Subaru 2006 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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vehicle reaches the desired speed.
3. Push the control lever downward in the
“SET/COAST” direction and release it.
Then release the accelerator pedal.
At this time, the “ ” indicator light is il-
luminated in the combination meter.
The vehicle will maintain the desired
speed.
Vehicle speed can be temporarily in-
creased while driving with the cruise con-
trol activated. Simply depress the acceler-
ator pedal to accelerate the vehicle. When
the accelerator pedal is released, the ve-
hicle will return to and maintain the previ-
ous cruising speed.
„ To temporarily cancel the
cruise control
There are five ways to cancel the cruise
control temporarily:
y
Pull the control lever in the “CANCEL”
direction (if so equipped).
y Depress the brake pedal.
y Depress the clutch pedal (manual trans-
mission vehicles only).
y Shift the selector lever into the “N” posi-
tion (automatic transmission vehicles
only).
y Shift the shift lever into neutral (manual
transmission vehicles only).
The “ ” indicator light in the combina-
tion meter goes off when the cruise control
is cancelled.
To resume the cruise control after it has
been temporarily canceled and with vehi-
cle speed of approximately 20 mph (32
km/h) or more, push the control lever up-
ward in the “RES/ACC” direction to return
to the original cruising speed automatical-
ly.
The “
” indicator light in the combina-
tion meter will automatically come on at
this time.
„
To turn off the cruise control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise
control:
y Push the main switch again.
y
Turn the ignition switch to the “ACC” or
“LOCK” position (but only when the vehi-
cle is completely stopped).
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