Subaru Forester: Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system (if equipped) / Canceling the Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system operation
The Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB)
system can be temporarily canceled by
any of the following operations.
- Depressing the brake pedal*
- Depressing the accelerator pedal*
- The accelerator pedal is kept depressed.
(In this case, limited acceleration
will be canceled and the vehicle will
continue reversing.)
- The select lever is shifted to a position
other than the “R” position.
*: While the vehicle is stopped by the automatic
braking
NOTE
The system will be canceled if the
object is no longer detected.
While the select lever is shifted to the “R”
position, the below functions of the Reverse
Automatic Braking (RAB) system
can be set by operating the audio/navigation
monitor...
Other information:
Before going down a steep hill, slow
down and shift to a lower gear (if necessary,
use 1st gear) in order to utilize the
engine braking effect and prevent overheating
of your vehicle’s brakes. Do not
make sudden downshifts.
When driving uphill in hot weather, the
air conditioner may turn off automatically
to protect the engine from overheating...
The treadwear grade is a comparative
rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified
government test course.
For example, a tire graded 150
would wear one and one-half (1-
1/2) times as well on the government
course as a tire graded 100...