Subaru Forester: Refrigerant for your climate control system
Your air conditioner uses ozone friendly refrigerant HFC134a. Therefore, the method of adding, changing or checking the refrigerant is different from the method for CFC12 (freon). Consult your SUBARU dealer for service. Repairs needed as a result of using the wrong refrigerant are not covered under warranty.
Air conditioner compressor shut-off when engine is heavily loaded
To improve acceleration and gas mileage, the air conditioner compressor is designed to temporarily shut off during air conditioner operation whenever the accelerator is fully depressed such as ...Air filtration system
Replace the filter element according to the replacement schedule as follows. This schedule should be followed to maintain the filter’s dust collection ability. Under extremely dusty conditio ...See also:
Introduction
You can establish a Bluetooth® connection to the audio system or to COMAND (see
the separate operating instructions).
WARNING
A driver's attention to the road must always be his/her prim ...
Auto lamps windscreen wiper detection
If Auto lamps is selected and the windscreen
wipers are switched on for 20 seconds or
more, the side lamps, tail lamps and
headlamps will switch on automatically. When
the wipers are switched off, ...
Changing a fuse
Always turn off the ignition
system and
the affected electrical circuit, before
replacing a fuse.
Fit Land Rover approved replacement
fuses of the same rating and type, or
fuses of matching sp ...