Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual / Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags / Head restraints / Front seats / Angle adjustment

Subaru Forester: Front seats / Angle adjustment

Subaru Forester. Angle adjustment

The angle of the head restraint can be adjusted in several steps. While maintaining a suitable driving posture, adjust the head restraint to a position where the back of your head is as close to the head restraint as possible.

To tilt:

Tilt the head restraint by hand to the preferred position. A click will sound when the head restraint is locked.

To return:

Tilt the head restraint as far forward as it can go. The head restraint will automatically return to the fully upright position.

Then, adjust the head restraint to the preferred angle.

Height adjustment

Rear seats

Head restraints are installed in all secondrow seats and can be adjusted as described below...

Other information:

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag will most likely deploy

The vehicle is involved in a severe side impact near the front seat or the rear seat. The vehicle rolls onto its side or the roof. The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal or the skidding vehicle’s tires hit a curbstone laterally. An offset frontal collision that is severe enough to deploy the front airbag...

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: To release the Auto Vehicle Hold function

Perform any of the following operations to release the Auto Vehicle Hold function. Depress the accelerator pedal. Depress the brake pedal again. Apply the electronic parking brake. Shift the select lever to the “P” position with the brake pedal pressed...

Clock/date screen

Subaru Forester. Clock/date screen

The time and date are displayed. You can adjust the time and date. For details, refer to “Clock”.