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:
Navigation poi voice commands
To request the display of POI (Point Of Interest)
identifiers on the navigation display:
- Say Navigation, followed by the name of
the desired P.O.I category from the
following list;
- Petrol sta ...
Registering by inputting manually
1. Select the “MANUAL INPUT” menu by
operating the “TUNE/TRACK/CH” dial.
2. Input the phone number to be registered.
3. Select the “RECORD NAME” menu by
operating the “TUNE/TRACK/C ...
Heated oxygen sensors
The heated oxygen sensors monitor the oxygen
content of the exhaust gases. Readings
are fed into a control module that continuously
monitors engine functions and controls fuel
injection. The r ...