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& Auto-dimming mirror/com-

! To Operate the Auto-Dimming Fea-

3-17. Mirrors

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ture

pass with HomeLink (if

equipped)

Press the “ ” switch to turn the auto-

dimming feature on/off. The auto-dimming

feature is enabled when the switch’s green

LED indicator is on. The auto-dimming

feature will default to on with each ignition

cycle.

Always check that the inside and outside

mirrors are properly adjusted before you

start driving.

& Inside mirror

! To Operate the Compass Feature

1. To turn the compass feature on/off,

press and hold the “ ” switch for more

than 3 seconds or until the display

turns on/off. The compass feature will

default to on with each ignition cycle.

2. If the display reads “C”, slowly drive the

vehicle in circles until compass is

calibrated.

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Compass

HomeLink buttons

Switch

During nighttime driving, the auto-dimming

feature senses distracting glare from

vehicle headlights behind you and auto-

matically dims to eliminate the glare and

preserve your vision.

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2

Normal position

Anti-glare position

Push the tab on the mirror for normal use.

To reduce glare from the headlights of the

vehicle behind you, pull the tab to the anti-

glare position.

Compass calibration zones

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3. To adjust for compass zone variance:

(1) Find your current location and

zone number on the map.

standards (this includes any gar-

age door opener model manufac-

tured before April 1, 1982). A

garage door that cannot detect

an object signaling the door to

stop and reverse does not meet

current U.S. federal safety stan-

dards.

! HomeLink Wireless Control Sys-

tem

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The HomeLink Wireless Control System

(2) Press and hold the “ ” switch for

more than 6 seconds or until a

zone number appears in the dis-

play.

(3) Once the zone number appears in

the display, toggle the “ ” switch

again until your current location

zone number appears. After you

stop pressing the switch, your new

zone number will be saved. Within

a few seconds, the display will

show a compass direction.

provides a convenient way to replace up to

three hand-held radio-frequency remotes

used to activate devices such as gate

operators, garage door openers, entry

door locks, security systems, and even

home lighting. The below steps are gen-

eric programming instructions; for Genie

and Sommer garage door openers, please

go directly to the HomeLink website.

Additional information and programming

videos can be found at

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It is also recommended that a new

battery be placed in the hand-

held remote (garage door opener

remote) of the device for quicker

and more accurate training.

Some vehicles may require the

ignition switch to be turned to the

“ON” or “ACC” position for pro-

gramming and/or operation of

HomeLink.

www.HomeLink.com and

www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex.

4. If the vehicle’s magnetics have chan-

ged or if the compass appears inaccu-

rate, recalibrate the compass. Press

and hold the “ ” switch for more than

9 seconds or until a “C” appears in the

display. Once a “C” appears in the

display, slowly drive the vehicle in

circles until compass is calibrated.

CAUTION

Keep the hand-held remote (gar-

age door opener remote) of the

device you are programming for

use in other vehicles as well as

for future HomeLink program-

ming. It is also suggested that

upon the sale of the vehicle, the

programmed HomeLink buttons

be erased for security purposes.

Refer to “Erasing HomeLink But-

tons” �P248.

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Before programming HomeLink

to a garage door opener or gate

operator, make sure that people

and objects are out of the way of

the device to prevent potential

harm or damage.

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When programming a garage

door opener, it is advised to park

outside of the garage.

Do not use HomeLink with any

garage door opener that lacks

safety stop and reverse features,

as required by U.S. federal safety

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! Programming a New HomeLink

Button

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Garage door opener remote

3. While the HomeLink indicator light is

flashing orange, press and hold the

hand-held remote button. Continue

pressing the hand-held remote button

until the HomeLink indicator light

changes from orange to green. You

may now release the hand-held remote

button.

2. Position the hand-held remote (garage

door opener remote) 1 to 3 inches (2 to

8 cm) away from the HomeLink button

that you would like to program.

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2

Indicator Light

HomeLink buttons

1. Press and release the HomeLink but-

ton that you would like to program. The

HomeLink indicator light will flash

orange slowly (if not, refer to “Erasing

HomeLink Buttons” �P248).

NOTE

Some hand-held remotes (garage door

opener remotes) may actually train

better at a distance of 6 to 12 inches

(15 to 30 cm). Keep this in mind if you

have difficulty with the programming

process.

NOTE

Some devices may require you to re-

place this “Programming a New

HomeLink Button” step 3 with proce-

dures noted in the “Gate Operator/

Canadian Programming” section. Refer

to “Gate Operator/Canadian Program-

ming” �P248.

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Indicator light

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“Learn” button

7. Return to the vehicle and firmly press,

hold for two seconds and release the

HomeLink button up to three times. At

this point programming is complete

and your device should operate when

the HomeLink button is pressed and

released.

4. Press the HomeLink button that you

would like to program and observe the

indicator light.

5. At the garage door opener motor,

(security gate motor, etc.) locate the

“Learn”, “Smart”, or “Program” button.

This can usually be found where the

hanging antenna wire is attached to

the motor-head unit (see the device’s

manual to identify this button). The

name and color of the button may vary

by manufacturer.

. If the indicator light remains constant

green, your device should operate

when the HomeLink button is

pressed. At this point, if your device

operates, programming is complete.

. If the indicator light rapidly flashes

green, firmly press, hold for two

seconds and release the HomeLink

button up to three times to complete

the programming process. At this

point if your device operates, pro-

gramming is complete. If the device

does not operate, continue with the

next step of the programming in-

structions.

NOTE

A ladder and/or second person may

simplify the following steps.

6. Firmly press and release the “Learn”,

“Smart”, or “Program” button. You now

have 30 seconds in which to complete

step 7.

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! Gate Operator/Canadian Pro-

NOTE

gramming

If programming a garage door opener

or gate operator, it is advised to unplug

the device during the “cycling” process

to prevent possible overheating.

Canadian radio-frequency laws require

transmitter remote signals to “time-out”

(or quit) after several seconds of transmis-

sion, which may not be long enough for

HomeLink to pick up the signal during

programming. Similar to this Canadian

law, some U.S. gate operators are de-

signed to “time-out” in the same manner.

The indicator LED on the hand-held

remote will go off when the device times

out, indicating that it has finished transmit-

ting.

Proceed with “Programming a New

HomeLink Button” step 4 to complete.

! Using HomeLink

To operate, simply press and release the

programmed HomeLink button. Activation

will now occur for the trained device (i.e.

garage door opener, gate operator, secur-

ity system, entry door lock, home/office

lighting, etc.). For convenience, the hand-

held remote of the device may also be

used at any time.

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Status indicators

8. If status indicator arrows appear next

to the indicator light, please refer to

“Garage Door Two-Way Communica-

tion” �P249.

If you live in Canada or you are having

difficulties programming a gate operator or

garage door opener by using the program-

ming procedures, replace “Programming a

New HomeLink Button” step 3 with the

following:

! Erasing HomeLink Buttons

In the event that there are still program-

ming difficulties or questions, additional

HomeLink information and programming

videos can be found at

To erase programming from the three

buttons (individual buttons cannot be

erased but can be “reprogrammed” as

outlined below), follow the step noted:

While the HomeLink indicator light is

flashing orange, press and release (“cy-

cle”) your device’s hand-held remote every

two seconds until the HomeLink indicator

light changes from orange to green. You

may now release the hand-held remote

button.

www.HomeLink.com and

www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex. For

Genie and Sommer garage door openers

please go directly to the HomeLink web-

site.

Press and hold the two outer HomeLink

buttons for at least 10 seconds. The LED

indicator will change from continuously lit

to rapidly flashing. Release both buttons.

Do not hold for longer than 20 seconds.

HomeLink is now ready to be programmed

at any time beginning with “Programming a

New HomeLink Button” - step 1.

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Range may be reduced by obstacles such

as houses or trees. You may have to slow

your vehicle speed to successfully receive

the garage door opener communication.

online at www.HomeLink.com and

www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex.

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Reprogramming

HomeLink Button

a Single

To program a previously trained button,

follow these steps:

! Using Two-Way Communication

! Programming Two-Way Commu-

1. Press and hold the desired HomeLink

button. DO NOT release the button.

nication

2. The indicator light will begin to slowly

flash orange after 20 seconds. The

HomeLink button can be released at

this point. Proceed with “Programming

a New HomeLink Button” - step 3.

3. If you do not complete the program-

ming of a new device to the button, it

will revert to the previously stored

programming.

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Status indicators

! Garage Door Two-Way Commu-

nication

Recall and display (at any time) the last

recorded garage door status message

communicated to HomeLink by simulta-

neously pressing HomeLink buttons 1 and

2 for two seconds. HomeLink will display

the last recorded status for three seconds.

HomeLink has the capability of commu-

nicating with your garage door opener.

HomeLink can receive and display “clos-

ing” or “opening” status messages from

compatible garage door opener systems.

At any time, HomeLink can also recall and

display the last recorded status commu-

nicated by the garage door opener to

indicate your garage door being “closed”

or “opened”.

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Status indicators

Within five seconds after programming a

new HomeLink button, both of HomeLink’s

garage door status indicators will flash

rapidly green indicating that the garage

door two-way communication has been

enabled. If your garage door status in-

dicators flashed, two-way communication

programming is complete.

HomeLink has the capability of receiving

this communication from the garage door

opener at a range up to 820 feet (250 m).

If the garage door status indicators do not

flash, additional HomeLink information

and programming videos can be found

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! Certification

In the event that there are still program-

ming difficulties or questions, additional

HomeLink information and programming

videos can be found at

www.HomeLink.com,

www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex, or

by calling the toll-free HomeLink-hotline

at 1-800-355-3515.

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U.S.-spec. models

CAUTION

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4

Garage door opener CLOSING (blinking

orange)

Garage door opener CLOSED (solid

green)

Garage door opener OPENING (blinking

orange)

Garage door opener OPENED (solid

green)

FCC WARNING

Changes or modifications not ex-

pressly approved by the party re-

sponsible for compliance could void

the user’s authority to operate the

equipment.

If two-way communication programming is

successful, HomeLink will display the

status of your garage door opener with

arrow indicators.

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Canada-spec. models

WARNING

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W h e n p r o g r a m m i n g t h e

HomeLink Wireless Control Sys-

®

tem, you may be operating a

garage door opener or other

device. Make sure that people

and objects are out of the way of

the garage door or other device

to prevent potential harm or da-

mage.

®

Do not use the HomeLink Wire-

less Control System with a gar-

age door opener that lacks the

safety stop and reverse feature

as required by applicable safety

standards. A garage door opener

which cannot detect an object,

signaling the door to stop and

reverse, does not meet these

safety standards. Using a garage

door opener without these fea-

tures increases risk of serious

injury or death. For more infor-

®

mation, consult the HomeLink

website at www.homelink.com or

call 1-800-355-3515.

®

HomeLink and the HomeLink house are

registered trademarks of Gentex Corpora-

tion.

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& Outside mirrors

! Remote control mirror switch

NOTE

For models with memory function:

! Convex mirror (passenger side)

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The outside mirror can be adjusted

for approximately 45 seconds after

the following conditions are met.

– The ignition switch is turned to

the “OFF” position.

WARNING

Objects look smaller in a convex

mirror and farther away than when

viewed in a flat mirror. Do not use the

convex mirror to judge the distance

of vehicles behind you when chan-

ging lanes. Use the inside mirror (or

glance backwards) to determine the

actual size and distance of objects

that you view in convex mirror.

– The door is unlocked using the

access key fob.

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The outside mirror angle can be

registered with button “1”, “2” or

each of the key fobs.

For details, refer to “Memory function

(driver’s seat – if equipped)” �P35.

: Select side to adjust

: Direction control

The remote control mirrors operate only

when the ignition switch is in the “ON” or

“ACC” position.

1. Turn the control switch to the side that

you want to adjust. “L” is for the left

mirror, “R” is for the right mirror.

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The outside mirror angle can also be

retrieved with the Driver Monitoring

System user information. To do so,

perform user registration in the

Driver Monitoring System settings.

Refer to “Driver Monitoring System

settings” �P217.

CAUTION

Make sure to adjust the mirrors

before driving.

2. Move the control switch in the direction

you want to move the mirror.

3. Return the control switch to the neutral

position to prevent unintentional op-

eration.

! Reverse tilt-down feature (if

equipped)

When backing up the vehicle, the front

passenger’s side outside mirrors will turn

downward automatically to provide better

rear visibility.

1. Push the ignition switch to the ON

position.

The mirrors can also be adjusted manu-

ally.

2. Move the select lever to the R (Re-

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verse) position.

3. The outside mirror angle moves down-

ward.

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The factory setting (default setting)

for this function is set as the front

passenger’s side mirror. The setting

of the right and left side mirror/front

passenger’s side mirror operation

can be changed by a SUBARU deal-

er. Contact your SUBARU dealer for

details.

NOTE

If the seat is moved forward or back-

ward 1.18 in (30 mm) or more, the

reverse tilt-down will move to the

factory default position or the last

position hold.

The outside mirror angle will return to its

original position when the following condi-

tion are met.

Hold last position function:

The angle of the reverse tilt-down mirror

can be set to the latest adjusted angle.

The hold last position function operates

when the following condition are met.

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After approximately 9 seconds from the

select lever is moved to any position

other than R (Reverse).

The ignition switch is turned to the

“OFF” position.

CAUTION

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Depress the brake pedal during the

reverse tilt-down mirror angle ad-

justment.

The vehicle is running.

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The memory function is not used.

The seat is moved forward or backward

1.18 in (30 mm) or more.

NOTE

To adjust the reverse tilt-down mirror

angle, adjust the outside mirror using the

remote control mirror switch while the

reverse tilt-down operates. For details

about how to adjust the outside mirror

angle, refer to “Remote control mirror

switch” �P252.

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The reverse tilt-down mirror angle

NOTE

can be registered with button “1”,

“2” or each of the key fobs. For

details, refer to “Memory function

(driver’s seat – if equipped)” �P35.

The reverse tilt-down mirror angle

can also be retrieved with the Driver

Monitoring System user informa-

tion. To do so, perform user registra-

tion in the Driver Monitoring System

settings. Refer to “Driver Monitoring

System settings” �P217.

The operational/non-operational

setting can be changed by operating

the combination meter display (col-

or LCD). For details, refer to “Vehicle

Setting” �P199.

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The factory setting (default setting)

for this function is set as “non-

operational”. This setting can be

changed to “operational” at

SUBARU dealers. For more details,

contact a SUBARU dealer.

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Memory function:

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If the hold last position function

setting is “non-operation”, the re-

verse tilt-down will move to the

factory default position.

The angle of the reverse tilt-down mirror

can be registered. Register the position

with button “1”, “2” or each of the access

key fobs and retrieve the position.

For details about registration or retrieval of

a position, refer to “Memory function

(driver’s seat – if equipped)” �P35.

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