Subaru Forester 2019-2026 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 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Examples of the types of accidents in which deployment of the driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) is unlikely to occur

The vehicle strikes an object, such as a telephone pole or sign pole. The vehicle slides under the load bed of a truck. The vehicle sustains an oblique offset frontal impact. The vehicle sustains an offset frontal collision. The vehicle strikes an object that can move or deform, such as a parked vehicle...

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: SRS airbag system servicing

WARNING When discarding an airbag module or scrapping the entire vehicle damaged by a collision, consult your SUBARU dealer. The SRS airbag has no userserviceable parts. Do not use electrical test equipment on any circuit related to the SRS airbag system...