Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual / Appearance care / Cleaning the interior / Water repellent seat material (if equipped) / Seatbelt

Subaru Forester: Cleaning the interior / 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”.

Synthetic leather upholstery

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Climate control panel, audio panel, instrument panel, console panel, and switches

Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the climate control panel, audio equipment, instrument panel, center console, combination meter panel, and switches...

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Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual: AT OIL TEMP warning light

If this light illuminates when the engine is running, it may indicate that the transmission fluid temperature is too hot. If the light illuminates while driving, immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place and let the engine idle until the warning light turns off...

Subaru Forester 2019-2024 Owners Manual: Prevention safety screen

Telltale screen Steering angle Vehicle posture Running condition X-MODE screen Vehicle posture X-MODE This screen displays the driving status of the vehicle and the operation status functions. For functions that are operating, the indicator will illuminate or flash...

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.