Subaru Forester: Using a flat-bed truck
This is the best way to transport your vehicle. Use the following procedures to ensure safe transportation.
1. Shift the select lever into the “P” position for automatic transmission models or “1st” for manual transmission models.
2. Pull up the parking brake lever firmly.
3. Secure the vehicle onto the carrier properly with safety chains. Each safety chain should be equally tightened and care must be taken not to pull the chains so tightly that the suspension bottoms out.
If your vehicle has a front underspoiler and rear underspoiler (if equipped), be careful not to scrape them when placing the vehicle on the carrier and when removing the vehicle from the carrier.
Towing and tie-down hooks
The towing hooks should be used only in an emergency (e.g., to free a stuck vehicle from mud, sand or snow). - Use only the specified towing hook and tie-down hook. Never use suspension p ...Towing with all wheels on the ground
1. Release the parking brake and put the transmission in neutral. 2. The ignition switch should be in the “Acc” position while the vehicle is being towed. 3. Take up slack in the towline ...See also:
Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program offers technical help in the event
of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside Assistance Hotline are answered
by our agents 24 hours a day, 365 d ...
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display messages are shown in the multifunction
display.
: Description field
; Menu bar
To show menu bar 2: press the
or
button on the steering whe ...
Antenna
Roof antenna
To remove
Turn the pole (A) anticlockwise.
To install
Screw the pole (A) clockwise into the base (B) until it is securely retained.
NOTE:
● Be sure to remove the roof anten ...