Gas Station Reference; Fuel Octane Rating; Fuel Capacity; Engine Oil - Subaru Forester Owner's Manual

Fuel:
Non-turbo models
Use only unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of
87 AKI or higher.
Turbo models
Use premium unleaded gasoline with an octane rat-
ing of 91 AKI or higher. If premium unleaded gaso-
line is not available, regular unleaded gasoline with
octane rating of 87 AKI or higher may be temporarily
used. For optimum engine performance and drive-
ability, it is required that you use premium grade un-
leaded gasoline.

Fuel octane rating

This octane rating is the average of the Research
Octane and Motor numbers and is commonly re-

Cold tire pressure:

Tire size
Wheel size
Pressure Front
Rear

GAS STATION REFERENCE

ferred to as the Anti Knock Index (AKI). Refer to "Fu-
el" section in this manual.

Fuel capacity:

15.9 US gal (60 liters, 13.2 Imp gal)

Engine oil:

Use only API classification SL with the words "EN-
ERGY CONSERVING" and the New API certification
mark (starburst mark) displayed on the container (IL-
SAC GF-3).
Engine oil capacity:
4.2 US qt (4.0 liters, 3.5 Imp qt)
Light load
Full load
Light load
Full load
Trailer towing
P215/60R16 94H
16 × 6
1
/ JJ
2
29 psi (200 kPa, 2.0 kgf/cm
29 psi (200 kPa, 2.0 kgf/cm
28 psi (190 kPa, 1.9 kgf/cm
36 psi (250 kPa, 2.5 kgf/cm
41 psi (280 kPa, 2.8 kgf/cm
2
)
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)
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