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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    Head restraint adjustment
    Both the rear window side seats and the rear center seat are equipped with head restraints. WARNING ● Never drive the vehicle with the head restraints removed because they are designed to ...

    Windshield wipers
    MIST : Mist (for a single wipe) OFF : Off INT: Intermittent LO: Low speed HI: High speed To turn the wipers on, push the wiper control lever down. To turn the wipers off, return the lever to t ...

    Unfastening the seatbelt
    Unfastening the seatbelt Push the release button of the center seatbelt buckle (on the left-hand side) to unfasten the seatbelt. NOTE When the seatback is folded down for greater cargo area, it is ...