Subaru Forester: Cargo area cover (if equipped) / Stowage of the cargo area cover
The cargo area cover can be stowed in
under the cargo floor.

- Pull the strap to open the center part of
the cargo floor lid, and then remove the lid.
- Remove the left and right parts of the
cargo floor lid.

- Stow the cover housing in the cargo
area end.
To remove the front cover
Push the front cover to the right side
and shorten the bar.
Remove the front cover.
To remove the cover housing
Rewind the cover.
Push the cover housing to the right
side and shorten it.
Take it off the retainer.
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Insert the protrusion located on the
right end of the sleeve into the recess of
the retainer.
Push the cover housing to the right
side and shorten the bar...
Other information:
Before driving in cold weather, make sure
the wiper blade rubbers are not frozen to
the windshield or rear window.
If the wiper blade rubbers are frozen to the
windshield or rear window, perform the
following procedure.
To thaw the windshield wiper blade
rubbers, use the defroster with the airflow
selection in and the
temperature set
for maximum warmth until the wiper blade
rubbers are completely thawed...
When a tire wears down evenly across its contact patch, a built-in tread wear indicator becomes visible as a continuous solid rubber band running perpendicular across the tread grooves.
Tread wear indicator
The appearance of this solid bar indicates that the remaining tread depth has reached a critical threshold of less than 1/16 inches (1...