2007 SUBARU FORESTER ECO mode

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V
Display illumination dimness can-
cellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims
when the light switch is in the “ ” or
“ ” position. If this makes the display
difficult to read, press the volume dial for
more than 2 seconds to return the display
to original brightness. Subsequently
pressing the volume dial again for more
than 2 seconds or if you can safely do so,
turning the light switch to the OFF position
and back to the “ ” or “ ” posi-
tion makes the radio display dim again. T FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button (2) when the ra-
dio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM recep-
tion. Each time this button is pressed, the
band will change in the following order:
The display indicates which one is cur-
rently selected. T
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received. T Manual tuning (TUNE)
Turn the tuning dial (5) clockwise to in-
crease the tuning frequency and turn the
dial counterclockwise to decrease it. Each
click the dial is turned, the frequency
changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband and
0.2 MHz in the FM waveband. T Seek tuning
When the “ ” side of the “SEEK/
TRACK/CAT” button (3) is depressed, the
radio will begin to automatically seek up
for receivable frequencies and will stop at
the first one found. For the “ ” side, the
radio will begin to automatically seek
down. This function may not be available,
however, when radio signals are weak. In
such a situation, perform manual tuning to
select the desired station. T Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (4) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio scans through the radio band until a
station is found. The radio will stop at a re-
ceivable station for 5 seconds while dis-
playing the frequency by blinking, after
which scanning will continue until the en-
tire band has been scanned from the low end to the high end. Press the “SCAN”
button again to cancel the SCAN mode
and to stop on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high fre-
quencies only. Automatic tuning may not
function properly if the station reception is
weakened by distance from the station or
proximity to tall buildings and hills. T
Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button
(6) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset. T How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” button (2) to select
AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the "SCAN" button (4) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (6) for
at least 2 seconds to store the frequency.
The frequency of the station will flash
once on the display at this time.
NOTE
y If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
BALANCE
BASS
FADER TREBLE
MIDDLE
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THow to insert a CD(s)
V Inserting a CD
1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button (13). If
the magazine in the player has an idle po-
sition where you can insert a disc, the disc
number indicator associated with the idle
position will blink. If no indicator blinks, it
means that there is no idle position in the
magazine.
2. When “IN” is displayed, insert the disc.
Once you have inserted the disc, the disc
number indicator will stop blinking. The
disc will be then automatically drawn in,
and the player will begin to play back the
first track of the disc. y To insert more discs in succession, re-
peat Steps 1 and 2. The magazine will be
loaded with discs in the ascending order
of position number. If you do not insert any
disc within 15 seconds after you have
pressed the “LOAD” button and “IN” is dis-
played, the player will begin to play back
the first track of the last disc you have in-
serted. y While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM/AM” button (2), the
player will enter the standby mode. Press
the “CD/AUX” button (7) to start playback. V
Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button (13). If
the magazine in the player has an idle po-
sition where you can insert a disc, the disc
number indicator (12) associated with the
idle position will blink.
2. Press the disc selection button (15) at
the position where you want to insert a
disc. The associated disc number indica-
tor will blink.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15 sec-
ond period while “IN” is displayed, the disc
will be automatically drawn in, and the
player will start playback of the disc, be-
ginning with the first track. y To insert more discs in succession, re-
peat Steps 1 and 3. y While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM/AM” button (2), the
player will enter standby mode. Press the
“CD/AUX” button (7) to start playback. V Loading all the magazine (Full disc
loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD”
button (13) for more than 2 seconds, the
player will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. The disc number indicator (12) associ-
ated with the idle position will blink. The
magazine will be loaded with discs in the
ascending order of position number.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next disc number indicator (12) will
blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs
by repeating Steps 2 and 3, the player will
start playback of the discs, beginning with
the one inserted first. If you fail to insert
any disc during each 15 seconds interval,
the full disc loading mode will be can-
celed, and the player will start playback of
the disc inserted first. T
How to play back a CD or make a
pause
V When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a
CD(s)”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start
playback of the CD, beginning with the
first track. V When there are CDs loaded:
Depress the “CD/AUX” button to turn on
the CD (when the last mode of the player
is CD) and press a desired one of the disc
select buttons (15). The player will then
start playback of the selected CD, begin-
ning with the first track. T To select a track from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
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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)
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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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nected to the vehicle audio set is very
quiet. If you turn up the volume of the
audio set, the volume becomes louder.
However, when you change the audio
to the radio mode or to a CD player, the
sound becomes a lot louder. Remem-
ber to turn down the volume when you
change between them.
T
AUX audio jack (if equipped)
The AUX (auxiliary) audio jack is located
behind the lid under the climate controls.
Push gently on the lid to open it. T
Satellite Radio mode (if equipped)
Press the “SAT” button (20) to select the
“Satellite radio mode” (when the SR-BB is
connected).
NOTE
Use of satellite radio (Sirius) requires a
tuner, antenna and a service contract.
For details, please contact your
SUBARU dealer. or
Visit Sirius Satellite Radio at
sirius.com
or call 1-888-539-SIRIUS
(7474) for more information. Sirius, the
Sirius dog logo, channel names and
logos are trademarks of SIRIUS Satel-
lite Radio Inc. V Satellite radio reception
Satellite radio signals are best received in
areas with a clear view of the open sky. In
areas where there are tall buildings, trees,
tunnels or other structures that may ob-
struct the signal of the satellites, there
may be signal interruptions. Other circum-
stances that may result in signal loss in-
clude driving near a wall, steep cliff or hill,
or driving on the lower level of a multi-
tiered road or inside a parking garage.
To help reduce this condition, satellite ra-
dio providers have installed ground-based
repeaters in heavily populated areas.
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However, you may still experience recep-
tion problems in some areas. VDisplaying Sirius ID of tuner
When you activate Sirius, you should
have your Sirius tuner ID ready because
each tuner is identified by its unique Sirius
tuner ID.
The Sirius ID will be needed when you ac-
tivate Sirius and receive Sirius customer
support.
The Sirius ID can be found on the audio
display by tuning the channel to “0”.
Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH” dial (23) to
select the satellite radio channel. V Channel selection
Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH” dial (23) to
select the radio channel. Turn the tuning
dial clockwise to change the channel up-
ward and turn the dial counterclockwise to
change the channel downward with each
click of the dial. V Category selection
Press the “SEEK/TRACK/CAT” button
(18) to select the category of radio chan-
nel. Press the “” side of the button
(18) to change the category upward and
the “” side of the button to downward
with each press of the button. V
Channel preset
Presetting a channel with a preset button
(22) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six SR1, SR2 and
SR3 channels each may be preset.
Press one of the preset buttons for at
least 2 seconds to store the channel. The
number of the channel will flash once on
the display, and the unit produces a beep
sound at this time. V Channel scan
Press the “SCAN” button (19) to change
the radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode,
the radio scans through the channel until
a station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for 5 seconds while displaying the
channel number, after which scanning will
continue until the entire channel has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN” button (19) again to
cancel the SCAN mode and to stop on any
displayed station.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are only
scanned in an upward direction. V Category mode
Press the “CAT” button (21) for at least 2
seconds to turn the category mode on. In
this mode, the radio operations (channel
selection, channel scan) are performed only in the selected category. To cancel
the category mode, press the “CAT” but-
ton (21) for at least 2 seconds again. V
Band selection
Push the “SAT” button (20) when the radio
is on to select SR1, SR2 or SR3 reception.
Each time this button is pressed, the band
will change in the following order: T AUX mode
Press the “CD/AUX” button (17) to select
the “AUX mode” (when the AUX unit is
connected to the AUX terminal).
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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).

7-2 Starting and operating
Sta rting an d o peratingFuel
„Fuel requirements
T Non-turbo models
The 2.5-liter non-turbo engine is designed
to operate using unleaded gasoline with
an octane rating of 87 AKI or higher. T Turbo models
The 2.5-liter turbo engine is designed to
operate using premium unleaded gasoline
with an octane rating of 91 AKI or higher.
If premium unleaded gasoline is not avail-
able, regular unleaded gasoline with an
octane rating of 87 AKI or higher may be
temporarily used. For optimum engine
performance and driveability, it is required
that you use premium grade unleaded
gasoline.
NOTE
Be sure to use premium unleaded gas-
oline of 91 AKI or higher for a 2.5-liter
turbo engine model. If other gasoline
(lower than 91 AKI) is used, knocking, reduced output and poor accelerator
response will result. T
Fuel octane rating
This octane rating is the average of the
Research Octane and Motor Octane num-
bers and is commonly referred to as the
Anti Knock Index (AKI).
Using a gasoline with a lower octane rat-
ing can cause persistent and heavy
knocking, which can damage the engine.
Do not be concerned if your vehicle some-
times knocks lightly when you drive up a
hill or when you accelerate. See your
dealer or a qualified service technician if
you use a fuel with the specified octane
rating and your vehicle knocks heavily or
persistently. T Unleaded gasoline
The neck of the fuel filler pipe is designed
to accept only an unleaded gasoline filler
nozzle. Under no circumstances should
leaded gasoline be used because it will
damage the emission control system and
may impair driveability and fuel economy. T Gasoline for California-certified LEV
Your vehicle was certified to California’s
low emission vehicle (LEV) standards as
indicated on the underhood tune-up label,
it is designed to optimize engine and
emission performance with gasoline that meets the clean burning low-sulfur Califor-
nia gasoline specifications. If you live in
any other state than California, your vehi-
cle will operate on gasoline meeting Fed-
eral specifications. Gasoline sold outside
California is permitted to have higher sul-
fur levels, which may affect the perfor-
mance of your vehicle’s catalytic convert-
er and may produce a sulfur exhaust odor
or smell. SUBARU recommends that you
try a different brand of unleaded gasoline
having lower sulfur to determine if the
problem is fuel related before returning
your vehicle to an authorized dealer for
service. T
MMT
Some gasoline contains an octane-en-
hancing additive called MMT (Methylcy-
clopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl). If
you use such fuels, your emission control
system performance may deteriorate and
the CHECK ENGINE warning light/Mal-
function indicator lamp may turn on. If this
happens, return to your authorized
SUBARU Dealer for service. If it is deter-
mined that the condition is caused by the
type of fuel used, repairs may not be cov-
ered by your warranty.
Use of a fuel which is low in quality
or use of an inappropriate fuel addi-
tive may cause engine damage.