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OT: 2005 Outback ILLin'
My wifer called me this morning about a weird problem with her Outback. The trip meter is showing 'ILL.5' instead of the mileage. Poking around, I have found that the message is supposed to come up when you adjust the dimmer for the console lights. Of course, like other people who seem to have experienced this problem, my wife wasn't touching this knob at the time.
Anybody else experience this problem with any other Subaru? I see some suggestion online that this has happened to other Subaru models, but I haven't seen a fix for it. Thanks.
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my first thought is that the dial is between two settings. does it go away if she tries to move it?
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Hey, you and wife are the customers and it's an inconvenience, so oh well if the dealership gets tired of it. Good luck, I'm curious what the problem would be.
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I will post what I find, but if anybody has had this problem in any of their Subarus, by all means tell me your story.
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Maybe you're reading it upside down?
5771 ...as in how much it's going to cost to fix.
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it is most likely stuck between postions as shelfy said - give it a couple spins up and down to loosen it up.
good that you asked it here and not LegacyGT.com - you would have been skewered. it is roughly equivalent to asking about the JDM twin turbo SVX police car here.
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Why would I have posted it on LegacyGT.com? I don't have a Legacy GT. Are they real hostile there? Is this a common problem that new members post about without searching?
I wanted to submit it to some Outback forum, but they do manual authentication of new users, and so far they haven't found the time to authenticate my account yet.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Try unhooking the battery overnight.....
Might re-set back to standard settings...
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there's an Outback sub-forum, and most How-To's and other FAQ's apply across the LGT and Ootback models. you may want to disable the annoying seatbelt chimes if you haven't already...
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Yes, I realize the Outback basically a lifted Legacy. But the forum is called 'LegacyGT.com.' For all I know, joining it would mean I'd get a whole bunch of replies calling me a poser.
I saw the thread you linked me to. I think it was some time before the poster got any kind of a real answer. Of course we have the same thing here, but instead of the jokes you just get people who don't know what they're talking about.
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that site is mainly for 2005+ Legacy's and Outbacks. the How-To sections are good. i don't post there much (the humor there is kinda strange ), but i'll do a search if i need to find something.
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