2001 SUBARU IMPREZA Owners Manual

Climate control4-9
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HS0073
HS0072
ON position
To d irec t warm air to the wind shield and front d oor wind ows:
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. Push the air c ond itioner b utton on.
4. Set the temp erature c ontrol d ial to the red area.
5. Set the fan sp eed c ontrol lever at the hig hest sp eed .
Operating tips for heater and air conditioner Cleaning ventilator grille
HG0083
Ventilator inlet grille
Always keep the front ventilator inlet g rille free of snow, leaves, or oth-
er ob struc tions to ensure effic ient heating and d ef rosting . Sinc e the
c ond enser is loc ated in front of the rad iator, this area should b e kep t

4-10c lean b ec ause c ooling p erformanc e is imp aired b y an
y ac c umulation
of insec ts and leaves on the c ond enser. Efficient cooling after parking in direct sunlight
After p arking in d irec t sunlig ht, d rive with the wi nd ows op en for a few
minutes to allow outsid e air to c irc ulate into the heated interior. This re-
sults in q uic ker c ooling b y the air c ond itioner. Ke ep the wind ows
c losed d uring the op eration of the air c ond itioner for maximum c ooling
effic ienc y. Lubrication oil circulation in the refrigerant circuit
Op erate the air c ond itioner c omp ressor at a low eng ine sp eed (at id le
or low d riving sp eed s) a few minutes eac h month d ur ing the off-sea-
son to c irc ulate its oil. Checking air conditioning system before summer season
Chec k the air c ond itioner unit for refrig erant leak s, hose c ond itions,
and p rop er op eration eac h sp ring . This c hec k is b es t p erformed b y
your SUBARU d ealer. Cooling and dehumidifying in high humidity and low tempera- ture weather condition
Und er c ertain weather c ond itions (hig h relative hum id ity, low temp era-
tures, etc .) a small amount of water vap or emission from the air outlets
may b e notic ed d uring c ooling or d ehumid ifying . Thi s c ond ition is nor-
mal and d oes not ind ic ate any p rob lem with the air c ond itioning sys-
tem. Air conditioner compressor shut-off when engine is heavily loaded
To imp rove ac c eleration and g as mileag e, the air c o nd itioner c om-
p ressor is d esig ned to temp orarily shut off d uring air c ond itioner op -
eration whenever the ac c elerator is fully d ep ressed . Suc h as d uring
rap id ac c eleration or when d riving on a steep up g ra d e.
Refrigerant for your climate control system
Your air c ond itioner uses ozone friend ly refrig eran t HFC134a. There-
fore, the method of ad d ing , c hang ing or c hec king th e refrig erant is
d ifferent from the method for CFC12 (freon). Consul t your SUBARU

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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.

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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 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 small and larg e lab els on the lower p art o f the c enter p illar.

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Audio Radio5-2
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Antenna 5-2
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FM reception 5-2
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AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player (if equipped) 5-3 . . . . . .
Radio operation 5-3
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Cassette player operation 5-9
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Clock function 5-11
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Installation of accessories 5-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-2
Radio
Antenna
Before listening to the rad io, extend the antenna t o its full leng th for b et-
ter rec ep tion and rep rod uc tion q uality.
OM-H0115
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.

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AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player (if equipped)
The rad io will op erate only when the ig nition switc
h is in the “ACC ” or
“ ON ” p ositions.
Radio operation
FM/AM selection switch
Waveband indicatorHG0084
Tone and balance control button
SCAN buttonPower switch andvolume controlTuning buttons
Preset buttons DISP button
Stereo indicator
Press stationnumber Frequency

5-4

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)
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.)