Subaru 2013 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Starting and operating/Vehicle Dynamics Control system
.
Always turn off the engine before
replacing a tire. Failure to do so may
render the Vehicle Dynamics Control
system unable to operate correctly.
&
Vehicle Dynamics Control
system monitor
Refer to
“
Vehicle Dynamics Control warn-
ing light/Vehicle Dynamics Control opera-
tion indicator light
” F
3-20 and
“
Vehicle
Dynamics Control OFF indicator light
” F
3-
22.
&
Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF switch
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch
(models with power rear gate)
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch
(models without power rear gate)
Pressing the switch to deactivate the
Vehicle Dynamics Control system can
facilitate the following operations:
.
a standing start on a steeply sloping
road with a snowy, gravel-covered, or
otherwise slippery surface
.
extrication of the vehicle when its
wheels are stuck in mud or deep snow
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator
light
When the switch is pressed during engine
operation, the Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF indicator light illuminates. The Vehi-
cle Dynamics Control system will be
deactivated and the vehicle will behave
like a model not equipped with the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system. When the
switch is pressed again to reactivate the
Vehicle Dynamics Control system, the
indicator light turns off.
With the Vehicle Dynamics Control system
deactivated, traction and stability en-
hancement offered by Vehicle Dynamics
Control system is unavailable. Therefore
you should not deactivate the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system except under
above-mentioned situations.