Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual / Maintenance and service / Cooling system / Safety precautions

Subaru Forester: Cooling system / Safety precautions

WARNING

Never attempt to remove the radiator cap until the engine has been shut off and has cooled down completely. Since the coolant is under pressure, you may suffer serious burns from a spray of boiling hot coolant when the cap is removed.

CAUTION

Vehicles are filled at the factory with SUBARU SUPER COOLANT that does not require the first change for 11 years/137,500 miles (11 years/220,000 km). This coolant should not be mixed with any other brand or type of coolant during this period. Mixing with a different coolant will reduce the life of the coolant. Should it be necessary to add the coolant for any reason, use only SUBARU SUPER COOLANT. If the SUBARU SUPER COOLANT is diluted with another brand or type, the maintenance interval is shortened to that of the mixing coolant.
Do not splash the engine coolant over painted parts. The alcohol contained in the engine coolant may damage the paint surface.

Cooling system

Cooling fan, hose and connections

Your vehicle employs an electric cooling fan which is thermostatically controlled to operate when the engine coolant reaches a specific temperature...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual: Select lever/gear position indicator

Type A Upshift indicator Downshift indicator Select lever/gear position indicator Type B Upshift indicator Downshift indicator Select lever/gear position indicator This indicator shows the position of the select lever. For models with manual mode, when the manual mode is selected, the gear position indicator (which shows the current gear selection) and the upshift/downshift indicator light up...

Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual: Interior

Passenger compartment area Lower anchorages for child restraint system Seatbelts Front seats Rear seats Power window switches Door locks Select lever USB power supply Front power supply socket Glove box Cup holder Center console Button for SUBARU STARLINK Moonroof switch Electronic parking brake switch Auto Vehicle Hold switch X-MODE switch Front seat heater switches USB power supply Rear seat heater switches NOTE F o r m o d e l s w i t h S U B A R U STARLINK: Refer to the Owner’s Manu a l s u p p l e m e n t f o r S U B A R U STARLINK...

Average vehicle speed

Subaru Forester. Average vehicle speed

When units in miles is selected When units in km is selected

This display shows the average vehicle speed since the trip meter was last reset. Pressing the TRIP RESET switch toggles the display between the average vehicle speed corresponding to the A trip meter display and the average vehicle speed corresponding to the B trip meter display. When either of the trip meter displays is reset, the corresponding average vehicle speed value is also reset.