2022 Subaru Outback Interior Light User Manual

2022 Subaru Outback Interior Light

Interior Light

CAUTION
When leaving your vehicle, make sure the lights are turned off to avoid battery discharge.

Dome Light

• ON
• DOOR
• OFF

The dome light switch has the following positions:

• ON: The light turns on.
• OFF: The light turns off.
• DOOR: The dome light illuminates automatically when any of the doors (for Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness, including the rear gate) is opened. Several seconds after all of the doors (including the rear gate) are closed, the dome light gradually turns off. For details, refer to “OFF Delay Timer” P307.

Map Lights

Map light switches

To turn on the map light, press the lens. To turn it off, press the lens again.

CAUTION
Do not keep watching the light source because they use LEDs. Doing so could damage your eyes.

Door interlock switch

• Door interlock switch

The door interlock switch has the following positions.

• OFF: The map lights do not illuminate automatically in conjunction with a door opening. However, the lights can be turned on manually by pressing the map light lens.
• DOOR: The map lights illuminate automatically when any of the doors (other than the rear gate or trunk lid) is opened even while the map light is off. Several seconds after all of the doors (other than the rear gate or trunk lid) are closed, the map lights gradually turn off. For details, refer to “OFF Delay Timer” P307.

Cargo Area Light (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness)

• ON
• OFF
• DOOR

The cargo area light switch has the following positions.

• ON: The light turns on.
• OFF: The light turns off.
• DOOR: The light illuminates only when the rear gate is opened. The light gradually turns off several seconds after the rear gate is closed. For details, refer to “OFF Delay Timer” P307.

Rear Gate Light (Subaru Outback Wilderness)

• OFF
• DOOR

1. DOOR: The light illuminates when the rear gate is opened. The light remains illuminated for several seconds and gradually turns off after the rear gate is closed.
2. OFF: The light remains off.

OFF Delay Timer

The following lights have an automatic illumination function.

• Dome light
• Map lights
• Trunk (Legacy)
• Cargo area light (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness)
• Rear gate light (Subaru Outback Wilderness)

When the interior light switch is set to the “DOOR” position, the light will automatically turn on and off depending on the locking and unlocking of the doors, the opening, and closing of the doors, as well as the position of the ignition switch.
NOTE The setting for the period of time in which the lights remain on (OFF delay timer) can be changed by a SUBARU dealer. Contact your SUBARU dealer for details. Also, the setting can be changed by operating the center information display. For details, refer to “Car settings” P223 (11.6-inch display models) or “Vehicle setting icons” P242 (dual 7.0-inch display models).