FORESTER
MAIN WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for countermeasures when each warning light comes on.
If necessary, consult your authorized Subaru dealer.
Seatbelt warning
PASSENGER Front passenger’s seatbelt warning
Remind the driver to fasten seatbelt.
Remind the front passenger to fasten seatbelt.
Location: next to multi function display.
SRS airbag system warning
CHECK ENGINE warning /
Malfunction indicator
Frontal, side and curtain airbag or
seatbelt pretensioner malfunction.
Engine/emission control system malfunction.
Charge warning
Power steering warning
Charging system malfunction.
The electric power steering system
malfunction.
Low fuel warning
All-wheel drive warning (CVT)
Fuel level is low. Refill fuel immediately.
With tires of different diameter fitted or with the
air pressure excessively low in any of its tires.
Hill start assist warning / Hill start
assist OFF indicator
AT OIL TEMP warning (CVT)
Warning: Hill start assist system malfunction
Indicator: Hill start assist system OFF
Illumination: Transmission fluid temperature
is too hot
Blinking: Transmission control system
malfunction.
Brake system warning
ABS warning
Parking brake on / Low fluid level / EBD
System malfunction (Anti-lock brake system
warning light illuminates simultaneously)/
The vacuum pump system malfunction.
Anti-lock Brake System malfunction / EBD
system malfunction (Brake system warning
light illuminates simultaneously).
Oil pressure warning
Door open warning
Engine oil pressure is too low.
Door or rear gate is ajar.
Engine low oil level warning
Windshield washer fluid warning
The engine oil level decreases to the
lower limit.
The fluid level in the windshield washer
fluid tank decreases to the lower limit.
Front passenger’s frontal airbag
ON and OFF indicators
Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF indicator
The indicators show you the status of
the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag.
Location: next to multi function display.
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch is
pressed to deactivate the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system.
Vehicle Dynamics Control warning / Vehicle Dynamics Control operation indicator
Warning: Vehicle Dynamics Control system malfunction.
Indicator: Flashes during activation of the skid suppression function and the traction control function.
Coolant temperature low indicator /Coolant temperature high warning
Illumination in BLUE: insufficient warming up of the engine.
Illumination / blinking in RED: engine overheating / almost overheating.
Blinking in RED and BLUE alternately: electrical system malfunction.
*Some warning/indicator lights illuminate for a few seconds in order to check themselves when the ignition
switch is turned ON.
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