Subaru Forester: Winter driving
- Operation during cold weather
- Driving on snowy and icy roads
- Corrosion protection
- Snow tires
- Tire chains
- Rocking the vehicle
On-road and off-road driving
- In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt. You the driver and all your passengers should fasten the seatbelts before ...Operation during cold weather
Carry some emergency equipment, such as a window scraper, a bag of sand, flares, a small shovel and jumper cables. Check the battery and cables. Cold temperatures reduce battery capacity. The ...See also:
Deactivating/activating ESP®
Observe the "Important safety notes" section ().
WARNING
ESP® should not be deactivated during normal driving other than in the circumstances
described below. Disabling the syst ...
Dual Temperature Control
EX-L model only
The temperatures of the driver’s side
and the front passenger’s side can be
controlled independently when the
indicator in the DUAL button is on.
To adjust the driver ...
Transfer Switch (if equipped)
Transfer Switch
(if equipped)
The transfer switch is located on the center of the instrument panel. For details
on how to use this switch, refer to “Using the Transfer Switch” in the “OPER ...