Subaru Outback (BR): Air conditioner compressor shut-off when engine is heavily loaded
To improve acceleration and gas mileage, the air conditioner compressor is designed
to temporarily shut off during air conditioner operation whenever the accelerator
is fully depressed such as during rapid acceleration or when driving on a steep
upgrade.
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Your air conditioner uses ozone friendly refrigerant HFC134a. Therefore, the
method of adding, changing or checking the refrigerant is different from the method
for CFC12 (freon). Consult your SUB
Your vehicle’s air conditioning system is equipped with an air filtration system.
Replace the air filter element according to the replacement schedule shown in the
following table. This schedule
1. Remove the glove box.
(1) Open the glove box.
(2) Remove the damper shaft from the glove box.
(3) Pull out the glove box.
2. Remove the cover of the air filter.
3. Remove the air filte
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A: SPECIFICATION
B: COMPONENT
1. ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Front ABS wheel speed sensor
Front axle housing
Rear ABS wheel speed sensor
Rear axle housing
Hub unit bearing
Magnetic encoder
Tightening torque:N*m (kgf-m, ft-lb)
T: 7.5 (0.76, 5.5)
2. STEERING ANGLE
1) Support
1. Grasp the locked end of the blade rubber assembly and pull it firmly until
the stoppers on the rubber are free of the support.
1) Metal spines
2. If the new blade rubber is not provided with two metal spines, remove the
metal spines from the old blade rubber and install them
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