Subaru 2013 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Black plate (471,1)
一 般
Model "A8190GE-C" EDITED: 2013/ 3/ 29
Remove the washer tank filler cap, then
add windshield washer fluid until it
reaches the
“
FULL
”
mark on the tank.
&
Windshield washer fluid
Use windshield washer fluid. If windshield
washer fluid is unavailable, use clean
water.
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 tem-
perature varies according to how much it
is diluted, as indicated in the following
table.
Washer Fluid
Concentration
Freezing
Temperature
30%
−
12
8
C (10.4
8
F)
50%
−
20
8
C (
−
4
8
F)
100%
−
45
8
C (
−
49
8
F)
In order to prevent freezing of washer
fluid, check the freezing temperatures in
the table above when adjusting the fluid
concentration to the outside temperature.
If you fill the reservoir tank with a fluid with
a different concentration from the one
used previously, purge the old fluid from
the piping between the reservoir tank and
washer nozzles by operating the washer
for a certain period of time. Otherwise, if
the concentration of the fluid remaining in
the piping is too low for the outside
temperature, it may freeze and block the
nozzles.
CAUTION
Adjust the washer fluid concentra-
tion appropriately for the outside
temperature. If the concentration is
inappropriate, sprayed washer fluid
may freeze on the windshield and
obstruct your view, and the fluid
may freeze in the reservoir tank.
Maintenance and service/Windshield washer fluid
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