Subaru WRX 2015 Owner's Manual

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Warranties

& Warranties for U.S.A.

All SUBARU vehicles distributed by
Subaru of America, Inc. and sold at retail
by an authorized SUBARU dealer in the
United States come with the following
warranties:

. SUBARU Limited Warranty
. Emission Control Systems Warranty
. Emissions Performance Warranty

All warranty information, including details
of coverage and exclusions, is in the
“Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”.
Please read these warranties carefully.

& Warranties for Canada

All SUBARU vehicles distributed by
Subaru Canada, Inc. and sold at retail by
an authorized SUBARU dealer in Canada
come with the following warranties:

. SUBARU Limited Warranty
. Anti-Corrosion Warranty
. Emission Control Warranty

All warranty information, including details
of coverage and exclusions, is in the
“Warranty and Service Booklet”. Please
read these warranties carefully.

How to use this Owner’s
Manual

& Using your Owner’s Manual

Before you operate your vehicle, carefully
read this manual. To protect yourself and
extend the service life of your vehicle,
follow the instructions in this manual.
Failure to observe these instructions may
result in serious injury and damage to your
vehicle.

This manual is composed of fourteen
chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief
table of contents, so you can usually tell at
a glance if that chapter contains the
information you want.

Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS
airbags

This chapter informs you how to use the
seat and seatbelt and contains precau­tions for the SRS airbags.

Chapter 2: Keys and doors

This chapter informs you how to operate
the keys, locks and windows.

Chapter 3: Instruments and controls

This chapter informs you about the opera­tion of instrument panel indicators and
how to use the instruments and other
switches.

Chapter 4: Climate control

This chapter informs you how to operate
the climate control.

Chapter 5: Audio

This chapter informs you how to operate
your audio system.

Chapter 6: Interior equipment

This chapter informs you how to operate
interior equipment.

Chapter 7: Starting and operating

This chapter informs you how to start and
operate your SUBARU.

Chapter 8: Driving tips

This chapter informs you how to drive your
SUBARU in various conditions and ex­plains some safety tips on driving.

Chapter 9: In case of emergency

This chapter informs you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.

Chapter 10: Appearance care

This chapter informs you how to keep your
SUBARU looking good.

Chapter 11: Maintenance and service

This chapter informs you when you need
to take your SUBARU to the dealer for
scheduled maintenance and informs you
how to keep your SUBARU running
properly.

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Chapter 12: Specifications

This chapter informs you about dimen­sions and capacities of your SUBARU.

Chapter 13: Consumer information and
Reporting safety defects

This chapter informs you about Uniform
tire quality grading standards and Report­ing safety defects.

Chapter 14: Index

This is an alphabetical listing of all that’sin
this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.

& Safety warnings

You will find a number of WARNINGs,
CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual.

These safety warnings alert you to poten­tial hazards that could result in injury to
you or others.

Please read these safety warnings as well
as all other portions of this manual care­fully in order to gain a better understand­ing of how to use your SUBARU vehicle
safely.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in
which serious injury or death could
result if the warning is ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in
which injury or damage to your
vehicle, or both, could result if the
caution is ignored.

NOTE

A NOTE gives information or sugges­tions how to make better use of your
vehicle.

& Safety symbol

You will find a circle with a slash through it
in this manual. This symbol means “Do
not”, “Do not do this”,or“Do not let this
happen”, depending upon the context.

& Abbreviation list

You may find several abbreviations in this
manual. The meanings of the abbrevia­tions are shown in the following list.

Abbreviation Meaning

A/C Air conditioner

A/ELR

ABS Anti-lock brake system

AKI Anti knock index

ALR Automatic locking retractor

AWD All-wheel drive

CVT

C.DIFF/
DCCD

DRL Daytime running light

EBD

ELR Emergency locking retractor

GAW Gross axle weight

GAWR Gross axle weight rating

GPS Global positioning system

GVW Gross vehicle weight

GVWR Gross vehicle weight rating

INT Intermittent

Automatic/Emergency locking
retractor

Continuously variable trans­mission

Driver’s control center differ­ential

Electronic brake force distri­bution