Offroad Chops
The offroad portion of Subaru's press drive consisted of a lengthy course on California's Catalina Island, and I had a chance to tackle some fairly demolished dirt roads. I imagine a tiny fraction of Forester owners will take their SUVs to these lengths, but it performed well nonetheless, clawing up steep slopes and rutted pathways with well-controlled body motions. The wheels stayed well-connected to the dirt, allowing the nose or tail to swing wide only under the most sudden turns. (All deliberate, of course.)
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Check the brake pedal free play and reserve distance according to the maintenance
schedule in the “Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”. ...
Driver’s SRS frontal airbag
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1. Close all windows and the moonroof (if equipped).
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
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