Illumination Brightness Control; Headlight Beam Leveler (If Equipped); Automatic Headlight Beam Leveler (Models With Hid Headlights) - Subaru Outback 2011 Owner's Manual

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Instruments and controls
Illumination brightness con-
trol
The illumination brightness of the clock
display, audio, air conditioner, multi func-
tion display and meter/gauge dims under
the following conditions.
. when the light switch is in the "
" " position
. when the light switch is in the "AUTO"
position and the headlights illuminate
automatically (models with auto on/off
headlights)
You can adjust the illumination brightness
for better visibility.
To brighten, turn the control dial upward.
To darken, turn the control dial downward.
NOTE
. When the control dial is turned fully
upward, the illumination brightness
becomes the maximum and the auto-
matic dimming function does not work
at all.
. The brightness setting is not can-
celed even when the ignition switch is
turned to the "LOCK"/"OFF" position.
" or
Headlight beam leveler (if
equipped)
& Automatic headlight beam
leveler (models with HID
headlights)
The HID headlights generate more light
than conventional halogen headlights.
Therefore a driver of an oncoming vehicle
may experience too much glare when your
headlight beam height adjustment is high
due to the vehicle carrying heavy load.
The automatic headlight beam leveler
adjusts the headlight beam height auto-
matically and optimally according to the
load being carried by the vehicle.