Subaru Forester: Tire rotation

Subaru Forester / Subaru Forester Owner's Manual / Maintenance and service / Tires and wheels / Tire rotation

Models equipped with 4 non-unidirectional tires

1) Front

Models equipped with unidirectional tires

1) Front

Tire wear varies from wheel to wheel. To maximize the life of each tire and ensure that the tires wear uniformly, it is best to rotate the tires every 7,500 miles (12,000 km). Move the tires to the positions shown in the illustration each time they are rotated.

Replace any damaged or unevenly worn tires at the time of rotation. After tire rotation, adjust the tires pressures and make sure the wheel nuts are correctly tightened.

After driving approximately 600 miles (1,000 km), check the wheel nuts again and retighten any nut that has become loose.

Tire rotation direction mark

Example of tire rotation direction mark 1) Front If the tire has the rotation direction specification, the tire rotation direction mark is placed on its sidewall. When you install a tire that ...

Tire replacement

The wheels and tires are important and integral parts of your vehicle’s design; they cannot be changed arbitrarily. The tires fitted as standard equipment are optimally matched to the charac ...