How to use this Owner’s
Manual
&Using your Owner’s Manual
Before you operate your vehicle, carefully
read this manual. To protect yourself and
extend the service life of your vehicle,
follow the instructions in this manual.
Failure to observe these instructions may
result in serious injury and damage to your
vehicle.
This manual is composed of fourteen
chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief
table of contents, so you can usually tell at
a glance if that chapter contains the
information you want.
Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS
airbags
This chapter informs you how to use the
seat and seatbelt and contains precau-
tions for the SRS airbags.
Chapter 2: Keys and doors
This chapter informs you how to operate
the keys, locks and windows.
Chapter 3: Instruments and controls
This chapter informs you about the opera-
tion of instrument panel indicators and
how to use the instruments and other
switches.Chapter 4: Climate control
This chapter informs you how to operate
the climate control.
Chapter 5: Audio
This chapter informs you how to operate
your audio system.
Chapter 6: Interior equipment
This chapter informs you how to operate
interior equipment.
Chapter 7: Starting and operating
This chapter informs you how to start and
operate your SUBARU.
Chapter 8: Driving tips
This chapter informs you how to drive your
SUBARU in various conditions and ex-
plains some safety tips on driving.
Chapter 9: In case of emergency
This chapter informs you what to do if you
have a problem, such as a flat tire or
engine overheating.
Chapter 10: Appearance care
This chapter informs you how to keep your
SUBARU looking good.
Chapter 11: Maintenance and service
This chapter informs you when you need
to take your SUBARU to the dealer for
scheduled maintenance and informs you
how to keep your SUBARU running
properly.Chapter 12: Specifications
This chapter informs you about dimen-
sions and capacities of your SUBARU.
Chapter 13: Consumer information and
Reporting safety defects
This chapter informs you about Uniform
tire quality grading standards and Report-
ing safety defects.
Chapter 14: Index
This is an alphabetical listing of all that’sin
this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
For models with EyeSight system:
For details about the EyeSight system,
refer to the Owner’s Manual supplement
for the EyeSight system.
&Safety warnings
You will find a number of WARNINGs,
CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual.
These safety warnings alert you to poten-
tial hazards that could result in injury to
you or others.
Please read these safety warnings as well
as all other portions of this manual care-
fully in order to gain a better understand-
ing of how to use your SUBARU vehicle
safely.
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General information
&California proposition 65
warning
WARNING
Engine exhaust, some of its consti-
tuents, and certain vehicle compo-
nents contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm. In addi-
tion, certain fluids in vehicles and
certain components of product wear
contain or emit chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
&California Perchlorate Advi-
sory
Certain vehicle components such as air-
bag modules, seatbelt pretensioners and
keyless entry transmitter batteries may
contain perchlorate material. Special
handling may apply for service or vehicle
end of life disposal. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/
hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
&Noise from under the vehicle
NOTE
You may hear a noise from under the
vehicle approximately 5 to 10 hours
after the ignition switch is turned to the
“LOCK”/“OFF”position. However, this
does not indicate a malfunction. This
noise is caused by the operation of the
fuel evaporation leakage checking sys-
tem and the operation is normal. The
noise will stop after approximately 15
minutes.
&Event data recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such as an air
bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle,
data that will assist in understanding how
a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for
a short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
.How various systems in your vehicle
were operating;
.Whether or not the driver and passen-
ger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
.Howfar(ifatall)thedriverwasdepressing the accelerator and/or brake
pedal; and,
.How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE:
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under
normal driving conditions and no personal
data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash
location) are recorded. However, other
parties, such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely ac-
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition
to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties,
such as law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the informa-
tion if they have access to the vehicle or
the EDR.
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Table of contents
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags1
Keys and doors2
Instruments and controls
Climate control4
Audio5
Interior equipment6
Starting and operating7
Driving tips8
In case of emergency9
Appearance care10
Maintenance and service11
Specifications12
Consumer information and Reporting safety defects13
Index14
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&Warning and indicator lights
Mark Name Page
Seatbelt warning light 3-14
Front passenger’s
seatbelt warning light3-14
SRS airbag system
warning light3-15
/Front passenger’s
frontal airbag ON indi-
cator3-16
/Front passenger’s
frontal airbag OFF in-
dicator3-16
CHECK ENGINE
warning light/Malfunc-
tion indicator light3-16
Coolant temperature
low indicator light/
Coolant temperature
high warning light3-17
Charge warning light 3-18
Oil pressure warning
light3-18
Engine oil level warn-
ing light3-18Mark Name Page
AT OIL TEMP warning
light (CVT models)3-19
ABS warning light 3-21
Brake system warning
light3-21
Door open warning
light3-23
AWD warning light
(CVT models)3-23
Power steering warn-
ing light3-23
Hill start assist warn-
ing light/Hill start assist
OFF indicator light3-22
Vehicle Dynamics
Control warning light/
Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation indi-
cator light3-24
Vehicle Dynamics
Control OFF indicator
light3-25
Turn signal indicator
lights3-31Mark Name Page
High beam indicator
light3-31
Automatic headlight
beam leveler warning
light (if equipped)3-31
Front fog light indicator
light3-31
Access key warning
indicator (if equipped)3-25
Security indicator light 3-30
Headlight indicator
light3-32
Cruise control indica-
tor light (if equipped)3-31
Cruise control set in-
dicator light (if
equipped)3-31
Low fuel warning light 3-22
Low tire pressure
warning light
(U.S.-spec. models)3-19
Windshield washer
fluid warning light3-19
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Function settings
A SUBARU dealer can change the settings of the functions shown in the following table to meet your personal requirements. Contact
the nearest SUBARU dealer for details. If your vehicle is equipped with a multi function display, the settings for some of these functions
can be changed using the display. For details, refer to“Multi function display”F3-42.
Item Function Possible settings Default setting
Alarm system Alarm system Operation/Non-operation Operation
Monitoring start delay time (after
closure of doors)0 seconds/30 seconds 30 seconds
Impact sensor operation (only
models with shock sensors (dealer
option))Operation/Non-operation Non-operation
Passive arming (models without
“Keyless Access with Push-button
Start system”)Operation/Non-operation Non-operation
Dome light and map lights illumina-
tion (models with moonroof)ON/OFF OFF
Dome light illumination (models
without moonroof)
Keyless Access (if equipped) Hazard warning flasher Operation/Non-operation Operation
Audible signal Operation/Non-operation Operation
Audible signal volume Level 1 to 7 Level 5
Door unlock selection function (dri-
ver’s door unlock)Driver’s door only/All doors Driver’s door only
Door unlock selection function (rear
gate unlock)Rear gate only/All doors Rear gate only
Remote keyless entry system Hazard warning flasher Operation/Non-operation Operation
Audible signal Operation/Non-operation Operation
Audible signal volume Level 1 to 7 Level 5
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Item Function Possible settings Default setting
Key lock-in prevention Key lock-in prevention Operation/Non-operation Operation
Defogger and deicer system for
models with the automatic climate
control systemRear window defogger, outside
mirror defogger and windshield wi-
per deicerOperation for 15 minutes/
Continuous operationOperation for 15 minutes
Dome light Operation of dome light/map light/
cargo area light OFF delay timerOFF/10 seconds/20 seconds/30
seconds30 seconds
Map light for models with a moon-
roof
Cargo area light
Battery drainage prevention func-
tionBattery drainage prevention func-
tionOperation/Non-operation Operation
Seatbelt warning Sounds a chime while driving Operation/Non-operation Operation
Auto on/off headlights (if equipped) Sensitivity of the operation of the
auto on/off headlightsLow/Mid/High/Max Mid
Welcome lighting function (if
equipped)Welcome lighting function (when
approaching)OFF/30 seconds/60 seconds/90
seconds30 seconds
Welcome lighting function (when
exiting)OFF/30 seconds/60 seconds/90
seconds30 seconds
Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper
operationOperation/Non-operation U.S.-spec. models: Non-operation
Other models: Operation
One-touch lane changer Operation of the one-touch lane
changerOperation/Non-operation Operation
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
vehicle, causing injury.
.Do not put any objects under the
driver’s side of the instrument
panel. If the SRS knee airbag
deploys, those objects could in-
terfere with its proper operation
and could be propelled inside the
vehicle, causing injury.
.The key must not be attached to
heavy, sharp or hard acces-
sories, or another key. If the
SRS knee airbag deploys, those
objects could interfere with its
proper operation and could be
propelled inside the vehicle and
cause injury.WARNING
Do not attach accessories to the
windshield, or fit an extra-wide mir-
ror over the inside rear view mirror.
If the SRS airbag deploys, those
objects could become projectiles
that could seriously injure vehicle
occupants.
WARNING
.Do not attach accessories to the
door trim or near either SRS side
airbags and do not place objects
near the SRS side airbags. In the
event of SRS side airbag deploy-
ment, they could be propelleddangerously toward the vehicle’s
occupants and cause injuries.
.Do not attach a hands-free micro-
phone or any other accessory to
a front pillar, a center pillar, a rear
pillar, the windshield, a side win-
dow, an assist grip, or any other
cabin surface that would be near
a deploying SRS curtain airbag.
A hands-free microphone or
other accessory in such a loca-
tion could be propelled through
the cabin with great force by the
curtain airbag, or it could prevent
correct deployment of the curtain
airbag. In either case, the result
could be serious injuries.
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Keys..................................................................... 2-3
Key number plate................................................ 2-3
Immobilizer.......................................................... 2-3Security indicator light........................................ 2-4
Key replacement................................................. 2-4
Certification for immobilizer system..................... 2-4
Door locks........................................................... 2-5Locking and unlocking from the outside .............. 2-5
Locking and unlocking from the inside................ 2-7
Battery drainage prevention function................... 2-7
Power door locking switches............................. 2-8Key lock-in prevention function........................... 2-9
Keyless access with push-button start
system (if equipped)........................................ 2-9
Access key........................................................ 2-10
Safety precautions............................................. 2-10
Locking and unlocking with“keyless access”
entry function................................................... 2-13
Selecting audible signal operation...................... 2-17
Warning chimes and warning indicator............... 2-17
Disabling keyless access function...................... 2-17
When access key does not operate properly....... 2-19
Replacing battery of access key......................... 2-19
Replacing access key......................................... 2-19
Certification for keyless access with push-button
start system..................................................... 2-19
PIN Code Access (models with“keyless
access with push-button start system”)........ 2-20
Registering a PIN code....................................... 2-21
Unlocking.......................................................... 2-22
Remote keyless entry system........................... 2-22
Locking the doors.............................................. 2-23
Unlocking the doors.......................................... 2-24
Unlocking the rear gate...................................... 2-24
Vehicle finder function....................................... 2-24
Sounding a panic alarm..................................... 2-24
Selecting audible signal operation (models
without“keyless access with push-button start
system”).......................................................... 2-24
Replacing the battery......................................... 2-25
Replacing lost transmitters................................ 2-25
Certification for remote keyless entry system..... 2-25
Alarm system..................................................... 2-26System operation............................................... 2-26
Activating and deactivating the alarm system..... 2-27
If you have accidentally triggered the alarm
system............................................................ 2-27
Arming the system............................................ 2-27
Disarming the system........................................ 2-30
Valet mode........................................................ 2-31
Passive arming (models without“keyless access
with push-button start system”) ....................... 2-31
Tripped sensor identification.............................. 2-32
Shock sensors (dealer option)............................ 2-33
Child safety locks.............................................. 2-33
Windows............................................................. 2-34
Power window operation by driver..................... 2-34
Power window operation by passengers............. 2-36
Initialization of power window ............................ 2-37
Keys and doors
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