ignition SUBARU FORESTER 2007 SG / 2.G Workshop Manual

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show “CD-IN” and the player will start
playback.
NOTE
After the last song finishes, playback
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first song on the disc). TTo stop playback of a CD
When the “PWR” button (15) is pressed
during playback of a CD, the CD stops
playing temporarily. To let the CD resume
playing, press the button again. T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(10) to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(11) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
decrease. T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (10) continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing. V
Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (11)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing. T Repeat playback
Briefly press the “RPT” button (13) while a
song is playing to play the song repeated-
ly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and
the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out,
and normal playback mode is restored. T Random playback
Briefly press the “RAND” button (12) while
a disc is being played back to play all
songs on the disc in a random order. The
“RAND” indicator will come on and all
songs on the disc will be played in a ran-
dom order.
To cancel the random mode, press the
button again. Then the “RAND” indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is
restored. T Scan
Briefly press the “SCAN” button (14), and
you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to search for the desired program.
To continue listening to the program,
press the “SCAN” button again. After all
tracks on the disc has been scanned, nor-
mal playback mode is restored. T
To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the eject but-
ton “ ” (9). The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the
ignition switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.

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Type B audio set (if equipped)
The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position. „Radio operation
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(1) (2) (4)
(3) (5)
(6)
(1) Power switch, Volume, Brightness control dial
(2) FM/AM selection button
(3) Seek button
(4) Scan button
(5) Sound/Tune control dial
(6) Preset buttons T Power switch and volume/bright-
ness control (POWER/VOL/BRIGHT)
The dial (1) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial,
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial. T Sound control and tune/folder se-
lect/channel control (SOUND/TUNE/
FOLDER/CH)
The dial (5) is used for selecting the sound
control mode with each brief press of the
dial, and for adjusting each level by turn-
ing it. It is also used for tuning the radio/
folder selection (only when playing MP3 or
WMA)/channel selection (satellite radio*)
when the “FM/AM”, “CD/AUX” and “SAT”
are selected.
(*: Use of satellite radio (Sirius) requires a
tuner, antenna and a service contract. For
details, please contact your SUBARU
dealer.)

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track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will increase. V
Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(10) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will decrease. T To select a folder (for MP3/WMA au-
dio)
Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH” dial (14) to
select the folder. T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (10)
continuously to fast-forward the disc. Re-
lease the button to stop fast-forwarding. V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (10)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc. Re-
lease the button to stop fast-reversing. T Repeat playback
Depress the “RPT/RDM” button (11) while
a song is playing to play the song repeat-
edly. Each time this button is pressed, the
repeat play mode will change in the follow-
ing order: The “RPT” indicator will come on and the
song will be played continuously. When
the repeat OFF is selected, the “RPT” in-
dicator goes out and normal playback
mode is restored. y
The repeat play mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: y Press the “RPT/RDM” button to se-
lect the repeat OFF. y Press the eject button.
y Press the “LOAD” button.
y Select the radio mode.
y Turn the "TUNE/FOLDER/CH" dial
(for MP3/WMA audio).y Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. y Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position. T Random playback
Press the “RPT/RDM” button (11) for
more than 2 seconds while a disc is being
played back to play all songs on the disc
in a random order. The “RDM” indicator will come on and all
songs on the disc will be played in a ran-
dom order. When the random OFF is se-
lected, the “RDM” indicator goes out and
normal playback mode is restored. y
The random play mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: y Press the “RPT/RDM” button to se-
lect the random OFF. y Press the eject button.
y Press the “LOAD” button.
y Select the radio mode.
y Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH” dial
(for MP3/WMA audio). y Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. y Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position. T How to unload CDs from the player
V Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and re-
move only one disc.
1. Press the disc select button (15) of the
disc whose disc number indicator (12) isON.
2. Press the eject button (8). Then the
disc number indicator associated with the
disc you have selected will blink, and the
disc will be ejected. To remove more discs
in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2. If you
Track repeat
Disc repeat
Repeat OFF Folder repeat
(only for MP3/WMA audio)
Disc random
Random OFF

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press the eject button after turning OFF
the ignition switch, only one disc will be
ejected. VEjecting all discs from the player
(All disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the eject button
(8) for more than 2 seconds, the player will
enter the all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been eject-
ed, the display indicates “CD ALL EJECT”
(when the ignition switch is in the “Acc” po-
sition) and disc indicator will blink. The
other discs loaded will then be ejected one
after another. If you do not remove the
ejected disc within 15 seconds, the “All
disc ejection mode” will be canceled.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.
T Title display selection
If you briefly press the “DISP” button (16)
during playback, the indication will change
to the next one in the following sequence.y For MP3/WMA:
y For Satellite radio:
The display mode that you selected will
not be changed until you select the display
mode again.
When you depress the “DISP” button for
more than 2 seconds, the title will be
scrolled so you can see all of it. You will
see 12 characters at a time.y The page scroll mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: y When you do not operate any button
within 10 seconds.y Press any button to select another
play mode. y Press the eject button.
y Press the disc selection button.
y Select the radio mode. y
Press the “ ” or “ ” button.
y Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. y Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position.
NOTE
When the disc has no title, the display
indicates “NO TITLE”. T When the following messages are
displayed
If one of the following messages is dis-
played while operating the CD player, de-
termine the cause based on the following
information. If you cannot clear those
messages, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. V When “PUSH EJECT” is displayed
This message means that there is a me-
chanical error. Depress the eject button to
unload the disc. Check the disc for dam-
age or deformation, and also check that
the correct disc is inserted. Do not try to
unload the disc forcibly. 8 cm/3 inch CDs
are not supported, and if inserted, they will
be immediately ejected and this error
message will be displayed. If the disc can-
not be unloaded or the error message re-
mains displayed, please contact your
SUBARU dealer.
Do not attempt to insert two or more
discs into the slot at a time. Doing
so can cause mechanical damage to
the CD changer.TITLE OFF FOLDER TITLE FILE TITLE
TRACK TITLE
ARTIST TITLE
ALBUM TITLE
TITLE OFF TRACK TITLE
ARTIST TITLE
ALBUM TITLE

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TTo insert a disc
1. Press one of the disc select buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) for which the disc
indicator light (2) is “OFF”.
The disc indicator lights are located direct-
ly above the corresponding disc select
buttons.
2. The indicator will begin blinking. The
blinking will last for 15 seconds.
During this period, insert a desired disc,
and the disc will begin to play. (If any disc
is not inserted during this period, the “Disc
slot” (1) door will close. Repeat Step 1.)
Be sure to hold a disc with the label side
(the side where titles are printed) up.
3. To insert another disc, repeat Steps 1
and 2 choosing a different disc select but-
ton. T
To insert six discs at a time
1. Press and hold the disc select button
number 1 until all disc indicators begin
blinking (approximately 1.5 seconds).
2. The indicators will blink for 15 seconds.
During this period, insert desired six discs.
3. When all discs are loaded, the first disc
will begin to play. (If no disc is inserted
within this 15 seconds, the entire disc load
sequence will be canceled.) T To remove a disc
1. Press the desired one of the disc select
buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) for
which the disc indicator light is on.
2. Press the eject button (4). The selected disc will be ejected and the indicator light
will begin blinking.
3. To remove another disc, repeat Steps
1 and 2 choosing a different disc select
button.
(To remove discs when the ignition switch
is in the “Lock” position, press the eject
button, and the first disc will be ejected.
Press the eject button again, and the next
disc will be ejected and so on. At this time,
the disc select buttons are disabled.) T
To remove all discs at one time
1. Press and hold the eject button (4) until
all “Disc” indicators begin blinking (ap-
proximately 1.5 seconds), and the first
disc will be ejected.
2. When the disc is removed, the next
one will be ejected, and so on. T To replace a playing disc with an-
other
Simply press the desired one of disc se-
lect buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) or
press the disc select button on the radio
unit to select the desired disc, and the disc
will begin to play. T Disc indicators
Lit: when the corresponding storage tray
is occupied by a disc.
Blinking: Disc player is either in loading,
eject or changing mode.
y
Do not attempt to insert two or
more discs into the slot at a time.
Doing so can cause mechanical
damage to the CD changer.
y Use only music CDs identified by
a mark.
y Do not use CDs listed in the fol-
lowing which could cause dam-
age to the CD player.
– 3 inch (8 cm) compact disc
– Any disc with a peel-off or seal
on it
–Bent disc
– Cleaning disc
– CD accessory (E.g., 3 inch (8 cm) disc adapter)
y Do not insert or remove any disc
when the automatic transmission
selector lever is in the park posi-
tion; the selector lever in that po-
sition can interfere with disc in-
sertion or removal, causing
scratches on the disc surface (for
AT vehicles).

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OFF: No disc is loaded or the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” position. V
Open/Closed disc slot indicator
When the disc slot is open, the disc indica-
tors on both sides of the slot illuminate. T Function control
Refer to CD changer control operating in-
structions described in the “Type A audio
set (if equipped)” section. Precautions to observe when
handling a compact disc
Use only compact discs (CDs) that have
the mark shown in the following illustra-
tion.
You may also use compact discs (CD-Rs
and CD-RWs) that have the following
marks, but you may not use some discs if
they were produced using writing methods
not compatible with your vehicle’s audio
system.
yYou cannot use a DualDisc in the CD
player. If you insert a DualDisc into the
player, the disc may not come out again,
possibly causing the player to malfunc-
tion. y In cold and/or rainy weather, dew can
500033
500010
TM
DualDisc
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Power outlet in cargo area
Accessory power outlets are provided be-
side the front pocket, in the center console
and in the cargo area. Electrical power
(12V DC) from the battery is available at
any of the outlets when the ignition switch
is in either the “ACC” or “ON” position.
You can use an in-car electrical appliance
by connecting it to an outlet.
The maximum power rating of an appli-
ance that can be connected varies among
outlets as shown in the following. Do not
use an appliance which exceeds the indi-
cated wattage for each outlet.
Outlet beside front pocket: 80W or less
Outlets in center console and cargo area:
120W or less
When using appliances connected to two or more outlets simultaneously, the total
power consumed by them must not ex-
ceed 120W.
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y
Do not attempt to use a cigarette
lighter in the center console and
cargo area power outlets.
y Do not place any foreign objects,
especially metal ones such as
coins or aluminum foil, into the
accessory power outlet. That
could cause a short circuit. Al-
ways put the cap on the accesso-
ry power outlet when it is not in
use.
y Use only electrical appliances
which are designed for 12V DC.
The maximum power rating of an
appliance that can be connected
varies among outlets as shown in
the following. Do not use an appli-
ance which exceeds the indicated
wattage for each outlet.
Outlet beside front pocket: 80W or
less
Outlets in center console and car-
go area: 120W or less
When using appliances connect-
ed to two or more outlets simulta-
neously, the total power con-
sumed by them must not exceed
120W. Overloading the accessory
power outlet can cause a short
circuit. Do not use double adapt-
ers or more than one electrical ap-
pliance.
y If the plug on your electric appli-
ance is either too loose or too
tight for the accessory power out-
let, this can result in a poor con-
tact or cause the plug to get stuck.
Only use plugs that fit properly.
y Use of an electric appliance in the
accessory power outlet for a long
period of time while the engine is
not running can cause battery dis-
charge.
y Before driving your vehicle, make
sure that the plug and the cord on
your electrical appliance will not
interfere with your shifting gears
and operating the accelerator and
brake pedals. If they do, do not
use the electrical appliance while
driving.

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NOTE
When the lid of the center console is
closed, an opening remains between
the center console and the lid to allow
the power outlet in the center console
to be used. Pass the electrical appli-
ance’s cord through this opening. „
Use with a cigarette lighter
(Canada only, if equipped)
To use the accessory power outlet beside
the front pocket as a cigarette lighter sock-
et, purchase the cigarette lighter plug,
which is an optional accessory.
A cigarette lighter plug is available from
your SUBARU dealer.
The cigarette lighter operates only when
the ignition switch is in the “ON” and
“ACC” positions.
To use the cigarette lighter, push in the
knob and wait a few moments. It will auto-
matically spring up when ready for use.
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To avoid being burned, never grasp
the lighter by the end with the heat-
ing element. Doing so could result
in injury and could also damage the
heating element. y Do not hold the lighter pushed in,
because it will overheat.
y The electrical power socket locat-
ed on the lower part of the instru-
ment panel is originally designed
to use a genuine SUBARU ciga-
rette lighter plug. Do not use non-
genuine cigarette lighter plugs in
the socket. Doing so may cause a
short-circuit and overheating, re-
sulting in a fire.

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not damage an AWD SUBARU vehicle.
Under no circumstances should the rear
wheels be jacked off the ground, nor
should the driveshaft be disconnected for
state emission testing.
The EPA has issued regulations for in-
specting the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD)
system as part of the state emissions in-
spection. The OBD system is designed to
detect engine and transmission problems
that might cause vehicle emissions to ex-
ceed allowable limits. These inspections
apply to all 1996 model year and newer
passenger cars and light trucks. Over 30
states plus the District of Columbia have
implemented the OBD system inspection. yThe inspection of the OBD system con-
sists of a visual operational check of the
“CHECK ENGINE” warning light/mal-
function indicator lamp (MIL) and an ex-
amination of the OBD system with an
electronic scan tool while the engine is
running y A vehicle passes
the OBD system in-
spection if proper the “CHECK ENGINE”
warning light/MIL illumination is observed,
there is no stored diagnostic trouble
codes, and the OBD system readiness
monitors are complete. y A vehicle fails
the OBD inspection if the “CHECK ENGINE”
warning light/MIL is
not properly operating or there is one or
more diagnostic trouble codes stored in
vehicle’s computer with the “CHECK EN-
GINE” warning light/MIL illuminated.
y A state emission inspection may reject
(not pass or fail) a vehicle if the number of
OBD system readiness monitors “Not
Ready” is greater than one. Under this
condition, the vehicle operator should be
instructed to drive his/her vehicle for a few
days to set the monitors and return for an
emission re-inspection. y Owners of rejected or failing vehicles
should contact their SUBARU Dealer for
service.
Preparing to drive
You should perform the following checks
and adjustments every day before you
start driving.
1. Check that all windows, mirrors, and
lights are clean and unobstructed.
2. Check the appearance and condition of
the tires. Also check tires for proper infla-
tion.
3. Look under the vehicle for any sign of
leaks.
4. Check that the hood and rear gate are
fully closed.
5. Check the adjustment of the seat.
6. Check the adjustment of the inside and
outside mirrors.
7. Fasten your seatbelt. Check that your
passengers have fastened their seatbelts.
8. Check the operation of the warning and
indicator lights when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON” position.
9. Check the gauges, indicator and warn-
ing lights after starting the engine.
NOTE
Engine oil, engine coolant, brake fluid,
washer fluid and other fluid levels
should be checked daily, weekly or at
fuel stops.

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Starting the engine
„Manual transmission vehicle
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Turn off unnecessary lights and acces-
sories.
3. Press the clutch pedal to the floor and
shift the shift lever into neutral. Hold the
clutch pedal to the floor while starting the
engine.
The starter motor will only operate when
the clutch pedal is pressed fully to the
floor.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” po-
sition and check the operation of the warn-
ing and indicator lights. Refer to the
“Warning and indicator lights” section
(chapter 3).
5. Turn the ignition switch to the “START”
position without depressing the accelera-
tor pedal. Release the key immediately af-
ter the engine has started. If the engine does not start, try the follow-
ing.
1) Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position and wait for at least 10 sec-
onds. After checking that the parking
brake is firmly set, turn the ignition
switch to the “START” position while de-
pressing the accelerator pedal slightly
(about a quarter of the full stroke). Re-
lease the accelerator pedal as soon as
the engine starts.
2) If this fails to start the engine, turn the
ignition switch back to the “OFF” posi-
tion and wait for at least 10 seconds.
Then fully depress the accelerator ped-
al and turn the ignition switch to the
“START” position. If the engine starts,
quickly release the accelerator pedal.
3) If this fails to start the engine, turn the
ignition switch again to the “OFF” posi-
tion. After waiting for 10 seconds or
longer, turn the ignition switch to the
“START” position without depressing
the accelerator pedal.
4) If the engine still refuses to start, con-
tact your nearest SUBARU dealer for
assistance.
6. Confirm that all warning and indicator
lights have gone off after the engine has
started. The fuel injection system auto-
matically lowers the idle speed as the en-
gine warms up.
NOTE
The engine may be difficult to start
when the battery has been disconnect-
ed and reconnected (for maintenance
or other purposes). This difficulty is
caused by the electronically controlled
throttle’s self-diagnosis function. To
overcome it, keep the ignition switch in
the “ON” position for approximately 10
seconds before starting the engine. „ Automatic transmission vehi-
cle
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Turn off unnecessary lights and acces-
sories.
3. Shift the selector lever to the “P” or “N”
position (preferably “P” position).
The starter motor will only operate when
the select lever is at the “P” or “N” position.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” po-
sition and check the operation of the warn-
ing and indicator lights. Refer to the
“Warning and indicator lights” section
(chapter 3).
5. Turn the ignition switch to the “START”
position without depressing the accelera-
tor pedal. Release the key immediately af-
ter the engine has started.
If the engine does not start, try the follow-
ing.
Do not operate the starter motor
continuously for more than ten sec-
onds. If the engine fails to start after
operating the starter for five to ten
seconds, wait for ten seconds or
more before trying again.