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2021 Subaru Legacy Owners Manual - Interior light



Interior light

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

Dome light

Dome light

1) ON
2) DOOR
3) OFF

The dome light switch has the following positions: ON: The light remains on continuously.

OFF: The light remains off.

DOOR: The dome light illuminates automatically when any of the doors (for Outback, 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" .

Map light

Map light switches

Map light

To turn on the map light, press the switch.

To turn it off, press the switch again.

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

Door interlock switch

1) 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. But, the lights can be turned on manually by pressing the map light switches.

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 switches are in the OFF position. 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" .

Cargo area light (Outback)

1)ON
2) OFF
3) DOOR

The cargo area light switch has the following positions.

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 derails, refer to "OFF delay timer" .

OFF: The light remains off.

ON: The light remains on continuously.

OFF delay timer

The following lights have an automatic illumination function.

  • dome light
  • map light
  • trunk (Legacy)
  • cargo area light (Outback)

After being illuminated automatically, these lights remain on for several seconds and then gradually turn off under the following conditions.

  •  after the ignition switch is turned to the "LOCK"/"OFF" position
  •  after any doors or the rear gate (Outback) is closed (dome light)
  •  after all doors are closed (map light)
  •  after the rear gate is closed (cargo area light)
  •  after the doors are unlocked using the keyless access function (if equipped) (dome light and map light)
  •  after the doors are unlocked using the remote keyless entry system (dome light and map light)
  •  when approaching with the access key (if equipped) (dome light and map light)

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” FP220 (11.6-inch display models) or “Vehicle setting icons” FP239 (dual 7.0-inch display models).