Subaru Forester: Rear seats / Window side seating position

- Head restraint
- Release button
To remove:
Press the release button, and pull out the
head restraint.
To install:
Push the head restraint into the holes on
the top of the seatback until it locks. Press
and hold the release button to lower the
head restraint.
After installing the head restraint, make
sure it is securely locked.
Head restraints are installed in all secondrow
seats and can be adjusted as described
below...
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:
WARNING
Never turn the ignition switch to
the “LOCK” position while the
vehicle is being driven or towed
because that will lock the steering
wheel, preventing steering
control. And when the engine is
turned off, it takes a much greater
effort than usual to steer...
WARNING
Never rest your foot on the brake
pedal while driving. This can cause
dangerous overheating of the
brakes and needless wear on the
brake pads.
When the brakes get wet
When driving in rain or after washing the
vehicle, the brakes may get wet...