Subaru Forester: Replacing bulbs / Front fog light (if equipped) / Rear turn signal
lights
Front fog light (if equipped)
It may be difficult to replace the bulbs.
Have the bulbs replaced by your SUBARU
dealer if necessary.
Rear turn signal lights

- Use a screwdriver to remove the
secured clips of the covers.

- Push and move the cover to the
forward to unlock the 2 tabs.

- When unlocked, pull out the covers.

- Disconnect the electrical connector.

- Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove
the screws that secure the rear combination
light assembly.

- Slide the rear combination light assembly
rearward to remove it from the
vehicle.

- Remove the bulb socket from the rear
combination light assembly by turning it
counterclockwise.
- Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket and
replace it.
- Set the bulb socket into the rear
combination light assembly and turn it
clockwise until it locks.
- Reconnect the electrical connector.

- Put the rear combination light assembly
into place while aligning the 2 pins with
the holes and secure to the vehicle.

- Tighten the screws.
- Put the covers back in place.
Apply a flat-head screwdriver to the
light cover as shown in the illustration, and
pry the light cover off from the rear gate
trim.
Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise
and remove it...
Other information:
Your vehicle is equipped with a SUBARU
advanced frontal airbag system that complies
with the new advanced frontal airbag
requirements in the amended Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 208.
The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag
system automatically determines the deployment
force of the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag at the time of deployment as well as
whether or not to activate the front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag and, if
activated, the deployment force of the SRS
frontal airbag at the time of deployment...
CAUTION
Depress the brake pedal when registering
the reverse tilt-down mirror
angle.
Move the select lever to the “R”
position, then the outside mirror angle will
move to the reverse tilt-down position.
Adjust the outside mirror angle. For
details about the settings, refer to “Remote
control mirror switch” ...