Subaru Forester: Rear seats / Window side seating position

Rear seats

Head restraints are installed in all secondrow seats and can be adjusted as described below...

Center seating position

CAUTION The head restraint is not intended to be used in the retracted position. Before sitting in the seat, raise the head restraint to the extended position...

Other information:

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Obstacle detected and alert level

Long proximity alert (object detected) Green: 35 in (90 cm) or more Medium proximity alert (approaching the object) Yellow: 28 to 35 in (70 to 90 cm) Short proximity alert (approaching the object closer) Orange: 20 to 28 in (50 to 70 cm) Closest proximity alert (too close to the object) Red: 20 in (50 cm) or less When an object is detected in the reversing direction, the range of detected object will be shown on the audio/navigation monitor...

Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Installing child restraint systems with ALR/ELR seatbelt. Rearward facing child restraint

CAUTION When installing a child restraint system in the rear center seating position, set both seatbacks to the original position. Otherwise, the child restraint system cannot be securely restrained, which may result in death or serious injuries in the event of sudden stop, sudden steering maneuver or an accident...