Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester Owner's Manual

Foreword

Congratulations on choosing a SUBARU vehicle. This Owner’s Manual has all the information necessary to keep your SUBARU in excellent condition and to properly maintain the emission control system for minimizing emission pollutants. We urge you to read this manual carefully so that you may understand your vehicle and its operation. For information not found in this Owner’s Manual, such as details concerning repairs or adjustments, please contact the SUBARU dealer from whom you purchased your SUBARU or the nearest SUBARU dealer.

The information, specifications and illustrations found in this manual are those in effect at the time of printing. FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. reserves the right to change specifications and designs at any time without prior notice and without incurring any obligation to make the same or similar changes on vehicles previously sold. This Owner’s Manual applies to all models and covers all equipment, including factory installed options. Some explanations, therefore may be for equipment not installed in your vehicle.

Please leave this manual in the vehicle at the time of resale. The next owner will need the information found herein.

FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN

is a registered trademark of FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.

This manual describes the following vehicle types.*

* The illustrated vehicle is one of the FORESTER series.

Warranties

Warranties for U.S.A.

Warranties for Canada

Models with HID headlights

Models without HID headlights

How to use this Owner’s Manual

Using your Owner’s Manual

Safety warnings

Safety symbol

Abbreviation list

Vehicle symbols

There are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.

For warning and indicator lights, refer to Warning and indicator lights”.

Safety precautions when driving

Seatbelt and SRS airbag

Child safety

Engine exhaust gas (carbon monoxide)

Drinking and driving

Drugs and driving

Driving when tired or sleepy

Modification of your vehicle

Car phone/cell phone and driving

Driving with pets

Tire pressures

California proposition 65 warning

California Perchlorate Advisory

On-road and off-road driving

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 is caused by the operation of the fuel evaporation leakage checking system and the operation is normal. The noise will stop after approximately 15 minutes.

Illustrated index

Exterior

Interior

Instrument panel

Light control and wiper control levers/switches

Combination meter

Warning and indicator lights

Function settings

A SUBARU dealer can change the settings of the functions shown in the following table to meet your personal requirements. Contact the nearest SUBARU dealer for details. If your vehicle is equipped with the genuine SUBARU navigation system, the settings for some of these functions can be changed using the navigation monitor. For details, please refer to the Owner’s Manual supplement for the navigation system.

*: The setting can only be changed at a SUBARU dealer.

Subaru Forester

Foreword

Warranties

How to use this Owner’s Manual

Vehicle symbols

Safety precautions when driving

General information

Illustrated index

Function settings

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

Keys and doors

Climate control

Audio

Interior equipment

Starting and operating

Driving tips

In case of emergency

Appearance care

Maintenance and service