Corrosion Protection; Snow Tires - Subaru Forester 2012 Owner's Manual

CAUTION
Avoid prolonged continuous driving
in snowstorms. Snow will enter the
engine's intake system and may
hinder the airflow, which could re-
sult in engine shutdown or even
breakdown.
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Wiper operation when snowing
Before driving in cold weather, make sure
the wiper blades are not frozen to the
windshield or rear window.
If the wiper blades are frozen to the
windshield or rear window, perform the
following procedure.
. To thaw the windshield wiper blades,
use the defroster with the airflow selection
in " " and the temperature set for
maximum warmth until the wiper blades
are completely thawed. Refer to
F4-1.
control"
. If your vehicle is equipped with a wiper
deicer, use it. It is helpful to thaw the
windshield wiper blades. Refer to
F3-49.
fogger and deicer"
. To thaw the rear wiper blade, use the
rear window defogger. Refer to
F3-49.
ger and deicer"
When driving in snow, if frozen snow starts
to stick on the surface of the windshield
despite wiper operation, use the defroster
with the airflow control dial in "
the temperature control dial set for max-
imum warmth. After the windshield gets
warmed enough to melt the frozen snow
on it, wash it away using the windshield
washer. Refer to
Snow stuck on the wiper arm prevents the
wiper from working effectively. If snow is
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stuck on the wiper arm, pull off the road to
a safe place, then remove it. If you stop
the vehicle at road side, use the hazard
warning flashers to alert other drivers.
" Hazard warning flasher" F3-
Refer to
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7.
We recommend use of non-freezing type
wiper blades (winter blades) during the
seasons you could have snow and freez-
ing temperatures.
"
Climate
Blades of this type give superior wiping
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performance in snowy conditions. Be sure
to use blades that are suitable for your
vehicle.
"
De-
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Defog-
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" and
" F3-46.
Washer"
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NOTE
When the season requiring non-freez-
ing type wiper blades is over, replace
them with standard wiper blades.
& Corrosion protection
Refer to
& Snow tires
Driving tips
CAUTION
During high-speed driving, non-
freezing type wiper blades may not
perform as well as standard wiper
blades. If this happens, reduce the
vehicle speed.
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WARNING
. When replacing original tires with
winter (snow) tires, make sure
you use only tires of the same
size, circumference, construc-
tion, brand (tread pattern), speed
symbol and load index as the
original tires listed on the tire
placard. Using tires of other sizes
and constructions may affect
speedometer/odometer calibra-
tion and clearance between the
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