Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Appearance care / Exterior care / Washing / Using a warm water washer

Subaru Forester: Washing / Using a warm water washer

Keep a good distance of 12 in (30 cm) or more between the washer nozzle and the vehicle.
Do not wash the same area continuously.
If a stain will not come out easily, wash by hand. Some warm water washers are of the high temperature, high pressure type, and they can damage or deform the resin parts such as moldings, or cause water to leak into the vehicle.

Waxing and polishing

Always wash and dry the vehicle before waxing and polishing. Use a good quality polish and wax and apply them according to the manufacturer’s instructions...

Other information:

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Registration of the reverse tiltdown mirror angle with button “1” or “2”

CAUTION Depress the brake pedal when registering the reverse tilt-down mirror angle. Move the select lever to the “R” position, then the outside mirror angle will move to the reverse tilt-down position. Adjust the outside mirror angle. For details about the settings, refer to “Remote control mirror switch”...

Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual: Navigation screen (models with navigation system)

The navigation system information to the destination is displayed on the screen. NOTE When a destination is not set in the navigation system, the compass orientation, name, route sign and speed limit of the road the vehicle is traveling on remain displayed on the screen...

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.