Subaru 2003 FORESTER XS PREMIUM Car

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Starting and operating
Self-leveling rear suspension (if
equipped)
The self-leveling suspension adjusts the vehicle body
position automatically to keep it level at all times irre-
spective of the number of occupants and the amount
of cargo.
The self-leveling system is incorporated in the rear
suspension shock absorber and operates only when
the vehicle is in motion.
Owing to the self-leveling suspension, the vehicle
body is adjusted to the proper position after several
drive trips, even if the rear of the vehicle is lowered by
loaded cargos or a coupled trailer.
If cargos are unloaded all at once, the vehicle height
may become higher than the normal level. This is be-
cause that the hydraulic pressure in the self-leveling
suspension was increased for leveling the body when
the cargos were loaded. In such a case, the vehicle
height will return to the original level after several driv-
ing trips.
NOTE
If the rear axle is loaded excessively, the vehicle
HS7019BA
HS7020BA
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