Subaru Forester

1997-2005 of release

Repair and operation of the car


Subaru Forester
+ Subaru Forester cars
- Maintenance instruction
   Access, protection
   Seats and devices of safety
   Instrumentations and governing bodies
   Comfort
   Methods of operation
+ Routine maintenance
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Control systems of the engine
+ Gear shifting box
+ Coupling, transmission line
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment


Methods of operation

Main cautions

The Subaru car will provide to the owner optimum characteristics and will show high operational qualities as on roads with a good and equal covering, and in cross-country conditions.

Running in of the new car

To provide reliability and durability of the car in operation, throughout the first 600 km of a run it is necessary to follow the following rules:

    a) Do not start on full gas, avoid sharp dispersals;
    b) You do not brake too sharply. Normal extra earnings of new brake shoes happens over a run in 300 km during which it is necessary to brake, whenever possible, smoothly and with average intensity.

After repair or replacement of the engine, and also after replacement of brake shoes it is necessary to observe similar restrictions and recommendations.

Gas station of the car

Type of the applied fuel

For gas station of the car it is necessary to use unleaded fuel with octane number not lower than 95.

Gas station of the fuel tank

Gasoline is flammable and explosive substance. Careless handling of gasoline can lead to burns or other serious injuries.

During filling the fuel tank switch off the engine and you do not bring close to an open mouth the heated or sparking objects, you do not smoke in the territory of gas station.

Carry out all operations on service of fuel system only in the open air. At hit of splashes of gasoline on open sites of skin or on paint and varnish surfaces of body elements it is necessary to wipe them with dry rags immediately.


The handle of remote unlocking of the hatch of a jellied mouth of the fuel tank is located to the left of a driver's seat; the jellied mouth is from the right board of the car


The filling mouth of the fuel tank is located on the right side of the car therefore it is necessary to approach a fuel-dispensing column at gas station the right board.

On some models from the inside of a door of the hatch the special holder for the fixing uncovered with mouths is equipped


 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open the hatch of a filling mouth of the fuel tank, having pulled for the handle close to a driver's seat, to the left of it.
2. Having slowly turned on the left, uncover a jellied mouth.

Otvorachivany covers can be followed by the characteristic hissing sound arising at an exit from a tank of fuel evaporations. On some models presence of the special holder who settles down on inside of the hatch is provided and it is intended for temporary fastening of a cover of a mouth of the fuel tank during gas station of the car.

3. Gas station should be stopped as soon as there was an automatic switching off of the pump of a fuel-dispensing column. Do not try to fill a tank over norm, - leave free space for expansion of fuel when heating.
4. Screw a cover on a filling mouth of the fuel tank and properly tighten it, - not less than two clicks of a clamp of a cover have to be heard.
5. Close the hatch and press it for a lock clamp zashchelkivaniye.


Control of level of engine oil

The description of the procedure of check of level of oil is provided in the Head Routine maintenance of the present manual.

Control of level of cooling liquid of the engine

The description of the procedure of check of level of cooling liquid is provided in the Head Routine maintenance of the present manual.

Transportation of goods in the car

General information

The car is equipped with several capacities intended for placement of the transported objects.

The ware offices located in interior of the car are intended for placement of small objects. Treat the main ware box in the dashboards, door pockets and pockets located in seatbacks and also the ware boxes which are built in the central console and the luggage compartment of the car their number.

Large-size objects should be placed in the luggage compartment of the car. Transportation of lengthy objects becomes possible thanks to a folding design of backs of a back seat.

It is necessary to remember, however, that the wrong transportation of freights can negatively affect controllability and stability of the car and, therefore, to reduce safety. Before transporting this or that freight in the car, study information given below.

Maximum loading capacity of the car

Excess of the maximum admissible loading capacity of the car or the wrong placement of freight in can become the reason of the road accident and lead to traumatizing and even death being in interior of the car of the driver or passengers. Do not exceed the maximum admissible value of weight gross when loading the car, and also other restrictions mentioned in the present manual.


In transit freights in the car it is necessary to consider that the full mass of the car should not exceed the maximum admissible value. The full mass of the car includes: the equipped mass of the car, mass of the driver and passengers, mass of the hook-on device installed on the car, and also the mass of the trailer falling on it. At any options of loading of the car of load of axes also should not exceed extreme admissible values. Information on the maximum admissible values of full weight and axial loadings is provided in Specifications.

Transportation of goods in interior of the car

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Reliably fix all objects placed in interior of the car, in order to avoid their shift in case of the road accident.
2. Do not place large-size objects on the back shelf of salon, - they narrow to the driver the sector of the review and can be dumped forward at collision and sharp braking.
3. Make sure that the objects laid on the floor behind front seats cannot be rolled forward and under no circumstances are not capable to prevent the driver to manipulate freely pedals of management, and also cannot break correctness of adjustment of provision of front seats.
4. You hold a ware box during the movement closed.


Transportation of goods in the luggage compartment or on the luggage carrier installed on a car roof

Try to distribute freight evenly, placing baggage it is possible closer to seats. Heavy freights always have to settle down from below, on half of the luggage compartment. Reliably record the transported objects a strong cord that they could not be displaced on the run of the car. Never stack baggage higher than the level of backs of front seats.

In transit large-size or lengthy objects at the put back seats, try to fix reliably them a strong cord to prevent freight shift during emergency brake application of the car. Do not stack baggage higher than the level of seatbacks in order to avoid reduction of the sector of the review to the driver.

The description of operations of folding of backs of back seats and their return to initial is provided in the Section of the Seat and the device of safety.

In need of transportation of the lengthy objects which are not allowing to close a door a back/cover of the luggage compartment you remember that the fulfilled engine gases can get to interior of the car, - observe the appropriate measures of precaution (see the Section of the Seat and the device of safety).

At placement of freight on the luggage carrier installed on a car roof track that the cumulative mass of baggage did not exceed admissible value. For obtaining more detailed information address on car repair shop of the Subaru company.

Start of the engine

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Cock the parking brake.
2. At a low temperature of air switch off everything auxiliary consumers of electric energy to reduce load of the rechargeable battery.
3. On the models equipped with RKPP squeeze out a coupling pedal against the stop and include neutral transfer.
4. On models with AT make sure that the lever of the selector is installed in situation "P" or "N" and squeeze out a pedal of a foot brake.
5. Without squeezing out the accelerator pedal, turn a key in the ignition lock in situation "START" (3) and include a starter. If the engine was not started at once, continue to scroll a bent shaft a starter, remembering that duration of continuous functioning of a starter should not exceed 10 seconds. The repeated attempt of start should be made not less than 15 seconds later, - the pause is necessary for cooling of an electric motor of a starter.
6. If the engine does not manage to be started during the continuous work of a starter within 10 seconds, or the started engine at once becomes deaf, try to execute start at the accelerator pedal which is squeezed out to a half. After successful start of the engine release the accelerator pedal to avoid sharp increase in turns.
7. If it is not possible to start the engine still, completely squeeze out the accelerator pedal and hold it in the pressed situation during the whole time of functioning of a starter, - it will help to remove the excess fuel which got to the inlet pipeline and cylinders of the engine. Duration of continuous work of a starter, as well as in the previous cases, should not exceed 10 seconds. If the engine is not started after a purge of cylinders, once again try to start it at partially squeezed out accelerator pedal. Right after implementation of start release a pedal.


Features of start of the engine in cold weather in the conditions of highlands (height above sea level more than 2400 m)

At a low temperature of air start of the engine is at a loss. In the conditions of highlands where air is strongly discharged, start of the engine becomes complicated in addition. Instructions which need to be followed at start of the engine in the considered conditions are given below.