Check engine and cruise control light flashing

Just get a free scan and erase from a friendly mechanic or AutoZone, etc. Better yet, spend $35 and get yourself a small Actron scanner because you'll use it occasionally over the years for ALL your subsequent vehicles (except electric).

Since your post is a couple weeks old, may be helpful but our situations are similar and we're car twins so here goes: the same thing you described happened with my car last year and from what I remember from internet searching, check engine with flashing cruise control isn't the same as just check engine light only. (You might want to fact check that tho.) That said, definitely get a free diagnostic from whichever auto parts store is closest. If you aren't in the position to throw money at the problem, do some extra legwork on researching whatever issue comes up from the diagnostic. It might be NBD, but we don't wanna find out the hard way. If it's something more serious, do that research. Sometimes going into the auto shop with a bit of working knowledge on the issue can keep the dishonest ones from seeing you as an easy target. I got word of mouth referrals from people i actually know (I didn't go by online reviews for this) and noticed a few other moms (who didn't know each other) recommended the same shop and had similar positive experiences. I went to the shop to talk with them real quick about the problem and they were upfront, informative, and not at all pushy, before I even dropped my car off. Sidenote: I hate dealing with auto shops and finding a good one makes a huge difference. Like.. If a mechanic isn't transparent or doesn't use an itemized and explanatory bill (with clearly stated parts costs, labor costs, notes, etc) or they seem annoyed with questions, it's worth it to quickly move on to the next one, imo.

Phew. To confirm: Subaru ALWAYS links a CEL to a flashing cc just to add visual warning, as the cc is disabled just to provide slightly increased perceived safety. Buy a cheap scanner to be empowered.

If it's true that CC light is just flashing to act as another CEL light, then that is a horrible, EVIL decision on the part of Subaru.

Only evil to people who want to ignore warning lights.

Ok F_O_R, then why not flash a big "NO BRAKES!" light? That would be a great improvement, in your argument. The CC light has caused hundreds of questions on this forum. HUNDREDS of people being misled by Sube. So yeah, that's evil. One non-evil solution: Include a built-in OBD readout on the dash, instead of flashing the CC light. Anyway, good trolling! Hope someone returns your brain soon.

Hi FOR. The insult to you has been reported. Sheesh....

The flashing CC light is to inform that cruise control has been disabled. It ALSO serves as an additional visual warning that the CEL is on and should be scanned. Oops...I said this 7 mos ago!

Well I say, IF it's designed the way some say, it is at a minimum, a misleading & non-intuitive user-interface. That's bad, if not evil. But hey, it drives significant traffic on this forum.