Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual / Starting and operating / Parking your vehicle / Auto Vehicle Hold function / To operate the Auto Vehicle Hold function

Subaru Forester: Auto Vehicle Hold function / To operate the Auto Vehicle Hold function

Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal when all of the following conditions are met. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold function will operate.

Driver’s door is closed.
The driver’s seatbelt is fastened.
The select lever is in a position other than the “P” position.

Subaru Forester. To operate the Auto Vehicle Hold function

Auto Vehicle Hold operation indicator light

While the vehicle is kept stopped by the Auto Vehicle Hold function, the Auto Vehicle Hold operation indicator light will illuminate.

To turn on/off the Auto Vehicle Hold function

To release the Auto Vehicle Hold function

Perform any of the following operations to release the Auto Vehicle Hold function. Depress the accelerator pedal. Depress the brake pedal again. Apply the electronic parking brake...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual: Safety precautions

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Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual: Fog light switch (if equipped)

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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.