Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Maintenance and service / Brake booster

Subaru Forester: Maintenance and service / Brake booster

The brake booster utilizes the vacuum produced by the engine manifold to reduce the force required to depress the brake pedal.

The vacuum in the brake booster may be insufficient if the brake pedal is depressed when the engine is stopped or after the vehicle has been parked for a long period of time. It such cases, it is necessary to depress the brake pedal using greater force than usual.

Brake fluid

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Brake pedal

Check the brake pedal free play and reserve distance according to the maintenance schedule in the “Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Driver Monitoring System indicator/warning

Driver Monitoring System operation indicator light (green) Driver Monitoring System OFF indicator light Driver Monitoring System temporary stop indicator light Driver Monitoring System warning light (yellow) The Driver Monitoring System indicator/ warning indicates the status of the Driver Monitoring System on the combination meter display...

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Cooling fan, hose and connections

Your vehicle employs an electric cooling fan which is thermostatically controlled to operate when the engine coolant reaches a specific temperature. If the radiator cooling fan does not operate even when the coolant temperature high warning light blinks or illuminates in RED, the cooling fan circuit may be defective...

Windshield wiper and washer switches

The wiper operates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” or “ACC” position.