Subaru Legacy: 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 dur ...
Air filtration system
Your vehicle’s air conditioning system is equipped with an air filtration system.
Replace the air filter element according to the replacement schedule shown in the
following table. This schedule ...
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Compass display (if so equipped)
This unit measures terrestrial magnetism and indicates
the direction of the vehicle’s heading.
With the ignition switch placed in the ON position,
press the button as described in
the
chart b ...
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
- TIREFIT kit
- a "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
- a collapsible spare wheel
- MOExtended tires (tires with run-fla ...
Warning lamps and indicators
The following warning lamps andindicators will come on briefly when youswitch the ignition on to confirm that thesystem is operational:
• ABS warning lamp.
• Airbag warning lamp.
• Brake syst ...
