Corrosion Protection; Snow Tires - Subaru Forester 2013 Owner's Manual

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Driving tips/Winter driving
roads. This may cause loss of
vehicle control.
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.
! 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 and set the temperature
for maximum warmth until the wiper
blades are completely thawed. Refer to
"Defrosting" F4-10.
. If your vehicle is equipped with a wiper
deicer, use it. It is helpful to thaw the
windshield wiper blades. Refer to "Defog-
ger and deicer" F3-106.
. To thaw the rear wiper blade, use the
rear window defogger. Refer to "Defogger
and deicer" F3-106.
When driving in snow, if frozen snow starts
to stick on the surface of the windshield
despite wiper operation, use the defroster
and set the temperature for maximum
warmth. After the windshield gets warmed
enough to melt the frozen snow on it,
wash it away using the windshield washer.
Refer to "Windshield washer" F3-102.
Snow stuck on the wiper arm prevents the
wiper from working effectively. If snow is
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 flasher to alert other drivers.
Refer to "Hazard warning flasher" F3-8.
We recommend use of non-freezing type
wiper blades (winter blades) during the
seasons you could have snow and freez-
ing temperatures.
Blades of this type give superior wiping
performance in snowy conditions. Be sure
to use blades that are suitable for your
vehicle.
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.
NOTE
When the season requiring non-freez-
ing type wiper blades is over, replace
them with standard wiper blades.
& Corrosion protection
Refer to "Corrosion protection" F10-4.
& Snow tires
WARNING
. When replacing original tires with
winter (snow) tires, make sure
you use only tires of the same
size, circumference, speed sym-
bol and load index as the original
tires listed on the tire placard.
Using tires of other sizes and
constructions may affect speed-
ometer/odometer calibration and
clearance between the body and
tires. It also may be dangerous
and lead to loss of vehicle con-
trol.
. You must install four winter tires
that are of the same size, circum-
ference, construction, manufac-