2000 SUBARU IMPREZA tow

Instruments and controls3-19
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To turn the wip ers on, p ush the wip er c ontrol lever
d own.
: Intermittent
LO : Low sp eed
HI : Hig h sp eed
To turn the wip ers off, return the lever to the “OFF ” p osition.
Mist (for a single wipe)
For a sing le wip e of the wip ers, p ull the lever tow ard you. The wip ers
op erate until you release the lever. Washer
HB2020BA
To wash the wind shield , p ush the washer b utton at t he end of the wip -
er c ontrol lever. The washer fluid sp rays until you release the washer
b utton. The wip ers op erate while you p ush the b utto n.

3-22Horn
OM-H0440
To sound the horn, p ush the horn p ad . 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
HG0019
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.

Climate control4-5
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Warm air also c omes out from the rig ht and left air
outlets. To stop
warm air flow from these outlets, turn the c orresp o nd ing thumb -wheel
to the “
” p osition.
Heating and defrosting
HS0075
HS0074
To d irec t warm air toward the floor and the wind shi eld :
1. Set the air inlet selec tion lever to the “
” p osition.
2. Set the air outlet c ontrol d ial to the “
” p osition.
3. Set the temp erature c ontrol d ial to the most c omf ortab le level.
4. Set the fan sp eed c ontrol lever to the d esired sp eed .
Warm air also c omes out from the rig ht and left air outlets. To stop
warm air flow from these outlets, turn the c orresp o nd ing thumb -wheel
to the “
” p osition.

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Heating
HS0077
HS0076
To d irec t warm air toward the floor:
1. Set the air inlet selec tion lever to the “
” p osition
2 Set the air outlet c ontrol d ial to the “
” p osition.
3. Set the temp erature c ontrol d ial to the most c omf ortab le level.
4. Set the fan sp eed c ontrol lever to the d esired sp eed .
Warm air also c omes out from the rig ht and left air outlets. To stop
warm air flow from these outlets, turn the c orresp o nd ing thumb -wheel
to the “
” p osition.
Bi-level heating
HS0079
HS0078
This setting allows you to d irec t air of d ifferent temp eratures from the
instrument p anel and outlets. The air from the foot outlets is slig htly

6-4
Lid tray
WARNING
Objects must not be placed on the lid tray while the vehicle is moving. In the event of sudden braking, sudden steering, or a
collision, objects on the lid tray could be thrown toward the
vehicle’ s occupants and could cause injuries.
CAUTION
If drinks are placed on the tray, take care to prevent them from
spilling. Spilled liquids, if hot, could burn passengers and liquidsof any kind could damage the vehicle ’s interior trim and/or electri-
cal equipment.
HG0357
When the lid of the c enter c onsole is fully op ened , it c an b e used as a
tray on whic h small ob jec ts c an b e p lac ed .

7-2Corrosion protection
7-46
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Loading your vehicle 7-47
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Vehicle capacity weight 7-48
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GVWR and GAWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and Gross
Axle Weight Rating) 7-48
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Trailer towing 7-49
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Trailer hitches 7-51
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Starting and operating7-11
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Ignition switch
WARNING
Never turn the ignition switch to “LOCK” while the vehicle is be-
ing driven or towed because that will lock the steering wheel, pre- venting steering control. And when the engine is turned off, it
takes a much greater effort than usual to steer.
The ig nition switc h has four p ositions: LOCK, ACC, ON and START.
HS0122
LOCK
The key c an only b e inserted or removed in this p os ition. The ig nition
switc h will loc k the steering wheel when you remove the key.
If turning the key is d iffic ult, turn the steering wheel slig htly to the rig ht
and left as you turn the key.

7-38enc e in hand ling , however, d uring extremely sharp t
urns or sud d en b rak-
ing . Therefore, when d riving d own a slop e or turnin g c orners, b e sure to
red uc e your sp eed and maintain an amp le d istanc e fr om other vehic les.
When rep lac ing a tire, make sure you use only the s ame size, c irc um-
ferenc e, c onstruc tion, b rand , and load rang e as the orig inal tires listed on
the tire p lac ard . Using other sizes, c irc umferenc e or c onstruc tion may re-
sult in severe mec hanic al d amag e to the d rive train of your vehic le and
may affec t rid e, hand ling , b raking , sp eed ometer/od o meter c alib ration, and
c learanc e b etween the b od y and tires. It also may b e d ang erous and lead
to loss of vehic le c ontrol. If you use a temp orary sp are tire to rep lac e a flat tire, b e sure to use
the orig inal temp orary sp are tire stored in the veh ic le. Using other sizes
may result in severe mec hanic al d amag e to the d rive train of your vehic le.
Always c hec k the c old tire p ressure b efore starting to d rive. The rec -
ommend ed tire p ressure is p rovid ed on the tire p lac ard , whic h is loc ated
und er the d oor latc h on the d river ’s sid e.
Tire c hains should always b e p lac ed on the front wh eels only.
There are some p rec autions that you must ob serve wh en towing your
vehic le. For d etail information, see the “Towing ” sec tion in c hap ter 8.
Off road driving
WARNING
Always maintain a safe driving speed according to the road
and weather conditions in order to avoid having an accident on asharp turn, during sudden braking or under other similar condi-tions. Always use the utmost care in driving – overconfidence
because you are driving an all wheel drive vehicle could easily lead to a serious accident.
All AWD models except OUTBACK SPORT
Your AWD vehic le is neither a c onventional off-road vehic le nor an all
terrain vehic le. It is a p asseng er c ar d esig ned p ri marily for on-road