Refrigerant For Your Climate Control System; Air Filtration System; Replacing An Air Filter - Subaru Outback 2011 Owner's Manual

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Climate control
& Refrigerant for your climate
control system
Your air conditioner uses ozone friendly
refrigerant HFC134a. Therefore, the meth-
od of adding, changing or checking the
refrigerant is different from the method for
CFC12 (freon). We recommend that you
consult your SUBARU dealer for service.
Repairs needed as a result of using the
wrong refrigerant are not covered under
warranty.

Air filtration system

Replace the filter element according to the
maintenance schedule. Refer to "Mainte-
nance schedule" F11-3. The schedule
should be followed to maintain the filter's
dust collection ability. Under extremely
dusty conditions, the filter should be
replaced more frequently. It is recom-
mended that you have your filter checked
or replaced by your SUBARU dealer. For
replacement, we recommend that you use
only a genuine SUBARU air filter kit.
CAUTION
We recommend that you contact
your SUBARU dealer if the following
occurs, even if it is not yet time to
change the filter.
– Reduction of the airflow through
the vents.
– Windshield gets easily fogged or
misted.
NOTE
The filter can influence the air condi-
tioning, heating and defroster perfor-
mance if not properly maintained.
& Replacing an air filter
1. Remove the glove box.
(1) Open the glove box.
(2) Remove the damper shaft from the
glove box.