Subaru Forester 2011 - Vehicle Safety Features; Child Restraint System

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Getting
Started
Instrument
Panel
Gauges
Personalize Controls While
Operating
Safety / In Case
of Emergency
Additional
Information
Automatic Transmission Shift Mode
4-Speed Automatic Transmission with SPORTSHIFT
®
Manual Control
The automatic transmission gives you ultimate control with three different driving
modes: Normal Mode, Sport Mode and Manual Mode.
Normal Mode
When the selector lever is in the “D” (Drive) position, the transmission is in
Normal shift mode. The shift position indicator on the instrument panel shows
“D” and the transmission automatically shifts into a suitable forward gear.
Sport Mode
SPORT mode is used when power is needed for rapid acceleration or for uphill
driving. Moving the selector lever left into the manual gate
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from “D” (Drive)
position causes the transmission to change into Sport Mode.
SPORTSHIFT
®
Manual Mode
In SPORTSHIFT
®
Manual Mode, you select the desired gear position to obtain
necessary acceleration and engine braking. While in SPORT Mode, move the
selector lever up
2
or down
3
to select Manual Mode. The shift position
indicator shows the selected gear position.
When Manual Shifting Operation is Possible
• Arrow-shaped lights in the center of the instrument panel show whether an
upshift is possible and whether a downshift is possible.
• Both arrows are on: Upshifting and downshifting are both possible.
• Up arrow only is on: Only upshifting is possible.
• Down arrow only is on: Only downshifting is possible.
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2
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While
Operating
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