Coolant Temperature Low Indicator Light/Coolant Temperature High Warning Light - Subaru Forester 2013 Owner's Manual

. Reduce vehicle speed.
. Avoid hard acceleration.
. Avoid steep uphill grades.
. Reduce the amount of cargo, if possi-
ble.
. Stop towing a trailer as soon as
possible.
The malfunction indicator light may stop
blinking and illuminate steadily after sev-
eral driving trips. We recommend that you
have your vehicle checked by an author-
ized SUBARU dealer immediately.
! Models NOT equipped with OBD
system
If the malfunction indicator light illuminates
when the engine is running, it may indicate
that there is a problem somewhere in the
engine control system.
If the light illuminates while driving or does
not turn off after the engine starts, we
recommend that you contact your nearest
SUBARU dealer immediately.
Instruments and controls/Warning and indicator lights
&
Coolant temperature
low indicator light/Cool-
ant temperature high
warning light
CAUTION
. After turning the ignition switch
to the "ON" position, if this
indicator light/warning light be-
haves under any of the following
conditions, the electrical system
may be malfunctioning. We re-
commend that you contact your
SUBARU dealer immediately for
an inspection.
– It remains blinking in RED.
– It remains illuminated in RED
for more than 2 seconds.
– It remains blinking in RED and
BLUE alternately.
. While driving, if this indicator
light/warning light behaves under
any of the following conditions,
take the specified appropriate
measure listed below.
– Blinking or illuminated in
RED:
Safely stop the vehicle as
soon as possible, and refer
to the emergency steps for the
engine overheating. After-
ward, we recommend that
you have the system checked
by your nearest SUBARU
dealer. Refer to "Engine over-
heating" F9-11.
– Blinking in RED and BLUE
alternately:
The electrical system may be
malfunctioning. We recom-
mend that you contact your
SUBARU dealer for an inspec-
tion.
This coolant temperature low indicator
light/coolant temperature high warning
light has the following three functions.
. Illumination in BLUE indicates insuffi-
cient warming up of the engine
. Blinking in RED indicates that the
engine is close to overheating
. Illumination in RED indicates overheat-
ing condition of the engine
For the system check, this indicator light/
warning light illuminates in RED for
approximately 2 seconds when the igni-
tion switch is turned to the "ON" position.
After that, this indicator light/warning light
changes to BLUE and maintains illumina-
tion in BLUE. This BLUE illuminated light
turns off when the engine is warmed up
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