Subaru Forester: Replacement of wiper blades / Windshield wiper blade assembly
- Raise the wiper arm off the windshield.

CAUTION
Hold the wiper arm when replacing
the wiper blade. Holding the wiper
blade, may result in blade deformation.

Lock knob
- Hold the wiper blade connection by
hand, push the lock knob to release the
lock, and then pull out the wiper blade
assembly.
NOTE
Do not use a hard object to push the
lock knob. The lock knob may be
scratched.

- When installing the wiper blade assembly,
align it with the wiper arm connection
part and then slide it in the opposite
direction of removal to install. After installing
the wiper blade assembly, check that
the connection part is locked completely.
- Hold the wiper arm by hand and slowly
lower it in position.
Replace the wiper blade rubber according to the following procedure.
Slit
Pull the wiper blade rubber from the
right side in the order of (1), (2) and (3) until
the slit on the wiper blade can be seen
position...
Other information:
Anti-entrapment function
When the moonroof senses a substantial
enough object trapped between its glass
and the vehicle’s roof during closure, it
automatically moves back to the fully open
position and stops there. The anti-entrapment
function may also be activated by a
strong shock on the moonroof even when
there is nothing trapped...
While the select lever is shifted to the “R”
position, the below functions of the Reverse
Automatic Braking (RAB) system
can be set by operating the audio/navigation
monitor.
ON setting key of Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB) system
OFF setting key of Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB) system
ON setting key of the object detection
warning beeping sound
OFF setting key of the object detection
warning beeping sound
When the ON setting key is shown, the
corresponding setting is ON...