denversprings

The jump appears the same, whether it's been sitting outside in 32 degree weather or in the sun on a 70 degree day. I can imagine a slightly faster idle on start-up, which it does (1500 rpm), but the jump to 3000 rpm in the middle of the first few shiftings seems strange to me. If I hold the clutch down and just sit there, it continues to idle at 3000 rpm for at least 5 seconds or longer before deciding to drop down to 1000-1500.

Hi all, I'm new to the world of Subarus and don't know much about cars. I just bought an '06 Forester X, manual transmission. When "cold" (sitting for 3 or more hours), the car idles at about 1500 rpm at start-up. After I start moving and press the clutch in and let up on the accelerator (to shift out of reverse or from first to second), the engine surges to 3000 rpm. It does this for the first few shiftings and then settles down. After that, the engine idles at a nice 750 rpm. Air temperature doesn't matter--it does it whether it's 40 degrees or 70. The mechanics at the shop checked into it and said that it's normal (something this sort of "IAC engine" does). Is this true? Anyone else experience this? I'd appreciate any thoughts. Thanks--denversprings