: Driver’s seatbelt warning light(The seatbelt warning light turns offonly when the driver fastens theseatbelt.)
: Front passenger’s seatbelt warninglight(The seatbelt warning light turns offonly when the front seat passengerfastens the seatbelt.)
: SRS airbag system warning light
: CHECK ENGINE warning light/Mal-function indicator light
: Charge warning light
: Oil pressure warning light
: AT OIL TEMP warning light
/: ABS warning light
: Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light(U.S.-spec. models and Canada-spec.models)/Vehicle Dynamics Control op-eration indicator light (all models)
: Traction Control system OFF indicatorlight (U.S.-spec. models and Canada-spec. models)
: Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light(Latin America-spec. models)/TractionControl system OFF indicator light(Latin America-spec. models)
/: Brake system warning light
: AWD warning light
: Low tire pressure warning light
: SPORT mode indicator light
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ONindicator light
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFFindicator 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
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