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:
Front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON
indicator
Front passenger’s frontal airbag
OFF
indicator
Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK”/
“OFF” position.
Remove the child restraint system from
the seat.
By referring to the child restraint
manufacturer’s recommendations as well
as the child restraint system installation
procedures in “Child restraint systems, correctly install the child
restraint system...
Your vehicle is designed and intended to
be used primarily as a passenger-carrying
vehicle. Towing a trailer puts additional
loads on your vehicle’s engine, drivetrain,
brakes, tires and suspension and has an
adverse effect on fuel economy.
If you do decide to tow a trailer, your safety
and satisfaction depend upon proper use
of correct equipment and cautious operation
of your vehicle...