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This supplement contains the descriptions for
Australia model. For information not covered in
the supplement, refer to OWNER'S MANUAL for
IMPREZA.
is a registered trademark of FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
© Copyright 2016 FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.

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  • Page 1 This supplement contains the descriptions for Australia model. For information not covered in the supplement, refer to OWNER’S MANUAL for IMPREZA. is a registered trademark of FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. © Copyright 2016 FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.

  • Page 2: Periodic Inspections

    Failure to maintain engine oil at proper levels may result in serious Warranties for your new SUBARU are de- engine damage. tailed in the SUBARU “Warranty and Ser- vice Booklet” supplied with your vehicle.

  • Page 3: Engine Coolant

    Be- level. cause the combination of aluminum, rub- ber and synthetics used in SUBARU engines is unique, it is necessary to en- sure that the correct formulation of inhibi- Avoid fire hazards. Do not drive or tors are present in coolant.

  • Page 4: Fuel Requirements

    No particular brand of fuel is recom- to wipe off any spilled fuel quickly. mended for use in your SUBARU, how- If you wear an implanted pacemaker Paint damage caused by spilled fuel...
  • Page 5 If you wear electric medical equip- ment other than an implanted pace- maker or an implanted defibrillator, before using the keyless access with push-button start system, refer to “Radio waves used for the key- less access with push-button start system” mentioned later, and con- tact the electric medical equipment manufacturer for more information.
  • Page 6 Owner’s Manual. The setting can also battery or cause circuit mal- or the battery may discharge rap- be changed by a SUBARU dealer. For functions. idly. Note that the push-button ig- more details, contact a SUBARU deal- –...

  • Page 7: Operating Range For Push- Button Start System

    (3) Wait for approximately 10 sec- be reregistered. For reregistration of onds. an access key, contact a SUBARU When the steering is locked, the initial- dealer. ization is completed. For a spare access key, contact a...

  • Page 8: Starting Engine

    Con- If the access key is not detected ing battery of access key” section in tact a SUBARU dealer immediate- within the operating range of the anten- chapter 11 of the Owner’s Manual. nas inside the vehicle, the push-button...
  • Page 9 engine but the engine does not start, Do not continue pushing the press the push-button ignition switch push-button ignition switch for to switch the power to “OFF” and then more than 10 seconds. Doing so try to start the engine again. could cause a malfunction.

  • Page 10: Stopping Engine

    “OFF”. tion. safe location, and contact a In case the engine does not start by SUBARU dealer immediately. the normal engine start procedure, move the select lever to the “P” posi- Do not touch the push-button ig- tion, and switch the power to “ACC”.

  • Page 11: When Access Key Does Not Operate Properly

    When access key does not NOTE operate properly If the engine does not start even though the above procedure was fol- lowed precisely, contact your SUBARU dealer. Keep metallic objects, magnetic sources and signal transmitters away from the area between the ac- cess key and the push-button igni- tion switch.

  • Page 12: Child Restraint Systems

    Built date information Child restraint systems rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. Definition The “BUILT DATE” is the calendar month and the year in which the body shell and powertrain sub-assemblies are conjoined and the vehicle is driven or moved from the production line.

  • Page 13: Safety Tips For Installing Child Restraint Systems

    Safety tips for installing child restraint systems Child restraint systems seatbelts can become hot in a ve- hicle that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a small child. Check the child re- straint system before you place a child in it.

  • Page 14: Where To Place A Child Restraint System

    In these positions, the following equip- S00000 ment is provided for installing a child re- The following are SUBARU’s recommen- straint system. dations on where to place a child restraint Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergen- system in your vehicle.
  • Page 15 Never install a child restraint sys- tem in the front passenger’s seat. Secure ALL types of child re- The force of the rapid deployment straint devices (including forward of the front passenger’s SRS fron- facing child seats) in the REAR tal airbag can cause death or seri- seats at all times.

  • Page 16: Choosing A Child Restraint System

    Choosing a child restraint Installing child restraint sys- system tems with seatbelt When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufacturer’s instructions supplied with it. After Child restraint systems installing the child restraint system, seatbelts can become hot in a ve- check to ensure that it is held se- hicle that has been closed up in curely in position.
  • Page 17 ing the instructions provided by its manu- NOTE facturer. If using the lock-off device or the locking clip is recommended by the NOTE manufacturer’s instructions supplied Installing a child restraint system on with the child restraint system, use the the rear center seating position is not lock-off device or locking clip to secure recommended, but if it is unavoidable, the child restraint system.
  • Page 18 NOTE When the child restraint system is no longer in use, remove it and restore the ELR function of the retractor. That function is restored by allowing the seatbelt to retract fully. Installing forward facing child re- straint NOTE 101533 S00404 5-door models 7.
  • Page 19 system is fastened by changing the 2. Adjust the seatback to the upright posi- facturer. seatbelt from ELR mode to ALR mode. tion. – When a child restraint system is in- 3. Place the child restraint system in the stalled on the rear center seating posi- rear seating position.
  • Page 20 equipped with a lock-off (a seatbelt lock- ing feature), secure the child restraint sys- tem using a locking clip. 101492 101754 1) Lock-off lever 6. Take up the slack in the lap belt. 8. Lock the child restraint system lock-off 7.
  • Page 21 Installing a booster cushion ditional instructions, refer to the “Child re- straint upper anchorages” section in this manual. 102166 S00501 4-door models 1. Place the booster cushion in the seat- 101638 ing position and sit the child on it. The 13.To remove the child restraint system, child should sit well back on the booster press the release button on the seatbelt...
  • Page 22 Installation of child restraint seatbelt” section in this manual. Never place the shoulder belt un- systems using lower anchor der the child’s arm or behind the 3. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle child’s back. If an accident oc- bars until you hear a click.
  • Page 23 the rear seat seatbacks. These marks in- dicate the positions of the lower anchor bars. 101535 101743 The lower anchor bars allow you to install 1. Remove the head restraint of the rear a child restraint system only on the rear seating position where the child restraint 101582 seat window-side seating positions.
  • Page 24 S00990 101808 101533 4. While following the instructions sup- 5. Before seating a child in the child re- 5-door models plied by the child restraint system manu- straint system, try to move it back and 6. Attach the child restraint fixing clip to facturer, connect the connectors of the forth and right and left to verify that it is the child restraint upper anchorage and...
  • Page 25 Child restraint upper anchor- Anchorage location ages When you install a child restraint Your vehicle is provided with three child system, follow the manufacturer’s restraint upper anchorages so that the instructions supplied with it. After child restraint system can be installed at installing the child restraint system, any desired position on the rear seat.
  • Page 26 To hook the upper anchorage strap The upper anchorage strap is available in the following seating positions. For 4-door model rear seating positions and 5-door model rear window-side seating positions Always remove the head restraint when mounting a child restraint system with an upper anchorage 101743 strap.
  • Page 27 3. Tighten the upper anchorage strap se- curely. Please contact your SUBARU dealer if you have any questions regarding the in- stallation of a child restraint system. For 5-door model center seating positions DO NOT remove the center head re-...

  • Page 28: Seatbelt Safety Tips

    Otherwise, in curely. death could result. an accident, serious injury or Please contact your SUBARU dealer if death could result. you have any question regarding the in- Never use a belt that is twisted or stallation of a child restraint system.
  • Page 29 Children Keep the lap belt as low as possi- ble on your hips. In a collision, this spreads the force of the lap belt over stronger hip bones in- Put children aged 12 and under or stead of across the weaker abdo- 1.5 m (4 feet 11 inches) tall or less in men.

  • Page 30: Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retrac- Tor (Alr/Elr)

    Emergency Locking Retrac- Expectant mothers According to accident statistics, tor (ELR) children are safer when properly re- strained in the rear seating posi- The driver’s seatbelt and front passen- tions than in the front seating ger’s seatbelt have an Emergency Lock- positions.

  • Page 31: Seatbelt Warning Light And Chime

    the retractor locks the seatbelt in that po- Seatbelt warning for driver’s seat time, a buzzer will start a repeated cycle sition and the seatbelt cannot be extend- consisting of sounding for 5 seconds fol- ed. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be lowed by a 1-second pause.
  • Page 32 Rear seatbelt indicator light With the ignition switch turned to the “ON” NOTE position, this device reminds the front pas- and chime If the driver’s and front passenger’s senger to fasten his/her seatbelt by illumi- seatbelts are not fastened simulta- nating a warning light as shown in the neously (if one seatbelt is fastened sig- illustration.

  • Page 33: Fastening The Seatbelt

    Fastening the seatbelt Adjusting the front seat shoulder belt anchor height Front seatbelts 1. Adjust the seat position according to the following procedure. Driver’s seat: Adjust the seatback to the upright position. Move the seatback as far from the steering wheel as practical while still maintaining full vehicle control.
  • Page 34 Rear seatbelts (except rear center seatbelt on 5-door models) 1. Sit well back in the seat. When wearing the seatbelts, make 2. Pick up the tongue plate and pull the sure the shoulder portion of the belt out slowly. Do not let it get twisted. webbing does not pass over your If the belt stops before reaching the neck.
  • Page 35 Unfastening the seatbelt Rear center seatbelt on 5-door mod- Fastening the seatbelt with the web- bing twisted can increase the risk or severity of injury in an accident. When fastening the belt after it is pulled out from the retractor, espe- cially when inserting the connec- tor’s tongue plate into the mating buckle (on right-hand side), always...
  • Page 36 Be sure to fasten both tongue plates to the respective buckles. If the seatbelt is used only as a shoulder belt (with the connec- tor’s tongue plate not fastened to the connector’s buckle on the right-hand side), it cannot proper- ly restrain the wearer in position in an accident, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
  • Page 37 twisted, insert the connector (tongue) at- 1. Push the release button of the center tached at the webbing end into the buckle seatbelt buckle (on the left-hand side) to on the right-hand side until a click is heard. unfasten the seatbelt. If the belt stops before reaching the NOTE buckle, return the belt slightly and pull it...

  • Page 38: Seat Belt Maintenance

    Seatbelt maintenance To clean the seatbelts, use a mild soap and lukewarm water. Do not use the seatbelts until they are dry. Never bleach or dye the belts because this could seri- ously affect their strength. Inspect the seatbelts and attachments in- cluding the webbing and all hardware pe- riodically for cracks, cuts, gashes, tears, damage, loose bolts or worn areas.

  • Page 39: Seatbelt Warning

    Seatbelt warning Seatbelt pretensioners 4. It is essential to replace the entire assembly after it has been worn in a Follow this warning in addition to the The following seatbelts have a seatbelt severe impact even if damage to the “Seatbelts”...

  • Page 40: Front Seatbelt With Shoulder Belt And Lap Belt Pretension- Ers

    Front seatbelt with shoulder When a seatbelt pretensioner is activated, an operating noise will be heard and a belt and lap belt pretension- small amount of smoke will be released. These occurrences are normal and not harmful. This smoke does not indicate a fire in the vehicle.
  • Page 41 Minor impact ― ― sioner, we recommend that you con- tact your SUBARU dealer as soon as ○ : Activated possible. When using seatbelt ― : Not activated equipped with a load limiter, it is in- stalled in the front seating position.

  • Page 42: Seatbelt Pretensioners Safety Tips

    To obtain maximum protection, reasons, we recommend that you The following components are monitored the occupants should sit in an up- consult your SUBARU dealer. by the indicator: right position with their seatbelts Front sub sensor properly fastened. Refer to the...

  • Page 43: System Servicing

    If the front part of the vehicle is dam- not inflate in a severe collision), aged in an accident to the extent that which may increase the risk of inju- the seatbelt pretensioner does not op- erate, contact your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.

  • Page 44: Precautions Against Vehicle Modification

    Precautions against vehicle Tool bag modification If you have a flat tire while driving, never Consult your SUBARU dealer if you want brake suddenly; keep driving straight to install any accessory parts to your vehi- ahead while gradually reducing speed.
  • Page 45 Models without flat tire repair kit 900843 1) Wheel nut wrench 2) Screwdriver 3) Jack 4) Towing hook (eye bolt) 900848 900847 1) Under-floor storage compartment 2) Tool bucket 1) Jack handle 3) Spare tire A) 4-door models A) 4-door models B) 5-door models B) 5-door models...

  • Page 46: Changing A Flat Tire

    Changing a flat tire For Australia and New Zealand, the following instructions are supplied Do not jack up the vehicle on an by the Australian/New Zealand Stan- incline or a loose road surface. dard (AS/NZS 2693:2007). Be sure The jack can come out of the jack- to obey the following instructions ing point or sink into the ground for your safety.
  • Page 47 To take out the spare tire: 900825 900000 900780 4. Put wheel blocks at the front and rear 7. Loosen the wheel nuts using the wheel 6. Take out the tool bucket and turn the of the tire diagonally opposite the flat tire. nut wrench but do not remove the nuts.
  • Page 48 Turn the jackscrew by hand until the jack head engages firmly into the jack-up point. 900875 900009 Jack-up points (4-door models with un- 600198 derspoilers) 9. Insert the jack handle into the jack- 8. Place the jack under the side sill at the screw, and turn the handle until the tire front or rear jack-up point closest to the flat clears the ground.
  • Page 49 use your foot on the wheel nut wrench or a pipe extension on the wrench because you may exceed the specified torque. Do not use oil or grease on the Never place a flat tire or tire chang- Have the wheel nut torque checked at the wheel studs or nuts when the spare ing tools in the passenger compart- nearest automotive service facility.

  • Page 50: Temporary Spare Tire

    Never use any temporary spare tire hicle. other than the original. Using other SUBARU assumes no responsibility for in- sizes may result in severe mechani- juries or vehicle damage that may result cal damage to the drive train of your from trailer towing, from any trailer towing vehicle.

  • Page 51: Load Distribution

    Load distribution space. Total vehicle weight (the vehicle weight plus weight of all occupants, fuel and all cargo) must not exceed the Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM). <GALR D00005 S01008 GALRs for your vehicle can also be found on the built date label which is located on Distribution of the load in your vehicle is the left side center pillar as shown in the il- also important to ensure the proper bal-...
  • Page 52 When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it whenever you can to prevent it from being Do not carry spray cans, containers thrown around inside the vehicle with flammable or corrosive liquids during sudden stops, sharp turns or any other dangerous items inside or in an accident.

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