2000 SUBARU LEGACY battery

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Light control switch
WARNING
To prevent battery discharge resulting from accidentally leaving your lights on when your vehicle is parked, the light switch oper-ates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” position. In any
other position, the vehicle ’s lights will be out.
If you park your vehicle on a roadside at night, use the hazardwarning flasher to alert the other drivers.
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The lig ht switc h op erates only when the ig nition sw itc h is in the “ON ”
p osition.
Headlights
To turn on the head lig hts, turn the knob on the end of the turn sig nal
lever.
first p osition
Parking lig hts, instrument p anel illumination, tail lig hts and lic ense
p late lig ht are on.
sec ond p osition
Head lig hts, p arking lig hts, instrument p anel illumi nation, tail lig hts,
and lic ense p late lig ht are on.

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.
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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.
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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.

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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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1. Press either end of the selec tion switc h, “L ” for the left, “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 op erates only when the ig nition switc h is
in the “ON ” or “ACC ” p osition.

5-10Press the
“SCAN ” b utton ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and to stop
on any d isp layed freq uenc y.
When the “SCAN ” b utton is p ressed for automatic tuning , stations a re
sc anned in the d irec tion of low freq uenc ies to hig h freq uenc ies only.
Automatic tuning may not func tion p rop erly if the s tation rec ep tion is
weakened b y d istanc e from the station or p roximity to tall b uild ing s
and hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “p reset b utton ”
5 allows you to selec t that
station in a sing le op eration. Up to six WB (if eq u ip p ed ), AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations eac h may b e p reset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND ” b utton 3 to selec t FM1, FM2, AM or WB (if
eq uip p ed ) rec ep tion.
2. Press the “SCAN ” b utton or tune the rad io manually until the
d esired station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons for more than 2 s ec ond s to store
the freq uenc y. At this time, there will momentarily b e no sound from
the rad io. If the b utton is p ressed for less than 2 sec ond s, the p rec ed -
ing selec tion will remain in memory.
NOTE If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Automatic tuning may not func tion p rop erly if the s
tation rec ep tion is
weakened b y d istanc e from the station or p roximity to tall b uild ing s and
hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton 5 allows you to selec t that
station in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM, FM1, F M2 and WB stations
eac h may b e p reset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ” selec tion b utton to selec t AM, FM1 or FM2 re-
c ep tion.
OR
Press the “WB ” b utton
3 to selec t the weather b and .
2. Press the “SCAN ” b utton 2 or tune the rad io manually until the d e-
sired station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons 5 for at least 1.5 seconds to store
the freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station will fl ash onc e on the d is-
p lay at this time. If the b utton is p ressed for les s than 1.5 sec ond s, the
p rec ed ing selec tion will remain in memory. NOTE If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton 4 allows you to selec t that
station in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM, FM1 an d FM2 stations
eac h may b e p reset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ” selec tion b utton
3 to selec t FM1, FM2 or AM
rec ep tion.
2. Press the “SCAN ” b utton 2 or tune the rad io manually until the d e-
sired station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons 4 for at least two seconds to
store the freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station w ill flash onc e on the
d isp lay at this time. If the b utton is p ressed for less than two sec ond s,
the p rec ed ing selec tion will remain in memory.
NOTE If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Front ashtray
To op en the ashtray, p ull the lid out. Rear ashtray
The rear ashtray is loc ated on the up p er sid e of th e b ac k of the c enter
c onsole. To op en the ashtray, p ull the up p er ed g e o f the lid .
To remove the ashtray for c leaning , op en it and p ul l it out while p ushing
the inner p late d own.
Accessory power socket
In the luggage compartment (if equipped) and on the center
console (if equipped) CAUTION
Do not attempt to use a cigarette lighter in the accessory
power socket. Do not place any foreign objects, especially metal ones such
as coins or aluminum foil, into the accessory power socket. Thatcould cause a short circuit. Always put the cap on the accessorypower socket when they are not in use. Use only electrical appliances which are designed for 12V DC
and which consume less than 120W. Overloading the accessorypower socket can cause a short circuit. Do not use double adapt-ers or more than one electrical appliance. If the plug on your electric appliance is either too loose or too
tight for the accessory power socket, this can result in a poorcontact or cause the plug to get stuck. Only use plugs that fit
properly. Use of an electric appliance in the accessory power socket for
a long period of time while the engine is not running can causebattery discharge. Before driving your vehicle, make sure that the plug and the
cord on your electrical appliance will not interfere with your shift-ing gears and operating the accelerator and brake pedals. If theydo, do not use the electrical appliance while driving.