Subaru 2003 Forester Manuel utilisateur

Always wear your seatbelt.

2003 OWNER S MANUAL

2003

A8070BE

Issued:

Printed in USA 2002 A

TOKYO. JAPAN

Foreword

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

ual has all the information necessar to keep our SUBARU in excel-

lent condition and to properl maintain the emission control s stem

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

carefull so that ou ma understand our 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 ou purchased our 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 an

time without prior notice and without incurring an obligation to

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

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

cluding factor installed options. Some explanations, therefore ma

be for equipment not installed in our 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.

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Warranties

!Warranties for U.S.A.

All SUBARU vehi les distributed by Subaru of Ameri-

a, In . and sold at retail by an authorized SUBARU

dealer in the United States ome with the following

warranties:

"SUBARU Limited Warranty

"Emission Control Systems Warranty

"Emissions Performan e Warranty

All warranty information, in luding details of overage

and ex lusions, is in the “Warranty and Maintenan e

Booklet”. Please read these warranties arefully.

!Warranties for Canada

All SUBARU vehi les distributed by Subaru Canada,

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

er in Canada ome with the following warranties:

"SUBARU Limited Warranty

"Anti-Corrosion Warranty

"Emission Control Warranty

All warranty information, in luding details of overage

and ex lusions, is in the Warranty and Servi e Book-

let. Please read these warranties arefully.

This vehicle does not contain mer-

cur devices or parts.

How to use this owner’s manual

!Using our Owner’s manual

Before you operate your vehi le, arefully read this

manual. To prote t yourself and extend the servi e life

of your vehi le, follow the instru tions in this manual.

Failure to observe these instru tions may result in se-

rious injury and damage to your vehi le.

This manual is omposed of fourteen hapters. Ea h

hapter begins with a brief table of ontents, so you

an usually tell at a glan e if that hapter ontains the

information you want.

Chapter 1: Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

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

belt and ontains pre autions for the SRS airbags.

Chapter 2: Ke s and doors

This hapter informs you how to operate the keys,

lo ks and windows.

Chapter 3: Instruments and controls

This hapter informs you about the operation of instru-

ment panel indi ators and how to use the instruments

and other swit hes.

Chapter 4: Climate Control

This hapter informs you how to operate the limate

ontrol.

Chapter 5: Audio

This hapter informs you how to operate your audio

system.

Chapter 6: Interior equipment

This hapter informs you how to operate interior

equipment.

Chapter 7: Starting and operating

This hapter informs you how to start and operate your

SUBARU.

Chapter 8: Driving tips

This hapter informs you how to drive your SUBARU

in various onditions and explains some safety tips on

driving.

Chapter 9: In case of emergenc

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

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

heating.

Chapter 10: Appearance care

This hapter informs you how to keep your SUBARU

looking good.

Chapter 11: Maintenance and service

This hapter informs you when you need to take your

SUBARU to the dealer for s heduled maintenan e

and informs you how to keep your SUBARU running

properly.

Chapter 12: Specifications

This hapter informs you about dimension and apa -

ities of your SUBARU.

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Chapter 13: Consumer information and Reporting

safet defects

This hapter informs you about Uniform tire quality

grading standards and Reporting safety defe ts.

Chapter 14: Index

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

al. You an use it to qui kly find something you want

to read.

!Safet warnings

You will find a number of WARNINGs, CAUTIONs and

NOTEs in this manual.

These safety warnings alert you to potential hazards

that ould result in injury to you or others.

Please read these safety warnings as well as all other

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

ter understanding of how to use your SUBARU vehi le

safely.

A WARNING indicates a situation in which seri-

ous injur or death could result if the warning is

ignored.

A CAUTION indicates a situation in which injur

or damage to our vehicle, or both, could result

if the caution is ignored.

NOTE

A NOTE gives information or suggestions how to

make better use of our vehicle.

!Safet s mbol

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

HSF019AA

ual. This symbol means “Do not”, “Do not do this”, or

“Do not let this happen”, depending upon the ontext. Vehicle s mbols

There are some of the symbols you may see on your

vehi le.

Mark Name

CAUTION

Power door lo k and unlo k

Passenger’s windows lo k and

unlo k

Fuel

Front fog lights

Parking lights

Hazard warning flasher

Cigarette lighter

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Engine hood

Seat heater

Child restraint top tether an horages

Child restraint lower an horages

Horn

Windshield wiper dei er

Wiper intermittent

Windshield wiper and washer

Rear window wiper and washer

Mark Name

Lights

Parking lights, tail lights, li ense 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

Safet precautions when driving

!Seatbelt and SRS airbag

"All persons in the vehicle should fasten their

seatbelts BEFORE the vehicle starts to move.

Otherwise, the possibilit of serious injur be-

comes greater in the event of a sudden stop or

accident.

"To obtain maximum protection in the event of

an accident, the driver and all passengers in the

vehicle should alwa s wear seatbelts when the

vehicle is moving. The SRS (Supplemental Re-

straint S stem) airbag does not do awa 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 injur or death in a crash even when the

car has the SRS airbag.

"The SRS airbags deplo with considerable

speed and force. Occupants who are out of

proper position when the SRS airbag deplo s

could suffer ver serious injuries. Because the

SRS airbag needs enough space for deplo -

Outside mirror defogger

Rear window defogger

Air re ir ulation

Engine oil

Washer

Mark Name

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ment, the driver should alwa s 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 se tions “Seatbelts” and “*SRS air-

bag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)” in hap-

ter 1 of this owner’s manual for instru tions and

pre autions on erning the seatbelt system and SRS

airbag system.

!Child safet

"Never hold a child on our lap or in our arms

while the vehicle is moving. The passenger

cannot protect the child from injur in a colli-

sion, because the child will be caught between

the passenger and objects inside the vehicle.

"While riding in the vehicle, infants and small

childrenshouldalwa sbeplacedintheREAR

seat in an infant or child restraint s stem which

is appropriate for the child’s age, height and

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

s stem, the child should sit in the REAR seat

and be restrained using the seatbelts. Accord-

ing to accident statistics, children are safer

when properl 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.

"Put children aged 12 and under in the REAR

seat properl restrained at all times in a child

restraint device or in a seatbelt. The SRS airbag

deplo s with considerable speed and force and

can injure or even kill children, especiall if

the are 12 ears of age and under and are not

restrained or improperl restrained. Because

children are lighter and weaker than adults,

their risk being injured from deplo ment is

greater.

"NEVER 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.

"Alwa s use the child safet locks whenever a

child rides in the rear seat. Serious injur could

result if a child accidentall opened the door

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

section in chapter 2.

"Alwa s lock the passenger’s windows using

thelockswitchwhenchildrenareridinginthe

vehicle. Failure to follow this procedure could

result in injur to a child operating the power

window. Refer to the “Windows” section in

chapter 2.

"Never leave unattended children in the vehi-

cle. The could accidentall injure themselves

or others through inadvertent operation of the

vehicle. Also, on hot or sunn da s, tempera-

ture in a closed vehicle could quickl become

high enough to cause severe or possibl fatal

injuries to them.

Carefully read the se tions “Child restraint sys-

tems”,“*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System

airbag)”, and “Seatbelts” in hapter 1 of this owner’s

manual for instru tions and pre autions on erning

the hild restraint system, seatbelt system and SRS

airbag system.

!Engine exhaust gas (carbon monox-

ide)

"Never inhale engine exhaust gas. Engine ex-

haust gas contains carbon monoxide, a color-

less and odorless gas which is dangerous, or

even lethal, if inhaled.

"Alwa s properl maintain the engine exhaust

s stem to prevent engine exhaust gas from en-

tering the vehicle.

"Never run the engine in a closed space, such

as a garage, except for the brief time needed to

drive the vehicle in or out of it.

"Avoid remaining in a parked vehicle for a

length time while the engine is running. If that

is unavoidable, then use the ventilation fan to

force fresh air into the vehicle.

"Alwa s keep the front ventilator inlet grille

free from snow, leaves or other obstructions to

ensure that the ventilation s stem alwa s

works properl .

"If at an time ou suspect that exhaust fumes

are entering the vehicle, have the problem

checked and corrected as soon as possible. If

ou must drive under these conditions, drive

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