bsd SUBARU FORESTER 2017 SJ / 4.G Owners Manual

&Abbreviation list
You may find several abbreviations in this
manual. The meanings of the abbrevia-
tions are shown in the following list.
Abbreviation Meaning
A/C Air conditioner
ALR/ELR Automatic locking retractor/
Emergency locking retractor
ABS Anti-lock brake system
AKI Anti knock index
ALR Automatic locking retractor
AWD All-wheel drive
BSD/RCTA Blind Spot Detection/Rear
Cross Traffic Alert
CVT Continuously variable trans-
mission
DRL Daytime running light
EBD Electronic brake force distri-
bution
ELR Emergency locking retractor
GAW Gross axle weight
GAWR Gross axle weight rating
GPS Global positioning system
GVW Gross vehicle weight
GVWR Gross vehicle weight rating
INT Intermittent Abbreviation
Meaning
LATCH Lower anchors and tethers for
children
LED Light emitting diode
MIL Malfunction indicator light
MMT Methylcyclopentadienyl man-
ganese tricarbonyl
MT Manual transmission
OBD On-board diagnostics
RAB Reverse Automatic Braking
RON Research octane number
SI-DRIVE SUBARU Intelligent Drive
SRF Steering responsive fog lights
system
SRH Steering Responsive Head-
light
SRS Supplemental restraint sys-
tem
TIN Tire identification number
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem
Vehicle symbols
There are some of the symbols you may
see on your vehicle.
For warning and indicator lights, refer to
“
Warning and indicator lights ”F 23.
Mark Name
WARNING
CAUTION
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&Instrument panel1) Outside mirror switch (page 3-115)
2) Seat position memory switch (page 1-5)
3) Steering Responsive Headlight OFF
switch (models with Steering Respon-
sive Headlight) (page 3-99)/Steering re-
sponsive fog light off switch (if equipped)
(page 3-103)
4) Illumination brightness control (page 3-101)
5) BSD/RCTA OFF switch (page 7-58)
6) Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch (models without power rear gate)
(page 7-41)/Memory switch (models with
power rear gate) (page 2-42)
7) Combination meter (page 3-9)
8) Information display (page 3-34)/Multi function display (page 3-44)
9) Hazard warning flasher switch (models with multi function display) (page 3-8)
10) Hazard warning flasher switch (models without multi function display) (page 3-8)
11) Multi function display control switch (page 3-44)
12) Audio (page 5-1)
13) Climate control (page 4-1)
14) Power rear gate switch (page 2-39)
15) Fuse box (page 11-37)
16) Hood lock release (page 11-7)
17) Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch (models with power rear gate)
(page 7-41)
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MarkName Page
X-mode indicator light
(if equipped) 3-33
Hill descent control in-
dicator light (if
equipped)3-33
Low fuel warning light 3-22
Low tire pressure
warning light
(U.S.-spec. models)3-19
Windshield washer
fluid warning light
3-19
Sport (S) mode indi-
cator light (if equipped)3-31
Intelligent (I) mode in-
dicator light (if
equipped)3-31
Sport Sharp (S#)
mode indicator light (if
equipped)3-31
Steering responsive
fog lights warning in-
dicator/Steering re-
sponsive fog lights
OFF indicator (if
equipped)3-33
BSD/RCTA warning
indicator (if equipped)
3-33Mark Name Page
BSD/RCTA OFF indi-
cator (if equipped)
3-34
RAB warning light (if
equipped)3-34
RAB OFF indicator (if
equipped)3-34
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Instruments and controls
Cruise control indicator light (if equipped).......... 3-32
Cruise control set indicator light (if equipped) ......................................................... 3-32
Automatic headlight beam leveler warning light (if equipped) ......................................................... 3-32
Steering Responsive Headlight warning light/ Steering Responsive Headlight OFF indicator
light (if equipped) ............................................. 3-33
Front fog light indicator light (if equipped) .......... 3-33
Headlight indicator light (if equipped) ................. 3-33
X-mode indicator light (if equipped) .................... 3-33
Hill descent control indicator light (if equipped) ......................................................... 3-33
Steering responsive fog lights warning indicator/ Steering responsive fog lights OFF indicator (if
equipped) ......................................................... 3-33
BSD/RCTA warning indicator (if equipped) .......... 3-33
BSD/RCTA OFF indicator (if equipped) ................ 3-34
RAB warning light (if equipped) .......................... 3-34
RAB OFF indicator light (if equipped) .................. 3-34
Information display (Mexico-spec. models) ...... 3-34Outside temperature indicator............................ 3-34
Driving information display ................................. 3-35
Clock ................................................................. 3-38
Multi information display (models with type
B combination meter) ..................................... 3-39
Basic operation.................................................. 3-40
Welcome screen and Good-bye screen ............... 3-40
Warning screen .................................................. 3-41
Basic screens .................................................... 3-41
Menu screens .................................................... 3-42
Multi function display (if equipped) .................. 3-44Basic operation................................................. 3-45
Welcome screen ................................................ 3-45
Ending screen ................................................... 3-46
Self-check screen .............................................. 3-46
Interruption screen ............................................ 3-48
Basic screens .................................................... 3-48
Selection screen ................................................ 3-56
Date and time settings ....................................... 3-59
Image quality and volume settings ..................... 3-66
Screen settings. ................................................. 3-68
Maintenance settings ......................................... 3-76
Driving history registration ................................. 3-79
Car settings ....................................................... 3-80
Initialize ............................................................. 3-90
Light control switch ........................................... 3-93Headlights......................................................... 3-93
High/low beam change (dimmer) ... ..................... 3-95
Headlight flasher ............................................... 3-98
Daytime running light system ............................. 3-98
Steering Responsive Headlight (SRH) (if
equipped) ........................................................ 3-99
SRH OFF switch ................................................ 3-99
Turn signal lever .............................................. 3-100One-touch lane changer ................................... 3-101
Illumination brightness control ....................... 3-101
Headlight beam leveler (if equipped) ............. 3-102
Automatic headlight beam leveler (models with
LED headlights) ............................................. 3-102

&Steering Responsive
Headlight warning light/
Steering Responsive
Headlight OFF indicator
light (if equipped)
This light illuminates when the Steering
Responsive Headlight OFF switch is
pressed to deactivate the Steering Re-
sponsive Headlight. Also, the light flashes
when a malfunction occurs in the Steering
Responsive Headlight. Refer to“Steering
Responsive Headlight (SRH) ”F 3-99.
&Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates while the
front fog lights are illuminated.
&Headlight indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates under the
following conditions.
. when the light switch is turned to the
“
” or “”position
. when the light control switch is in the
“AUTO ”position and the headlights illumi-
nate automatically
&X-mode indicator light
(if equipped)
This light illuminates while the X-mode is
activated. It will turn off when the X-mode
is deactivated. Refer to “To activate/
deactivate the X-mode ”F 7-43.
&Hill descent control
indicator light (if
equipped)
This indicator illuminates while the hill
descent control function is in standby. It
will flash while the hill descent control
function is operating. It will turn off when
the hill descent control function is not
available. Refer to “Hill descent control
function ”F 7-44.
&Steering responsive
fog lights warning indi-
cator/Steering respon-
sive fog lights OFF in-
dicator (if equipped)
NOTE
For details about the steering respon-
sive fog lights system, refer to “Steer-
ing responsive fog lights system ”F 3-
103. !
Steering responsive fog lights
warning indicator
This indicator starts blinking when the
steering responsive fog lights system
malfunctions. When this indicator is blink-
ing while the system is activated, contact
your SUBARU dealer for an inspection.
! Steering responsive fog lights OFF
indicator
This indicator appears when the steering
responsive fog lights system is deacti-
vated. This indicator disappears when the
system is activated.
&BSD/RCTA warning in-
dicator (if equipped)
This warning indicator appears when the
BSD/RCTA is malfunctioning.
For models with type A combination
meter, the BSD/RCTA warning indicator
will be shown on the combination meter.
For models with type B combination
meter, the BSD/RCTA warning indicator
will be shown on the multi information
display of the combination meter.
When this indicator appears, have your
vehicle inspected by your SUBARU dealer
as soon as possible.
Instruments and controls/Warning and indicator lights
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Instruments and controls/Information display (Mexico–spec. models)
&BSD/RCTA OFF indica-
tor (if equipped)
The indicator appears when the BSD/
RCTA OFF switch is pressed to deactivate
the BSD/RCTA.
For models with type A combination
meter, the BSD/RCTA OFF indicator will
be shown on the combination meter. For
models with type B combination meter, the
BSD/RCTA OFF indicator will be shown
on the multi information display of the
combination meter.
For details, refer to “BSD/RCTA ”F 7-58.
&RAB warning light (if
equipped)
This indicator illuminates if the Reverse
Automatic Braking System malfunctions.
Refer to “Reverse Automatic Braking
System ”F 7-66.
&RAB OFF indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator illuminates when the Re-
verse Automatic Braking System is turned
OFF, or when the Reverse Automatic
Braking System is suspended temporarily.
Refer to “Reverse Automatic Braking
System ”F 7-66.
Information display (Mexico-
spec. models)
NOTE
If your vehicle is equipped with a color
multi function display, refer to “Multi
function display ”F 3-44.
1) Outside temperature indicator
2) Driving information display
3) Clock
With the ignition switch in the “ACC ”
position, the clock appears on the display.
Withtheignitionswitchinthe“ ON”
position, the outside temperature indica-
tor, driving information display and clock
all appear on the display.
& Outside temperature indica-
tor
This indicator displays the outside tem-
perature between −408 F( −408 C) and
122 8F (50 8C).
NOTE
The outside temperature indicator
shows the temperature around the
sensor. Therefore, the temperature in-
dication may differ from the actual
outside air temperature.
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Instruments and controls/Multi information display (models with type B combination meter)
Menu screen entering screen:
While this screen is selected, pull the“/
SET ”switch to enter the menu screen.
& Menu screens
Pull the “/SET”switch to enter the menu
screens when all of the following condi-
tions are satisfied.
. The vehicle has been completely
stopped.
. The select lever is in the “P”position.
. The menu screen entering screen is
selected.
. The “
”information reminder is off. The menu list is as follows.
First menu
Second menu
Screen Settings Welcome Good-bye Screen
Gauge Initial Movement
Languages
Go Back
EyeSight (models with EyeSight system) Warning Volume
Lead Vehicle Acquisition Sound
Lead Vehicle Moving Monitor Function
Go Back
BSD/RCTA (if equipped) Warning Volume
RAB (if equipped) Warning Volume
Sonar Audible Alarm
Default Settings ―
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By operating the“”or “”switch on the
steering wheel, you can select the menu.
Pull the “
/SET”switch to enter the
selected menu.
NOTE
If you enter the “Go Back ”menu, the
system will return to the previous
screen.
! Screen Settings
After entering the “Screen Settings”menu,
select one of the following menus.
!Welcome Good-bye Screen
The welcome screen/good-bye screens
can be activated or deactivated. Select
“On” to activate the screens. Select “Off ”
to deactivate the screens.
!Gauge Initial Movement
The movement of the meter needles and
gauge needles that occurs when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ON ”
position can be activated or deactivated.
Select “On”to activate. Select “Off ”to
deactivate.
!Languages
Operate the “
”or “”switch on the
steering wheel to display the preferred
language. Then pull the “
/SET”switch to
select the displayed language. !
EyeSight (models with EyeSight
system)
NOTE
For models with the EyeSight system,
refer to the Owner ’s Manual supple-
ment for the EyeSight system.
After entering the “EyeSight”menu, select
one of the following menus.
!Warning Volume
The volume of the warning buzzer that
sounds when the EyeSight system is in
use can be set in 3 stages (“ Max”,“Mid ”
and “Min ”).
! Lead Vehicle Acquisition Sound
When adaptive cruise control is used, the
buzzer that sounds if a vehicle is detected
in front or if detection is not possible can
be activated or deactivated. Select “On ”to
activate the buzzer. Select “Off”to deac-
tivate the buzzer.
! Lead Vehicle Moving Monitor
Function
When the lead vehicle moving monitor
function is in operation, the buzzer that
sounds if a vehicle in front has started can
be activated or deactivated. Select “On”to
activate the buzzer. Select “Off”to deac-
tivate the buzzer. !
BSD/RCTA (if equipped)
After entering the “BSD/RCTA ”menu,
select the “Warning Volume ”menu. You
can set the volume of the warning buzzer
for RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert). You
can select “Max ”,“Mid ”,“Min ”or “Off ”.
! RAB (if equipped)
NOTE
For models with the RAB (Reverse
Automatic Braking) system, refer to
“Reverse Automatic Braking System ”
F 7-66.
After entering the “RAB”menu, select one
of the following menus.
!Warning Volume
The volume of the warning sound that is
activated when the RAB (Reverse Auto-
matic Braking) system is in operation can
be set in 3 stages (“Max ”,“Mid ”and “Min ”).
! Sonar Audible Alarm
The RAB (Reverse Automatic Braking)
system is equipped with a function that
emits a warning sound when the system
operates. The function can be activated or
deactivated. Select “On”to set the warn-
ing sound to active. Select “Off ”to set the
warning sound to inactive.
Instruments and controls/Multi information display (models with type B combination meter)
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Starting and operating
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch................. 7-41
X-mode (if equipped).......................................... 7-42To activate/deactivate the X-mode ....................... 7-43
Hill descent control function ............................... 7-44
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
(U.S.-spec. models) ......................................... 7-46
Parking your vehicle .......................................... 7-47
Parking brake..................................................... 7-47
Parking tips ....................................................... 7-48
Hill start assist system ...................................... 7-49To activate/deactivate the Hill start assist
system ............................................................. 7-50
Hill start assist warning light/Hill start assist OFF indicator light ................................................... 7-52
Cruise control (if equipped). .............................. 7-53To set cruise control.......................................... 7-53
To temporarily cancel the cruise control ............. 7-55
To turn off the cruise control .............................. 7-55
To change the cruising speed ............................. 7-55
Cruise control indicator light .............................. 7-57
Cruise control set indicator light ......................... 7-57
BSD/RCTA (if equipped).................................... 7-58System features................................................. 7-58
System operation ............................................... 7-60
BSD/RCTA approach indicator light/warning buzzer ............................................................. 7-61
BSD/RCTA warning indicator .............................. 7-63
BSD/RCTA OFF switch ....................................... 7-64
Certification for the BSD/RCTA ........................... 7-65
Handling of radar sensors .................................. 7-65
Reverse Automatic Braking System (if
equipped) ........................................................ 7-66
Reverse Automatic Braking System overview .....7-67
Operating conditions ......................................... 7-67
Reverse Automatic Braking System operation ......................................................... 7-69
Canceling the Reverse Automatic Braking system operation ......................................................... 7-72
Reverse Automatic Braking system ON/OFF setting ............................................................. 7-72
RAB warning indicator ....................................... 7-73
Handling of the sonar sensors ........................... 7-73

Starting and operating/BSD/RCTA
BSD/RCTA (if equipped)
The BSD/RCTA consists of rear radar with
Blind Spot Detection and Rear Cross
Traffic Alert.
These functions enable the system to
detect objects or vehicles to the rear,
drawing attention to the driver when
changingalaneorwhendrivingin
reverse.
WARNING
The driver is responsible for driving
safely. Always be sure to check the
surroundings with your eyes when
changing lanes or reversing the
vehicle.
The system is designed to assist the
driver by monitoring the rear and
side areas of the vehicle during a
lane change or reversing. However,
you cannot rely on this system
alone in assuring the safety during
a lane change or reversing. Over-
confidence in this system could
result in an accident and lead to
serious injury or death. Since the
system operation has various limita-
tions, the flashing or illumination of
the BSD/RCTA approach indicatorlight may be delayed or it may not
operate at all even when a vehicle is
present in a neighboring lane or
approaching from either side.
The driver is responsible for paying
attention to the rear and side areas
of the vehicle.
&
System features
BSD/RCTA consists of the following func-
tions.
. To detect a vehicle in a blind spot on an
adjacent lane or a vehicle approaching at
high speed while driving the vehicle (Blind
Spot Detection)
. To detect a vehicle approaching from
the right or left while reversing the vehicle
(Rear Cross Traffic Alert)
The system uses radar sensors for the
above functions.
NOTE
The BSD/RCTA radar sensor has been
certified by the radio wave related laws
of the U.S. When driving in other
countries, certification of the country
where the vehicle is driven must be
obtained. For certification in the U.S.,
refer to “Certification for the BSD/
RCTA ”F 7-65. !
Blind Spot Detection (BSD)
1) Operating range
The system notifies the driver of vehicles
existing in the blind area. If the system
detects a vehicle existing in the blind area,
it warns the driver of dangers by illuminat-
ing the BSD/RCTA approach indicator
light(s) on the outside mirror(s). If the
driver operates the turn signal lever in the
direction where the BSD/RCTA approach
indicator light is illuminating, the system
warns the driver of dangers by flashing the
BSD/RCTA approach indicator light.
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