To deactivate
1. Stop your vehicle in a flat and safe place and apply the parking brake.
2. Turn off the engine.
3. Restart the engine.

4. Confirm the following items.
• The ABS warning light turns off.
• The Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator light turns off.
• The Brake system warning light illuminates.

5. Press the Vehicle Dynamics Control mode switch and hold it until the Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator light turns off. The Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator light will illuminate in green, change to yellow, remain illuminated in yellow for several seconds and then turn off.
6. Within 5 seconds after the Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator light turns off, release the Vehicle Dynamics Control mode switch.

7. Within 2 seconds after releasing the Vehicle Dynamics Control mode switch, press the Vehicle Dynamics Control mode switch once again. Then the Hill start assist OFF indicator light illuminates.
8. Turn off the engine.
9. Restart the engine.
While the Hill start assist system is deactivated, the Hill start assist OFF indicator light illuminates continuously.
Test yourself
A quick Subaru Impreza quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.