Subaru Forester: Fuel / If the fuel filler lid cannot be opened
If the fuel filler lid cannot be opened due to
malfunction or a dead battery, it can be
opened from the cargo area.

- Remove the access cover at the rightside
of the cargo area trim using flat-head
screwdriver.

Clip
- Remove the orange knob from the clip.

- Pull the orange knob to unlock the fuel
filler lid.
Only one person should be involved in
refueling. Do not allow others to approach
the area of the vehicle near the fuel filler
pipe while refueling is in progress.
Be sure to observe any other precautions
that are posted at the service station.
To unlock the fuel filler lid, perform one
of th..
WARNING
Only use a four-wheel dynamometer
when testing an All-Wheel Drive
model.
Testing of an AWD model must
NEVER be performed on a single
two-wheel dynamometer...
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Warranties for U.S.A.
SUBARU vehicles distributed by Subaru of
America, Inc. and sold at retail by an
authorized SUBARU dealer in the United
States come with the following warranties:
SUBARU Limited Warranties
Federal Emission Control Systems
Warranties
California Emissions Control Systems
Warranties
All warranty information, including applicability,
details of coverage and exclusions,
is in the “Warranty and Maintenance
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WARNING
If you wear an implanted pacemaker
or an implanted defibrillator, stay at
least 8.7 in (22 cm) away from the
transmitting antennas installed on
the vehicle.
The radio waves from the transmitting
antennas on the vehicle could
adversely affect the operation of
implanted pacemakers and implanted
defibrillators...