Subaru Forester: On-road and off-road driving
This vehicle is classified as a utility vehicle. Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other types of vehicles. Your vehicle has a higher ground clearance and higher center of gravity, making it more likely to roll over than ordinary passenger cars. It also handles and maneuvers differently from other passenger cars. For this reason, please read carefully the following section and follow the instructions and precautions in order to prevent serious injury or death due to loss of control, rollover and other accidents. Refer to “On-road and off-road driving”.
California Perchlorate Advisory
Certain vehicle components such as airbag
modules, seatbelt pretensioners and
keyless entry transmitter batteries may
contain perchlorate material. Special
handling may apply for service or ve ...
General information
Noise from under the vehicle
NOTE
You may hear a noise from under the
vehicle approximately 5 hours after the
engine is turned off. However, this does
not indicate a malfunction. This noise
...
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How to change a tyre
Before changing a tyre, first stop your vehicle in a safe, flat location. 1.
Park the vehicle on level and stable ground, free of loose pebbles, etc.. 2. Set
the parking brake firmly. 3. Turn the ...
Rear window wiper blade rubber
1. Pull out the end of the blade rubber
assembly to unlock it from the plastic
support.
2. Pull the blade rubber assembly out of
the plastic support.
1) Metal spines
3. If the new blade ...
Phonebook (phones with automatic phonebook download
function)
NOTE:
Phonebook commands are not available
when the vehicle is moving.
For phones that support automatic download of
the phonebook (PBAP Bluetooth profile), the
“Phonebook” command is u ...
