Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Starting and operating / Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system (if equipped) / Canceling the Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system operation

Subaru Forester: Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system (if equipped) / Canceling the Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system operation

The Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system can be temporarily canceled by any of the following operations.

Depressing the brake pedal*
Depressing the accelerator pedal*
The accelerator pedal is kept depressed. (In this case, limited acceleration will be canceled and the vehicle will continue reversing.)
The select lever is shifted to a position other than the “R” position.

*: While the vehicle is stopped by the automatic braking

NOTE

The system will be canceled if the object is no longer detected.

After the vehicle is stopped by the system

Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system ON/OFF setting

While the select lever is shifted to the “R” position, the below functions of the Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system can be set by operating the audio/navigation monitor...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Engine restart operational conditions

In any one of the following cases, the engine will be automatically restarted even if the brake pedal is kept depressed. When slightly releasing the brake pedal on road with a steep slope and the vehicle begins rolling When further depressing the brake pedal When depressing the accelerator pedal When you move the select lever to the “R” position...

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Emergency brake

CAUTION Use the emergency brake only in case of an emergency. If the emergency brake is excessively used, the brake parts will wear down faster or the brake may not work sufficiently due to brake overheating. NOTE While using the emergency brake: The electronic parking brake indicator light and the indicator light on the parking brake switch illuminate and a chirp sounds...

Average vehicle speed

Subaru Forester. Average vehicle speed

When units in miles is selected When units in km is selected

This display shows the average vehicle speed since the trip meter was last reset. Pressing the TRIP RESET switch toggles the display between the average vehicle speed corresponding to the A trip meter display and the average vehicle speed corresponding to the B trip meter display. When either of the trip meter displays is reset, the corresponding average vehicle speed value is also reset.