Subaru Forester: Storage compartment / Cup holders
CAUTION
- Do not pick up a cup from the cup
holder or put a cup in the holder
while you are driving, as this may
distract you and lead to an accident.
- Take care to avoid spills. Beverages,
if hot, might scald you
and/or your passengers. Spilled
beverages may also damage upholstery
or carpets.
- When a cup in the rear passenger’s
cup holder contains a beverage,
do not fold down the rear
seatback. Otherwise, the beverage
could spill and, if the beverage
is hot, it could scald you
and/or your passengers.

Front passenger’s cup holder
A dual cup holder is built into the center
console.

Rear seat’s cup holder (if equipped)
A dual cup holder is built into the armrest.
CAUTION
Do not pick up a bottle from the
bottle holder or put a bottle in the
holder while you are driving, as
this may distract you and lead to
an accident...
Other information:
To turn the compass feature on/off,
press and hold the switch for
more
than 3 seconds or until the display turns
on/off. The compass feature will default to
on with each ignition cycle.
If the display reads “C”, slowly drive the
vehicle in circles until compass is calibrated...
CAUTION
Do not open and close the center
console lid while operating the rear
seat heater switch. There is the risk
of fingers being caught in the lid.
The seat heater operates when the ignition
switch is in the “ON” position.
Rear seat heater switch
HIGH mode indicators
LOW mode indicators
Left-hand side
Right-hand side
Press the rear seat heater switch...