Subaru 2014 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Starting and operating/Vehicle Dynamics Control system
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch
(models without power rear gate)
Indicator light
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
When the switch is pressed during engine
operation, the Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF indicator light
“ ”
on the combination
meter illuminates. The Vehicle Dynamics
Control system will be deactivated and the
vehicle will behave like a model not
equipped with the Vehicle Dynamics Con-
trol system. When the switch is pressed
again to reactivate the Vehicle Dynamics
Control system, the Vehicle Dynamics
Control OFF 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.
NOTE
.
The Vehicle Dynamics Control sys-
tem will be activated automatically
when the engine is started.
.
If the switch is held down for 30
seconds or longer, the indicator light
turns off, the Vehicle Dynamics Control
system is activated, and the system
ignores any further pressing of the
switch. To make the switch usable
again, turn the ignition switch to the
“
LOCK
”
/
“
OFF
”
position and restart the
engine.
.
When the switch is pressed to
deactivate the Vehicle Dynamics Con-
trol system, the vehicle
’
s running per-
formance is comparable with that of a
vehicle that does not have a Vehicle
Dynamics Control system. Do not de-
activate the Vehicle Dynamics Control
system except when absolutely neces-
sary.
.
Even when the Vehicle Dynamics
Control system is deactivated, compo-
nents of the brake control system may
still activate. When the brake control
system is activated, the Vehicle Dy-
namics Control operation indicator
light flashes.