Subaru Forester: Winter driving / Rocking the vehicle

If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, depress the accelerator pedal slightly and move the select lever back and forth between “D” and “R” repeatedly. Do not race the engine. For the best possible traction, avoid spinning the wheels when trying to free the vehicle. When the road surface is extremely slippery, you can obtain better traction by starting the vehicle with the transmission in 2nd than 1st.

For information about holding the transmission in the 2nd position, refer to “Selection of manual mode”.

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    Loading your vehicle

    WARNING Never allow passengers to ride on a folded rear seatback in the cargo area. Doing so may result in serious injury. Never stack luggage or other cargo higher than the top of the seatback because it could tumble forward and injure passengers in the event of a sudden stop or ..

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    Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Components


    SRS frontal airbag SRS side airbag SRS curtain airbag SRS knee airbag The SRS airbags are stowed in the following locations. Driver’s SRS frontal airbag: in the center portion of the steering wheel A “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located at the pad of the airbag...

    Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Keys


    NOTE For models with “keyless access with push-button start system”, refer to “Keyless access with push-button start system”. The following keys are provided with the vehicle. Master keys Sub key Key number plate A key can be used in the following locations...

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