climate control SUBARU OUTBACK 2004 4.G Owners Manual

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How to use this owner’s manual „Using your Owner’s manual
Before you operate your vehicle, carefully read this
manual. To protect yourself and extend the service life
of your vehicle, follow the instructions in this manual.
Failure to observe these instructions may result in se-
rious injury and damage to your vehicle.
This manual is composed of fourteen chapters. Each
chapter begins with a brief table of contents, so you
can usually tell at a glance if that chapter contains the
information you want.
Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
This chapter informs you how to use the seat and seat-
belt and contains precautions for the SRS airbags.
Chapter 2: Keys and doors
This chapter informs you how to operate the keys,
locks and windows.
Chapter 3: Instruments and controls
This chapter informs you about the operation of instru-
ment 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 how to operate your audiosystem.
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 prob-
lem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine over-
heating.
Chapter 10: Appearance care
This chapter informs you how to keep your SUBARU
looking good.
Chapter 11: Maintenance and service
This 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
properly.
Chapter 12: Specifications
This chapter informs you about dimension and capac-
ities of your SUBARU.

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Table of contentsSeat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Keys and doors
Instruments and controls
Climate control Audio
Interior equipment
Starting and operating
Driving tips
In case of emergency
Appearance care
Maintenance and service
Specifications
Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
Index

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Instrument panel
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1) Door locks (page 2-3)
2) Outside mirror (page 3-33)
3) Light control lever (page 3-19)
4) Combination meter (page 3-7)
5) Wiper control lever (page 3-24)
6) Hazard warning flasher switch
(page 3-6)
7) Climate c o ntr ol (p age 4 -1 )
8) Gear shift lever (MT) (page 7- 12)/Selector lever (AT) (page 7-
15)
9) Au dio (pa ge 5-1 )
10) Cruise control (page 7-42)
11) Horn (page 3-36)
12) SRS airbag (page 1-57)
13) Tilt steering (page 3-35)
14) Fuse box (page 11-59)
15) Hood lock release (page 11-5)
16) Power door locking switch (page
2-5)
17) Power window (page 2-23)

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Instruments and controls
For vehicles with manual heating and air conditioning systems .................................... 3-29
For vehicles with automatic climate control .. 3-29
Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped) ........ 3-30
Mirrors ........................................................... 3-31 Inside mirror ...................................................... 3-31
Auto-dimming mirror/compass (if equipped) 3-31
Outside mirrors ................................................. 3-33
Tilt steering wheel ........................................ 3-35
Horn ............................................................... 3-36

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Instruments and controls
nately.
To set the trip meter to zero, select either the A trip or
B trip meter and push the knob and keep it pushed for
more than 1 second.
NOTE
If the connection between the combination meter
and battery is broken for any reason such as vehi-
cle maintenance or fuse replacement, the data re-
corded on the trip meter will be lost. „
Tachometer
Do not operate the engine with the pointer of
the tachometer in the red zone. In this range,
fuel injection will be cut by the engine control
module to protect the engine from overrevving.
The engine will resume running normally after
the engine speed is reduced below the red
zone.
The tachometer shows the engine speed in thousands of revolutions per minute. „
Outside temperature indicator (if
equipped)
The outside temperature indicator shows the outside
temperature in a range from –22 to 122 °F (–30 to
50 °C).
The indicator can give a false reading under any of the
following conditions:y When there is too much sun.
y During idling; while running at low speeds in a traffic
jam; when the engine is restarted immediately follow-
ing a shutdown. y When the actual outside temperature falls outside
the specified indicator range.
For vehicles with an automatic climate control,
outside temperature can be displayed on the cli-
mate control display panel. Refer to the “Automat-
ic climate control system (if equipped)” in chapter 4. „ Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge shows the approximate amount of fuel
remaining in the tank.
The gauge does not return to “E” even though the ig-
A trip meter B trip meter

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„For vehicles with manual heating and
air conditioning systems
To turn on the defogger, push the switch. To turn it off,
push the switch again.
The indicator light located on the switch lights up while
the rear window defogger is operating. „
For vehicles with automatic climate
control
1) Rear window defogger switch
To turn on the defogger, push the switch. To turn it off,
push the switch again.
The indicator light “ ” lights up on the climate con-
trol display panel while the rear window defogger is
operating.
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Rear window defogger switch1
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Climate control
Ve ntilat or .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... 4-2
Driver’s si de ventilat ors .......... .................... ..... 4-2
Center ventilat ors .................... .................... ..... 4-2
Fro nt p assen ger’s si de ventilat ors ............ ..... 4-3
Air fl ow s electi on ..................... .................... ..... 4-4
M an u al heati ng and air co nditio nin g
sys te m ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... 4-5
Co ntrol pan el ....... ..................... .................... ..... 4-5
Heat er o peration .. .................... .................... ..... 4-7
Air co nditio ner operation ........ .................... ..... 4-10
Aut omatic clim ate co ntr o l sy stem
( if eq uip ped) .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... 4-11
Co ntrol pan el ....... ..................... .................... ..... 4-12
Te mperature se nsors .............. .................... ..... 4-18
O per atin g ti ps for heater a n d a ir
c o nd iti oner .. .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... 4-19
Clea ning ventilator g rille ......... .................... ..... 4-19
Effic ient cool ing a fter parking in dir e ct
su nlig ht ............. ..................... .................... ..... 4-20
L u bricati on oil circul ation in the refrigerant
circuit ................ ..................... .................... ..... 4-20
Che cking air co nditi oni ng sy stem before
su mmer sea son ..................... .................... ..... 4-20
Co oling and de hum idif ying in high hum idi ty
and low te mperature weat her co ndition .. .... 4-20
Air co ndit io ner co mpressor s hut-o ff
w hen e ngi ne is heavily l oaded ................. ..... 4-20
Refrigerant for your climate control system .. 4-20
Air filtration system (if equipped) ................ 4-21

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Climate controlVentilator „
Driver’s side ventilators
1) Open
2) Close
Move the thumb-wheel up and down or right and left to
adjust the flow direction. „
Center ventilators
Move the thumb-wheel up and down or right and left to
adjust the flow direction.
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„Front passenger’s side ventilators
1) Open
2) Close
Move the thumb-wheel up and down or right and left to
adjust the flow direction.
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Air flow selection
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