Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tested the 2008 Impreza, and the car earned a Good overall rating — the highest possible score — in frontal-offset, side-impact and rear crash tests (non-WRX seats). Those results apply to the 2009 model, too, according to IIHS.

Standard Impreza safety features include antilock brakes, side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags, an electronic stability system and active head restraints for the front seats.

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    Seatbelt and SRS airbag
    - All persons in the vehicle should fasten their seatbelts BEFORE the vehicle starts to move. Otherwise, the possibility of serious injury becomes greater in the event of a sudden stop o ...

    When there is no CD inserted
    Properly insert a CD. Refer to “How to insert a CD (type A, C and D)”/“How to insert a CD(s) (type B)”. When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of the CD, beginning with the first tra ...

    To temporarily cancel the cruise control
    The cruise control can be temporarily canceled in the following ways. • Push the “CANCEL” button. • Depress the brake pedal. • Depress the clutch pedal (MT models only). • Shift the select lever ...