2000 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

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Wiper intermittent time control (if equipped)
HB2023BA
When the wip er switc h is in the “” p osition, turn the d ial to ad just
the op erating interval of the wip er. 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.

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Rear window wiper and washer switch (if equipped)
HB2021BA
Rear wiper
To turn the rear wip er on, turn the knob on the end of the wip er c ontrol
lever to the “ON ” p osition.
To turn the wip er off, return the knob on the end o f the lever to the
“ OFF ” p osition.
Washer
To wash the rear wind ow while the rear wip er is op e rating , turn the
knob on the end of the wip er c ontrol lever c ounterc loc kwise to the
“
” p osition. The washer fluid sp rays until you releas e the knob .
To wash the rear wind ow when the rear wip er is not in use, turn the
knob on the end of the wip er c ontrol lever c loc kwis e to the “
”
p osition. The washer fluid sp rays and the wip er op e rates until you re-
lease the knob .

3-26Rear 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.
The rear wind ow d efog g er switc h is loc ated on the c limate c ontrol p anel.
HB5009BB
To turn on the d efog g er, p ush the switc h. To turn it off, p ush the switc h
ag ain.
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.

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Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped)
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate the windshield wiper deicer continuously for any longer than neces-
sary.
HB2027BB
The wind shield wip er d eic er op erates only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” p osition.
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.

3-28Mirrors
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
HB4003BB
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.
Compass mirror (if equipped)
HB6019BB
The insid e elec tronic c omp ass mirror has an anti-g l are feature whic h
automatic ally red uc es g lare c oming from head lig hts of vehic les b e-
hind you. It also c ontains a b uilt-in c omp ass.

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By p ressing and releasing the left b utton, the auto matic d imming
func tion is tog g led on or off. When the automatic d imming func tion is
on, the auto d imming ind ic ator lig ht (g reen) loc ate d to the rig ht of the
b utton will illuminate. By p ressing and releasing the rig ht b utton, the c om p ass d isp lay is
tog g led on or off. When the c omp ass is on, an illum inated c omp ass
read ing will ap p ear in the lower p art of the mirror .
Even with the mirror in anti-g lare mod e, the mirror surfac e turns b rig ht
if the transmission is shifted into reverse. This i s to ensure g ood rear-
ward visib ility d uring reversing . n Photosensors
HB6020BA
The mirror has a p hotosensor attac hed on b oth the f ront and b ac k
sid es. If the g lare from the head lig hts of vehic les b ehind you strikes
the mirror, these sensors d etec t it and make the re flec tion surfac e of
the mirror d immer to help p revent you from b eing b l ind ed . For this
reason, use c are not to c over the sensors with stic kers, or other simi-
lar items. Period ic ally wip e the sensors c lean usin g a p iec e of d ry soft
c otton c loth or an ap p lic ator. n Compass calibration
1. For op timum c alib ration, switc h off all nonessent ial elec tric al ac -
c essories (rear wind ow d efog g er, heater/air c ond iti oning system,
sp otlig ht, etc .) and ensure all d oors are shut.
2. Drive to an op en, level area away from larg e meta llic ob jec ts or

3-30struc tures and make c ertain the ig nition switc h is
in the “ON ” p osition.
3. Press and hold the left b utton for 3 sec ond s then release, and the
c omp ass will enter the c alib ration mod e. “CAL ” and d irec tion will b e
d isp layed .
4. Drive slowly in a c irc le until “CAL ” d isap p ears from the d isp lay
(ab out two or three c irc les).
5. The c omp ass is now c alib rated . Further c alib ratio n is not req uired .
The c omp ass will automatic ally c alib rate from this p oint forward .
n Compass zone adjustment
HB6021AB
1. The zone setting is fac tory p reset to Zone 8. Ref er to the “Com-
p ass c alib ration zone ” map shown ab ove or one attac hed to the
next p ag e to verify that the c omp ass zone setting i s c orrec t for
your g eog rap hic al loc ation.
2. Press and hold the rig ht b utton for 3 sec ond s the n release, and the
word “ZONE ” will b riefly ap p ear and then the zone numb er will b e d is-
p layed .
3. Press the rig ht hand b utton rep eated ly to c yc le t he d isp lay throug h
all p ossib le zone setting s. Stop c yc ling when the c orrec t zone setting
for your loc ation is d isp layed .
4. Releasing the b utton for 3 sec ond s will exit the zone setting mod e.