Subaru Impreza (2023 year). Manual in english

If your vehicle is equipped with a combination meter display (color LCD), setting adjustments to the following items can be manually
changed within the display to meet your personal requirements.

NOTE

If your vehicle is not equipped with a combination meter display (color LCD), setting changes to the following items will need
to be performed by a SUBARU dealer. Refer to “Function settings and adjustments performed by a dealer”

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28.

Item

Available settings

Factory default setting

Page reference

for the vehicle

system opera-

tion

1st menu/vehicle sys-
tem

2nd menu/adjustable
vehicle system setting

3rd menu/selectable ve-
hicle system setting

Screen Settings

Welcome Screen

—

On/Off

3-34

Good-bye Screen

—

On/Off

3-34

Gauge Initial Movement

—

On/Off

3-38

Units

—

km, km/h, Liter/miles,
MPH, Gallon

U.S.-spec. models:
miles, MPH, Gallon
Other models: km, km/h,
Liter

3-39

Tire Pressure Units (if
equipped)

—

kPa/PSi

PSi

3-39

Languages

—

English/Español/Fran-
çais

U.S.-spec. models: Eng-
lish
Other models: Français

3-39

Warning Volume*

—

Max/Mid/Min

Mid

7-55 and 7-69

For details about

EyeSight sys-

tem, refer to the

Owner’s Manual

supplement for

the EyeSight

system.

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Item

Available settings

Factory default setting

Page reference

for the vehicle

system opera-

tion

1st menu/vehicle sys-
tem

2nd menu/adjustable
vehicle system setting

3rd menu/selectable ve-
hicle system setting

Rear Seat Reminder
(models with combina-
tion meter display (color
LCD))

—

On/Off

1-25

EyeSight (models with
EyeSight system)

Lead Vehicle Acquisition
Sound

—

On/Off

Refer to the

Owner’s Manual

supplement for

the EyeSight

system.

Lead Vehicle Moving
Monitor Function

—

On/Off

Cruise Control Accel-
eration Characteristics*

—

Lv.4 (Dynamic)/Lv.3
(Standard)/Lv.2 (Com-
fort)/Lv.1 (Eco)

Lv.3 (Standard)

Select Drive on Left/
Drive on Right

—

Drive on Left/Drive on
Right

Drive on Right

RAB (if equipped)

Sonar Audible Alarm

—

On/Off

7-69

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Item

Available settings

Factory default setting

Page reference

for the vehicle

system opera-

tion

1st menu/vehicle sys-
tem

2nd menu/adjustable
vehicle system setting

3rd menu/selectable ve-
hicle system setting

Vehicle Setting

Keyless Entry System

Audible Signal (if
equipped)

On/Off

2-16

Hazard Warning Flasher On/Off

3-39

Driver Door Unlock (if
equipped)

Driver Door Only/All

Driver Door Only

2-11

Rear Gate/Trunk Unlock
(if equipped)

Rear Gate/Trunk Only/
All

Rear Gate/Trunk Only

3-39

Defogger

—

15 minutes/Continuous

15 minutes

3-87

Interior Light

—

10 seconds/20 seconds/
30 seconds/Off

30 seconds

6-3

Auto Door Lock and Un-
lock

Auto Door Lock

Vehicle Speed/Shift Into
or Out of PARK (CVT
models)/Off

Vehicle Speed

2-25

Auto Door Unlock

Shift Into or Out of PARK
(CVT models)/Ignition
OFF/Driver Door Open/
Off

Driver Door Open

2-25

Auto Light Sensor (if
equipped)

—

Min/Low/Mid/Max

Mid

3-65

Welcome Lighting (if
equipped)

Approaching Time Set

30 seconds/60 seconds/
90 seconds/Off

30 seconds

3-66

Leaving Time Set

30 seconds/60 seconds/
90 seconds/Off

30 seconds

3-66

One-touch lane changer

—

On/Off

3-74

Default Settings

—

No/Yes

—

3-40

*: You can also set this while driving.

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Individual settings and adjustments excluding combination meter display (color LCD)

Item

Function

Available settings

Factory default setting

Page

Remote keyless entry system

Audible signal

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

2-21

Alarm system

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

2-29

Function settings and adjustments performed by a dealer

A SUBARU dealer can change the setting adjustments of the following items to meet your personal requirements. Contact the nearest
SUBARU dealer for details.

Item

Function

Available settings

Factory default setting

Keyless Access (if equipped)

Audible signal volume

Level 1 to 7

Level 5

Trunk open without key (sedan)

ON/OFF

Remote keyless entry system

Audible signal volume

Level 1 to 7

Level 5

Audible signal

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

Key lock-in prevention

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

Remote trunk open function (sedan)

Trunk lid opener function with ac-
cess key fob/remote transmitter

Pressing and holding/Pressing
twice/Non-operation

Pressing and holding

Battery drainage prevention func-
tion

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

Alarm system

Dome light, cargo area light, and
map lights illumination

ON/OFF

OFF

Monitoring start delay time (after
closure of doors)

0 seconds/30 seconds

30 seconds

Alarm system

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

Auto dimmer cancel (if equipped)

Sensitivity of the operation of the
auto dimmer cancel

OFF/Min/Low/Mid/Hi/Max

Mid

Seatbelt warning

Sounds a chime while driving

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

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Item

Function

Available settings

Factory default setting

Auto on/off wiper-linked headlights
(if equipped)

Auto-on/off wiper-linked

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

High beam assist function (if
equipped)

High beam assist function

Operation/Non-operation

Operation

Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper
(5-door models)

Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper Operation/Non-operation

U.S.-spec. models: Non-operation
Other models: Operation

Trunk open without key (sedan) (if
equipped)

Trunk open without key

ON/OFF

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Seats ........................................................................ 1-2

Safety tips ............................................................. 1-2
Front seats ............................................................ 1-5
Rear seats ............................................................. 1-6
Head restraint ........................................................ 1-8

Seat heater (if equipped) ...................................... 1-10

Safety precautions ................................................ 1-10
Operation.............................................................. 1-11

Seatbelts ................................................................ 1-12

Seatbelt safety tips ............................................... 1-12
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)...................... 1-13
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking

Retractor (ALR/ELR)............................................ 1-14

Seatbelt warning light and chime .......................... 1-14
Fastening the seatbelt........................................... 1-14
Seatbelt maintenance ............................................ 1-20

Seatbelt pretensioners ......................................... 1-20

Driver’s seatbelt.................................................... 1-21
Front passenger’s seatbelt .................................... 1-21
System monitors................................................... 1-24
System servicing .................................................. 1-24
Precautions against vehicle modification............... 1-24

Rear Seat Reminder (models with combination

meter display (color LCD)) ................................ 1-25

Child restraint systems ........................................ 1-25

Safety precautions ................................................ 1-25

Safety tips for installing child restraint systems .... 1-27
Where to place a child restraint system ................ 1-28
Choosing a child restraint system......................... 1-30
Installing child restraint systems with ALR/ELR

seatbelt ............................................................. 1-30

Installing a booster seat or booster cushion ......... 1-35
Installation of child restraint systems by use of

lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) ................ 1-37

Top tether anchorages .......................................... 1-41

SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System

airbag) ................................................................ 1-43

General precautions regarding SRS airbag

system .............................................................. 1-44

General precautions regarding SRS airbag

system for accessories and any objects............. 1-46

General precautions regarding SRS airbag

system and children .......................................... 1-48

Components ......................................................... 1-51
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.............. 1-53
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ............... 1-64
SRS airbag system monitors................................. 1-72
SRS airbag system servicing ................................ 1-73
Precautions against vehicle modification .............. 1-74
How to contact the vehicle manufacturer

concerning modifications for persons with
disabilities that may affect the advanced airbag
system .............................................................. 1-75

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Seats

Safety tips

Safety tips for seat

WARNING

Never adjust the seat while driv-

ing, as personal injury or loss of
vehicle control may occur.

Before adjusting the seat, ensure

nothing is blocking the adjusting
mechanism.

After adjusting the seat, move it

back and forth to ensure the seat
is securely locked. If it is not, it
may move suddenly or the seat-
belt may not operate properly.

Do not put objects under the front

seats. They may interfere with
front seat locking mechanism
and cause an accident.

Seatbelts provide maximum re-

straint when the occupant sits
back and upright in the seat. To
reduce the risk of sliding under
the seatbelt in a collision, the
front seatbacks should always
be used in the upright position
while the vehicle is running. If the
front seatbacks are not in the

upright position and a collision
occurs, the risk of sliding under
the lap belt and of the lap belt
sliding up over the abdomen will
increase, and both can result in
serious injury or death.

The SRS airbags deploy with

considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are not sitting
back and upright when the SRS
airbag deploys could suffer ser-
ious injury. Because the SRS
airbag needs enough space for
deployment, the driver should
always sit upright and well back
in the seat as far from the steer-
ing wheel as practical while still
maintaining full vehicle control,
and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.

WARNING

Place children in the rear seat prop-
erly restrained at all times. The SRS
airbag deploys with considerable
speed and force and can injure or
even kill children, especially if they
are not restrained or improperly
restrained. Because children are
lighter and weaker than adults, their
risk of being injured from deploy-
ment is greater. For that reason, we
strongly recommend that ALL chil-
dren (including those in child seats
and those that have outgrown child
restraint devices) sit in the REAR
seat properly restrained at all times
in a child restraint device or in a
seatbelt, whichever is appropriate

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for the child’s age, height and
weight. Secure ALL types of child
restraint devices (including forward
facing child seat) in the REAR seats
at all times.

NEVER INSTALL A CHILD RE-
STRAINT SYSTEM IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER’S SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
TO THE CHILD BY PLACING THE
CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE
SRS AIRBAG.

According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating posi-
tions than in the front seating posi-
tions. For instructions and precau-
tions concerning child restraint sys-
tems, refer to “Child restraint sys-
tems”

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WARNING

To prevent the passenger from slid-
ing under the seatbelt in the event of
a collision, always put the seatback
in the upright position while the
vehicle is in motion. Also, do not
place objects such as cushions
between the passenger and the seat-
back. If you do so, the risk of sliding
under the lap belt and of the lap belt
sliding up over the abdomen will
increase, and both can result in
serious injury or death.

WARNING

Do not let rear passengers rest their
feet between the front seatback and
seat cushion. Doing so may interfere
with the proper operation of the
following systems and could result
in serious injury.

Occupant detection system

SRS side airbag

Seat heater (if equipped)

Power seat (if equipped)

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WARNING

Do not press your feet onto the
instrument panel. Doing so may
prevent the occupant detection
function of the SRS airbag system
from functioning correctly, and may
result in serious injury or death in
the event of an accident.

WARNING

Seatbelts provide maximum re-
straint when the occupant sits back
and upright in the seat. Do not place
cushions or any other materials
between occupants and seatbacks
or seat cushions. By doing so, the
risk of sliding under the lap belt and
of the lap belt sliding up over the
abdomen will increase, and both can
result in serious injury or death.

WARNING

Never stack luggage or other cargo
higher than the top of the seatback
as it could tumble forward and injure
passengers in the event of a sudden
stop or accident.

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Safety tips for head restraint

WARNING

Never drive the vehicle with the

head restraints removed because
they are designed to reduce the
risk of serious neck injury in the
event that the vehicle is struck
from the rear. Also, never install
the head restraints the opposite
way round. Doing so will prevent
the head restraints from function-
ing as intended. Therefore, when
you remove the head restraints,
you must reinstall all head re-
straints correctly to protect vehi-
cle occupants.

All occupants, including the dri-

ver, should not operate a vehicle
or sit in a vehicle’s seat until the
head restraints are placed in their
proper positions in order to mini-
mize the risk of neck injury in the
event of a crash.

Front seats

Manual seat (if equipped)

Forward and backward adjust-
ment

Pull the lever upward and slide the seat to
the desired position. Then release the
lever and try to move the seat back and
forth to make sure that it is securely locked
into place.

Reclining the seatback

Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the
seatback to the desired position. Then
release the lever and make sure the
seatback is securely locked into place.
The seatback placed in a reclined position
can spring back upward with force when
the lever is pulled. While operating the
lever to return the seatback, hold the
seatback lightly so that it may be raised
back gradually.

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Seat height adjustment (driver’s
seat)

When the lever is pushed down, the seat
is lowered.

When the lever is pulled up, the seat
rises.

The height of the seat can be adjusted by
moving the seat adjustment lever up and
down.

Power seat (driver’s seat – if
equipped)

Seat position forward/backward con-
trol switch

To adjust the seat forward or backward,
move the control switch forward or
backward. During forward/backward ad-
justment of the seat, you cannot adjust
the seat cushion height.

Seat height control switch

To adjust the seat height, pull up or push
down the rear end of the control switch.

Seatback angle (reclining) control
switch

To adjust the angle of the seatback, move
the control switch.

Rear seats

Armrest (if equipped)

To use the armrest, pull on the top edge of
the armrest.

WARNING

To avoid serious injury, passengers
must never sit on the center armrest.

Folding down the rear seatback

WARNING

When you fold down the seat-

back, check that there are no
passengers or objects on the rear
seat. Not doing so creates a risk

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of injury or property damage if
the seatback suddenly folds
down.

Never allow passengers to ride

on the folded rear seatback or in
the cargo area or trunk. Doing so
may result in serious injury or
death.

Secure all objects and especially

long items properly to prevent
them from being thrown around
inside the vehicle and causing
serious injury during a sudden
stop, steering maneuver or accel-
eration.

Unlock the seatback by pulling the lock
release knob and then fold the seatback
down.

Return the rear seatback

WARNING

When returning the seatback to its
original position, observe the fol-
lowing precaution.

Failure to observe the precaution
may damage the seatbelt, impairing
its effectiveness, and possibly re-
sult in a serious injury.

When returning the seatback to

its original position, pull the
seatbelt out towards the vehicle
exterior so that it will not be
caught between the seatback
and the trim.

Lock release knob

Unlocked

Locked

Unlocking marker in red

To return the seatback to its original
position, raise the seatback until it locks
into place and make sure that the unlock-
ing marker on the lock release knob is no
longer visible.

WARNING

When you return the seatback to its
original position, check that the
unlocking marker on the lock re-
lease knob is not visible. Also, move
the seatback back and forth to
confirm that it is securely in place.
If it is not securely fixed in place, it
may suddenly fold down in the event

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of sudden braking, or objects may
move out from the cargo area or
trunk. Both could cause serious
injury or death.

Head restraint

WARNING

The front seat head restraints are
designed to be installed into the
front seats only. The rear seat head
restraints are designed to be in-
stalled into the rear seats only. Do
not attempt to install the front seat
head restraints into the rear seats, or
the rear seat head restraints into the
front seats.

NOTE

It is possible to adjust the angle of the
front seat head restraints only. When
installing the front seat head restraints,
make sure that the angle of the head
restraints can be adjusted.

Front seats

Both the driver’s seat and the front
passenger’s seat are equipped with head
restraints. Both head restraints are adjus-
table in the following ways.

Height adjustment

Head restraint

Release button

To raise:

Pull the head restraint up.

To lower:

Push the head restraint down while press-
ing the release button on the top of the
seatback.

To remove:

While pressing the release button, pull out
the head restraint.

To install:

Install the head restraint into the holes that
are located on the top of the seatback until
the head restraint locks. Press and hold
the release button to lower the head
restraint.

Each head restraint should be adjusted so
that the center of the head restraint is
closest to the top of the occupant’s ears.

NOTE

When the head restraint cannot be
pulled out or installed due to insuffi-
cient clearance between the head re-
straint and the roof, tilt the seat and
then perform the installation and re-
moval tasks.

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