mirror controls SUBARU OUTBACK 2000 3.G Owners Manual

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By p ressing and releasing the left b utton, the auto matic d imming
func tion is tog g led on or off. When the automatic d imming func tion is
on, the auto d imming ind ic ator lig ht (g reen) loc ate d to the rig ht of the
b utton will illuminate. By p ressing and releasing the rig ht b utton, the c om p ass d isp lay is
tog g led on or off. When the c omp ass is on, an illum inated c omp ass
read ing will ap p ear in the lower p art of the mirror .
Even with the mirror in anti-g lare mod e, the mirror surfac e turns b rig ht
if the transmission is shifted into reverse. This i s to ensure g ood rear-
ward visib ility d uring reversing . n Photosensors
HB6020BA
The mirror has a p hotosensor attac hed on b oth the f ront and b ac k
sid es. If the g lare from the head lig hts of vehic les b ehind you strikes
the mirror, these sensors d etec t it and make the re flec tion surfac e of
the mirror d immer to help p revent you from b eing b l ind ed . For this
reason, use c are not to c over the sensors with stic kers, or other simi-
lar items. Period ic ally wip e the sensors c lean usin g a p iec e of d ry soft
c otton c loth or an ap p lic ator. n Compass calibration
1. For op timum c alib ration, switc h off all nonessent ial elec tric al ac -
c essories (rear wind ow d efog g er, heater/air c ond iti oning system,
sp otlig ht, etc .) and ensure all d oors are shut.
2. Drive to an op en, level area away from larg e meta llic ob jec ts or

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Outside mirrors Convex mirror (Passenger side)
WARNING
Objects look smaller in a convex mirror and farther away than
when viewed in a flat mirror. Do not use the convex mirror tojudge the distance of vehicles behind you when changing lanes.
Use the inside mirror (or glance backwards) to determine theactual size and distance of objects that you view in convex mir-
ror.
Adjusting mirrors
To ad just the mirrors b y hand , p ush where ind ic ated b y the arrows.
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HB4004CB
To turn on the outsid e mirror d efog g er, p ush the sw itc h while the en-
g ine is running .
The ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h will c ome on when the out-
sid e mirror d efog g er heater in op eration.
To turn it off, p ush the switc h ag ain.
Tilt steering wheel
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel tilt position while driving. This
may cause loss of vehicle control and result in personal injury.
HB4002BA