Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual page 237

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Subaru Impreza, year of production 2001 - 2007:

A1900BE-A.book Page 10 Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM 8-10 Driving tips windshield washer. Snow tires Avoid prolonged continuous drivingSnow stuck on the wiper arm prevents theTAll models except WRX-STI in snowstorms. Snow will enter thewiper from working effectively. If snow is stuck on the wiper arm, pull off the road to engine’s intake system and may hinder the air flow, which could re-a safe place, then remove it. If you stop the vehicle at road side, use the hazard sult in engine shutdown or even warning flasher to alert other drivers.y When replacing original tires with breakdown. winter (snow) tires, make sure you We recommend use of non-freezing typeuse only the same size, construc- TWiper operation when snowing wiper blades (winter blades) during thetion and load range as the original Before driving in cold weather, make sureseasons you could have snow and sub- tires listed on the tire placard. Us- the wiper blades are not frozen to the ing other sizes and construction zero temperatures. Blades of this type windshield or rear window. If the wiper may affect speedometer/odome- give superior wiping performance in blades are frozen to the windshield or rearsnowy conditions. Be sure to use bladester calibration and clearance be- window, use the defroster with the airflowthat are suitable for your vehicle.tween the body and tires. It also control dial in the “” position and the may be dangerous and lead to temperature control dial set for maximum loss of vehicle control. warmth until the wiper blades are com- y You must install four winter tires During high-speed driving, non- that are of the same size, con- pletely thawed out. If your vehicle is struction, brand, and load range. equipped with a wiper deicer, it is helpfulfreezing type wiper blades may not to thaw the windshield wiper blades. Toperform as well as standard wiperMixing other sizes or construc- thaw out the rear wiper blade, use the rearblades. If this happens, reduce thetions may result in severe me- window defogger. vehicle speed. chanical damage to the drive train When driving in snow, if frozen snow of your vehicle and may affect NOTE ride, handling, braking and speed- starts to stick on the surface of the wind- shield despite wiper operation, use the de-When the season requiring non-freez-ometer/odometer calibration. It ing type wiper blades is over, replacealso may be dangerous and lead froster with the airflow control dial in them with standard wiper blades. to loss of vehicle control. “ ” and the temperature control dial set for maximum warmth. After the wind- Corrosion protection shield gets warmed enough to melt the frozen snow on it, wash it away using theRefer to the “Corrosion protection” section (chapter 10).

owners manual Subaru Impreza

owners manual Subaru Impreza - year of production: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 - Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual EN