2020 Subaru Impreza Owners Manual - Defrosting

Defrosting

Select the “” or “” mode to defrost or dehumidify the windshield and front door windows.

When the “ ” or “ ” mode is selected, the air conditioner compres- sor operates automatically regardless of the position of the air conditioner button to defrost the windshield more quickly. However the indicator on the air conditioner button may not illumi- nate. At the same time, the air inlet selection is automatically set to the outside air mode.

For type A climate control system, in this state:

You cannot stop the air condi- tioner compressor by pressing the air conditioner button.

You cannot select the recircula- tion mode by pressing the air inlet selection button.

For types B and C climate control system, after defrosting the windshield by pressing the defroster button “ ”, pressing the button again returns the system to the setting that had been selected before the defroster was acti- vated.