Subaru Legacy Outback 2006, Owner'S Manual

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Instruments and controls
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Vehicle Dynamics Control warning
light
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system is
probably inoperative under any of the fol-
lowing conditions. We recommend that
you have your vehicle checked at a
SUBARU dealer immediately.
y
The warning light does not come on
when the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position.
y
The warning light comes on while the
vehicle is running.
y
If the electrical circuit of the Vehicle Dy-
namics Control system itself becomes
faulty, the warning light only comes on. At
this time, the ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sys-
tem) remains fully operational.
y
The warning light comes on when the
electronic control system of the ABS/Vehi-
cle Dynamics Control system becomes
faulty.
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system
provides its ABS control through the elec-
trical circuit of the ABS system. Accord-
ingly, if the ABS is inoperative, the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system becomes un-
able to provide ABS control. As a result,
the Vehicle Dynamics Control system also
becomes inoperative, causing the warning
light to come on. Though both the Vehicle
Dynamics Control and ABS systems are
inoperative in this case, the ordinary func-
tions of the brake system are still avail-
able. You will be safe while driving with
this condition, but we recommend that you
have your vehicle checked at a SUBARU
dealer as soon as possible.
NOTE
If the warning light behavior is as
shown in the following, the Vehicle Dy-
namics Control system may be consid-
ered normal.
y
The warning light comes on right af-
ter the engine is started but goes out
immediately, remaining off.
y
The warning light comes on after en-
gine startup and goes off while the ve-
hicle is subsequently being driven.
y
The warning light comes on during
driving, but it goes out immediately
and remains off.
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Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indi-
cator light
y
It comes on when the Vehicle Dynamics
Control OFF switch is pressed.
y
It also comes on when the Vehicle Dy-
namics Control system is deactivated.
NOTE
y
The light may stay on for a while after
the engine has been started, especially
in cold weather. This does not indicate
the existence of a problem. The light
should go out as soon as the engine
has warmed up.
y
The indicator light comes on when
the engine has developed a problem
and the Malfunction indicator light is
on.
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system is
probably faulty under the following condi-
tion. We recommend that you have your
vehicle checked at a SUBARU dealer as
soon as possible.
y
The light does not go out even after the
lapse of several minutes (the engine has
warmed up) after the engine has started.
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Brake system warning
light
y
Driving with the brake system
warning light on is dangerous.
This indicates your brake system
may not be working properly. If
the light remains on, we recom-
mend that you have the brakes in-
spected by a SUBARU dealer im-
mediately.