
Inside warningchime Outside warning
chime Access key
warning indica-
tor on meter Operation indica-
tor on push-but-
ton ignition switch Status Action
Ding,
ding ...
(intermittent) —— — The driver
’s door was opened while
the push-button ignition switch is
“ ACC ”and the select lever is in the
“ P ”position. Switch the push-button ignition
switch to
“OFF ”, or close the driver ’s
door.
*When exiting the vehicle, be sure to
switch the push-button ignition
switch to “OFF ”.
The push-button ignition switch was
switched to “OFF ”while the driver ’s
door is open. Close the driver
’s door.
Ding Short beep
(2 seconds) —— Lockout warning:
An attempt was made to lock all
doors while the access key is left
inside the vehicle. Take out the access key from the
vehicle, and lock the doors.
*The doors cannot be locked while
the access key is inside the vehicle.
*A chirp sound will be heard, and all
doors will be unlocked.
— Short beep
(2 seconds) —— Trunk lockout warning:
The trunk was closed with the
access key in it while all doors are
locked (or during the automatic lock
time period) (4-door).
Take out the access key from the
trunk, and close the trunk.
*By pressing the trunk opener button
after this warning chime sounds, the
trunk can be unlocked.
Access key lock-in warning:
The door lock sensor was touched
while the push-button ignition switch
is “OFF ”and the access key is
inside the vehicle. Take out the access key from the
vehicle, and lock the doors.
*If the access key is inside the
vehicle, the doors cannot be locked.
— Beep, beep,
beep, beep,
beep
(5 times) —— Door
ajar
warning:
The door lock sensor is touched
while the ignition switch is in the
“ OFF ”position and one of the doors
including the rear gate is opened. Close the doors securely and lock
them.
*If one of the doors including the rear
gate is opened, the doors cannot be
locked.
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Instruments and controls/Warning and indicator lights
Inside warningchime Outside warning
chime Access key
warning indica-
tor on meter Operation indica-
tor on push-but-
ton ignition switch Status Action
Ding Long beep (60
seconds max.) —— Power warning:
The door lock sensor was touched
while carrying the access key, the
push-button ignition switch is in a
position other than
“OFF ”and the
select lever is in the “P ”position. Return the access key inside the
vehicle, or switch the push-button
ignition switch to
“OFF ”.
*If the push-button ignition switch is
not switched to “OFF ”, the doors
cannot be locked.
Ding,
ding ...
(7 seconds) —
(Flashes 1 sec.
intermittent) —
Access key warning:
The vehicle was driven while the
access key is not inside the vehicle. Carry the access key, and drive the
vehicle.
Ding —
(Flashes 1 sec.
intermittent) —Access key warning for engine
start:
The push-button ignition switch was
pressed while the access key is not
inside the vehicle. Carry the access key, and press the
push-button ignition switch.
Ding Beep, beep,
beep (3 times)
(Flashes 1 sec. intermittent) —Access key takeout warning:
The driver exited the vehicle with the
access key and closed the driver
’s
door while the push-button ignition
switch is in a position other than
“ OFF ”and the select lever is in the
“ P ”position. Switch the push-button ignition
switch to
“OFF ”, and get out of the
vehicle.
Ding Beep, beep,
beep (3 times)
(Flashes 1 sec. intermittent) —Passenger access key takeout
warning:
A fellow passenger exited the vehi-
cle with the access key and closed a
door other than the driver
’s door
while the push-button ignition switch
is in a position other than “OFF ”. Return the access key to inside the
vehicle, or switch the push-button
ignition switch to
“OFF ”.
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Inside warningchime Outside warning
chime Access key
warning indica-
tor on meter Operation indica-
tor on push-but-
ton ignition switch Status Action
Long beep
(continuous) Long beep
(continuous)
(Flashes 1 sec.
intermittent) —The driver exited the vehicle with the
access key and closed the driver
’s
door while the push-button ignition
switch is in a position other than
“ OFF ”and the select lever is in a
position other than the “P ”position. Shift the select lever to the
“P ”
position, switch the push-button
ignition switch to “OFF ”and exit the
vehicle.
Long beep
(continuous) —— — Select lever position warning:
The engine is turned off by pressing
the push-button ignition switch and
the select lever is in a position other
than the
“P ”position. Start the engine, shift the select
lever to the
“P ”position, switch the
push-button ignition switch to “OFF ”
and exit the vehicle.
Long beep
(continuous) —— — Select lever position warning:
The driver
’s door was opened while
the push-button ignition switch is in
a position other than “OFF ”and the
select lever is in a position other
than the “P ”position. Shift the select lever to the
“P ”
position, switch the push-button
ignition switch to “OFF ”and exit the
vehicle.
Ding —— — The battery of the access key is low.Replace the battery of the access
key.
Ding —— Flashes in green
(15 seconds
max.) Steering lock warning:
The engine start procedure was
performed, but the steering is still
locked. While turning the steering wheel
right and left lightly, depress the
brake pedal and press the push-
button ignition switch.
Ding —— Flashes
in
orangeSystem malfunction warning:
A malfunction was detected in the
power system or steering lock. Contact a SUBARU dealer immedi-
ately and have the vehicle in-
spected.
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Instruments and controls/Warning and indicator lights
&Security indicator light
This indicator light shows the status of the
alarm system. It also indicates operation
of the immobilizer system.
!Alarm system
It blinks to show the driver the operational
status of the alarm system. For detailed
information, refer to “Alarm system ”F 2-
27.
! Immobilizer system
The security indicator light starts blinking
in the following conditions.
For models with “keyless access with
push-button start system ”:
. Immediately after the push-button igni-
tion switch is turned to the “OFF”position.
. Immediately after the driver ’s door is
opened or closed when all of the following
conditions are met.
–The push-button ignition switch is in
the “ON ”or “ACC ”position.
– The access key is outside the
vehicle.
– The engine is not running.
In the event that the push-button ignition
switch is pressed to turn it on or to start
the engine carrying an unauthorized key
(for example, the key is unregistered or
the ID code does not match), the power is not switched to
“ON ”and the security
indicator light continues blinking.
For models without “keyless access
with push-button start system ”:
. Approximately 60 seconds after the
ignition switch is turned from the “ON ”
position to the “ACC”or “LOCK ”position.
. Immediately after the key is pulled out.
If the indicator light does not blink in the
above conditions, it may indicate that
immobilizer system may be malfunction-
ing. Contact your nearest SUBARU dealer
immediately.
In the event that an unauthorized key (for
example, an unauthorized duplicate) is
used to start the engine, the security
indicator light illuminates. For details
about the immobilizer system, refer to
“Immobilizer ”F 2-3.
NOTE
. The security indicator light remains
off in the following conditions. This is
normal and does not indicate a mal-
function.
–while the engine is running
– for approximately 60 seconds
after the ignition switch is turned
from the “ON ”position to the
“ACC ”or “LOCK ”/“OFF ”position
. Even if the security indicator light blinks irregularly or its fuse blows (the
light does not blink if its fuse is blown),
the immobilizer system will function
normally.
&
Select lever/gear position in-
dicator (CVT models)
Type A
1) Upshift indicator
2) Downshift indicator
3) Select lever/gear position indicator
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Instruments and controls/Information display
&Headlight indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates under the
following conditions.
.when the light switch is turned to the
“
” or “”position
. when the light control switch is in the
“AUTO ”position and the headlights illumi-
nate automatically
&Steering responsive
fog lights warning indi-
cator/Steering respon-
sive fog lights OFF in-
dicator (models with
EyeSight system)
NOTE
For details about the steering respon-
sive fog lights system, refer to “Steer-
ing responsive fog lights system (mod-
els with EyeSight system) ”F 3-95.
! Steering responsive fog lights
warning indicator
This indicator appears when the steering
responsive fog lights system malfunctions.
When this indicator appears while the
system is activated, contact your
SUBARU dealer for an inspection. !
Steering responsive fog lights OFF
indicator
This indicator appears when the steering
responsive fog lights system is deacti-
vated. This indicator disappears when the
system is activated.
&BSD/RCTA warning in-
dicator (if equipped)
This warning indicator appears when the
BSD/RCTA is malfunctioning. In this case
the BSD/RCTA warning indicator will be
shown on the multi information display of
the combination meter. When this indica-
tor appears, have your vehicle inspected
by your SUBARU dealer as soon as
possible.
&BSD/RCTA OFF indica-
tor (if equipped)
The indicator appears when the BSD/
RCTA OFF switch is pressed to deactivate
the BSD/RCTA. In this case the BSD/
RCTA OFF indicator will be shown on the
multi information display of the combina-
tion meter. For details, refer to “BSD/
RCTA (5-door models —if equipped) ”
F 7-50.
Information display (if
equipped)
NOTE
For models with color multi function
display, refer to “Multi function dis-
play ”F 3-42.
1) Outside temperature indicator
2) Driving information display
3) Clock
With the ignition switch in the “ACC ”
position, the clock appears on the display.
With the ignition switch in the “ON ”
position, the outside temperature indica-
tor, driving information display and clock
all appear on the display.
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Control switch (Crosstrek models)
1) Up (select)
2) Set (enter)
3) Down (select)
&Basic operation
By operating “”or “”of the control
switch, the screens and selection items
can be switched. When the “
/SET”
switch is pulled toward you, the item can
be selected and set.
If there are some useful messages, such
as vehicle information, warning informa-
tion, etc., they will interrupt the current
screen, and appear on the display accom-
panied by a beep. If such a screen is
displayed, take proper action according to
the message shown on the screen. The warning screen will return to the
original screen after a few seconds. While
the
“
”information reminder is shown on
the display, it may be possible to display
the warning screen again. To recall the
message marked with “
”on the display,
pull the “/SET”switch on the steering
wheel toward you.
& Welcome screen and Good-
bye screen
When the driver ’s door is opened and
closed after unlocking the door, the
welcome screen will appear on the multi
information display for approximately 20
seconds.
When the ignition switch is turned to the
“LOCK”/ “OFF”position, the multi informa-
tion display gradually turns off (Good-bye
screen).
NOTE
. The basic screen will be shown
when the ignition switch is turned to
the “ON ”position while the welcome
screen is displayed.
. Once the welcome screen appears,
it takes a certain period of time to
display it again.
. If the ignition switch is operated
after unlocking the driver ’s door, the
welcome screen will not appear even when the driver
’s door is opened and
closed.
. The welcome screen will disappear
when you lock the driver ’s door by
using the remote keyless entry system
(all models) or the keyless access
function (if equipped) while the wel-
come screen is displayed.
. If any of the doors (including the
rear gate) is opened while the welcome
screen is displayed, the door ajar
warning will appear.
. The welcome screen can be set to
on or off. For details, refer to “Welcome
Good-bye Screen ”F 3-41.
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Instruments and controls/Multi function display
played contents, refer to “Basic screens ”
F 3-47.)
& Basic operation
Control switch
1) Up (select)
2) ENTER (push)
3) Down (select)
By operating “”or “”of the control
switch, the screens and selection items
can be switched. When the
button is
pushed, the item can be selected and set.
& Welcome screen
When the door is unlocked and the
driver ’s door is opened, the welcome
screen will appear for a short time.
NOTE
. The welcome screen will disappear
when the ignition switch is turned to
the “ON ”position while the welcome
screen is displayed.
. If any of the doors (including the
rear gate) is opened while the welcome
screen is displayed, the door ajar
warning will appear.
. The welcome screen can be set to
on or off. For details, refer to “Bypass
screen setting ”F 3-72.
. For a certain period of time after the
welcome screen has once appeared, it
may not appear again even when the
driver ’s door is opened again. This
does not indicate a malfunction.
& Date screen
If you have set the date and time in the
selection screen, after the welcome
screen is displayed, the current date will
be displayed for a certain period of time. If
“On/Off setting ”is set to “On ”in the
“ Maintenance settings” , the date screen
will be displayed after the self-check
screen.
! Birthday/anniversary screen
Example of notification on an anniversary
If you have set a birthday or anniversary,
after the date screen is displayed, the
notification (reminder) will be displayed for
a certain period of time from 7 days prior
to the set date.
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Top menuMenu option DescriptionPage
Maintenance Engine Oil Set and adjust the oil maintenance notification date. 3-74
Oil Filter Set and adjust the oil filter maintenance notification date. 3-75
Tires Set and adjust the tire maintenance notification date. 3-75
Maintenance Schedule Set and adjust the vehicle maintenance notification date. 3-75
On/Off Turn on or off the self-check screen that is
activated when the ignition switch is turned to
the
“ON ”position. On or Off
3-75
Clear All Settings Clear all settings for maintenance items. Yes or No 3-76
Go Back Return to the top menu. —
Driving History Set Register and overwrite the driving record. 3-77
Go Back Return to the top menu. —
Car Setting Keyless Buzzer Volume Set the audible signal volume. 0 (OFF) to 73-79
Hazard Warning Flasher Set the hazard warning flasher. On or Off3-79
Defogger Set and customize the operation of the defogger. 15 minutes or Continuous 3-80
Interior Light Set and customize the interior light off delay
timer. 10, 20, 30 seconds or Off
3-82
Auto Light Sensor (if equipped) Set and customize the sensitivity of the auto
light sensor.
Low, Mid, High or Max
3-83
Keyless Access Setting (if
equipped) Set and customize the keyless access function. Driver
’s Door Unlock 3-84
Rear Gate Unlock 3-85
Go Back Return to top menu. —
Instruments and controls/Multi function display
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