2011 Subaru Tribeca Owners Manual

Tribeca 2011 Quick Reference Guide.

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Complete U.S. specifications and illustrations may not have been available at time of publication. Specifications are based on the latest product information available at time of publication. Some images shown are for illustration purposes only. Some equipment shown may be optional at extra cost. Specific options may be available only in combination with other options. Specific combinations of equipment or features may vary from time to time and by geographic area. Certain accessories and equipment may not be available at the time of publication.

This Quick Reference Guide applies to all Tribeca models. Therefore, some explanations may be for equipment not installed on your vehicle. Subaru of America, Inc., reserves the right to change or discontinue at any time, without notice, prices, colors, materials, equipment, accessories, specifications, models and packages without incurring any obligation to make the same or similar changes on vehicles previously sold. Colors shown may vary due to reproduction process.

For detailed operating and safety information, please consult the Owner’s Manual.

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All rights reserved. Contents may not be reprinted or electronically reproduced in whole or in part without prior written approval of Subaru of America, Inc.

© 2010 Subaru of America, Inc.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

Instrument Panel

Gauges

Personalize

Controls

While Operating

Safety/In Case of Emergency

Additional Information

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4 - 5

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Remote Keyless Entry

Lock/Arm • Press to lock all doors

and rear gate.

• If any of the doors or the

rear gate are not fully closed, an electronic chirp will sound five times and the hazard lights will flash five times to alert you that the doors or the rear gate are not properly closed.

• To activate the vehicle finder

function, press three times (within five seconds). If you are within 30 feet of the vehicle, the horn will sound one time and the hazard lights will flash three times.

Unlock/Disarm • Press once to unlock

the driver’s door.

• Press twice (within five

seconds) to unlock all doors.

• When the “Unlock/Disarm”

button is pressed, the dome and map lights will illuminate if the dome light switch is in the middle position.

Unlocking the Rear Gate Press to unlock the rear gate. An electronic chirp will sound twice and the hazard lights will flash twice.

Panic Alarm • Press once and the horn will sound and the hazard lights will flash.

• Press any button on the

remote to deactivate.

Immobilizer When the security alarm is activated, the immobilizer interrupts the starter motor to prevent an intruder from starting your vehicle without a registered key.

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Seating

Power Driver’s Seat: Memory (if equipped) You can memorize two seat positions. To memorize seat positions:

3. Press the “SET” button.

4. Within five seconds after pressing the

“SET” button, press the “1” or “2” button. A buzzer will sound one time to inform you that the memorizing is finished.

To move the seat to a memorized position with the vehicle selector lever in “P” (Park) position, press either the “1” or “2” button. The seat will move to the stored position.

Power Driver Seat: 8-way Adjust 1. Forward/Backward, Angle and Height Move the switch toward the front or rear to move the seat forward or backward. Pull the switch up or push down on the front of the switch to adjust the angle of the seat cushion. Pulling the switch up or pushing down on the rear of the switch will adjust the height of the seat cushion.

2. Seatback Move the switch in the corresponding direction to adjust the angle of the seatback.

Midway Stopping Feature for 2nd Row Seats The 2nd row seats are equipped with a midway stopping feature on the sliding mechanism. Release the midway stopping feature by pushing the lever located on the outside of the 2nd row seat forward and slide the seat.

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Instrument Panel

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Gauges

Immediate Attention

Caution

Informational

Trip meter A/B selection and trip meter reset knob

Tachometer

Temperature Gauge

Seatbelt warning

Front passenger seatbelt warning

SRS airbag system

Security indicator light

Door open

Charge warning

Brake system

Rear Differential oil temperature warning

High beam indicator light

AT OIL TEMP warning

ABS warning

Low fuel

Oil pressure warning

All-Wheel Drive warning

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Speedometer

Fuel Gauge

Turn signals

Front fog light indicator light (if equipped)

Headlight indicator light

Cruise Control indicator light

Cruise control set indicator light

SPORT mode

Trip meter and odometer

Vehicle Dynamics Control/Vehicle Dynamics Control operation

Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF

CHECK ENGINE / Malfunction indicator

Tire pressure warning light

Front passenger frontal airbag ON

Front passenger frontal airbag OFF

Low windshield washer fluid

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Personalize

Steering Column Push the lever down firmly to adjust the vertical and lengthwise position of the column. Firmly push the lever back up to lock the column in place. Do not adjust while driving.

Power Exterior Mirrors Turn knob to the “L” side to adjust the left-hand mirror or to the “R” side to adjust the right-hand mirror. Move the knob in the direction you want to move the mirror, then return the knob to the neutral position. The mirrors can also be adjusted manually.

HomeLink® (if equipped) Three buttons on the driver’s side sun visor control indoor or outdoor devices (such as a garage door) from inside your vehicle.

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Power Moonroof (if equipped) With the moonroof in the fully closed position, press the switch 2 to tilt the moonroof up. Press and hold the switch 1 to lower the moonroof. Press the switch 4 to fully open the moonroof. Press the switch 3 to close the moonroof. To stop the moonroof in a midway position while opening or closing, momentarily press the switch to the 4 side or 3 side.

Rear Seat Entertainment System (if equipped) You can enjoy watching movies or listening to music when a movie DVD or music CD is inserted into the rear seat entertainment system. You can operate the rear seat entertainment system by the remote control. You can play a video or game when a video camera or a video machine is connected to the auxiliary input jacks, located on the left rear quarter panel across from the 3rd row seats. You can listen to audio by using the wireless headphones that are included with the system.

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Controls

Light Controls

Push up for right turn signal.

Turns on headlights, instrument panel illumination, front side marker lights, taillights and license plate lights.

Push down for left turn signal.

Turns on fog lights (if equipped).

Turns on instrument panel lights, tail lights, front side marker lights and license plate lights.

When the dial is turned downward, illumination becomes dim. When the dial is turned upward, illumination becomes bright. When the dial is fully turned upward while the light switch is on, instrument panel illumination becomes bright.

ON

OFF

Parking Light Switch The switch is located on the top of the steering column. Press the switch to turn lights on or off. This control operates the parking lights, front and rear side marker lights, tail lights and license plate lights when the ignition is off.

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LOW

HIGH

Windshield Wipers To turn wipers on, press the wiper control lever down one level for intermittent, two levels for low, or three levels for high speed. Return the lever to the “OFF” position to stop wipers. For a single wipe/mist, pull the lever toward you. To spray washer fluid spray, press the washer button at the end of the wiper control lever.

To operate the rear wiper, turn the knob on the end of the control lever forward to intermittent, continuous, or wash position. Turn the end of the lever backward for wash operation when the rear wiper is not in use. When the automatic transmission is placed in reverse, the rear wiper will operate continuously even when the rear wiper is in the “INT” position.

Daytime Running Lights Daytime running lights are standard on your vehicle. A reduced brightness high beam will be automatically turned on by the daytime running light system when the engine has started and the parking brake is fully released or the light switch is in the “OFF” or “ position. You must always switch on your headlights when it’s dark outside by turning the light switch to the “

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Windshield Wiper De-Icer Remove the snow from your windshield before starting this system.

To begin de-icing, push the button (the light will illuminate while in operation). The de-icing system automatically shuts off after about 15 minutes. If more time is required, push the button to reactivate the de-icer.

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL 1. Rear A/C Cooling

A fan speed control dial is located on the back of the center console. Turn the dial to select one of four (0-4) fan speeds. When the front passenger air conditioner is operating, cool air comes from vents on the ceiling. When the front passenger air conditioner is off, room temperature air comes from the vents.

2. Temperature Control

Separate temperature settings can be made for the driver’s side and passenger’s side by adjusting the dials appropriately. Turn the dial clockwise and release to increase the temperature by one degree. Turn the dial counterclockwise and release to reduce the temperature by one degree.

3. Heated Seats

The left button is for the driver’s seat and the right button is for the front passenger’s seat. To warm the seats, press the appropriate button. Adjust the temperature level by pressing the button. Indicator lights beside the button show the temperature level. To turn off, press the button a few times until all indicator lights go off or keep the button pressed for two more seconds.

4. Defroster Button

Push the button to defrost or dehumidify the windshield and front door windows.

5. Automatic On and Off

This system automatically controls outlet air temperature, fan speed, air flow distribution, air inlet control, and air conditioner compressor operation. Press “AUTO” to activate. Press “OFF” to turn off.

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6. Recirculated/Outside Air

8. Air Flow

Press the air inlet selection button to prevent outside air from being drawn into the passenger compartment. Press the button again to allow outside air into the compartment. TO PREVENT WINDSHIELD FOGGING, DO NOT REMAIN IN THE RECIRCULATED MODE FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

7. Fan Speed

Turn the fan speed control dial to select one of six fan speeds. Turn the dial clockwise to increase fan speed; turn it counterclockwise to decrease. Fan speed level is shown on the display of the dial. Push the “AUTO” button to automatically change the fan speed to correspond with various temperature conditions.

Push the “MODE” button to select the desired air flow mode: ventilation, bi-level, heat or heat-defrost will be displayed on the fan speed control dial.

9. Rear Window Defogger

To defog the rear window and exterior mirrors, press the rear window defogger button. The defogger will automatically shut off in about 15 minutes. To manually shut it off, press the button again.

10. Air Conditioning

Press the “A/C” button to activate the air conditioning. Press it again to turn the air conditioning off.

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Audio controls Radio Functions

1. Power/Volume Control

Push the “POWER/VOL” knob for on or off; turn the knob to control volume.

2. Bass, Treble, Balance, Fader

Each press of the “TONE/BAL” button will cycle you through Volume, Bass, Midrange, Treble, Fade, or Balance. Use the “POWER/VOL” knob to adjust the desired tone or mode.

3. FM/AM

Push to choose FM1, FM2 or AM reception.

4. Tune/Track

Press the up arrow to increase the tuning frequency; press the down arrow to decrease it.

5. Seek

Press the up or down arrow of the “SEEK/ FLDR” button to pick up the next highest or lowest frequency.

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6. Presets

You can save up to six favorite stations for each band – FM1, FM2, and AM. Select a frequency and press one of the preset buttons for more than 1.5 seconds to store it.

7. Satellite Radio

An optional satellite radio tuner and antenna can be connected to this audio unit. You can hear satellite radio programs by pressing the “SAT” button after connecting optional equipment. To receive satellite radio service, it is necessary to enter into a separate contract with a satellite radio provider.

CD Player Functions

8. Load (six-disc player)

Press the “LOAD” button and an available position will blink. Press the “DISC SELECT” button (1-6) at the position where you want to insert a disc. When the “LOAD” indicator flashes, insert the disc. The disc will automatically be drawn in and will begin play at the first track.

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 9. Load Disc (single disc player)

15. Scan

Press the “SCAN” button to begin previewing the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc. Normal playback will resume after all tracks have been scanned. Press the “SCAN” button again to stop scanning and listen to the track being previewed.

To Use Your MP3/WMA Player (with formatted MP3/WMA CD/ without navigation system)

Display Press the “AUDIO” button for 0.5 seconds or longer during playback to change the display to show the file title, play time, and folder title.

Page Scroll Press “AUDIO” to select title display. Press again for less than 0.5 second to scroll through the title, 15 characters at a time. The display is designed to show titles for up to three pages (64 characters).

Folder Selection Press the up arrow of “SEEK/FLDR” to select the next folder. Press the down arrow to go back to the first music file. Quickly press the down arrow again to go back to previous folder.

Insert a disc into the slot. The CD will automatically be drawn in and will begin play at the first track.

10. Play CD (six-disc player)

Press the “CD” button and the desired “DISC SELECT” button (1-6) and playback will begin.

11. Eject

Press the the disc.

button to eject

12. Forward/Reverse

Press the up arrow of “TUNE/ TRACK” to skip to the beginning of the next track; press the down arrow to skip to the beginning of the current track. Press the down arrow again to go to the previous selection.

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse Press and hold the up arrow to fast forward. Release the button to stop. To fast reverse, press and hold the down arrow, release the button to stop.

13. Repeat

In the single disc player: Press “RPT” to repeat the current selection. Press again to cancel. In the six-disc player: Press “RPT” to repeat the current selection. Press again to repeat all tracks in the current selected CD. Press again to cancel.

14. Random

During playback, press and hold “RDM” to hear all disc selections in random order.

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Steering Wheel Audio Controls (if equipped)

• With any of the radio modes selected, push

the switch up or down to find the desired frequency. In CD mode, push the switch up or down to skip forward or back a track.

• Push the switch

to increase or reduce volume.

• Press the button to select the

desired audio mode – FM, AM, SAT, CD, AUX, MEDIA.

• Press to shut off

the sound.

Aux Input Jack (Inside center console) The auxiliary input jack is located inside the console box. You can connect a portable music device to the jack and hear music stored in the portable device through the vehicle speakers. When a portable music device is connected to the auxiliary input jack inside the console box, you cannot hear sound from the Rear Seat Entertainment through the audio.

Rear Seat Entertainment AUX (if equipped) When other portable devices are connected to the auxiliary input jacks and the vehicle is equipped with a Rear Seat Entertainment system, it is possible to play the sound from each device through the speakers. Each press of the “AUX” or “RES/AUX” button changes the device selected for audio output to the next one in the sequence.

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Cruise Control

• Resume

Push the control lever up to “RES/ACC.”

• Temporary Cancel

There are three ways to temporarily cancel cruise control: depress the brake pedal; push the control downward to “CANCEL”; or shift the selector lever into the “N” (neutral) position (automatic transmission).

• Shut Off

To quit cruise control, push the main “CRUISE” switch again, or, when the vehicle is stopped, turn the ignition switch to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.

• Set

Push the main “CRUISE” switch located on the end of the control lever. The “CRUISE” indicator light on the instrument panel will turn on. Press the accelerator pedal until your vehicle reaches the desired speed. Push the control lever downward to “SET/ COAST” and release. Ease off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle will maintain the desired speed.

Increase speed Push the control lever up to the “RES/ACC” position, hold until your vehicle reaches the desired speed, and release. To increase speed using the accelerator pedal, press the pedal until you reach the desired speed. Push the control lever down to the “SET/COAST” position to set the speed.

Decrease speed Move the control lever to “SET/ COAST,” hold until your vehicle slows to the desired speed, and release. To decrease the speed using the brake pedal, press the pedal to release cruise control temporarily. When the speed decreases to the desired rate, push the control lever down to the “SET/COAST” position.

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While Operating

AT Shift Mode

Ultimate Control The automatic transmission gives you ultimate control with five forward speeds, one reverse speed, and a manual mode. Switch to the optional AT Shift mode when you need that extra boost for uphill driving.

Normal Mode When the selector lever is in the “D” (Drive) position, the transmission is in normal shift mode. The shift position indicator in the meter cluster shows “D” and the transmission automatically shifts into a suitable gear from 1st to 5th.

Sport Mode Moving the selector lever left into the manual gate from “D” changes the transmission into Sport mode. The shift position indicator shows “D” and the “SPORT” light illuminates in the meter cluster. In the Sport mode, the transmission automatically shifts from 1st to 5th, but shifts up at higher engine revolutions than in normal mode.

Manual Mode Moving the selector lever into “+” or “-” makes the transmission change into Manual mode. When the selector lever is moved to “+,” the transmission shifts into the next higher gear. When the selector lever is moved to “-,” the transmission shifts into the next lower gear. The shift position indicator in the instrument cluster shows the selected gear position. In Manual mode, you can select your desired gear position to obtain necessary acceleration and engine braking. Moving the selector lever into “+” when the vehicle stops enables the vehicle to start in 2nd gear.

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1. Upshifting: Shift to the next higher gear (in the 1st – 5th gear range) by pushing the selector lever toward the “+” end of the manual gate.

2. Downshifting: Shift to the next lower gear (in the 5th – 1st gear range) by pushing the selector lever toward the “-” end of the manual gate.

3. Deselect Manual Mode: Exit Manual mode by returning the selector lever right to the “D” position from the manual gate. Normal mode is now selected.

When Manual Shifting Operation Is Possible: Arrow-shaped lights in the instrument panel show whether an upshift is possible and whether a downshift is possible.

BOTH ARROWS ARE ON: Upshifting and downshifting are both possible.

UP ARROW ONLY IS ON: Only upshifting is possible.

DOWN ARROW ONLY IS ON: Only downshifting is possible.

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Rear View Monitor Navigation (if equipped)

1. Width of the vehicle: Oblique

vertical lines

2. Approx. 6.5-10 feet from the rear

bumper: Green horizontal line

3. Approx. 3 feet from the rear bumper:

Yellow horizontal line

4. Approx. 1.5 feet from the rear

bumper: Red horizontal line

To be safe, always check around and behind the vehicle with your eyes first before backing up. Never rely upon the rear view monitor.

Vehicles with Navigation system have a rear view camera. When the selector lever is moved into “R” (Reverse) position, the rear view is shown on the display. Camera footage is live, real time as you see it on the rear view mirror. Also, width of the vehicle and distance from the vehicle are indicated as lines in the image on the display.

Fuel Door Lid Release To open the fuel door lid, pull the lever up and release. Found on the floor next to the driver’s seat.