2001 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

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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. 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 .

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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
struc 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 .

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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 end
of this manual to verify that the c omp ass zone sett ing is 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.
Outside mirrors Convex mirror (Passenger side)
WARNING
Objects look smaller in a convex mirror and farther away than
when viewed in a flat mirror. Do not use the convex mirror tojudge the distance of vehicles behind you when changing lanes.
Use the inside mirror (or glance backwards) to determine theactual size and distance of objects that you view in convex mir-
ror.

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Adjusting mirrors
To ad just the mirrors b y hand , p ush where ind ic ated b y the arrows.
OM-H2737
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.
HB4004BB
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.

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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.
HB4004CB
To turn on the outsid e mirror d efog g er, p ush the sw itc h while the en-
g ine is running .
The ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h will c ome on when the out-
sid e mirror d efog g er heater in op eration.
To turn it off, p ush the switc h ag ain.
Tilt steering wheel
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel tilt position while driving. This
may cause loss of vehicle control and result in personal injury.

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HB4002BA
1. Ad just the seat p osition. Refer to the “Front seat ” sec tion (c hap ter 1).
2. Pull the tilt loc k lever d own.
3. Move the steering wheel to the d esired level.
4. Push the lever up to loc k the steering wheel in p lac e.
5. Make sure that the steering wheel is sec urely loc ked b y moving it up
and d own.
Horn
OM-H0440
To sound the horn, p ush the horn p ad .

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Climate control
Ventilator4-2
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Manual heating and air conditioning system 4-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heater operation 4-6
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Air conditioner operation 4-10
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Automatic climate control system (if equipped) 4-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating tips for heater and air conditioner 4-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air filtration system (if equipped) 4-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ventilator
Center and side ventilators
HB5001BB
Adjustable side defroster grille (for driver ’s side only)
HB5003BB
HB5002BB
Normal position
Side defroster grilleFin
Windshield defrost assist position
The d river ’s sid e d efroster g rille is ad justab le. The normal p osition as
shown in the d iag ram d irec ts warm air to the sid e g lass. When more
rap id d efrosting of the wind shield is d esired , the air flow c an b e
d irec ted temp orarily toward the wind shield to assis t the wind shield
d efroster. If this is d one, the d river ’s sid e g rille should always b e
returned to its normal p osition so that the warm ai r flow c an then b e
used to d efrost the d river ’s sid e wind ow.