Subaru Impreza Manuals 2018 Impreza Owner's Manual | Page 262

Interior equipment/Ashtray (dealer option) cigarette lighter plug in the sock- et. Doing so may cause a short- circuit and overheating, resulting in a fire. . If the socket is ever used for a plug-in accessory such as a cell phone, that may damage the portion of the socket’s internal mechanism that causes a cigar- ette lighter plug to “pop out” after its lighter element is heated. Therefore, do not place a cigar- ette lighter plug in a socket that has been used, even once, to power a plug-in accessory. Doing so may cause the plug to stick and overheat, creating a potential fire hazard. 6-9 Ashtray (dealer option) S06AG CAUTION Observe the following precautions. Not doing so could result in a fire. . Always extinguish matches and cigarettes before putting them into the ashtray, and then close the ashtray securely. . Do not put flammable material in the ashtray. . Do not leave a lighted cigarette in the ashtray. . Do not leave a lot of cigarette butts in the ashtray. NOTE Particles of ash and tobacco will accu- mulate around the hinges of the ash- tray’s inner lid. Clean them off using a toothbrush or a similar narrow-ended implement. The portable ashtray can be installed in each cup holder or bottle holder. For the locations of the cup holders, refer to “Cup holders” F6-6. For the locations of the bottle holders, refer to “Bottle holders” F6- 6. When using the ashtray, open the lid of the ashtray. Fully close the lid after using the ashtray to help reduce residual smoke.