Subaru Forester: Manual climate control operation for front climate control panel / 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 performance
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
WARNING
Continued operation in the ON position
may fog up the windows. Switch
to the OFF position as soon as the
outside conditions are no longer
dusty.
NOTE
- When the indicator light on the air
inlet selection button is flashing at
engine starting, a malfunction might
be occurring in the electrical system.
We recommend that you contact your
SUBARU dealer for inspection.
- The indicator light on the air inlet
selection button may flash in the following
cases. However, this does not
indicate a malfunction.
- After the vehicle battery has been
disconnected and reconnected.
- When the vehicle battery voltage
is low.
To turn off the climate control system:
Type A: Select the “OFF” position using
the fan speed control dial.
Type B and C: Press the ON/OFF
button...
Other information:
Only the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both
driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbags may be activated when the vehicle
sustains a hard impact in the undercarriage
area from the road surface (such as
when the vehicle plunges into a deep ditch,
is severely impacted or knocked hard
against an obstacle on the road such as
a curb)...
California Perchlorate Advisory
Certain vehicle components, such as airbag
modules, seatbelt pretensioners and
keyless entry transmitter batteries, may
contain perchlorate material. Special
handling may apply for service or vehicle
end of life disposal...