clock SUBARU FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G Owners Manual

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Instruments and controls
Ignition switch ............................................. 3-2 LOCK ................................................................ 3-2
ACC .................................................................. 3-3
ON ..................................................................... 3-3
START .............................................................. 3-3
Key reminder chime ........................................ 3-3
Key interlock release (AT vehicles only) ...... 3-4
Hazard warning flasher ............................... 3-5
Meters and gauges ...................................... 3-5 Speedometer ................................................... 3-5
Odometer/Trip meter ...................................... 3-5
Tachometer ...................................................... 3-6
Fuel gauge ....................................................... 3-7
Temperature gauge ......................................... 3-8
Ambient temperature gauge .......................... 3-9
Warning and indicator lights ...................... 3-9 Seatbelt warning light and chime .................. 3-9
SRS airbag system warning light .................. 3-10
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction
indicator lamp ................................................. 3-10
Charge warning light ...................................... 3-11
Oil pressure warning light .............................. 3-11
AT OIL TEMPerature warning light
(for AT vehicles) .............................................. 3-12
ABS warning light ........................................... 3-12
Brake system warning light ........................... 3-13
Door open warning lights ............................... 3-14
Low fuel warning light .................................... 3-14
Front-wheel drive warning light
(for AT vehicles) .............................................. 3-15
Shift position indicator (AT vehicles) ........... 3-15 Turn signal indicator lights ............................ 3-15
High beam indicator light ............................... 3-15
Cruise control indicator light ......................... 3-15
Clock ............................................................. 3-16
Light control switch ..................................... 3-17 Headlights ....................................................... 3-17
High/low beam change (dimmer) .................. 3-18
Headlight flasher ............................................. 3-18
Daytime running light system ....................... 3-19
Turn signal lever .......................................... 3-19
Illumination brightness control .................. 3-20
Parking light switch ..................................... 3-21
Fog light switch (if equipped) ..................... 3-21
Wiper and washer ........................................ 3-22 Windshield wiper and washer switches ....... 3-23
Rear window wiper and washer switch ........ 3-25
Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped) ....... 3-26
Rear window defogger switch .................... 3-27
Mirrors ........................................................... 3-29 Inside mirror .................................................... 3-29
Outside mirrors ............................................... 3-31
Tilt steering wheel ........................................ 3-33
Horn ............................................................... 3-34

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Clock
To adjust the clock, open the small article storage
compartment in the dashboard with the vehicle parked
inasafeplace.
To set the hour, press the “H” button. To set the min-
utes, press the “M” button. To reset the minutes to “00”
with a radio time signal, push the “Reset” button.
To ensure safety, do not attempt to set the time
while driving, as an accident from inadequate
attention to the road could result.
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Washer
To wash the rear window while the rear wiper is oper-
ating, turn the knob on the end of the wiper control le-
ver counterclockwise to the “ ” position. The
washer fluid sprays until you release the knob.
To wash the rear window when the rear wiper is not in
use, turn the knob on the end of the wiper control lever
clockwise to the “ ” position. The washer fluid
sprays and the wiper operates until you release the
knob.Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped)
The windshield wiper deicer operates only when the
ignition switch is in the “ON” position.
Before turning on the windshield wiper deicer, remove
any snow from the windshield. To turn on the wind-
shield wiper deicer, push the switch. The indicator light
located on the switch lights up while the windshield
wiper deicer is operating.
The windshield wiper deicer will automatically shut off
after about 15 minutes. If the wiper blades have been
deiced completely before that time, push the switch to
turn it off. It also turns off when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position. If deicing is
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Climate control
Manual mode operation:
If you operate any of the switches and dials on the
control panel other than the “OFF” switch and temper-
ature control dial during automatic mode operation,
the indicator light on the “AUTO” switch goes out. You
can then manually control the system as desired using
the switch or dial you operated.
To change the system back to the AUTO mode, press
the “AUTO” switch.
OFF switch
The Automatic Climate Control system turns off (the
air conditioner compressor and fan turn off) when the
“OFF” switch is pressed.
When the “OFF” switch is pressed, the outside air in-
troduction mode (air inlet selection OFF) is automati-
cally selected.
NOTE
Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT):
Setting the light switch to the “ ” or “ ”
position causes the illumination on the display
panel to dim. When traveling with the lights on in
gloomy daylight or in twilight, press the OFF
switch for 1 second or longer if you feel it is too
hard to identify the illumination clearly. The bright-
ness comes back to normal. If you wish to dim the illumination again, hold
down the OFF switch again or if you can safely do
so, turn the light switch OFF and then place it in
the “ ” or “ ” position.
Temperature control dial
This dial is used to set the desired interior tempera-
ture. With the dial is set your desired temperature, the
system automatically adjusts the temperature of air
supplied from the outlets such that the desired temper-
ature is achieved and maintained.
If the dial is turned fully counterclockwise, the system
gives maximum cooling performance. If the dial is
turned fully clockwise, the system gives maximum
heating performance.

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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BAS Bass control For less bass For more bass
TRE Treble control For less treble For more treble
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and
decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and
decrease left speaker volume
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and
decrease front speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and
decrease rear speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BAS Bass control For less bass For more bass
TRE Treble control For less treble For more treble
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and
decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and
decrease left speaker volume
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and
decrease front speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and
decrease rear speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button (2) when the radio is off to turn
on the radio in the weather band.
Press the “WB” button when the radio is on to select
the weather band. Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency
: Tuning to a lower frequency
: Seeking the next higher station
: Seeking the next lower station
Manual tuning for AM and FM
Turn the tuning knob (4) clockwise and release it im- mediately to increase the tuning frequency and turn
thetuningknobcounterclockwiseandreleaseitimme-
diately to decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequency changes
10 kHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM
waveband.
Manual tuning for weather band
Turnthetuningknob(4)clockwiseandreleaseitim-
mediately to change the WB channel up and turn the
tuning knob counterclockwise and release it immedi-
ately to change the WB channel down. Each time the
knob is turned, the WB channel changes to the next
channel. Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob (4) and hold it for more than a
half second. Seek tuning will operate and stop auto-
matically on the next station.
Continue this operation until you find the desired sta- tion. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (3) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The radio will stop
at the station for five seconds while displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
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and “TAPE” (12), the player will enter standby mode.
Press the “CD” button to start playback.
Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button for more
than 1.5 seconds, the player will produce beep sound
and will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “IN” will be on
display for a period of 15 seconds. If a disc is success-
fully loaded during this period, the “DISC” indicator will
stop blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next
“DISC” indicator will blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeating
Steps 2 and 3, the player will start playback of the
discs, beginning with the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second in-
terval, the full disc loading mode will be canceled, and
the player will start playback of the disc inserted first. How to play back a CD or make a pause
When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a CD(s)”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of
the CD, beginning with the first number.
When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT” buttons
(26) the “DISC” indicator of which steadily lights up.
The player will then start playback of the selected CD,
beginning with the first number. Selecting a desired track (TRACK)
: Skipping forward
: Skipping backward
: Fast forwarding
: Fast reversing
Skipping forward
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) clockwise and release it
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immediately to skip to the beginning of the next track.
Each time the knob is turned and released, the indicat-
ed track number will increase. Skipping backward
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) counterclockwise and re-
lease it immediately to skip to the beginning of the cur-
rent track. If you continue to turn and release the knob,
the indicated truck number will decrease. Fast forwarding
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) clockwise and hold it con-
tinuously for more than 2 seconds to fast forward the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast forwarding. Fast reversing
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) counterclockwise and
hold it continuously for more than 2 seconds to fast re-
verse the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast reverse. Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (25) 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.
Random playback
Press the “RDM” button (23) while a disc is being
played back to play all songs on the disc in a random
order. The “RDM” indicator 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 play-
back mode is restored. Scan
When the “SCAN” button (19) 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
continue listening to the program, press the “SCAN”
button again. After all tracks on the disc have been
scanned, normal playback mode is restored. How to unload CDs from the player
Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only
one disc.
1. Press the “DISC SELECT” button (26) of the disc
whose “DISC” indicator is ON.
2. Press the “EJECT” button (22). Then the “DISC” in-
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Glove box
1) Lock
2) Unlock
To open the glove box, pull the handle. To close it,
push the lid firmly upward.
To lock the glove box, insert the key and turn it clock- wise.
Center console
To open the lid, pull up the lock release.
If the console lid is fully opened when a large cup is put
in the rear passenger’s cup holder, the lid may hit the
cup and beverage may be spilled.
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