Subaru Forester: Maintenance and service / Brake pedal

Brake booster

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Replacement of brake pad

The disc brakes have audible wear indicators on the brake pads. If the brake pads wear close to their service limit, the wear indicator makes a very audible scraping noise when the brake pedal is applied...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Operation

The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag can function only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” position. The following airbags deploy independently of each other since each has its own impact sensor. Driver’s SRS side airbag Front passenger’s SRS side airbag SRS curtain airbag (right-hand side) SRS curtain airbag (left-hand side) Therefore, they may not both deploy in the same accident...

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Key lock-in prevention function

Under the following conditions, all the doors will not lock when the door lock switch is pushed with the front door open. The key is still in the ignition switch (models without “keyless access with push-button start system”). The ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position (models with “keyless access with push-button start system”)...