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

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

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

Auto Vehicle Hold switch

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

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.

Auto Vehicle Hold function

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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...

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