Dyna

I appreciate your responses. I went for a drive, picking up kids and what not, and paid extra attention to what's happening. It usually happens when I'm getting in the car for the first time in the day or if the car's been sitting for some time (temp of oils, engine, etc. has gone down). As I've stated it only happens when I turn the heat on and I couldn't really tell if the AC compressor is running when it happens. If I turn the heat off while it's happening the RPMs go down. If I turn it back on, the RPMs go back up. While this is happening, I moved over into manual mode and I was in 5th "gear". Shifted up into 6th, and RPMs went down to normal. So it's only happening in Auto mode. I do a lot of short distance driving, so I decided to drive a bit extra and after about 6-7 miles, while this was happening in Auto mode, the RPMs went down and after moving over into Manual mode, it was in 6th gear. I spent a couple of hours trying to look into this and found that many are experiencing this and it's not an issue, I suppose. They're saying that with the CVTs, in sub-optimal temps, the ECU controls the RPMs and delays shifting into the higher "gears" in order to get the RPMs up and heat up the oils and other components faster to get them into optimal operating conditions. Well, I'm not extremely versed in these things, but at least your responses and the research I've done have put my mind at ease a bit. Thanks again.

I don't think I'm in the defrost mode. I don't turn on the defrost option for the rear window and mirrors or the front windshield. AC is definitely not on. It' just "normal" heat with the temp knob set to hot and it's blowing hot air out towards passengers and feet. Unless I'm not not understanding and there is another 'defrost mode'. Thanks for your reply though.

Hello,I tried to search for the problem I'm having with my 2014 Legacy but can't seem to find anything on it.Since it started getting cold and the need for the heat to be on, I've noticed that when I turn the heat on, my RPM will at times sit around 2-2.2k RPM even though I'm just cruising at 40 or 45mph. I mean same happens regardless of the speed as it goes over 35mph. No codes are given, car doesn't feel funny, except for this. If I'm driving and I turn the heat off, the RPM will drop down to about 1.4-1.6k. If I turn the heat back on while driving, the RPM will not increase. It only happens if the heat is on and I'm taking off from a stand still. Then after a bit, RPM will drop on its own regardless of heat being on or off. Any help on this would be appreciated.