Setting The Alarm-Level Engine Speed - Subaru 2006 Impreza WRX Owner's Manual

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Instruments and controls
Setting the alarm-level en-
gine speed
1. Turn the REV setting knob clockwise or
counterclockwise, then release it and let it
return to its initial position. The buzzer will
sound. The REV alarm system is now
ready to be set.
2. Turn the REV setting knob to select the
desired alarm-level engine speed.
At this time, the outside temperature indi-
cator will show the engine-speed setting.
Counterclockwise (–) for less than 0.5
second: Speed setting changes down-
ward by 100 rpm.
Clockwise (+) for less than 0.5 sec-
ond: Speed setting changes upward by
100 rpm.
Counterclockwise (–) for 0.5 second
or longer: Speed setting changes down-
ward by 1,000 rpm.
Clockwise (+) for 0.5 second or long-
er: Speed setting changes upward by
1,000 rpm.
The speed setting will stop changing if it
reaches 0 rpm or the maximum engine
speed.
<Selectable engine speed range>
The alarm-level engine speed can be set
(in 100 rpm steps) within a range from
2,000 to 7,500 rpm.
The indicator shows the setting as follows:
Speed (rpm)
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0
2,000
2,100
7,400
7,500
Approximately three seconds after you
stop turning the knob, the REV alarm sys-
tem will automatically enter its next setting
mode (step 3 below), in which you can ac-
tivate or deactivate the buzzer.
3. Activate or deactivate the buzzer as
desired using the REV setting knob.
Turn the knob clockwise (+) to acti-
vate the buzzer. The indicator will show
“ON”, and the buzzer will sound three
times. With the buzzer activated, en-
gine-speed warnings are given by both
the REV indicator light and the buzzer.
Turn the knob counterclockwise (–) to
deactivate the buzzer. The indicator will
show “– –”, and the buzzer will not
sound. With the buzzer deactivated, en-
gine-speed warnings are given only by
the REV indicator light.
Approximately three seconds after you
Indication
stop turning the knob, the buzzer will
sound once to indicate the end of the set-
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ting procedure. The indicator will return to
showing the outside temperature.
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Also, the tachometer needle will return to
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approximately “0”.
NOTE
The REV alarm system does not op-
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erate while settings are being entered.
The speed-setting mode terminates
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if 0 rpm is selected.
The speed-setting mode is canceled
if the ignition switch is turned to OFF or
the vehicle starts moving before the
setting procedure is finished.
Speed setting is impossible when