climate control SUBARU BRZ 2022 Owners Manual

Table of ContentsIntroduction ............................................................................................................. 1Illustrated Index .................................................................................................... 13Seat, Seatbelt and SRS Airbags .......................................................................... 29
Chapter 1
Keys and Doors .................................................................................................... 93Chapter 2
Instruments and Controls .................................................................................. 123Chapter 3
Climate Control ................................................................................................... 197Chapter 4
Audio.................................................................................................................... 209Chapter 5
Interior Equipment .............................................................................................. 211Chapter 6
Starting and Operating ....................................................................................... 221Chapter 7
Driving Tips ......................................................................................................... 289Chapter 8
In Case of Emergency ........................................................................................ 301Chapter 9
Appearance Care ................................................................................................ 331Chapter 10
Maintenance and Service ................................................................................... 337Chapter 11
Specifications ..................................................................................................... 379Chapter 12
Consumer Information and Reporting Safety Defects .................................... 393Chapter 13
Index .................................................................................................................... 409Chapter 14
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How to Use This Owner’s Manual
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Introduction
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Chapter 3: Instruments and Controls
This chapter informs you about the opera-
tion of instrument panel indicators and
how to use the instruments and other
switches.
Chapter 4: Climate Control
This chapter informs you how to operate
the climate control.
Chapter 5: Audio
This chapter informs you about your audio
system.
Chapter 6: Interior Equipment
This chapter informs you how to operate
interior equipment.
Chapter 7: Starting and Operating
This chapter informs you how to start and
operate your SUBARU.
Chapter 8: Driving Tips
This chapter informs you how to drive your
SUBARU in various conditions and
explains some safety tips on driving.
Chapter 9: In case of Emergency
This chapter informs you what to do if you
have a problem, such as a flat tire or
engine overheating.
Chapter 10: Appearance Care
This chapter informs you how to keep your
SUBARU looking good.
Chapter 11: Maintenance and ServiceThis chapter informs you when you need
to take your SUBARU to the dealer for
scheduled maintenance and informs you
how to keep your SUBARU running prop-
erly.
Chapter 12: Specifications
This chapter informs you about the dimen-
sions and capacities of your SUBARU.
Chapter 13: Consumer
Information and
Reporting Safety Defects
This chapter informs you about Tire infor-
mation, Uniform tire quality grading stan-
dards and Reporting safety defects.
Chapter 14: Index
This is an alphabetical listing of all that’s in
this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
For EyeSight system:
For details about the EyeSight system,
refer to the Owner’s Manual supplement
for the EyeSight system.
Depending on specifications, the vehicle
shown in the illustrations may differ from
your vehicle in terms of equipment.
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Safety Warnings
You will find a number of WARNINGs,
CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual.
These safety warnings alert you to poten-
tial hazards that could result in injury to
you or others.
Please read these safety warnings as well
as all other portions of this manual care-
fully in order to gain a better under-
standing of how to use your SUBARU
vehicle safely.NOTEA NOTE gives information or sugges-
tions how to make better use of your
vehicle.
WARNING
A WARNING indicates a situation in
which serious injury or death could
result if the warning is ignored.
CAUTION
A CAUTION indicates a situation in
which injury or damage to your
vehicle, or both, could result if the
caution is ignored.
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Interior
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Illustrated Index
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1) Cup holder and console tray (ATmodels) (page 214)
2) Parking brake lever (page 256)
3) Shift lever (MT models)/Select lever (AT models) (page 233, 237)
4) Center information display (page160)/
Audio system
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5) Climate control (page 198)
6) Glove box (page 214)
7) Accessory power outlet (page 215)
8) Center console (page 214)
9) Cup holder and console tray (page 214)
10) USB power supply (page 216)
*: For details about how to use the audio system, refer to the separate audio
Owner’s Manual.
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Climate Control4
Climate Control
4-1. Ventilator Control................................................198
Center Ventilators.........................................................198
Side Ventilators ............................................................198
4-2. Climate Control Panel.........................................198
4-3. Automatic Climate Control Operation...............200
Sensors .........................................................................200
4-4. Manual Climate Control ......................................201
Airflow Mode Selection ................................................201
Temperature Control ....................................................202
Fan Speed Control........................................................202
Air Conditioner Control................................................202
Air Inlet Selection .........................................................203
To Turn Off the Climate Control System ....................203
4-5. Defrosting ............................................................203 4-6. Operating Tips for Heater and Air
Conditioner ......... ...............................................204
Cleaning Ventilator Grille ............................................ 204
Efficient Cooling after Parking in Direct Sunlight .... 204
Lubrication Oil Circulation in the Refrigerant
Circuit ......................................................................... 204
Checking Air Conditioning System before Summer Season ........................................................................ 204
Cooling and Dehumidifying in High Humidity and Low Temperature Weather Condition...................... 205
Air Conditioner Compressor Shut-Off When Engine Is Heavily Loaded ......................................... 205
Refrigerant for Your Climate Control System ........... 205
4-7. Air Filtration System ...........................................205
Replacing the Cabin Air Filter .................................... 206
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Ventilator Control
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Center Ventilators1) Open
2) CloseMove the tab to adjust the flow direction.
To open the ventilator, turn the center
grille open/close wheel upward to the “ ”
position.
To close it, turn the wheel downward to
the “ ” position.
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Side Ventilators1) Open
2) CloseTo adjust the flow direction, move the tab.
4-2. Climate Control Panel
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WARNING
 The cooling function operates
only when the engine is running.Do not leave children or adults
who would normally require the
support of others alone in your
vehicle. Pets should not be left
alone either. On hot, sunny days,
temperatures in a closed vehicle
could quickly become high
enough to cause severe or
possibly fatal injuries to people
or animals.
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Climate Control Panel
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1) Set temperature indi cator (driver’s side)
2) Temperature control dial (driver’s side)
(Refer to "Temperature Control"
 P202.)
3) Climate control mode indicator
4) Fan speed control dial (Refer to "Fan Speed Control"  P202.)
5) Temperature control dial (front passenger’s side) (Refer to "Tempera-
ture Control"  P202.)
6) Set temperature indicator (front passenger’s side)
7) MAX A/C button (Refer to "MAX A/C mode" P202.)
8) SYNC button (Refer to "SYNC mode" P202.)
9) Air inlet selection button (Refer to "Air Inlet Selection"  P203.)
10) Air conditioner button (Refer to "Air Conditioner Control" P202.)
11) Airflow mode selection button (Refer to "Airflow Mode Selection" P201.)
12) Rear window defogger button and outside mirror defogger button (if
equipped) (Refer to "Defogger"
P185.)
13) ON/OFF button (Refer to "To Turn Off the Climate Control System" P203.)
14) Defroster button (Refer to "Defrosting" P203.)
15) AUTO button (Refer to "Automatic Climate Control Operation" P200.)
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Automatic Climate Control Operation
2004-3. Automatic ClimateControl OperationWhen this mode is selected, the fan
speed, airflow distribution, air-inlet control,
and air conditioner compressor operation
are automatically controlled. To activate
this mode, perform the following.
1. Press the AUTO button. The FULL
AUTO mode is selected and the “FULL
AUTO” indicator light on the display illumi-
nates.
2. Set the preferred temperature using
the temperature control dial.NOTEOperate the automatic climate
control system when the engine is
running.
 Even when cooling is not necessary,
the air conditioner compressor will
automatically turn on if the tempera-
ture is set much lo wer than the current
outlet air temperature. Even in this
case, the “A/C” indicator light on the
control panel illuminates
 The air conditioner may not operate
in the following cases: - When the cabin temperature is
low
- When the ambient temperature
decreases close to 32°F (0°C) 
The controllable temperature range
may vary depending on the regional
specifications of the vehicle.
 If you operate any of the buttons on
the control panel other than the ON/
OFF button, rear window defogger
button, SYNC button and temperature
control dial(s) during FULL AUTO
mode operation, the “FULL” indicator
light on the control panel will turn off
and the “AUTO” indicator light will
remain illuminated. You can then
manually control the system as desired
using the button you operated. To
change the system back to the FULL
AUTO mode, press the AUTO button.
To turn off the climate control system,
press the ON/OFF button. Then the air
inlet selection will be set to the following.
 When the air inlet selection is set to
auto mode: Outside air circulation
 When the air inlet selection is set to
manual mode: No change
When the ignition switch is changed to the
“OFF” or “ACC” position from “ON”, the air
inlet mode will automatically change to the
outside air mode regardless of whether it
is the auto mode or manual mode.
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Sensors1) Interior air temperature sensor
2) Solar sensorThe automatic climate control system
employs several sensors. These sensors
are delicate. If they are treated incorrectly
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Manual Climate Control
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and become damaged, the system may
not be able to control the interior tempera-
ture correctly. To avoid damaging the
sensors, observe the following precau-
tions:
Do not subject the sensors to impact.
 Keep water away from the sensors.
 Do not cover the sensors.
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Airflow Mode Selection
Select the airflow mode using the airflow
mode selection button.
Airflow modes are as follows.
Ventilation: Instrument panel outlets Ventilation 2: Instrument panel outlets and
foot outlets
Bi-level: Instrument panel outlets and the
foot outlets
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Manual Climate Control
202Heat: Foot outlets, both side outlets of the
instrument panel and some through wind-
shield defroster outlets (A small amount of
air flows to the windshield and both side
windows to prevent fogging.)Heat-def: Windshield defroster outlets,
foot outlets and both side outlets of the
instrument panel
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Temperature Control
Turn the temperature control dial to set
the preferred interior temperature.NOTEThe controllable temperature range
may vary depending on the regional
specifications of the vehicle.
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MAX A/C mode
For quicker cooling, press the MAX A/C
button.
When the MAX A/C mode is on, the
following settings will be changed auto-
matically.
 The air conditioner will turn on.
 The temperature will be set on the
lowest.
 The fan speed will be set on the
maximum speed.
 The air inlet will be set to the recircula-
tion mode.
 The airflow mode setting will be set to
the ventilation mode.
To turn off MAX A/C mode and return the
previous setting, press the MAX A/C
button again. ▼
SYNC mode
When the SYNC mode is turned on, both
the driver’s and front passenger’s side
temperatures are synchronized using the
driver’s side temperature control dial.
Press the SYNC button to turn on the
SYNC mode. The SYNC button indicator
will illuminate.
Press the SYNC button again or turn the
front passenger’s side temperature
control dial to cancel the SYNC mode.
The SYNC button indicator will not illumi-
nate. In this case, temperature control on
the driver’s side and front passenger’s
side is separated.
The temperature will be controlled individ-
ually using the driver’s and front
passenger’s temperature control dials.
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Fan Speed Control
Select the preferred fan speed by turning
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Air Conditioner Control
The air conditioner operates only when
the engine is running.
Press the air conditioner button while the
fan is in operation to turn on the air condi-
tioner. When the air conditioner is on, the
“A/C” indicator light illuminates.
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Defrosting
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To turn off the air conditioner, press the
button again. The indicator light will turn
off.NOTEFor efficient defogging or dehumidify-
ing in cold weather, turn on the air
conditioner. However, if the ambient
temperature decreases to approxi-
mately 32°F (0°C), the air conditioner
and dehumidification system may not
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Air Inlet Selection
Select the air inlet by pressing the air inlet
selection button.
 Recirculation:
When the indicator light on the air inlet
selection button illuminates, interior air is
recirculated inside the vehicle. Press the
air inlet selection button to the ON position
in the following cases.
- When driving on a dusty road
- When you want cooling perfor-
mance to increase (for example, in
particularly hot weather)
 Outside air circulation:
When the indicator light on the air inlet
selection button does not illuminate,
outside air is drawn into the passenger
compartment. Press the air inlet selection button to the OFF position in the following
cases.
- When the road is no longer dusty
- When the interior has cooled to a
comfortable temperature
NOTEWhen outside air circulation is
selected, the system may automati-
cally adjust the air inlet setting
depending on such factors as the tem-
perature setting, the temperature
inside the vehicle, or conditions out-
side the vehicle.■
To Turn Off the Climate
Control System
To turn off the climate control system,
press the ON/OFF button.
4-5. DefrostingSelect the “ ” or “ ” mode to defrost
or dehumidify the windshield and the side
door windows.NOTEWhen the “ ” or “ ” mode is
selected, the air conditioner
compressor operates automatically
regardless of the position of the air
conditioner button to defrost the wind-
shield more quickly. However, the indi-
cator on the air conditioner button may
not illuminate. At th e same time, the air
inlet selection is automatically set to
the outside air circulation mode.
 After defrosting the windshield by
pressing the defroster button “ ”,
pressing the button again returns the
WARNING
Continued operation in the recircu-
lation mode may fog up the win-
dows. Switch to the outside air
circulation mode as soon as the
outside dusty condition clears.
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