Subaru Forester MY06.pdf

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 dealer from whom you purchased your SUBARU or the nearest

SUBARU dealer.

The information, specifications and illustrations found in this man-

ual are those in effect at the time of printing. FUJI HEAVY INDUS-

TRIES LTD. reserves the right to change specifications and de-

signs at any time without prior notice and without incurring any ob-

ligation to make the same or similar changes on vehicles previous-

ly 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.

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* The illustrated vehicle is one of the FORESTER series.

Warranties

T 2.5XT (Canada model only)

How to use this owner’s man-

ual

Warranties for U.S.A.

All SUBARU vehicles distributed by

Subaru of America, Inc. and sold at retail

by an authorized SUBARU dealer in the

United States come with the following

warranties:

y SUBARU Limited Warranty

y Emission Control Systems Warranty

y Emissions Performance Warranty

All warranty information, including details

of coverage and exclusions, is in the

“Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”.

Please read these warranties carefully.

2.5XT models are equipped with

High Intensity Discharge (HID) head-

lights that contain mercury. For that

reason, it is necessary to remove

HID headlights before vehicle dis-

posal. Once removed, please reuse,

recycle or dispose of the HID head-

lights as hazardous waste.

Using your Owner’s manual

Before you operate your vehicle, carefully

read this manual. To protect yourself and

extend the service life of your vehicle, fol-

low the instructions in this manual. Failure

to observe these instructions may result in

serious injury and damage to your vehicle.

This manual is composed of fourteen

chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief

table of contents, so you can usually tell at

a glance if that chapter contains the infor-

mation you want.

Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS air-

bags

This chapter informs you how to use the

seat and seatbelt and contains precau-

tions for the SRS airbags.

Chapter 2: Keys and doors

This chapter informs you how to operate

the keys, locks and windows.

Chapter 3: Instruments and controls

This chapter informs you about the opera-

tion of instrument panel indicators and

how to use the instruments and other

switches.

Chapter 4: Climate Control

This chapter informs you how to operate

T All models except Canada model

2.5XT

Warranties for Canada

All SUBARU vehicles distributed by

Subaru Canada, Inc. and sold at retail by

an authorized SUBARU dealer in Canada

come with the following warranties:

y SUBARU Limited Warranty

y Anti-Corrosion Warranty

y Emission Control Warranty

All warranty information, including details

of coverage and exclusions, is in the War-

ranty and Service Booklet. Please read

these warranties carefully.

This vehicle does not contain mer-

cury devices or parts.

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the climate control.

Chapter 5: Audio

This chapter informs you how to operate

your audio system.

Chapter 6: Interior equipment

This chapter informs you how to operate

interior equipment.

Chapter 7: Starting and operating

This chapter informs you how to start and

operate your SUBARU.

Chapter 8: Driving tips

This chapter informs you how to drive your

SUBARU in various conditions and ex-

plains some safety tips on driving.

Chapter 9: In case of emergency

This chapter informs you what to do if you

have a problem while driving, such as a

flat tire or engine overheating.

Chapter 10: Appearance care

This chapter informs you how to keep your

SUBARU looking good.

Chapter 11: Maintenance and service

This chapter informs you when you need

to take your SUBARU to the dealer for

scheduled maintenance and informs you

how to keep your SUBARU running prop-

erly.

Chapter 12: Specifications

This chapter informs you about dimension

and capacities of your SUBARU.

Chapter 13: Consumer information and

Reporting safety defects

This chapter informs you about Uniform

tire quality grading standards and Report-

ing safety defects.

Chapter 14: Index

This is an alphabetical listing of all that’s in

this manual. You can use it to quickly find

something you want to read.

NOTE

A NOTE gives information or sugges-

tions how to make better use of your

vehicle.

Safety symbol

Safety warnings

You will find a number of WARNINGs,

CAUTIONs and NOTEs in this manual.

These safety warnings alert you to poten-

tial hazards that could result in injury to

you or others.

Please read these safety warnings as well

as all other portions of this manual careful-

ly in order to gain a better understanding

of how to use your SUBARU vehicle safe-

ly.

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A WARNING indicates a situation in

which serious injury or death could

result if the warning is ignored.

You will find a circle with a slash through it

in this manual. This symbol means “Do

not”, “Do not do this”, or “Do not let this

happen”, depending upon the context.

A CAUTION indicates a situation in

which injury or damage to your vehi-

cle, or both, could result if the cau-

tion is ignored.

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