Subaru Forester: Adverse safety consequences of overloading on handling and stopping and on
tires
Overloading could affect vehicle handling, stopping distance, and vehicle and tire performance in the following ways. This could lead to an accident and possibly result in severe personal injury.
- Vehicle stability will deteriorate.
- Heavy and/or high-mounted loads could increase the risk of rollover.
- Stopping distance will increase.
- Brakes could overheat and fail.
- Suspension, bearings, axles and other body parts could break or experience accelerated wear that will shorten vehicle life.
- Tires could fail.
- Tread separation could occur.
- Tire could separate from its rim.
Determining compatibility of tire and vehicle load capacities
The sum of four tires’ maximum
load ratings must exceed the maximum
loaded vehicle weight
(“GVWR”). In addition, sum of the
maximum load ratings of two front
tires and of two rear tire ...
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
1. Locate the statement “The combined
weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX
pounds” on your vehicle’s placard.
2. Determine the combined weight
of the driver and passeng ...
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Tilt Steering Lock Lever
Tilt Steering
Lock Lever
The release lever is located under the steering column. To adjust the steering
wheel height: 1) Pull up the lock lever to unlock the steering column. 2) Adjust
the ste ...
Downloading picture
Perform the following procedure to download
a picture to be used as screensaver.
1. Connect a USB storage device. Refer
to “Connecting USB storage device /
iPod®”.
2. Select the “Pictur ...
Clock
Vehicles with a manual air conditioning system
1 Adjusts the hours.
2 Adjusts the minutes.
3 Rounds to the nearest
hour.*
*: e.g. 1:00 to 1:29 → 1:00
1:30 to 1:59 → 2:00
Vehicles ...
