Use With A Cigarette Lighter (If Equipped); Ashtray (If Equipped) - Subaru 2009 Impreza Owner's Manual

& Use with a cigarette lighter (if
equipped)
To use the accessory power outlet in the
center console as a cigarette lighter
socket, purchase the cigarette lighter plug,
which is an optional accessory.
A cigarette lighter plug is available from
your SUBARU dealer.
The cigarette lighter operates only when
the ignition switch is in the "ON" or "Acc"
position.
To use the cigarette lighter, push in the
knob and wait a few moments. It will
automatically spring up when ready for
use.
WARNING
To avoid being burned, never grasp
the lighter by the end with the
heating element. Doing so could
result in injury and could also
damage the heating element.
CAUTION
Do not hold the lighter pushed in,
because it will overheat.
The electrical power socket lo-
cated in the center console is
originally designed to use a gen-
uine SUBARU cigarette lighter
plug. Do not use a non-genuine
cigarette lighter plug in the sock-
et. Doing so may cause a short-
circuit and overheating, resulting
in a fire.
If the socket is ever used for a
plug-in accessory such as a cell
phone, that may damage the
portion of the socket's internal
mechanism that causes a cigar-
ette lighter plug to "pop out"
after its lighter element is heated.
Therefore, do not place a cigar-
ette lighter plug in a socket that
has been used, even once, to
power a plug-in accessory. Doing
so may cause the plug to stick
and overheat, creating a potential
fire hazard.
Interior equipment

Ashtray (if equipped)

Fully close the ashtray after using it to help
reduce residual smoke.
CAUTION
Do not use ashtrays as waste re-
ceptacles or leave a lighted cigarette
in an ashtray. This could cause a
fire.
NOTE
Particles of ash and tobacco will accu-
mulate around the hinges of the ash-
tray's inner lid. Clean them off using a
toothbrush or a similar narrow-ended
implement.
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