8
Trip meter reset button
Gauges
Forester
Forester Premium
Forester Sport
Forester Limited
Forester Touring
Immediate Attention
Caution
Informational
Tachometer
Fuel gauge
Seatbelt warning
Front passenger seatbelt
warning (Located on
overhead console)
SRS airbag system
Security indicator light
Charge warning
Oil pressure warning
Power steering warning
Brake system
Hot coolant temperature/
Cold coolant temperature
High beam indicator light
AT OIL TEMP
ABS warning
Low fuel
All-Wheel Drive
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9
Gauges
Speedometer
Trip meter and odometer
Auto Vehicle Hold operation
Vehicle Dynamics Control/
Vehicle Dynamics Control
operation
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF
CHECK ENGINE/
Malfunction indicator
Tire pressure warning light
Front passenger airbag ON
(Located on center console)
Front passenger airbag OFF (Located on center console)
Pre-Collision Braking
System OFF light
Lane Departure Warning OFF light
Auto Vehicle Hold ON
Turn signals
Front fog light indicator
light (if equipped)
Headlight indicator light
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Getting
Started Instrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile
Operating Safety/In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information
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While Operating
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)
To apply, depress the brake pedal and pull up the parking
brake switch. The brake system warning light on the
instrument panel and the indicator light on the parking
brake switch will illuminate and “PARK” will appear in the
combination meter display.
To release, make sure all doors are closed and your seatbelt
is fastened, then gently push the accelerator pedal. Or, while
the ignition switch is in the ON position and the brake pedal
is depressed, push down the parking brake switch.
Auto Vehicle Hold Function (AVH)
The Auto Vehicle Hold function will automatically keep the
vehicle stopped even after releasing the brake pedal when
the vehicle is stopped, such as at traffic signals. To activate,
press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch. The Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light on the
instrument panel will illuminate. To deactivate, press the switch again. While the Auto Vehicle
Hold function is operating, the Auto Vehicle Hold operation indicator light on the instrument
panel will illuminate.
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