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owners manual Subaru Forester - year of production: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - Subaru Forester III 3 owners manual EN
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Starting and operating7-21
Power steering Braking a loss of control of the vehicle. Keep
driving straight ahead while gradually
The power steering system operates only&Braking tips reducing speed. Then slowly pull off the
when the engine is running. road to a safe place.
If you lose power steering assist becauseWARNING &Brakesystem
the engine stops or the system fails to
function, you can steer but it will takeNever rest your foot on the brake! Twoseparate circuits
much more effort. pedal while driving. This can cause
Your vehicle has two separate circuit
dangerous overheating of the
CAUTION brakes and needless wear on thebrake systems. Each circuit works diag-
brake pads and linings. onally across the vehicle. If one circuit of
Donotholdthesteeringwheelatthe the brake system should fail, the other half
fully locked position left or right for! Whenthebrakes get wetof the system still works. If one circuit fails,
more than 5 seconds. This may the brake pedal will go down much closer
damage the power steering pump.When driving in rain or after washing theto the floor than usual and you will need to
vehicle, the brakes may get wet. As apress it down much harder. And a much
result, brake stopping distance will belonger distance will be needed to stop the
NOTE longer. To dry the brakes, drive the vehiclevehicle.
Right after the engine has been startedat a safe speed while lightly depressing
and before it has warmed up, you maythe brake pedal to heat up the brakes.! Brake booster
hear a noise coming from areas adja-! Useofengine braking The brake booster uses engine manifold
cent to the power steering pump which vacuum to assist braking force. Do not
is located at the right-front area of theRemembertomakeuseofenginebrakingturn off the engine while driving because
engine compartment. This noise isinadditiontofootbraking.Whendescend-that will turn off the brake booster, result-
normal. It does not indicate power ing a grade, if only the foot brake is used,ing in poor braking power.
steering system trouble. the brakes may start working improperlyThe brakes will continue to work even
because of brake fluid overheating,
caused by overheated brake pads. Towhen the brake booster completely stops
help prevent this, shift into a lower gear tofunctioning. If this happens, however, you
get stronger engine braking. will have to push the pedal much harder
than normal and the braking distance will
! Braking when a tire is puncturedincrease.
Do not depress the brake pedal suddenly
whenatire is punctured. This could cause
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