light SUBARU FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G Owners Manual

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ual. This symbol means “Do not”, “Do not do this”, or
“Do not let this happen”, depending upon the context.Vehicle symbols
There are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.Mark Name CAUTION
Power door lock and unlock
Passenger’s windows lock and unlock Fuel
Front fog lights
Parking lights
Hazard warning flasher
Cigarette lighter

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Engine hood
Seat heater
Child restraint top tether anchorages
Child restraint lower anchorages
Horn
Windshield wiper deicer
Wiper intermittent
Windshield wiper and washer
Rear window wiper and washer
Mark NameLights
Parking lights, tail lights, license plate
light and instrument panel illumination
Head lights
Illumination brightness
Fan speed
Instrument panel outlets
Instrument panel outlets and foot
outlets
Foot outlets
Windshield defroster and foot outlets
Windshield defroster
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Illustrated index Exterior
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1) Engine hood (page 11-5)
2) Headlight switch (page 3-17)
3) Replacing bulbs (page 11-54)
4) Wiper switch (page 3-23)
5) Roof rails (page 8-17)
6) Door locks (page 2-3)
7) Tire pressure (page 11-38)
8) Flat tires (page 9-3)
9) Tire chains (page 8-13)
10) Front fog light switch (page 3-
21)
11) Tie-down/Towing hooks (page
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1) Cup holder (page 6-8)
2) Center console (page 6-5)
3) Glove box (page 6-5)
4) Cigarette lighter socket (page 6- 11)
5) Ashtray (page 6-14)

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Instrument panel
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1) Door locks (page 2-3)
2) Outside mirror switch (page 3-
31)
3) Light control lever (page 3-17)
4) Combination meter (page 3-5)
5) Wiper control lever (page 3-22)
6) Hazard warning flasher switch
(page 3-5)
7) Audio (page 5-2)
8) Gear shift lever (MT) (page 7-
11)/Selector lever (AT) (page 7-
14)
9) Climate control (page 4-2)
10) Cruise control (page 7-31)
11) Horn (page 3-34)
12) SRS airbag (page 1-39)
13) Tilt steering (page 3-33)
14) Fuse (page 11-50)/Coin tray
(page 6-7)
15) Hood lock release (page 11-5)
16) Power window (page 2-21)

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Light control and wiper control levers/switches
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1) Parking light switch (page 3-21)
2) Windshield wiper (page 3-23)
3) Mist (page 3-24)
4) Windshield washer (page 3-25)
5) Rear window wiper and washer
switch (page 3-25)
6) Wiper control lever (page 3-24)
7) Illumination brightness control (page 3-20)
8) Light control lever (page 3-17)
9) Headlight ON/OFF (page 3-17)
10) Headlight flasher High/Low beam change (page 3-17)
11) Turn signal (for lane change) (page 3-19)
12) Turn signal (page 3-19)

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Warning and indicator light
Mark Name Page
Seatbelt warning light 3-9
SRS airbag system warning light 3-10
CHECK ENGINE warning
light/Malfunction indicatorlamp 3-10
Charge warning light 3-11
Oil pressure warning light 3-11
AT OIL temperature warning
light (if equipped) 3-12
or ABS warning light 3-12
or Brake system warning light 3-13
Door open warning light 3-14
Front-wheel drive warning
light (if equipped) 3-15
Low fuel warning light 3-14
Turn signal indicator lights 3-15
High beam indicator light 3-15
Security system indicator
light (if equipped) 2-14
Cruise control indicator light
(if equipped) 3-15
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Front seats

Never adjust the seat while driving to avoid
the possibility of loss of vehicle control and of
personal injury. Before adjusting the seat, make sure the
hands and feet of rear seat passengers are
clear of the adjusting mechanism. Seatbelts provide maximum restraint when
theoccupantsitswellbackanduprightinthe
seat. To reduce the risk of sliding under the
seatbelt in a collision, the front seatbacks
should be always used in the upright position
while the vehicle is running. If the front seat-
backs are not used in the upright position in a
collision, the risk of sliding under the lap belt
and of the lap belt sliding up over the abdomen
will increase, and both can result in serious in-
ternal injury or death.
Put children aged 12 and under in the rear seat
properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag
deploys with considerable speed and force and
can injure or even kill children, especially if
they are 12 years of age and under and are not
restrained or improperly restrained. Because
children are lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from deployment is
greater. For that reason, we strongly recom-
mendthatALLchildren(includingthosein
child seats and those that have outgrown child
restraint devices) sit in the REAR seat properly
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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

Reclining the seatback
Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the seatback to
the desired position. Then release the lever and make
sure the seatback is securely locked into place.
The seatback placed in a reclined position can spring
back upward with force when released. When operat-
ing the reclining lever to return the seatback, hold it
lightly so that it may be raised back gradually.
To prevent the passenger from sliding under
the seatbelt in the event of a collision, always
put the seatback in the upright position while
the vehicle is in motion. Also, do not place ob-
jects such as cushions between the passenger
and the seatback. If you do so, the risk of slid-
ing under the lap belt and of the lap belt sliding
up over the abdomen will increase, and both
can result in serious internal injury or death.
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Never drive your car with the seats converted
in a flat bed position. If you do so, occupants
will have a greater chance of being injured even
during simple deceleration, acceleration and
cornering since no firm restraint will be avail-
able for them. Before you lie on the flat bed to take a rest,
read the description “Parking your vehicle” in
Chapter 7 carefully and follow the instructions.
Active head restraint The front seats of your vehicle are equipped with ac-
tive head restraints. They automatically tilt forward
slightly in the event the vehicle is struck from the rear,
decreasing the amount of rearward head movement
and thus reducing the risk of whiplash. For maximum
effectiveness the head restraint should be adjust so
that the center of the head restraint is closest to the top
of the occupant’s ears.
Each active head restraint is effective only
when its height is properly adjusted and the
user sits in the correct position on the seat. Each active head restraint is designed to
work only once. If your vehicle is involved in a
rear-end collision, have an authorized SUBARU
dealer inspect the active head restraints. The active head restraints may not operate in
the event the vehicle experiences only a slight
impact in the rear. The active head restraints may be damaged if
they are pushed hard from behind or subjected
to shock. As a result, they may not function if
the vehicle suffers a rear impact
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