Subaru 2011 Tribeca, Owner'S Manual

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Black plate (165,1)
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Model "A3160BE-C" EDITED: 2010/ 11/ 19
speed is low; shorter when the vehicle
speed is high).
When you subsequently move the select
lever of the automatic transmission to the
“
R
”
position, the rear wiper will switch to
continuous operation. When you move the
select lever from the
“
R
”
position to some
other position, the rear wiper will return to
intermittent operation.
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Washer
To wash the rear window while the rear
wiper is operating, turn the knob on the
end of the wiper control lever upward to
the
“ ”
position. The washer fluid sprays
until you release the knob.
To wash the rear window when the rear
wiper is not in use, turn the knob on the
end of the wiper control lever downward to
the
“ ”
position. The washer fluid sprays
and the wiper operates until you release
the knob.
Windshield wiper deicer
The windshield wiper deicer operates only
when the ignition switch is in the
“
ON
”
position.
To turn on the windshield wiper deicer,
push the control switch. The indicator light
located on the switch illuminates while the
windshield wiper deicer is operating.
To turn it off, push the control switch again.
It also turns off when the ignition switch is
turned to the
“
Acc
”
or
“
LOCK
”
position.
The windshield wiper deicer will automa-
tically shut off after approximately 15
minutes. If the windshield wiper blades
have been deiced completely before that
time, push the control switch to turn it off. If
deicing is not complete, you have to push
the control switch to turn it on again.
Your SUBARU dealer can set your wind-
shield wiper deicer to the continuous
operation mode. Contact your SUBARU
dealer for details.
Once the windshield wiper deicer has
been set to the continuous operation
mode, it should be in the continuous
operation mode at any time when the
control switch is pushed to the
“
ON
”
position.
If the battery voltage drops below the
permissible level, continuous operation of
the windshield wiper deicer is canceled
and the system stops operating.
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not operate the
windshield wiper deicer continu-
ously for any longer than necessary.
NOTE
.
Turn on the windshield wiper deicer
if the wipers are frozen to the wind-
shield.
.
If the windshield is covered with
snow, remove the snow so that the
windshield wiper deicer works effec-
Instruments and controls
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