2006 SUBARU FORESTER ignition

Climate control
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Pressing the button cancels the “AUTO”
mode. SUBARU recommends using the
AUTO position.NOTEThe air conditioner’s compressor does
not operate with an outside tempera-
ture of 32°F (0 °C) or lower.„ Temperature sensors1) Interior air temperature sensor
2) Solar sensorThe automatic climate control system em-
ploys several sensors. These sensors are
delicate. If they are not treated properly
and become damaged, the system may
not be able to control the interior tempera-
ture correctly. To avoid damaging the sen- sors, observe the following precautions:
– Do not subject the sensors to impact.
– Keep water away from the sensors.
– Do not cover the sensors.
The sensors are located as follows:
– Solar sensor: beside the windshield de-
froster grille.
– Interior air temperature sensor: near the
ignition switch.
– Outside temperature sensor: behind the
front grille.
Operating tips for heater and air conditioner„
Cleaning ventilation grilleAlways keep the front ventilation inlet
grille free of snow, leaves, or other ob-
structions to ensure efficient heating and
defrosting. Since the condenser is located
in front of the radiator, this area should be
kept clean because cooling performance
is impaired by any accumulation of insects
and leaves on the condenser.„Efficient cooling after parking
in direct sunlightAfter parking in direct sunlight, drive with
the windows open for a few minutes to al-
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Audio
Type A audio set (if equipped)The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.„Radio operation
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
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(1) Power switch, Volume control, Tone/
Fader/Balance control dial
(2) BAND button
(3) Tuning buttons
(4) Preset buttons
(5) AUDIO button
(6) SCAN button
T Power switch and volume/bass/tre-
ble/fader/balance control (PWR/
VOL)
The dial (1) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial.
V Tone and balance control
The “VOLUME” control knob normally
function as volume control. This knob be-
come a control for Treble, Bass, Fader or
Balance when you select the appropriate
audio mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the “VOLUME” control
knob. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after approximately 5
seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “AUDIO” button changes con-
trol modes in the following sequence start-
ing from volume control mode. (When the
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Audio
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show “CD-IN” and the player will start
playback.NOTEAfter the last song finishes, playback
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first song on the disc).
TTo stop playback of a CD
When the “PWR” button (15) is pressed
during playback of a CD, the CD stops
playing temporarily. To let the CD resume
playing, press the button again.
T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(10) to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
increase.
V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(11) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
decrease.
T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (10) continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
V
Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (11)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
T Repeat playback
Briefly press the “RPT” button (13) while a
song is playing to play the song repeated-
ly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and
the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out,
and normal playback mode is restored.
T Random playback
Briefly press the “RAND” button (12) while
a disc is being played back to play all
songs on the disc in a random order. The
“RAND” indicator will come on and all
songs on the disc will be played in a ran-
dom order.
To cancel the random mode, press the
button again. Then the “RAND” indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is
restored.
T Scan
Briefly press the “SCAN” button (14), and
you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to search for the desired program.
To continue listening to the program,
press the “SCAN” button again. After all
tracks on the disc has been scanned, nor-
mal playback mode is restored.
T
To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the eject but-
ton “ ” (9). The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the
ignition switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTEAvoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.
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Audio
Type B audio set (if equipped)The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.„Radio operation
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
(7)
(8)
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(1) SCAN button
(2) FM/AM selection button
(3) WB (weather band) button
(4) Power switch, Volume control, Bass/
Midrange/Treble control and Fader/
Balance control dial
(5) TONE button
(6) Fader/Balance selection button
(7) Preset buttons
(8) Tuning buttons
T Power switch and volume/bass/tre-
ble/fader/balance control (PWR/
VOL)
The dial (4) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial.
This dial is used for bass/midrange/treble
controls when the “TONE” button (5) is in
the depressed position. It is also used for
fader/balance controls when the “BAL”
button (6) is in the depressed position.
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Audio
track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will increase.
VBackward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(18) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will decrease.
T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (18)
continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (18)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
T Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (14) while a song
is playing to play the song repeatedly. The
“RPT” indicator will come on and the song
will be played continuously. To cancel the
repeat mode, press the button again.
Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and
normal playback mode is restored.
T Random playback
Press the “RDM” button (15) while a disc
is being played back to play all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RDM” in-
dicator will come on and all songs on the
disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the
button again. Then the “RDM” indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is
restored.
T
Scan
When the “SCAN” button (10) is pressed
while the disc is being played back, you
can hear the first 10 seconds of each track
to search for the desired program. To con-
tinue listening to the program, press the
“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on
the disc have been scanned, normal play-
back mode is restored.
T How to unload CDs from the player
V Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and re-
move only one disc.
1. Press the disc select button (17) of the
disc whose “DISC” indicator (13) is ON.
2. Press the eject button (9). Then the
“DISC” indicator associated with the disc
you have selected will blink, and the disc
will be ejected.
To remove more discs in succession, re-
peat Steps 1 and 2.
If you press the eject button after turning
OFF the ignition switch, only one disc will be ejected.
V
Ejecting all discs from the player
(All disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the eject button
(9), the player will produce beep sound
and will enter the all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been eject-
ed. The other discs loaded will then be
ejected one after another. If you do not re-
move the ejected disc within 15 seconds,
the “All disc ejection mode” will be can-
celed.
NOTEAvoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.Do not attempt to insert two or more
discs into the slot at a time. Doing
so can cause mechanical damage to
the CD changer.
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TTo insert a disc
1. Press one of the disc select buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) for which the disc
indicator light (2) is “OFF”.
The disc indicator lights are located direct-
ly above the corresponding disc select
buttons.
2. The indicator will begin blinking. The
blinking will last for 15 seconds.
During this period, insert a desired disc,
and the disc will begin to play. (If any disc
is not inserted during this period, the “Disc
slot” (1) door will close. Repeat Step 1.)
Be sure to hold a disc with the label side
(the side where titles are printed) up.
3. To insert another disc, repeat Steps 1
and 2 choosing a different disc select but-
ton.
T
To insert six discs at a time
1. Press and hold the disc select button
number 1 until all disc indicators begin
blinking (approximately 1.5 seconds).
2. The indicators will blink for 15 seconds.
During this period, insert desired six discs.
3. When all discs are loaded, the first disc
will begin to play. (If no disc is inserted
within this 15 seconds, the entire disc load
sequence will be canceled.)
T To remove a disc
1. Press the desired one of the disc select
buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) for
which the disc indicator light is on.
2. Press the eject button (4). The selected disc will be ejected and the indicator light
will begin blinking.
3. To remove another disc, repeat Steps
1 and 2 choosing a different disc select
button.
(To remove discs when the ignition switch
is in the “Lock” position, press the eject
button, and the first disc will be ejected.
Press the eject button again, and the next
disc will be ejected and so on. At this time,
the disc select buttons are disabled.)
T
To remove all discs at one time
1. Press and hold the eject button (4) until
all “Disc” indicators begin blinking (ap-
proximately 1.5 seconds), and the first
disc will be ejected.
2. When the disc is removed, the next
one will be ejected, and so on.
T To replace a playing disc with an-
other
Simply press the desired one of disc se-
lect buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) or
press the disc select button on the radio
unit to select the desired disc, and the disc
will begin to play.
T Disc indicators
Lit: when the corresponding storage tray
is occupied by a disc.
Blinking: Disc player is either in loading,
eject or changing mode.
y
Do not attempt to insert two or
more discs into the slot at a time.
Doing so can cause mechanical
damage to the CD changer.
y Use only music CDs identified by
a mark.
y Do not use CDs listed in the fol-
lowing which could cause dam-
age to the CD player.
– 3 inch (8 cm) compact disc.
– Any disc with a peel-off or seal
on it.
– Bent disc.
– Cleaning disc.
– CD accessory. (E.g., 3 inch (8 cm) disc adapter)
y Do not insert or remove any disc
when the automatic transmission
selector lever is in the park posi-
tion; the selector lever in that po-
sition can interfere with disc in-
sertion or removal, causing
scratches on the disc surface (for
AT vehicles).
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OFF: No disc is loaded or the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” position.
VOpen/Closed disc slot indicator
When the disc slot is open, the disc indica-
tors on both sides of the slot illuminate.
T Function control
Refer to CD changer control operating in-
structions described in the “Type A audio
set (if equipped)” section.
Precautions to observe when handling a compact discUse only compact discs (CDs) that have
the mark shown in the following illustra-
tion.
You may also use compact discs (CD-Rs
and CD-RWs) that have the following
marks, but you may not use some discs if
they were produced using writing methods
not compatible with your vehicle’s audio
system.
yYou cannot use a DualDisc in the CD
player. If you insert a DualDisc into the
player, the disc may not come out again,
possibly causing the player to malfunc-
tion.
y In cold and/or rainy weather, dew can
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Interior equipment
„Use with a cigarette lighter (if
equipped)The cigarette lighter operates only when
the ignition switch is in the “ON” and
“ACC” positions.
To use the cigarette lighter, push in the
knob and wait a few moments. It will auto-
matically spring up when ready for use.
„Using as an accessory power
outletElectrical power (12V DC) from the battery
is available at the socket when the ignition
switch is either in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-
tion.
If you use the socket as an accessory
power outlet, take the following precau-
tions.
When the socket is not in use, always put
the cap on the socket to prevent any for-
eign object from entering it.
If the socket has been used for electrical
appliances, damage may have been done
to the internal mechanism that causes a
cigarette lighter to “pop out” after its ele-
ment has been heated. For that reason, a
cigarette lighter, even if it is a genuine
part, should not be used in the socket. If
you want to use the socket for a cigarette
lighter again, or to protect your purchaser
before you sell your vehicle, have your
SUBARU dealer replace the socket with a
new one.
To avoid being burned, never grasp
the lighter by the end with the heat-
ing element. Doing so could result
in injury and could also damage the
heating element.
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Do not hold the lighter pushed in,
because it will overheat.
yUse only in-car use electrical ap-
pliances which are designed for
12V DC and which consume less
than 120W. Overloading the sock-
et can cause a short circuit. Do
not use double adapters or more
than one electrical appliance.
yIf the plug on your electric appli-
ance is either too loose or too
tight for the socket, this can result
in a poor contact or cause the
plug to get stuck. Only use plugs
that fit properly.
y Use of an electric appliance in the
socket for a long period of time
while the engine is not running
can cause battery discharge.
y Before driving your vehicle, make
sure that the plug and the cord on
your electrical appliance will not
interfere with your shifting gears
and operating the accelerator and
brake pedals. If they do, do not
use the electrical appliance while
driving.
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