Subaru Legacy
Subaru Legacy (2009-2014) Owners Manual
About vehicle
- Foreword
- Warranties
- How to use this Owner’s Manual
- Vehicle symbols
- Safety precautions when driving
- Illustrated index
- Function settings
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
- Front seats
- Seat heater (if equipped)
- Rear seats
- Armrest
- Seatbelts
- Front seatbelt pretensioners
- Child restraint systems
- *SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
Keys and doors
- Keys
- Immobilizer
- Door locks
- Power door locking switches
- Remote keyless entry system
- Alarm system
- Child safety locks
- Windows
- Trunk lid (Legacy)
- Rear gate (Outback)
Instruments and controls
- Ignition switch
- Hazard warning flasher
- Meters and gauges
- Warning and indicator lights
- Clock
- Multi function display
- Light control switch
- Turn signal lever
- Illumination brightness control
- Front fog light switch (if equipped)
- Wiper and washer
- Defogger and deicer
- Mirrors
- Tilt/telescopic steering wheel
- Horn
Climate control
- Ventilator
- Manual climate control system (if equipped)
- Automatic climate control system (if equipped)
- Operating tips for heater and air conditioner
- Air filtration system
Audio
- Antenna system
- Installation of accessories
- Audio set
- Power and sound controls
- FM/AM radio operation
- Satellite radio operation (if equipped)
- CD player operation
- Auxiliary input jack
- Precautions to observe when handling a compact disc
- Audio control buttons (if equipped)
- Hands-free system (if equipped)
Interior equipment
- Interior light
- Sun visors
- Storage compartment
- Cup holder
- Bottle holders
- Accessory power outlets
- Ashtray (if equipped)
- Coat hook
- Shopping bag hook
- Floor mat
- Cargo area cover (if equipped)
- Convenient tie-down hooks (if equipped)
- Under-floor storage compartment
- Rear view camera (if equipped)
Starting and operating
- Fuel
- State emission testing (U.S. only)
- Preparing to drive
- Starting the engine
- Stopping the engine
- Remote engine start system (dealer option)
- Manual transmission
- Automatic transmission/Continuously variable transmission
- Power steering
- Braking
- ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)
- Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system
- Vehicle Dynamics Control system
- Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) (if equipped)
- Parking your vehicle
- Cruise control
Driving tips
- New vehicle break-in driving – the first 1,000 miles (1,600 km)
- Fuel economy hints
- Engine exhaust gas (carbon monoxide)
- Catalytic converter
- Periodic inspections
- Driving in foreign countries
- Driving tips for AWD vehicles
- Off road driving
- Winter driving
- Loading your vehicle
- Trailer hitch (Outback — if equipped)
- Trailer towing
In case of emergency
- If you park your vehicle in an emergency
- Temporary spare tire
- Maintenance tools
- Flat tires
- Jump starting
- Engine overheating
- Towing
- Electronic parking brake – if the electronic parking brake cannot be released
- Trunk lid (Legacy) – if the trunk lid cannot be opened
- Rear gate (Outback) – if the rear gate cannot be unlocked
- Moonroof – if moonroof cannot be closed
Appearance care
Maintenance and service
- Maintenance schedule
- Maintenance precautions
- Maintenance tips
- Engine hood
- Engine compartment overview
- Engine oil
- Cooling system
- Air cleaner element
- Spark plugs
- Drive belts
- Manual transmission oil
- Automatic transmission fluid
- Continuously variable transmission fluid
- Front differential gear oil (AT and CVT models)
- Rear differential gear oil
- Power steering fluid
- Brake fluid
- Clutch fluid (MT models)
- Brake booster
- Brake pedal
- Clutch pedal (MT models)
- Replacement of brake pad and lining
- Tires and wheels
- Aluminum wheels
- Windshield washer fluid
- Replacement of wiper blades
- Battery
- Fuses
- Main fuse
- Installation of accessories
- Replacing bulbs