2012 Subaru Impreza Owner's Manual - Page 10

2012 Subaru Impreza Manual

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Controls Getting G Get ttin ti g Started Light Controls Push up for right turn signal. Turns on instrument panel lights, taillights, parking lights and license plate lights. Instrument I trument Ins Panel OFF Push down for left turn signal. Turns on fog lights (if equipped). 1 INT. Gauges G ges Gau 2 LOW 3 HIGH Personalize P sonali Per lize Turns on headlights, instrument panel illumination, parking lights, taillights and license plate lights. Windshield Wipers To turn on the wipers, press the wiper control lever down one level for intermittent, UXPMFWFMTGPSMPX PSUISFFMFWFMTGPSIJHITQFFE3FUVSOUIFMFWFSUPUIFi0''w position to stop the wipers. For a single wipe, pull the lever toward you. To spray washer fluid, press and hold the button at the end of the lever. Controls Controls Illumination Brightness Control While the light switch is on, rotate the dial downward to dim the instrument panel illumination. Rotate the dial upward to make the illumination brighter. When the dial is fully rotated upward, the instrument panel illumination becomes full bright. Headlight Beam Leveler (if equipped) Your vehicle's High-Intensity Discharge (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 because the vehicle is carrying a heavy load. The headlight beam leveler can be used to adjust beam height to avoid such a condition. To lower the beam, turn the knob to the higher numbers. To operate the rear wiper, rotate the end of the knob upward to the intermittent, continuous, or wash position. When the rear wiper is off, rotate the knob downward to wash and wipe the rear window. While Whil Operating Daytime Running Lights Daytime running lights are standard on your vehicle. Only a reduced brightness high beam will be automatically turned on when the engine has started and the parking CSBLFJTGVMMZSFMFBTFEBOEUIFMJHIUTXJUDIJTJOUIFi0''wPSi wQPTJUJPO5IF brightness of the illumination of the high beam headlights is reduced by the daytime running light system. You must always switch on your headlights when it's dark outside by turning the light switch to the position. Safety S fety Saf t / In I Case C e Cas of Emergency Additional Additi Add i ionall Information 14 15

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Controls
Controls
Illumination
Brightness
Control
While the light switch
is on, rotate the dial
downward to dim
the instrument panel
illumination. Rotate the
dial upward to make
the illumination
brighter. When the
dial is Fully rotated
upward, the instrument
panel illumination
becomes Full bright.
Windshield Wipers
To turn on the wipers, press the wiper control lever down one level For intermittent,
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position to stop the wipers. ±or a single wipe, pull the lever toward you. To spray
washer fluid, press and hold the button at the end oF the lever.
To operate the rear wiper, rotate the end oF the knob upward to the intermittent,
continuous, or wash position. When the rear wiper is oFF, rotate the knob downward
to wash and wipe the rear window.
Daytime Running Lights
Daytime running lights are standard on your vehicle. Only a reduced brightness high
beam will be automatically turned on when the engine has started and the parking
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w!QPTJUJPO/!5IF!
brightness oF the illumination oF the high beam headlights is reduced by the daytime
running light system. You must always switch on your headlights when it’s dark
outside by turning the light switch to the
position.
Light Controls
Turns on instrument panel lights,
taillights, parking lights and
license plate lights.
Turns on headlights, instrument
panel illumination, parking lights,
taillights and license plate lights.
Turns on
Fog lights
(iF equipped).
Push up For right
turn signal.
Push down For
leFt turn signal.
OFF
1
2
3
INT.
LOW
HIGH
Headlight Beam
Leveler
(if equipped)
Your vehicle’s High-Intensity
Discharge (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
because the vehicle is carrying
a heavy load. The headlight
beam leveler can be used to
adjust beam height to avoid
such a condition. To lower the
beam, turn the knob to the
higher numbers.