2000 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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Before turning on the wind shield wip er d eic er, remo
ve any snow from the
wind shield . To turn on the wind shield wip er d eic er, p ush the switc h. The
ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h lig hts up whi le the wind shield wip er
d eic er is op erating .
The wind shield wip er d eic er will automatic ally shut off after ab out 15 min-
utes. If the wip er b lad es have b een d eic ed c omp lete ly b efore that time,
p ush the switc h to turn it off. It also turns off w hen the ig nition switc h is
turned to the “ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition. If d eic ing is not c omp lete when
you restart your vehic le, you have to p ush the swit c h to turn the d eic er
on ag ain. Rear window defogger switch
CAUTION
Do not use sharp instruments or window cleaner containing
abrasives to clean the inner surface of the rear window. They may
damage the conductors printed on the window. To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate
the defogger continuously for any longer than necessary.
The rear wind ow d efog g er op erates only when the ig n ition switc h is in
the “ON ” p osition.
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Indicator light
To turn on the d efog g er, p ush the switc h. To turn i t off, p ush the switc h

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The ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h lig hts up
while the rear wind ow
d efog g er is op erating .
The d efog g er will automatic ally shut off after ab ou t 15 minutes. If the win-
d ow c lears b efore that time, p ush the switc h to tur n it off. It also turns off
when the ig nition switc h is turned to the “ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition. If
d efrosting or d efog g ing is d esired when you restart your vehic le, you
have to p ush the switc h to turn it on ag ain.
NOTE
If your vehicle is equipped with the outside mirror defogger, the out-
side mirror defogger operates while the rear window defogger isoperating. Horn
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To sound the horn, p ush the horn p ad .

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Mirrors
Always c hec k that the insid e and outsid e mirrors ar
e p rop erly ad justed
b efore you start d riving . Inside mirror
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The insid e mirror has a d ay and nig ht p osition. Pul l the tab at the b ottom
of the mirror toward you for the nig ht p osition. Pu sh it away for the d ay
p osition. The nig ht p osition red uc es g lare from hea d lig hts.
Outside mirrors
WARNING
Objects look smaller in a convex mirror (passenger side) and far-
ther away than when viewed in a flat mirror. Do not use the con-vex mirror to judge the distances of vehicles behind you whenchanging lanes. Use the inside mirror (or glance backwards) todetermine the actual size and distance of objects that you view in
the convex mirror.

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Adjusting mirrors
To ad just the mirrors b y hand , p ush where ind ic ated b y the arrows.
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Remote control mirror switch (if equipped)
The remote c ontrol mirrors op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” or “ACC ” p osition.
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Selection switch
Direction control switch L
R
1. Press either end of the selec tion switc h, “L ” for the left and “R ” for
the rig ht.
2. Move the d irec tion c ontrol switc h in the d irec tio n you want to move
the mirror.
3. Return the selec tion switc h to the neutral p ositi on to p revent
unintentional op eration.
The mirrors c an also b e ad justed manually. Outside mirror defogger (if equipped) CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate the
defogger continuously for any longer than necessary.
The outsid e mirror d efog g er shares the switc h with rear wind ow
d efog g er.
The outsid e mirror d efog g er op erates only when the ig nition switc h is
in the “ON ” p osition.

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HS0063
Indicator light
To turn on the outsid e mirror d efog g er, p ush the sw itc h. To turn it off,
p ush the switc h ag ain.
The ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h is on whi le the outsid e mirror
d efog g er is op eration. The d efog g er will automatic a lly shut off after
ab out 15 minutes. If the mirror c lears b efore that time, p ush the switc h
to turn it off. It also turns off when the ig nition switc h is turned to the
“ ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition. If d efrosting or d efog g ing is d esired wh en
you restart your vehic le, you have to p ush the swit c h to turn it on
ag ain.
NOTE While the outside mirror defogger is operating, the rear window defogger also operates

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Climate control
Ventilator4-2
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Heating and air conditioning 4-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heater operation 4-4
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Air conditioner operation 4-8
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Operating tips for heater and air conditioner 4-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air filtration system (if equipped) 4-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ventilator
Move the thumb-wheel up and down or right and left to adjust the air flow direction
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Move the thumb-wheel up and down or right and left to adjust the air flow direction
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