2000 Subaru Forester - 7. Starting and operating (60 pages)
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Manual Description
New vehicle break-in driving – first 1,000 miles, key interlock release (AT vehicles only), rear viscous limited slip differential (for S models), disc brake pad wear warning indicators.
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) (if equipped), the performance and long life of your vehicle are dependent how you, handle and care for your vehicle while it is new, during the first 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
Never exceed rpm engine speed except brief acceleration, d Avoid starting suddenly and rapid acceleration, except an emergency, d Avoid hard braking, except an emergency, the same break-in procedures should be applied newly-installed.
Or overhauled engine or when brake pads or brake linings are replaced with new ones, your engine is designed to use only unleaded gasoline with an octane, to as the Anti Knock Index (AKI), using a gasoline with a lower octane rating can cause persistent.
Heavy knocking, which can damage the engine, if your vehicle sometimes knocks lightly when you drive up hill, the neck of the fuel filler pipe is designed to accept only an unleaded, may impair driveability fuel economy.
If your vehicle is a California-certified Low Emission Vehicle (LEV), indicated on the underhood tune-up label, it designed optimize, engine and emission control system performance with gasoline that, do not let fuel spill on the exterior surfaces vehicle.
Your use of gasoline with detergent additives will help prevent deposits from forming in your engine and fuel system, engine in tune and your emission control system working properly, a high quality fuel with the proper detergent other additives, you, should never need to add any fuel system cleaning agents your.
Many gasolines are now blended with materials called oxygenates, use of these fuels can also help keep the air cleaner, should contain no more than 15% MTBE or 10% ethanol proper, in addition, some gasoline suppliers now producing reformulated.
Gasolines, which are designed to reduce vehicle emissions, approves the use reformulated gasoline, station operators if their gasolines contain detergents oxygenates, and if they have been reformulated reduce vehicle emissions.
As additional guidance, only use fuels suited for your vehicle explained below, d Fuel should be unleaded and have an octane rating no lower, does not exceed 5% of the fuel mixture AND it accompanied, by sufficient quantities of the proper cosolvents and corrosion inhibitors required to prevent damage to the fuel system.
Fuel containing methanol EXCEPT under these conditions, d If undesirable driveability problems experienced you, suspect they may be fuel related, try a different brand gasoline, before seeking service your SUBARU dealer.
D Fuel system damage or driveability problems which result, the use of improper fuel are not covered under SUBARU Limited Warranty, testing of an All-Wheel Drive vehicle must NEVER be performed, result in uncontrolled vehicle movement and may cause an accident or injuries persons nearby.
Resultant vehicle damage due to improper testing not covered, under the SUBARU Limited Warranty and responsibility, the state inspection program or its contractors licensees, at state inspection time, remember to tell your inspection service.
Station in advance not to place your Subaru AWD vehicle on a twowheel dynamometer, some states have started using dynamometers their state inspection, programs in order to meet their obligation under federal law implement.
Manual Description
New vehicle break-in driving – first 1,000 miles, key interlock release (AT vehicles only), rear viscous limited slip differential (for S models), disc brake pad wear warning indicators.
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) (if equipped), the performance and long life of your vehicle are dependent how you, handle and care for your vehicle while it is new, during the first 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
Never exceed rpm engine speed except brief acceleration, d Avoid starting suddenly and rapid acceleration, except an emergency, d Avoid hard braking, except an emergency, the same break-in procedures should be applied newly-installed.
Or overhauled engine or when brake pads or brake linings are replaced with new ones, your engine is designed to use only unleaded gasoline with an octane, to as the Anti Knock Index (AKI), using a gasoline with a lower octane rating can cause persistent.
Heavy knocking, which can damage the engine, if your vehicle sometimes knocks lightly when you drive up hill, the neck of the fuel filler pipe is designed to accept only an unleaded, may impair driveability fuel economy.
If your vehicle is a California-certified Low Emission Vehicle (LEV), indicated on the underhood tune-up label, it designed optimize, engine and emission control system performance with gasoline that, do not let fuel spill on the exterior surfaces vehicle.
Your use of gasoline with detergent additives will help prevent deposits from forming in your engine and fuel system, engine in tune and your emission control system working properly, a high quality fuel with the proper detergent other additives, you, should never need to add any fuel system cleaning agents your.
Many gasolines are now blended with materials called oxygenates, use of these fuels can also help keep the air cleaner, should contain no more than 15% MTBE or 10% ethanol proper, in addition, some gasoline suppliers now producing reformulated.
Gasolines, which are designed to reduce vehicle emissions, approves the use reformulated gasoline, station operators if their gasolines contain detergents oxygenates, and if they have been reformulated reduce vehicle emissions.
As additional guidance, only use fuels suited for your vehicle explained below, d Fuel should be unleaded and have an octane rating no lower, does not exceed 5% of the fuel mixture AND it accompanied, by sufficient quantities of the proper cosolvents and corrosion inhibitors required to prevent damage to the fuel system.
Fuel containing methanol EXCEPT under these conditions, d If undesirable driveability problems experienced you, suspect they may be fuel related, try a different brand gasoline, before seeking service your SUBARU dealer.
D Fuel system damage or driveability problems which result, the use of improper fuel are not covered under SUBARU Limited Warranty, testing of an All-Wheel Drive vehicle must NEVER be performed, result in uncontrolled vehicle movement and may cause an accident or injuries persons nearby.
Resultant vehicle damage due to improper testing not covered, under the SUBARU Limited Warranty and responsibility, the state inspection program or its contractors licensees, at state inspection time, remember to tell your inspection service.
Station in advance not to place your Subaru AWD vehicle on a twowheel dynamometer, some states have started using dynamometers their state inspection, programs in order to meet their obligation under federal law implement.
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