Subaru Forester: Auto Vehicle Hold function / To turn on/off the Auto Vehicle Hold function

Auto Vehicle Hold switch

Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light
To turn on:
Press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch when
the Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light is
OFF. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold ON
indicator light will illuminate.
To turn off:
Press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch when
the Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light
illuminates. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold
ON indicator light will turn off.
NOTE
- When the electronic parking brake
system has a malfunction while the
Auto Vehicle Hold function is turned on,
a chirp will sound, the Auto Vehicle
Hold ON indicator light will turn off and the brake system warning light
will turn
on.
- Every time when starting the engine,
the Auto Vehicle Hold function will be
set to “OFF”.
- If the Auto Vehicle Hold switch is
pressed and held for more than 30
seconds, the Auto Vehicle Hold ON
indicator light will turn off, and the
system will ignore any further pressing
of the switch. To activate the function
again, restart the engine.
- When the Auto Vehicle Hold function
is deactivated while the Auto Vehicle
Hold function has a malfunction, if you
press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch, a
chirp will sound.
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...
Other information:
A warning buzzer sounds along with
flashing of the BSD/RCTA approach indicator
light to warn the driver of dangers.
The setting of the warning buzzer volume
can be changed by operating the combination
meter display (color LCD). For
details, refer to “Menu screens” ...
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to
notifying Subaru of America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints,
it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles,
it may order a recall and remedy
campaign...