2006 Subaru Impreza Owner's Manual - Page 193

6-8 Interior equipment If the plug on your electric appliance is either too loose or too tight for the socket, this can result in a poor contact or cause the plug to get stuck. Only use plugs that fit properly. Use of an electric appliance in the socket for a long period of time while the engine is not running can cause battery discharge. Before driving your vehicle, make sure that the plug and the cord on your electrical appliance will not interfere with your shifting gears and operating the accelerator and brake pedals. If they do, do not use the electrical appliance while driving. Ashtray NOTE If the socket has been used for electrical appliances, damage may have been done to the internal mechanism that causes a cigarette lighter to “pop out” after its element has been heated. For that reason, a cigarette lighter, even if it is a genuine part, should not be used in the socket. If you want to use the socket for a cigarette lighter again, or to protect your purchaser before you sell your vehicle, have your SUBARU dealer replace the socket with a new one. To open the ashtray, push lightly on the lid below the climate controls. Fully close the lid after using it to help reduce residual smoke. To remove the ashtray for cleaning, hold the right and left sides of the ashtray and pull it out. 600222 Particles of ash and tobacco will accumulate around the hinges of the ashtray’s inner lid. Clean them off using a toothbrush or other narrow-ended implement. Do not use ashtrays as waste receptacles or leave a lighted cigarette in an ashtray. This could cause a fire. 600097