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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Selecting category (only when connecting iPod®)
When the “LIST” button is pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the iPod® menu is displayed.
Each time you turn the “TUNE/TRACK/ CH” dial clockwise, the displayed category changes in the following seq ...
Pre-heating or pre-cooling the interior of the
vehicle
Before exiting the vehicle, set the temperature
controls to the desired setting
and operation. After the system starts the
vehicle, the heater or air-conditioning will
activate and heat or coo ...
Hill start assist system (MT models)
The Hill start assist system is a
device only for helping the driver
to START the vehicle on an uphill
grade. To prevent accidents when
the vehicle is parked on a slope, be
sure to firml ...