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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Operating the passengers’ windows
To open:
Press the appropriate switch down and hold it until the window reaches the desired
position.
To close:
Pull the switch up and hold it until the window reaches the desired position. ...
Head restraint adjustment
Both the rear window side seats and the rear center seat are equipped with head
restraints.
WARNING
● Never drive the vehicle with the head restraints removed because they are designed
to ...
Front seatbelt pretensioners
Front seatbelt pretensioners
The driver’s and front passenger’s seatbelts have a seatbelt pretensioner. The seatbelt pretensioners are designed to be activated in the event of an accident involving a ...