Recent cars have an increasing number of functionnalities and although they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time simple to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Subaru Impreza, according to its functionnalities, it can be tricky to figure out how to start a Subaru Impreza? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. On this webpage we will explain the several procedures to start a Subaru Impreza with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Subaru Impreza with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Subaru Impreza with key?

So we start our content which aims to show you how to start a Subaru Impreza, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the various guidelines to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Subaru Impreza:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to browse our content on the steering wheel blocked on Subaru Impreza that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t be reluctant to browse our content on orange lights on Subaru Impreza to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Subaru Impreza starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Subaru Impreza,

How to start a Subaru Impreza with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Subaru Impreza with key or will show you you how to do it for a Subaru Impreza equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still pretty much similar, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Subaru Impreza with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Subaru Impreza is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly situated on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Subaru Impreza

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Subaru Impreza

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How do I start a Subaru Impreza without a key?

And at last, we will see, how to start a Subaru Impreza without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Subaru Impreza is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Subaru Impreza).

There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Subaru Impreza.

If you need more guides on the Subaru Impreza, go to our Subaru Impreza category.