Subaru Forester: Driving tips
Do not drive with your foot resting on the clutch pedal and do not use the clutch to hold your vehicle at a standstill on an upgrade. Either of those actions may cause clutch damage.
Do not drive with your hand resting on the shift lever. This may cause wear on the transmission components.
When it is necessary to reduce vehicle speed due to slow traffic, turning corners, or driving up steep hills, downshift to a lower gear before the engine starts to labor.
On steep downgrades, downshift the transmission to 4th, 3rd or 2nd gear as necessary; this helps to maintain a safe speed and to extend brake pad life.
In this way, the engine provides a braking effect. Remember, if you “ride” (over use) the brakes while descending a hill, they may overheat and not work properly.
The engine may, on rare occasions, knock when the vehicle rapidly accelerates or rapidly pulls away from a standstill. This phenomenon is not an indication of a problem in your vehicle.
Maximum allowable speeds
The following tables show the maximum
speeds that are possible with each different
gear.
Never exceed the speed limit listed in the
following table for each gear position
except for brief acc ...
Automatic transmission
The automatic transmission is electronically
controlled and provides 4 forward
speeds and 1 reverse speed. Also, it has a
manual mode and a SPORT mode.
Do not shift from the “P” or “N ...
See also:
Luggage floor box (if so equipped)
Type A
Type B
Type A: To open the luggage floor box, push
A . To close, push the lid until the lock latches.
The net partitions can be folded to make a larger
storage space.
To avoid ...
Starting and stopping the engine
See page 112 for information on starting the
engine and switching it off. ...
Tires
WARNING
Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake
the vehicle. You may lose control of the vehicle. Continued driving with a flat
tire will cause exces ...
