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: REMOVAL
1) Remove the rear combination light assembly.
Sedan model
1. Remove the trunk room trim. <Ref. to EI-127, REMOVAL, Trunk Room Trim.>
2. Disconnect the connector.
3. Release the nuts and clips, then remove the rear combination light assembly.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage t
A: REMOVAL
1) Change the front hood damper mounting position
from (A) to (B), and completely open the front
hood.
Tightening torque:
20 N*m (2.0 kgf-m, 14.8 ft-lb)
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
3) Remove the radiator main fan motor assembly
and radiator sub fan motor assembly. <R
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