Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Appearance care / Corrosion protection

Subaru Forester: Appearance care / Corrosion protection

Your SUBARU has been designed and built to resist corrosion. Special materials and protective finishes have been used on most parts of the vehicle to help maintain fine appearance, strength, and reliable operation.

Cleaning alloy wheels

Most common causes of corrosion

The most common causes of corrosion are: The accumulation of moisture retaining dirt and debris in body panel sections, cavities, and other areas...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS side airbag is unlikely to deploy

The vehicle is involved in an oblique sideon impact. The vehicle is involved in a side-on impact in an area outside the vicinity of the passenger compartment. The vehicle strikes a telephone pole or similar object. The vehicle is involved in a side-on impact from a motorcycle...

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Tongue load

Tongue load Ensure that the trailer tongue load is from 8 to 11% of the total trailer weight and does not exceed the maximum value of 150 lbs (68 kg). Jack Bathroom scale The tongue load can be weighed with a bathroom scale as shown in the illustration above...