2010 LEGACY/OUTBACK Owner's Manual 2010 LEGACY/OUTBACK Owner's Manual
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2010 LEGACY/OUTBACK Owner’s Manual Owner’s 2010 LEGACY/OUTBACK Owner’s Manual A2460BE-A Issued May 2009 Printed in USA 05/09 2010A FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. TOKYO, JAPAN MSA5M1004A 230910_10a_LegacyOutback_OMcover_051109.indd 1 5/12/09 3:13:14 PM Foreword Congratulations on choosing a SUBARU vehicle. This Owner’s Manual has all the information necessary to keep your SUBARU in excellent condition and to properly maintain the emission control system for minimizing emission pollutants. We urge you to read this manual carefully so that you may understand your vehicle and its operation. For information not found in this Owner’s Manual, such as details concerning repairs or adjustments, please contact the SUBARU dealer from whom you purchased your SUBARU or the nearest SUBARU dealer. The information, specifications and illustrations found in this manual are those in effect at the time of printing. FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. reserves the right to change specifications and designs at any time without prior notice and without incurring any obligation to make the same or similar changes on vehicles previously sold. This Owner’s Manual applies to all models and covers all equipment, including factory installed options. Some explanations, therefore may be for equipment not installed in your vehicle. Please leave this manual in the vehicle at the time of resale. The next owner will need the information found herein. FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN is a registered trademark of FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. *C Copyright 2009 FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. This manual describes the following types of the Legacy series. 1) Legacy 2) Outback 1 Warranties How to use this Owner’s Chapter 4: Climate control Manual This chapter informs you how to operate & Warranties for U.S.A. the climate control. All SUBARU vehicles distributed by & Using your Owner’s Manual Chapter 5: Audio Subaru of America, Inc. and sold at retail Before you operate your vehicle, carefully This chapter informs you how to operate by an authorized SUBARU dealer in the read this manual. To protect yourself and your audio system. United States come with the following extend the service life of your vehicle, Chapter 6: Interior equipment warranties: follow the instructions in this manual. This chapter informs you how to operate . SUBARU Limited Warranty Failure to observe these instructions may interior equipment. Emission Control Systems Warranty result in serious injury and damage to your Chapter 7: Starting and operating . Emissions Performance Warranty vehicle. This chapter informs you how to start and operate your SUBARU. All warranty information, including details This manual is composed of fourteen Chapter 8: Driving tips of coverage and exclusions, is in the chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief “Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”. table of contents, so you can usually tell at This chapter informs you how to drive your Please read these warranties carefully. a glance if that chapter contains the SUBARU in various conditions and ex- information you want. plains some safety tips on driving. Chapter 9: In case of emergency & Warranties for Canada Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS This chapter informs you what to do if you All SUBARU vehicles distributed by airbags have a problem while driving, such as a Subaru Canada, Inc. and sold at retail by This chapter informs you how to use the flat tire or engine overheating. an authorized SUBARU dealer in Canada seat and seatbelt and contains precau- come with the following warranties: tions for the SRS airbags. Chapter 10: Appearance care . SUBARU Limited Warranty Chapter 2: Keys and doors This chapter informs you how to keep your SUBARU looking good. Anti-Corrosion Warranty This chapter informs you how to operate Chapter 11: Maintenance and service . Emission Control Warranty the keys, locks and windows. Chapter 3: Instruments and controls This chapter informs you when you need to take your SUBARU to the dealer for All warranty information, including details This chapter informs you about the opera- scheduled maintenance and informs you of coverage and exclusions, is in the tion of instrument panel indicators and “ ” how to keep your SUBARU running Warranty and Service Booklet . Please how to use the instruments and other properly. read these warranties carefully. switches. – CONTINUED – 2 Chapter 12: Specifications CAUTION & Abbreviation list This chapter informs you about the dimen- You will find several abbreviations in this sions and capacities of your SUBARU. A CAUTION indicates a situation in manual. The meanings of the abbrevia- Chapter 13: Consumer information and which injury or damage to your tions are shown in the following list. Reporting safety defects vehicle, or both, could result if the This chapter informs you about Tire caution is ignored. Abbreviation Meaning information, Uniform tire quality grading A/C Air conditioner standards and Reporting safety defects. NOTE Automatic/Emergency locking Chapter 14: Index A/ELR retractor ’ A NOTE gives information or sugges- This is an alphabetical listing of all that sin tions how to make better use of your ABS Anti-lock brake system this manual. You can use it to quickly find vehicle. something you want to read. AKI Anti knock index ALR Automatic locking retractor & & Safety symbol Safety warnings AT Automatic transmission You will find a number of WARNINGs, ATF Automatic transmission fluid CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual. AWD All-wheel drive These safety warnings alert you to poten- tial hazards that could result in injury to CVT Continuously variable trans- you or others. mission Please read these safety warnings as well DRL Daytime running light as all other portions of this manual care- Electronic brake force distri- fully in order to gain a better understand- EBD bution ing of how to use your SUBARU vehicle ELR Emergency locking retractor safely. FWD Front-wheel drive WARNING GAW Gross axle weight A WARNING indicates a situation in You will find a circle with a slash through it GAWR Gross axle weight rating which serious injury or death could in this manual. This symbol means “Do GPS Global positioning system ” “ ” “ result if the warning is ignored. not , Do not do this ,or Do not let this GVW Gross vehicle weight happen”, depending upon the context. GVWR Gross vehicle weight rating 3 Abbreviation Meaning Vehicle symbols Mark Name HID High intensity discharge There are some of the symbols you may Horn INT Intermittent see on your vehicle. For warning and indicator lights, refer to LATCH Lower anchors and tethers for children “Warning and indicator lights” F19. Windshield wiper and washer LED Light emitting diode Mark Name LSD Limited slip differential Rear window wiper MIL Malfunction indicator lamp WARNING Methylcyclopentadienyl man- Rear window washer MMT ganese tricarbonyl CAUTION MT Manual transmission Lights OBD On-board diagnostics Passengers’ windows lock SI-DRIVE SUBARU Intelligent Drive Tail lights, license plate light Supplemental restraint sys- and instrument panel illumi- SRS tem Fuel nation TIN Tire identification number Headlights Tire pressure monitoring sys- Front fog lights TPMS tem VDC Vehicle dynamics control Turn signal Hazard warning flasher Illumination brightness Seat heater Engine hood Child restraint lower an- chorages Trunk lid (Legacy) Child restraint top tether an- chorages – CONTINUED – 4 Mark Name Mark Name Safety precautions when driving Fan speed Door lock (transmitter) & Seatbelt and SRS airbag Instrument panel outlets Door unlock (transmitter) WARNING . All persons in the vehicle should Instrument panel outlets and Trunk lid (Legacy) or rear gate foot outlets (Outback) (transmitter) fasten their seatbelts BEFORE the vehicle starts to move. Other- wise, the possibility of serious Foot outlets injury becomes greater in the event of a sudden stop or acci- Windshield defroster and foot dent. outlets . To obtain maximum protection in the event of an accident, the Windshield defroster driver and all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seat- Rear window defogger/Out- belts when the vehicle is moving. side mirror defogger/Wind- The SRS (Supplemental Restraint shield wiper deicer System) airbag does not do away with the need to fasten seatbelts. Air recirculation In combination with the seat- belts, it offers the best combined Outside air protection in case of a serious accident. Not wearing a seatbelt increases Engine oil the chance of severe injury or death in a crash even when the vehicle has the SRS airbag. Washer 5 . The SRS airbags deploy with & Child safety with considerable speed and considerable speed and force. force and can injure or even kill Occupants who are out of proper WARNING children, especially if they are position when the SRS airbag not restrained or improperly re- deploys could suffer very serious . Never hold a child on your lap or strained. Because children are injuries. Because the SRS airbag in your arms while the vehicle is lighter and weaker than adults, needs enough space for deploy- moving. The passenger cannot their risk of being injured from ment, the driver should always protect the child from injury in a deployment is greater. sit upright and well back in the collision, because the child will . NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD seat as far from the steering be caught between the passen- FACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN wheel as practical while still ger and objects inside the vehi- THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO maintaining full vehicle control cle. RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR and the front passenger should . While riding in the vehicle, in- DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLA- move the seat as far back as fants and small children should CING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO possible and sit upright and well always be placed in the REAR CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG. back in the seat. seat in an infant or child restraint . Always turn the child safety locks system which is appropriate for to the “LOCK” position whenever For instructions and precautions, carefully the child’s age, height and read the following sections.