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■Rear side marker lights
Remove a clip and partly remove
the cover.
To prevent damage to the vehicle,
cover the tip of the screwdriver
with a rag.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
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■Rear turn signal lights
Remove a clip and partly remove
the cover.
To prevent damage to the vehicle,
cover the tip of the screwdriver
with a rag.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
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■Back-up lights
Remove the clips.
To prevent damage to the vehicle,
cover the tip of the screwdriver
with a rag.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
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■License plate lights
Remove the trunk lid panel cover
clips and partly remove the trunk
lid panel cover.
To prevent damage to the vehicle,
cover the tip of the screwdriver
with a rag.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
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■Interior light
Remove the lens.
To prevent damage to the interior
light, cover the tip of the screw-
driver with a rag.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
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■Vanity lights (if equipped)
Open the cover and remove the
lens.
To prevent damage to the vanity
light, cover the tip of the screw-
driver with a rag.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
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■Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below has burnt out, have it replaced by
your SUBARU dealer.
●Headlight high and low beams
●Parking lights
●Daytime running lights
●Stop/tail lights
●High mounted stoplight
●Door courtesy lights (if equipped)
■Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Contact your SUBARU dealer for more information in the following situa-
tions. Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens
does not indicate a malfunction.
●Large drops of water are built up on the inside of the lens.
●Water has built up inside the headlight.
■Discharge headlights
If voltage to the discharge bulbs is insufficient, the bulbs may not come on,
or may go out temporarily. The discharge bulbs will come on when normal
power is restored.
■LED light bulbs
The parking lights, daytime running lights, stop/tail lights and high mounted
stoplight consist of a number of LEDs. If any of the LEDs burn out, take your
vehicle to your SUBARU dealer to have the light replaced.
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■When replacing light bulbs
SUBARU recommends that you use genuine SUBARU products designed
for this vehicle.
Because certain bulbs are connected to circuits designed to prevent over-
load, non-genuine parts or parts not designed for this vehicle may be unus-
able.
■Removing and installing the luggage trim cover and trunk lid panel
cover clip
WARNING
■Replacing light bulbs
●Turn off the lights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately after
turning off the lights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
●Do not touch the glass portion of the light bulb with bare hands. When it is
unavoidable to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth
to avoid getting moisture and oils on the bulb.
Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
●Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so
may result in heat damage, fire, or water entering the headlight unit. This
may damage the headlights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
■When changing the back-up lights
Stop the engine and wait until the exhaust pipe has cooled sufficiently. The
lights are located near the exhaust pipe and touching a hot exhaust pipe can
cause burns.
Removing
Installing