Subaru Forester: Continuously variable transmission / Select lever

Type A
- Select lever button

Type B
- Select lever button

- Models with “L” position
- Models with manual mode
: With the brake pedal depressed,
shift
while pressing the select lever button
in.
: Shift while pressing the
select lever
button in.
: Shift without pressing the
select lever
button.
The select lever has four positions, “P”,
“R”, “N”, “D” and it also has an “L” or “M”
gate.
NOTE
For some models, to protect the engine
while the select lever is in the “P” or “N”
position, the engine is controlled so
that the engine speed may not become
too high even if the accelerator pedal is depressed hard.
This position is for parking the vehicle and
starting the engine. In this position, the
transmission is mechanically locked to
prevent the vehicle from rolling freely...
Other information:
Front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON
indicator
Front passenger’s frontal airbag
OFF
indicator
Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”/
“OFF” position.
Remove the child restraint system from
the seat.
By referring to the child restraint
manufacturer’s recommendations as well
as the child restraint system installation
procedures in “Child restraint systems, correctly install the child
restraint system...
The light illuminates when the Vehicle
Dynamics Control OFF switch is pressed
or turned to deactivate the Vehicle Dynamics
Control system.
The Vehicle Dynamics Control system is
probably malfunctioning under any of the
following conditions. Have your vehicle
checked at a SUBARU dealer immediately...