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FORESTER
Manual transmission (if equipped)
K
Continuously variable transmission (if equipped)
P = Park
To move select lever from Park:
Firmly depress brake pedal.
R = Reverse
N = Neutral
No gear engaged.
D = Drive
For normal driving.
M = Manual mode
L = L position
K
L position: L
is for using engine braking when going down
a hill, etc. To select this mode, move the select
lever from the
D
position to the
L
position.
Manual mode:
With the vehicle either moving or stationary,
move the select lever from the
D
position to
the
M
position to select the manual mode.
Gearshifts can be performed using the shift paddle behind the steering wheel.
To upshift to the next higher gear position, pull the shift paddle that has “
+
”
indicated on it. To downshift to the next lower gear position, pull the shift
paddle that has “
–
” indicated on it.
Models with
Manual mode
Models with
“L” position
With the brake pedal depressed,
shift while pressing the button in
Shift while pressing the button in
Shift without pressing the button
You must raise the slider and hold it in that position before you can
move the shift lever to the
R
position.
To change gears, fully depress the clutch pedal, move the shift lever,
and gradually let up on the clutch pedal.
Select lever button
X-mode (if equipped)
L
To activate:
Press
the X-mode switch. While the X-mode is activated, the X-mode
indicator light illuminates.
To deactivate:
Press the X-mode switch again. The X-mode indicator light will turn off.
X-mode
indicator
Hill descent control function:
Using the hill descent control function, you can operate the vehicle keeping
to a consistent speed downhill.
If the vehicle speed is likely to increase, the brake control system will be
activated to adjust the vehicle speed.
Hill descent
control indicator
X-mode is the integrated control system of the engine, AWD and Vehicle Dynamics Control system for
driving with bad road conditions.
Slider
