Hill Descent Control Function - Subaru Forester 2017 Owner's Manual

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Starting and operating/X mode
X-mode indicator light (type A)
X-mode indicator light (type B)
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 when the
X-mode is deactivated.
NOTE
. Even if you try to activate the X-
mode by pressing the X-mode switch
when the vehicle speed is 12 mph (20
km/h) or more, the X-mode will not be
activated. At this time, a buzzer will
sound twice.
. If the vehicle speed reaches 25 mph
(40 km/h) or more while the X-mode is
activated, a buzzer will sound once and
the X-mode will be deactivated.
NOTE
For models with SI-DRIVE:
. The SI-DRIVE mode will change to
the Intelligent (I) mode when the X-
mode is deactivated.
. The SI-DRIVE mode cannot be chan-
ged while the X-mode is activated. At
this time, a buzzer will sound twice.
. While the engine is running, if any of
the following conditions is met, the X-
mode will be deactivated. In this case, it
is not possible to activate the X-mode.
Also, for models with SI-DRIVE, the
mode will change to the Sport (S) mode
and it will not be possible to change to
the other modes.
The CHECK ENGINE warning
light/malfunction indicator light illu-
minates.
The AT OIL TEMP warning light
flashes.
The ABS warning light illumi-
nates.
The Vehicle Dynamics Control
warning light illuminates.
. If there is a possibility that the
engine could overheat because of a
temperature increase of the engine
coolant, it is not possible to change to
the X-mode. While the vehicle is in the
X-mode, it changes to the Sport (S)
mode when the engine coolant tem-
perature increases.
. It is not possible to activate the X-
mode when the engine is not running,
because the hill descent control func-
tion is not activated.

Hill descent control function

The hill descent control function will be in
standby mode when the X-mode is acti-
vated and the vehicle speed is less than
approximately 12 mph (20 km/h).
The function will operate when the vehicle