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INTRODUCTION
GENERAL INFORMATION s00ak
CALIFORNIA PERCHLORATE
ADVISORY s00ak03
Certain vehicle components, such as airbag modules, seatbelt pretensioners and keyless entry transmitter batteries, may contain perchlorate material. Special handling may apply for service or vehicle end of life disposal. See www. dtsc. ca. gov / hazardouswaste / perchlorate.
NOISE FROM UNDER THE VE- HICLE s00ak01
NOTE
You may hear a noise from under the vehicle approximately 5 to 10 hours after the ignition switch is turned to the“ OFF” position. However, this does not indicate a malfunction. This noise is caused by the operation of the fuel evaporation leakage checking system and the operation is normal. The noise will stop after approximately 15 minutes.
VEHICLE DATA RECORDING s00ak08
The vehicle is equipped with sophisticated computers that will record certain data, such as:
. Vehicle speed. Engine speed. Engine control information. Shift state information. Driving information, etc.
Data usage s00ak0801
SUBARU may use the data recorded in this computer to diagnose malfunctions, conduct research and development, and improve quality.
SUBARU will not disclose the recorded data to a third party except:
. With the consent of the vehicle owner or with the consent of the lessee if the vehicle is leased
. In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a government agency
. For use by SUBARU in a lawsuit
. For research purposes where the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or vehicle owner
EVENT DATA RECORDER s00ak04
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder( EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’ s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
. How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
. Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled / fastened;
. How far( if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and / or brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data( e. g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.