Subaru 2006 Impreza WRX, Owner'S Manual

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Maintenance and service
Windshield washer fluid
If you spray washer fluid on the windshield
but the supply of washer fluid appears to
diminish, check the level of washer fluid in
the tank.
Washer fluid level gauge
Remove the washer tank filler cap, then
check the fluid level indicated by the level
gauge (attached to the inside of the cap).
If the level is near the “ Low ” mark, add flu-
id until it reaches the “ Hi ” level on the level
gauge or the “ Full ” mark on the tank.
Use windshield washer fluid. If windshield
washer fluid is unavailable use clean wa-
ter.
In areas where water freezes in winter,
use an anti-freeze type windshield washer
fluid. SUBARU Windshield Washer Fluid
contains 58.5% methyl alcohol and 41.5%
surfactant, by volume. Its freezing temper-
ature varies according to how much it is di-
luted, as indicated in the following table.
In order to prevent freezing of washer flu-
id, check the freezing temperatures in the
table above when adjusting the fluid con-
centration to the outside temperature.
If you fill the reservoir tank with a fluid with
a different concentration from the one
300523
Hi
Low
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300173
Washer Fluid Con-
centration
Freezing Tempera-
ture
30% 10.4

F ( – 12

C)
50% – 4

F ( – 20

C)
100% – 49

F ( – 45

C)
Never use engine coolant as washer
fluid because it could cause paint
damage.