Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Driving tips / Winter driving / Operation during cold weather / Before driving your vehicle

Subaru Forester: Operation during cold weather / Before driving your vehicle

Before entering the vehicle, remove any snow or ice from your shoes because that could make the pedals slippery and driving dangerous.

While warming up the vehicle before driving, check that the accelerator pedal, brake pedal, and all other controls operate smoothly.

Clear away ice and snow that has accumulated under the fenders to avoid making steering difficult. During severe winter driving, stop when and where it is safe to do so and check under the fenders periodically.

Maintenance

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Parking in cold weather

WARNING Snow can trap dangerous exhaust gases under your vehicle. Keep snow clear of the exhaust pipe and from around your vehicle if you park the vehicle in snow with the engine running...

Other information:

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Instrument panel

Seat position memory switch Power rear gate button Steering Responsive Headlight OFF switch Memory switch Illumination brightness control dial Combination meter Type A multi-function display (black and white) (page 202)/Type B multi-function display (color LCD) Audio* Hazard warning flasher switch Climate control panel Tilt/Telescopic steering wheel Driver Monitoring System OFF switch Fuse box BSD/RCTA OFF switch (page 362) Auto Start Stop OFF switch Hood release knob Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch *: For details about how to use the audio and navigation system (if equipped), refer to the separate navigation/audio Owner’s Manual...

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: X-MODE indicator light (if equipped) / Hill descent control indicator light (if equipped)

X-MODE indicator light (if equipped) Type A combination meter X-MODE indicator Type B combination meter X-MODE indicator (models with 1 mode) X-MODE indicator (models with 2 modes) X-MODE indicator or D.SNOW/MUD mode indicator SNOW/DIRT mode indicator This indicator appears while the X-MODE is activated...

Driving information display

NOTE

You can set the units for both the multifunction display (black and white) and the combination meter at the same time. For details about setting the language and units, refer to “Type A combination meter” or “Menu screens”.