Subaru Forester: Cruise control

Subaru Forester / Subaru Forester Owner's Manual / Starting and operating / Cruise control

Cruise control enables you to maintain a constant vehicle speed without holding your foot on the accelerator pedal and it is operative when the vehicle speed is 25 mph (40 km/h) or more. Make sure the main switch is turned “OFF” when the cruise control is not in use to avoid unintentionally setting the cruise control.

NOTE
If you press the main switch button while turning the ignition switch “ON”, the cruise control function is deactivated and the cruise control indicator light flashes. To reactivate the cruise control function, turn the ignition switch back to the “Acc” or “LOCK” position, and then turn it again to the “ON” position.

Do not use the cruise control under

Do not use the cruise control under any of the following conditions. This may cause loss of vehicle control.

- driving up or down a steep grade
- driving on slippery or winding roads
- driving in heavy traffic
- towing a trailer

To set cruise control

1. Push the “CRUISE” main switch button.

Type A
Type A

Type B
Type B

The cruise control indicator light on the combination meter will illuminate.

2. Depress the accelerator pedal until the vehicle reaches the desired speed.

3. Push the “SET/COAST” button and

3. Push the “SET/COAST” button and release it. Then release the accelerator pedal.

Type A
Type A

Type B
Type B

At this time, the cruise control set indicator light on the combination meter will illuminate.

The vehicle will maintain the desired speed.

Vehicle speed can be temporarily increased while driving with the cruise control activated. Simply depress the accelerator pedal to accelerate the vehicle.

When the accelerator pedal is released, the vehicle will return to and maintain the previous cruising speed.

To temporarily cancel the cruise control

The cruise control can be temporarily canceled in the following ways.

- Push the “CANCEL” button.

- Depress the brake pedal.

- Depress the clutch pedal (MT models only).

- Shift the select lever into the “N” position (AT models only).

- Shift the shift lever into neutral position (MT models only).

The cruise control set indicator light on the combination meter turns off when the cruise control is canceled.

To resume the cruise control after it has

To resume the cruise control after it has been temporarily canceled and with vehicle speed of approximately 20 mph (32 km/h) or more, push the “RES/ACC” button to return to the original cruising speed automatically.

The cruise control set indicator light on the combination meter will automatically illuminate at this time.

To turn off the cruise control

There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
- Push the “CRUISE” main switch button again.

- Turn the ignition switch to the “Acc” or “LOCK” position (but only when the vehicle is completely stopped).

To change the cruising speed

To increase the speed (by button)

To increase the speed (by button)

Push the “RES/ACC” button and hold it until the vehicle reaches the desired speed. Then, release the button. The vehicle speed at that moment will be memorized and treated as the new set speed.

When the difference between the actual vehicle speed and the set speed is less than 4 mph (6.8 km/h), the set speed can be increased 1 mph (1.6 km/h) each time by pressing the “RES/ACC” button quickly.

To increase the speed (by accelerator pedal)

1. Depress the accelerator pedal to accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed.

2. Push the “SET/COAST” button once.

Now the desired speed is set and the vehicle will keep running at that speed without depressing the accelerator pedal.

NOTE
If the difference between the actual vehicle speed when the button is pushed and the speed last time you set is less than 4 mph (6.8 km/h), the vehicle speed will be lowered by 1 mph (1.6 km/h). This occurs because the cruise control system unit regards this operation as that intended to decrease the vehicle speed.

To decrease the speed (by button)

To decrease the speed (by button)

Push the “SET/COAST” button and hold it until the vehicle reaches the desired speed. Then, release the button. The vehicle speed at that moment will be memorized and treated as the new set speed.

When the difference between the actual vehicle speed and the set speed is less than 4 mph (6.8 km/h), the set speed can be lowered 1 mph (1.6 km/h) each time by pressing the “SET/COAST” button quickly.

To decrease the speed (by brake pedal)

1. Depress the brake pedal to release cruise control temporarily.

2. When the speed decreases to the desired speed, press the “SET/COAST” button once. Now the desired speed is set and the vehicle will keep running at that speed without depressing the accelerator pedal.