Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Climate control / Automatic climate control operation / Type B and C

Subaru Forester: Automatic climate control operation / Type B and C

Press the AUTO button. The indicator light “FULL AUTO” on the multi-function display (color LCD) illuminates.
Set the preferred temperature using the temperature control dial.

NOTE

If you operate any of the buttons on the control panel other than the ON/OFF button, the rear window defogger button, the SYNC button (if equipped) and the temperature control dial(s) during FULL AUTO mode operation, the “FULL” indicator light on the control panel will turn off and the “AUTO” indicator light will remain illuminated. You can then manually control the system as desired using the button you operated. To change the system back to the “FULL AUTO” mode, press the “AUTO” button.

To turn off the climate control system, press the ON/OFF button. The status of the air inlet selection will be changed as follows depending on the setting when the climate control system is turned off.

When the air inlet selection is in “AUTO” mode, the mode will be set to outside air inlet.
When the air inlet selection is in “MANUAL” mode, the mode from before the climate control system was turned off will be maintained.

Type A

Sensors

The sensors are located as follows. Interior air temperature sensor Solar sensor The automatic climate control system employs several sensors. These sensors are delicate...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Type C

Temperature control dial (Refer to “Automatic climate control operation”and/or “Temperature control”) AUTO button (Refer to “Automatic climate control operation”) Air conditioner button (Refer to “Air conditioner control”) Air inlet selection button (Refer to “Air inlet selection”) MAX A/C button (Refer to “MAX A/C mode (for type B and C)”) Defroster button (Refer to “Defrosting”) Rear window defogger button and outside mirror defogger button (Refer to “Defogger and deicer”) Airflow mode selection dial (Refer to “Airflow mode selection”) Fan speed control dial (Refer to “Fan speed control”) ON/OFF button (Refer to “Automatic climate control operation”) NOTE The climate control screen is displayed on the multi-function display (color LCD)...

Driving information display

NOTE

You can set the units for both the multifunction display (black and white) and the combination meter at the same time. For details about setting the language and units, refer to “Type A combination meter” or “Menu screens”.