Subaru 2003 Forester Manuel utilisateur

Always wear your seatbelt.

2003 OWNER S MANUAL

Foreword

Congratulations on choosing a SUBARU vehicle. This Owner’s Man-

ual has all the information necessary to keep your SUBARU in excel-

lent condition and to properly maintain the emission control system

for minimizing emission pollutants. We urge you to read this manual

carefully so that you may understand your vehicle and its operation.

For information not found in this Owner’s Manual, such as details

concerning repairs or adjustments, please contact the dealer from

whom you purchased your SUBARU or the nearest SUBARU dealer.

The information, specifications and illustrations found in this manual

are those in effect at the time of printing. FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES

LTD. reserves the right to change specifications and designs at any

time without prior notice and without incurring any obligation to

make the same or similar changes on vehicles previously sold. This

Owner’s Manual applies to all models and covers all equipment, in-

cluding factory installed options. Some explanations, therefore may

be for equipment not installed in your vehicle.

Please leave this manual in the vehicle at the time of resale. The next

owner will need the information found herein.

FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN

and are registered trademarks of FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

This manual describes the following vehicle types.

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Warranties

Warranties for U.S.A.

All SUBARU vehicles distributed by Subaru of Ameri-

ca, Inc. and sold at retail by an authorized SUBARU

dealer in the United States come with the following

warranties:

ySUBARU Limited Warranty

yEmission Control Systems Warranty

yEmissions Performance Warranty

All warranty information, including details of coverage

and exclusions, is in the “Warranty and Maintenance

Booklet”. Please read these warranties carefully.

Warranties for Canada

All SUBARU vehicles distributed by Subaru Canada,

Inc. and sold at retail by an authorized SUBARU deal-

er in Canada come with the following warranties:

ySUBARU Limited Warranty

yAnti-Corrosion Warranty

yEmission Control Warranty

All warranty information, including details of coverage

and exclusions, is in the Warranty and Service Book-

let. Please read these warranties carefully.

This vehicle does not contain mer-

cury devices or parts.

How to use this owner’s manual

Using your Owner’s manual

Before you operate your vehicle, carefully read this

manual. To protect yourself and extend the service life

of your vehicle, follow the instructions in this manual.

Failure to observe these instructions may result in se-

rious injury and damage to your vehicle.

This manual is composed of fourteen chapters. Each

chapter begins with a brief table of contents, so you

can usually tell at a glance if that chapter contains the

information you want.

Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

This chapter informs you how to use the seat and seat-

belt and contains precautions for the SRS airbags.

Chapter 2: Keys and doors

This chapter informs you how to operate the keys,

locks and windows.

Chapter 3: Instruments and controls

This chapter informs you about the operation of instru-

ment panel indicators and how to use the instruments

and other switches.

Chapter 4: Climate Control

This chapter informs you how to operate the climate

control.

Chapter 5: Audio

This chapter informs you how to operate your audio

system.

Chapter 6: Interior equipment

This chapter informs you how to operate interior

equipment.

Chapter 7: Starting and operating

This chapter informs you how to start and operate your

SUBARU.

Chapter 8: Driving tips

This chapter informs you how to drive your SUBARU

in various conditions and explains some safety tips on

driving.

Chapter 9: In case of emergency

This chapter informs you what to do if you have a prob-

lem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine over-

heating.

Chapter 10: Appearance care

This chapter informs you how to keep your SUBARU

looking good.

Chapter 11: Maintenance and service

This chapter informs you when you need to take your

SUBARU to the dealer for scheduled maintenance

and informs you how to keep your SUBARU running

properly.

Chapter 12: Specifications

This chapter informs you about dimension and capac-

ities of your SUBARU.

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Chapter 13: Consumer information and Reporting

safety defects

This chapter informs you about Uniform tire quality

grading standards and Reporting safety defects.

Chapter 14: Index

This is an alphabetical listing of all that’s in this manu-

al. You can use it to quickly find something you want

to read.

Safety warnings

You will find a number of WARNINGs, CAUTIONs and

NOTEs in this manual.

These safety warnings alert you to potential hazards

that could result in injury to you or others.

Please read these safety warnings as well as all other

portions of this manual carefully in order to gain a bet-

ter understanding of how to use your SUBARU vehicle

safely.

A WARNING indicates a situation in which seri-

ous injury or death could result if the warning is

ignored.

A CAUTION indicates a situation in which injury

or damage to your vehicle, or both, could result

if the caution is ignored.

NOTE

A NOTE gives information or suggestions how to

make better use of your vehicle.

Safety symbol

You will find a circle with a slash through it in this man-

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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 Name

Lights

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

Mark Name

Safety precautions when driving

Seatbelt and SRS airbag

yAll persons in the vehicle should fasten their

seatbelts BEFORE the vehicle starts to move.

Otherwise, the possibility of serious injury be-

comes greater in the event of a sudden stop or

accident.

yTo obtain maximum protection in the event of

an accident, the driver and all passengers in the

vehicle should always wear seatbelts when the

vehicle is moving. The SRS (Supplemental Re-

straint System) airbag does not do away with

the need to fasten seatbelts. In combination

with the seatbelts, it offers the best combined

protection in case of a serious accident.

Not wearing a seatbelt increases the chance of

severe injury or death in a crash even when the

car has the SRS airbag.

yThe SRS airbags deploy with considerable

speed and force. Occupants who are out of

proper position when the SRS airbag deploys

could suffer very serious injuries. Because the

SRS airbag needs enough space for deploy-

Outside mirror defogger

Rear window defogger

Air recirculation

Engine oil

Washer

Mark Name

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ment, the driver should always sit upright and

well back in the seat as far from the steering

wheel as practical while still maintaining full ve-

hicle control and the front passenger should

move the seat as far back as possible and sit

upright and well back in the seat.

Carefully read the sections “Seatbelts” and “*SRS air-

bag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)” in chap-

ter 1 of this owner’s manual for instructions and

precautions concerning the seatbelt system and SRS

airbag system.

Child safety

yNever hold a child on your lap or in your arms

while the vehicle is moving. The passenger

cannot protect the child from injury in a colli-

sion, because the child will be caught between

the passenger and objects inside the vehicle.

yWhile riding in the vehicle, infants and small

children should always be placed in the REAR

seat in an infant or child restraint system which

is appropriate for the child’s age, height and

weight. If a child is too big for a child restraint

system, the child should sit in the REAR seat

and be restrained using the seatbelts. Accord-

ing to accident statistics, children are safer

when properly restrained in the rear seating po-

sitions than in the front seating positions. Nev-

er allow a child to stand up or kneel on the seat.

yPut children aged 12 and under in the REAR

seat properly restrained at all times in a child

restraint device or in a seatbelt. 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 being injured from deployment is

greater.

yNEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING

CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO

RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE

CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO

CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.

yAlways use the child safety locks whenever a

child rides in the rear seat. Serious injury could

result if a child accidentally opened the door

and fell out. Refer to the “Child safety locks”

section in chapter 2.

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