Subaru Forester: Maintenance and service / Cooling system

Synthetic oil

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Safety precautions

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:

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Stopping engine

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...

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Engine restart operational conditions

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...