2000 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

Climate control4-11
–
CONTINUED –
d ealer for servic e. Rep airs need ed as a result of
using the wrong re-
frig erant are not c overed und er warranty.
Air filtration system (if equipped)
If your vehic le ’s air c ond itioning system is eq uip p ed with a op tion al air
filtration system, rep lac e the filter element ac c or d ing to the rep lac ement
sc hed ule shown b elow. This sc hed ule should b e follo wed to maintain the
filter ’s d ust c ollec tion ab ility. Und er extremely d usty c o nd itions, the filter
should b e rep lac ed more freq uently. Sinc e the filte r element is a visc ous
typ e, it is unnec essary to c lean or wash the elemen t. It is rec ommend ed
that you have your filter c hec ked or rep lac ed b y yo ur SUBARU d ealer.
For rep lac ement, use only a g enuine SUBARU air filt er kit.
Replacement schedule: Every 12 months or 7,500 miles (12,000 km) whichever comes first
NOTE The filter can influence the air conditioning, heating and defroster performance.
Replacement procedure
HS0254
HS0253
Screws
Old filter
Cooling unit
Filter cover and rubber seal
1. Remove the filter c over b y removing the two (2) s c rews.
2. Remove the old filter.

4-12
HS0256
HS0255 Filter cover
Screws
New filter
Plastic tabRubber sealCooling unit
3. Insert a new filter with the p lastic tab fac ing f orward .
4. Install the rub b er seal on the d uc t op ening .
CAUTION
Make certain that the rubber seal is evenly seated on the duct opening.
5. Install the filter c over and sec ure with two (2) sc rews.
Caution label
HS0257
Center pillarChange label
6. Fill out information on the small lab el sup p lied
with the filter kit.
7. Attac h the small lab el on the lower p art of the c enter p illar.

5
Audio Radio5-2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antenna 5-2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FM reception 5-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player 5-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio operation 5-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cassette player operation 5-10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clock function 5-12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation of accessories 5-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-2
Radio
Antenna Printed antenna CAUTION
Do not use sharp instruments or window cleaner containing abra-
sives to clean the inner surface of the left side rear quarter win-
dow. Doing so may damage the antenna printed on the window.
HS5000BB
The antenna is p rinted on the inner surfac e of the left sid e rear q uarter
wind ow. Fixed mast antenna CAUTION
When washing the vehicle, always remove the antenna before- hand to prevent it from being damaged.

Audio5-3
–
CONTINUED –
HS5001BB
HS0084
The antenna and the sp ec ial wrenc h for mounting /rem oving the
antenna is stored in the lug g ag e floor storag e tray at the front sid e.
1. Remove the p lug from the antenna b ase.
2. Remove the c ap at the thread ed p ortion of the ant enna.
3. Install the antenna to the antenna b ase while tur ning the antenna
c loc kwise b y hand .
HS5002BB
HS0085
Tighten Loosen
4. Tig hten the antenna using the sp ec ial wrenc h. Do
not use an ord i-
nary wrenc h that is long er than sp ec ial wrenc h.
5. To remove the antenna, follow the installation se q uenc e in reverse.
Be c areful not to lose the sp ec ial tool.
Make sure that the antenna is fully tig htened b efor e op erating your
vehic le.

5-4NOTE
You may find that the antenna is already installed on the vehicle
at the time of delivery. In that case, ask your SUBARU dealerabout the storage location of the special wrench.
FM reception
Althoug h FM is normally static free, rec ep tion c an b e affec ted b y the sur-
round ing area, atmosp heric c ond itions, station stre ng th and transmitter
d istanc e. Build ing s or other ob struc tions may c ause momentary static ,
flutter or station interferenc e. If rec ep tion c onti nues to b e unsatisfac tory,
switc h to a strong er station.
AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player
The rad io will op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in the “ACC ” or
“ ON ” p ositions.
Radio operation
Waveband indicator
HG0084
Tone and balance control button
SCAN buttonPower switch andvolume controlTuning buttons
Preset buttons FM/AM selection switchDISP button
Stereo indicator
Press stationnumber Frequency

Audio5-5
–
CONTINUED –

Power switch and volume control (ON/VOL)
HS0087
HS0086
Volume control
Power ON/OFF When the volume level is set at the level 18:
The knob is used for b oth p ower (on/off) and volume
c ontrol. The rad io is
turned on and off b y p ushing the knob and the volum e is c ontrolled b y
turning the knob .
The volume c ontrol has total of 34 volume levels (V : 0 for minimum, V: 33
for maximum). Tone and balance control (TONE/BAL)
The volume c ontrol knob normally func tion as volume c ontrol. This knob
b ec omes a c ontrol for Bass, Treb le, Fad er or Balanc e when you selec t
the ap p rop riate tone and b alanc e c ontrol mod e.
The “T/B ” (Tone and b alanc e) b utton is used for selec ting th e following
c ontrol mod es: –Bass (low note) c ontrol
– Treb le (hig h note) c ontrol
– Fad er c ontrol (Volume b alanc e c ontrol b etween front and rear
sp eakers)
– Balanc e c ontrol (Volume b alanc e c ontrol b etween rig ht and left
sp eakers)

5-6
To change control modes:
Eac h b rief p ress of the “T/B ” b utton
c hang es c ontrol mod es in the following seq uenc e sta rting from volume
c ontrol mod e. (When the rad io is first turned on, t he c ontrol mod e is in
the volume c ontrol.)
Bass control
HG0086
Bass volume control indication When the bass volume level is set at
the level +6HG0085
Selec t the Bass c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
b ass c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic ation as shown.
The b ass c ontrol has total of 13 volume levels (B: –6 for minimum, 0
for mid d le, B: + 6 for maximum). Choose d esired b ass volume level b y
turning the volume c ontrol knob . The c ontrol func ti on returns to vol-
ume c ontrol mod e after ab out 5 sec ond s. Volume Bass Treb le Fad er
Balanc e
(VOL) (BAS) (TRE) (FAD) (BAL)