Subaru Forester: Seat heater (if equipped) / Rear seat heater (if equipped)

CAUTION

Do not open and close the center console lid while operating the rear seat heater switch. There is the risk of fingers being caught in the lid.

The seat heater operates when the ignition switch is in the “ON” position.

Subaru Forester. Rear seat heater (if equipped)

Rear seat heater switch

  1. HIGH mode indicators
  2. LOW mode indicators
  1. Left-hand side
  2. Right-hand side

Press the rear seat heater switch. Each time you press the switch, the mode will change as follows.

Subaru Forester. Rear seat heater (if equipped)

When LOW mode is selected, the LOW mode indicator on the rear seat heater switch illuminates. When HIGH mode is selected, both the LOW and HIGH mode indicators illuminate. When the OFF mode is selected, all the indicators turn off.

Selecting “HIGH” mode will cause the seat to heat up quicker.

NOTE

Only the front seat heater switches retain the previous switch position even if the vehicle has restarted. The rear seat heater switch will reset.

    Front seat heater

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