Subaru Forester: Maintenance and service / Cooling system
WARNING
Never attempt to remove the radiator
cap until the engine has been shut
off and has cooled down completely.
Since the coolant is under pressure,
you may suffer serious burns from a
spray of boiling hot coolant when
the cap is removed...
Other information:
Stop the vehicle completely.
Move the select lever to the “P”
position.
Press the push-button ignition switch.
The engine will stop, and the power will be
switched off.
WARNING
Do not touch the push-button
ignition switch during driving.
When the push-button ignition
switch is operated as follows,
the engine will stop...
In any one of the following cases, the
engine will be automatically restarted even
if the brake pedal is kept depressed.
When slightly releasing the brake pedal
on road with a steep slope and the vehicle
begins rolling
When further depressing the brake
pedal
When depressing the accelerator pedal
When you move the select lever to the
“R” position...