Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags / Seat / Manual seat (if equipped) / Reclining the seatback

Subaru Forester: Manual seat (if equipped) / Reclining the seatback

Subaru Forester. Reclining the seatback

Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the seatback to the desired position. Then release the lever and make sure the seatback is securely locked into place. The seatback placed in a reclined position can spring back upward with force when the lever is pulled. When operating the lever to return the seatback, hold the seatback lightly so that it may be raised back gradually.

Forward and backward adjustment

Seat height adjustment (driver’s seat)

When the lever is pushed down, the seat is lowered. When the lever is pulled up, the seat rises. The height of the seat can be adjusted by moving the seat adjustment lever up and down...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: GVWR and GAWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and Gross Axle Weight Rating)

Certification label The certification label attached to the bottom of driver’s side door pillar shows GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) and GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating). The GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) must never exceed the GVWR. GVW is the combined total of weight of the vehicle, fuel, driver, all passengers, luggage, any optional equipment and trailer tongue load...

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 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...

Driving information display

NOTE

You can set the units for both the multifunction display (black and white) and the combination meter at the same time. For details about setting the language and units, refer to “Type A combination meter” or “Menu screens”.