Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual / Appearance care / Cleaning the interior / Synthetic leather upholstery

Subaru Forester: Cleaning the interior / Synthetic leather upholstery

The synthetic leather material used on the SUBARU may be cleaned using mild soap or detergent and water, after first vacuuming or brushing away loose dirt. Allow the soap to soak in for a few minutes and wipe off with a clean, damp cloth. Commercial foam-type cleaners suitable for synthetic leather materials may be used when necessary.

CAUTION

Strong cleaning agents such as solvents, paint thinners, window cleaner or fuel must never be used on leather or synthetic interior materials. Doing so could damage the surface and cause the color to deteriorate.

Leather seat materials

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Water repellent seat material (if equipped) / Seatbelt

Water repellent seat material The water repellency of the seat fabric will decrease over time. Do not apply additional water repellent coating. Seatbelt For details about how to clean the seatbelt, refer to “Seatbelt maintenance”...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Initialization of power rear gate

If the power rear gate detects some abnormality while operating, an electronic chirp will sound and the power rear gate operation will be automatically stopped in either opening or closing position. In this case, the system needs to be initialized in the following order to restart the function properly...

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Climate control screen / Clock

Climate control screen The climate control status is displayed on the multi-function display (color LCD). Climate control screen Set temperature indicator (left-hand side) FULL AUTO indicator AUTO indicator Airflow mode indicator Set temperature indicator (right-hand side)*1 Air inlet selection indicator SYNC indicator*1 Fan speed indicator Air conditioner ON indicator *1: Models with the SYNC function only When operating the climate control system, the basic screen switches to the climate control screen...

Windshield wiper and washer switches

The wiper operates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” or “ACC” position.