Subaru 2004 Impreza - Manual (Page 259)

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Interior equipment
Cigarette lighter socket
The electrical power outlet located on the lower part of
the instrument panel can be used as cigarette lighter
socket. A cigarette lighter plug is an optional accesso-
ry. It is available from your SUBARU dealer.
The cigarette lighter socket may also be used as a
power source for an in-car use electrical appliance.
" The electrical power outlet located on the
lower part of the instrument panel is originally
designed to use a SUBARU genuine cigarette
lighter plug. Do not use non-genuine cigarette
lighter plugs in the socket. Doing so may cause
a short-circuit and overheating, resulting in a
fire.
"
If the socket is ever used for a plug-in acces-
sory such as a mobile phone, that may damage
the portion of the socket’s internal mechanism
that causes a cigarette lighter plug to “pop out”
after its lighter element is heated. Therefore, do
not place a cigarette 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 haz-
ard.
"
Do not place any foreign objects, especially
metal ones such as coins or aluminum foil, into
the socket. That could cause a short circuit.
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