2021 Subaru Forester Owners Manual - Wiper and washer

Wiper and washer

NOTE

The windshield wiper motor is pro- tected against overloads by a circuit breaker. If the motor operates continu- ously under an unusually heavy load, the circuit breaker may trip to stop the motor temporarily. If this happens, park your vehicle in a safe place, turn off the wiper switch, and wait for approxi- mately 10 minutes. The circuit breaker will reset itself, and the wipers will again operate normally.

Clean your blade rubbers and win- dow glass periodically with a washer solution to prevent streaking, and to remove accumulations of road salt or road film. Operate the windshield washer for at least 1 second so that washer solution will be sprinkled all over the windshield or rear window.

Grease, wax, insects or other mate- rial on the windshield or the blade rubbers results in jerky wiper operation

and streaking on the glass. If you cannot remove those streaks after operating the washer or if the wiper operation is jerky, clean the outer sur- face of the windshield or rear window and the blade rubbers using a sponge or soft cloth with a neutral detergent or mild-abrasive cleaner. After cleaning, rinse the window glass and blade rubbers with clean water. The glass is clean if no beads form on the glass when you rinse with water.

If you cannot eliminate the streaking even after following this procedure, replace the blade rubbers with new ones. For replacement instructions, refer to “Replacement of wiper blades”

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The wiper operates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” or “ACC” position.

/ MIST: Mist (for a single wipe)

/ OFF: Off

/ INT: Intermittent

/ LO: Low speed

/ HI: High speed

To turn the wipers on, push the wiper control lever down.

To turn the wipers off, return the lever to the “”/“OFF” position.

For a single wipe of the wipers, push the lever up. The wipers operate until you release the lever.

When the wiper switch is in the “ ” position, turn the dial to adjust the operat- ing interval of the wiper. The operating interval can be adjusted in several steps from the shortest interval to the longest.

To wash the windshield, pull the wiper control lever toward you. The washer fluid sprays until you release the lever. The wipers operate while you pull the lever.

Windshield washer fluid warning light

& Rear window wiper and washer switch

: Washer operation (accompanied by wiper operation)

: Continuous operation

: Intermittent operation : Off

: Washer operation (accompanied by wiper operation)

With the switch turned to the “ ” position, the rear wiper will operate intermittently at intervals corresponding to the vehicle speed. In this position, when you move the select lever to the “R” position, the rear wiper will switch to continuous operation.

When you move the select lever from the “R” (reverse) position to another position, the rear wiper will return to intermittent operation.

Reverse gear interlocked rear wiper: Even if the rear wiper switch is in the off “ ” position, if the front windshield wiper is operating continuously, the rear wiper will

operate intermittently when you move the select lever to the “R” (reverse) position.

The factory setting (default setting) of the reverse gear interlocked rear wiper is as follows.

U.S.-spec. models: Non-operational

Other models: Operational

This setting can be changed by a SUBARU dealer. Consult your SUBARU dealer for details.

! Washer

To wash the rear window while the rear wiper is operating, turn the knob switch upward to the “ ” position. The washer fluid sprays until you release the knob.

To wash the rear window when the rear wiper is not in use, turn the knob switch downward to the “” position. The washer fluid sprays and the wiper operates until you release the knob.

The rear view camera washer also oper- ates while the rear window washer is operating.