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Remote Keyless Entry
Keyless Access with
Push-Button Start System
(if equipped)
By simply carrying the access key in your pocket, you can
lock and unlock doors, open the rear gate and start your car
without ever having to take the key fob out of your pocket.
1. Lock/Arm
• Press to lock all doors and the rear gate.
• If any of the doors or the rear gate are
not fully closed, an electronic chirp
will sound and the hazard lights will
flash to alert you that the doors or the
rear gate are not properly closed.
• To activate the vehicle finder function,
press three times (within five seconds).
If you are within 30 feet of the vehicle,
the horn will sound one time and the
hazard lights will flash three times.
2. Unlock/Disarm
• Press once to unlock the driver’s door.
• iPress twice (within five seconds) to
unlock all doors.
• When the “Unlock/Disarm” button is
pressed, the dome and map lights will
illuminate if the dome light switch is in
the middle position.
3. Unlocking the Rear Gate
• Press to unlock the rear gate.
4. Panic Alarm
• Press once and the horn will sound
and the hazard lights will flash.
• Press any button on the remote
to deactivate.
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Trip meter A/B
selection and trip meter reset knob
Trip meter and odometer
Forester 2.5i
Forester 2.5i Premium Tachometer
Gauges
Seatbelt warning
Front passenger
seatbelt warning
SRS airbag system
Security indicator light
Door open
Charge warning
Oil pressure warning
Power steering warning Brake system
Hot coolant temperature/

Cold coolant temperature
High beam indicator light
AT OIL TEMP
(Automatic Transmission)
ABS warning
Low fuel
All-Wheel Drive
(Automatic Transmission)
Windshield washer
fluid warning
Immediate Attention

Caution
Informational
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Information display
selection knob
Speedometer
Fuel gauge
Vehicle Dynamics
Control / Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF
CHECK ENGINE/
Malfunction indicator
Tire pressure warning light
Front passenger airbag ON
(Located on overhead console)
Front passenger airbag OFF (Located on overhead console)
Engine oil level warning light
Keyless Access with
Push Button Start System
(if equipped) Incline start assist
Turn signals
Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)
Headlight indicator light
Cruise control
indicator light
Cruise control SET
indicator light
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Gauges
Forester 2.5i Limited
Forester 2.5i Touring
Forester 2.0i XT Premium
Forester 2.0i XT Touring
Seatbelt warning
Front passenger
seatbelt warning
SRS airbag system
Security indicator light
Door open
Charge warning
Oil pressure warning
Power steering warningBrake system
Hot coolant temperature/

Cold coolant temperature
High beam indicator light
AT OIL TEMP
(Automatic Transmission)
ABS warning
Low fuel
All-Wheel Drive
(Automatic Transmission)
Windshield washer
fluid warning
Immediate Attention

Caution
Informational
Trip meter and odometer
Tachometer
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Vehicle Dynamics
Control / Vehicle Dynamics
Control operation
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF
CHECK ENGINE/
Malfunction indicator
Tire pressure warning light
Front passenger airbag ON
(Located on overhead console)
Front passenger airbag OFF (Located on overhead console)
Engine oil level warning light
Headlight leveler
(if equipped)Keyless Access with
Push Button Start
System (if equipped)
Incline start assist
Turn signals
Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)
Headlight indicator light
Cruise control
indicator light
Cruise control SET
indicator light
Hill descent control
(if equipped)
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selection and trip
meter reset knob
Speedometer
Fuel gauge
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Tilt and Telescopic Steering Column
Push the lever down firmly to adjust the height and lengthwise positio\
n of the column; firmly
push the lever back up to lock the column in place. Do not adjust while \
driving.
Heated Steering Wheel (if equipped)
To activate, pull the Heated Steering Wheel switch while the ignition is \
in the ON position.
The indicator light on the switch will illuminate.
To deactivate, pull the Heated Steering Wheel switch again.
Combination Meter Display Controls (if equipped)
Use the controls to display and switch selected items in the combination meter displa\
y.
Please refer to your Owner’s Manual for details on these controls.
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Power Exterior Mirrors
Turn the knob to the “L” side to adjust the left-hand mirror or to the “R” side to
adjust the right-hand mirror. Move the knob in the direction you want to move the
mirror. Then return the knob to the neutral/center position.
Power Moonroof (if equipped)
With the moonroof in the fully closed position, press the switch 1 to fully open
the moonroof. Press the switch
2 to close the moonroof. To stop the moonroof
in a midway position while opening or closing, momentarily press the switch to the
1 side or 2 side.
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HomeLink® 5 Accessory Mirror (if equipped)
The HomeLink 5 accessory mirror
provides three buttons to replace up
to three hand-held radio frequency
remotes used to activate devices
such as garage door openers,
gate openers, entry door locks,
security systems and home lighting.
Please see your Owner’s Manual for
programming instructions or visit
www.subaru.com/homelink to
view a how-to video.
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Controls
While the light switch is on, rotate the dial downward to dim the instrument panel illumination. Rotate the dial upward to make the illumination brighter. When the dial is fully rotated upward,
the instrument panel illumination becomes fully bright.
Light Controls

Turns on instrument panel
lights, tail lights, parking lights
and license plate lights.
Turns on headlights, instrument
panel illumination, parking lights,
tail lights and license plate lights.
Turns on
fog lights
(if equipped).
Push up for
right turn signal.
Push down for
left turn signal.AUTO (if equipped): The vehicle’s lights
are automatically on or off, depending
on the level of outside light.
Push forward to change from low
beam to high beam. Pull the lever
back to center to return to low beam.
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Windshield Wipers
To turn on the wipers, press the wiper control lever down one level for intermittent,
two levels for low, or three levels for high speed. Return the lever to the “OFF”
position to stop the wipers. For a single wipe, move the lever up. To spray washer
fluid, pull and hold the lever toward you.
To operate the rear wiper, rotate the end of the knob upward to the intermittent,
continuous, or wash position. When the rear wiper is off, rotate the knob
downward to wash and wipe the rear window.
Daytime Running Lights
Daytime running lights are standard on your vehicle. Only a reduced brightness
high beam will be automatically turned on when the engine has started, the
parking brake is fully released and the light switch is in the “OFF” or “
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position. The brightness of the illumination of the high beam headlights\
is reduced
by the daytime running light system. You must always switch on your headlights
when it is dark outside by turning the light switch to the “
” position.
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Controls
Cruise Control
Increase Speed
Push up the “RES/SET” switch to the
“RES” side; hold until your vehicle
reaches the desired speed and release.
To increase speed using the accelerator
pedal, press the pedal until you reach
the desired speed. Push down the
“RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side
to set the speed. Decrease Speed
Push down the “RES/SET” switch to
the “SET” side; hold until your vehicle
slows to the desired speed and release.
To decrease the speed using the brake
pedal, press the pedal to release
cruise control temporarily. When the
speed decreases to the desired speed,
push down the “RES/SET” switch to
the “SET” side to set the speed.
To activate the cruise control, press
the “
” button. The indicator light
on the instrument panel will turn
on. To deactivate cruise control,
press the “
” button again.
Press the accelerator pedal
until your vehicle reaches
the desired speed. Push
the switch to the “SET” side
and release. Ease off the
accelerator pedal. Your vehicle
will maintain the desired speed.
To cancel the cruise control,
push the brake pedal or press
the “CANCEL” button. If you
have a manual transmission, you
can push in the clutch pedal. To resume your speed
after canceling, push the
switch to the “RES” side.
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