Explore the comprehensive list of OBD-II parameters supported for the Subaru Forester. This includes real-time data for engine performance, fuel efficiency, and diagnostic trouble codes. Sidecar provides access to these PIDs to help you monitor your vehicle's health.
39,614 miles driven
37 drivers
Year |
Overall |
Fuel |
Speed |
Range |
Odom |
Tires |
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1997-2008 |
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2009-2013 |
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Estimatable |
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2014-2025 |
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Estimatable |
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Legend
Vehicle is fully onboarded.
Feature is supported via OBD. Requires a connected OBD-II scanner.
Feature is supported via Connected Accounts (Beta).
General support
Sidecar supports the SAEJ1979 OBD-II standard for vehicles produced in the USA since 1996 and vehicles worldwide in the 2000’s. For vehicles that support OBD-II — typically combustion and hybrid vehicles — this enables out-of-the-box support for odometer, speed, fuel tank levels, and 100s of other parameters.
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Parameter support by model year
Battery
| Parameter | 1997-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2025 |
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12V aux battery temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_12V_AUX_BAT_T
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12V aux battery voltage (volts)
FORESTER_12V_AUX_BAT_VOLTAGE
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12V battery current (milliamps)
FORESTER_12V_C
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✓ | ||
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12V battery temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_12V_T
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✓ | ||
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12V engine restart battery current (amps)
FORESTER_12V_CURRENT
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12V engine restart battery soc (percent)
FORESTER_12V_ENGINE_RESTART_BAT_SOC
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12V engine restart battery soc control (percent)
FORESTER_12V_SOC_CONTROL
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12V engine restart battery temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_12V_ENGINE_RESTART_BAT_T
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12V engine restart battery voltage (volts)
FORESTER_12V_ENGINE_RESTART_BAT_VOLTAGE
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Battery charge/discharge current (amps)
FORESTER_BAT_CHARGE_DISCHARGE_CURRENT
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Battery terminal voltage (volts)
FORESTER_BAT_TERMINAL_VOLTAGE
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Estimated battery temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_ESTIMATED_BAT_T
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Mass airflow sensor voltage (volts)
FORESTER_MAF_VOLTAGE
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Remaining battery capacity (percent)
FORESTER_REMAINING_BAT_CAPACITY
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Control
| Parameter | 1997-2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Accelerator pedal position (percent)
FORESTER_ACC_POS
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✓ | |||||||
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Brake switch (scalar)
FORESTER_BRAKE_SWITCH
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✓ | |||||||
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Clutch switch (scalar)
FORESTER_CLUTCH_SWITCH
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Knocking signal (degrees)
FORESTER_KNOCKING_SIGNAL
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✓ | |||||||
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Steering wheel angle (degrees)
FORESTER_STEER_ANGLE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Steering wheel angle, v2 (degrees)
FORESTER_STEER_ANGLE_746
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✓ |
Cruise control
| Parameter | 1997-2025 |
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Cruise control cancel switch (scalar)
FORESTER_CC_CANCEL_SWITCH
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Cruise control main toggle switch (scalar)
FORESTER_CC_MAIN_TOGGLE_SWITCH
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Cruise control resume/accelerate switch (scalar)
FORESTER_CC_RESUME_ACCELERATE_SWITCH
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Cruise control set/coast switch (scalar)
FORESTER_CC_SET_COAST_SWITCH
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Cruise speed, set (kilometersPerHour)
FORESTER_CRUISE_VSS_T
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ECU
| Parameter | 1997-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
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A/F sensor #1 (scalar)
FORESTER_A_F_SENSOR_1
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✓ | |
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Actual line pressure (unknown)
FORESTER_ACTUAL_LINE_PRESSURE
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Actual primary pressure (unknown)
FORESTER_ACTUAL_PRIMARY_PRESSURE
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Actual secondary pressure (unknown)
FORESTER_ACTUAL_SECONDARY_PRESSURE
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All-wheel drive solenoid actual current (milliamps)
FORESTER_AWD_SOLENOID_ACTUAL_CURRENT
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All-wheel drive solenoid set current (milliamps)
FORESTER_AWD_SOLENOID_SET_CURRENT
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Alternator duty (percent)
FORESTER_ALTERNATOR_DUTY
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Canister purge control valve duty cycle (percent)
FORESTER_CPC_VALVE_DUTY_CYCLE
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✓ | |
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Cylinder monitor #1 (rpm)
FORESTER_MONITOR_1
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✓ | |
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Cylinder monitor #2 (rpm)
FORESTER_MONITOR_2
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✓ | |
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Cylinder monitor #3 (rpm)
FORESTER_MONITOR_3
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✓ | |
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Cylinder monitor #4 (rpm)
FORESTER_MONITOR_4
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✓ | |
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Diesel particulate filter active regeneration switch (scalar)
FORESTER_DPF_ACTIVE_REGENERATION_SWITCH
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Diesel particulate filter regeneration count (scalar)
FORESTER_DPF_REGENERATION_COUNT
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Drive motor inverter input HV sensor (volts)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_INVERTER_INPUT_HV_SENSOR
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Drive motor output power (watts)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_OUTPUT_POWER
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Drive motor torque lower limit (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_TORQUE_LOWER_LIMIT
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Drive motor torque output actual (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_TORQUE_OUTPUT_ACTUAL
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Drive motor torque target (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_TORQUE_TARGET
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Drive motor torque upper limit (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_TORQUE_UPPER_LIMIT
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Electric oil pump current (amps)
FORESTER_ELECTRIC_OIL_PUMP_CURRENT
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Electric waste gate valve actual position value (millimeters)
FORESTER_EWG_VALVE_ACTUAL_POSITION
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Electric waste gate valve request position value (millimeters)
FORESTER_EWG_VALVE_REQUEST_POSITION
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Engine starting time (milliseconds)
FORESTER_ENGINE_STARTING_TIME
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Engine torque actual (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_ENGINE_TORQUE_ACTUAL
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Engine torque target (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_ENGINE_TORQUE_TARGET
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Engine torque upper (newtonMeters)
FORESTER_ENGINE_TORQUE_UPPER_ECM
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Exhaust OCV duty left (percent)
FORESTER_EXHAUST_OCV_DUTY_LEFT
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Exhaust OCV duty right (percent)
FORESTER_EXHAUST_OCV_DUTY_RIGHT
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Exhaust gas recirculation steps (scalar)
FORESTER_EGR_STEPS
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✓ | |
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Exhaust gas recirculation valve opening angle (degrees)
FORESTER_EGR_VALVE_OPENING_ANGLE
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Final injection amount (scalar)
FORESTER_FINAL_INJECTION_AMOUNT_MM_ST
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Final main injection period (milliseconds)
FORESTER_FINAL_MAIN_INJECTION_PERIOD
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Glow relay switch (scalar)
FORESTER_GLOW_RELAY_SWITCH
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Individual pump difference learning value (milliamps)
FORESTER_INDIVIDUAL_PUMP_DIFFERENCE_LEARNING_VALUE
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Injector learning switch (scalar)
FORESTER_INJECTOR_LEARNING_SWITCH
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Intake VVT advance angle left (degrees)
FORESTER_INTAKE_VVT_ADVANCE_LEFT
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✓ | |
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Intake VVT advance angle right (degrees)
FORESTER_INTAKE_VVT_ADVANCE_RIGHT
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✓ | |
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Interior heater (scalar)
FORESTER_INTERIOR_HEATER
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Lin. solenoid actual current (milliamps)
FORESTER_LIN_SOLENOID_ACTUAL_CURRENT
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Lock up duty ratio (percent)
FORESTER_LOCK_UP_DUTY_RATIO
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #1 cylinder #1 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_1_1
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #1 cylinder #2 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_1_2
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #1 cylinder #3 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_1_3
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #1 cylinder #4 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_1_4
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #2 cylinder #1 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_2_1
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #2 cylinder #2 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_2_2
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #2 cylinder #3 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_2_3
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #2 cylinder #4 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_2_4
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #3 cylinder #1 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_3_1
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #3 cylinder #2 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_3_2
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #3 cylinder #3 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_3_3
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #3 cylinder #4 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_3_4
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #4 cylinder #1 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_4_1
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #4 cylinder #2 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_4_2
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #4 cylinder #3 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_4_3
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #4 cylinder #4 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_4_4
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #5 cylinder #1 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_5_1
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #5 cylinder #2 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_5_2
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #5 cylinder #3 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_5_3
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Micro-quantity-injection final learning value #5 cylinder #4 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_MQI_FLV_5_4
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Mileage after injector learning (kilometers)
FORESTER_MILEAGE_AFTER_INJECTOR_LEARNING
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Mileage after injector replacement (kilometers)
FORESTER_MILEAGE_AFTER_INJECTOR_REPLACEMENT
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Oil control valve duty left (percent)
FORESTER_OCV_DUTY_LEFT
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✓ | |
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Oil control valve duty right (percent)
FORESTER_OCV_DUTY_RIGHT
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✓ | |
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Oil dilution amount (scalar)
FORESTER_OIL_DILUTION_AMOUNT
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Oil dilution ratio (percent)
FORESTER_OIL_DILUTION_RATIO
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Oil level switch (scalar)
FORESTER_OIL_LEVEL_SWITCH
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✓ | |
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Oil supply value, duty left (percent)
FORESTER_OSV_DUTY_LEFT
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Oil supply value, duty right (percent)
FORESTER_OSV_DUTY_RIGHT
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Pressure difference between DPF inlet and outlet (kilopascal)
FORESTER_PRESSURE_DIFFERENCE_BETWEEN_DPF_INLET_AND_OUTLET
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Quantity correction cylinder #1 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_QUANTITY_CORRECTION_1
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Quantity correction cylinder #2 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_QUANTITY_CORRECTION_2
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Quantity correction cylinder #3 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_QUANTITY_CORRECTION_3
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Quantity correction cylinder #4 (milliseconds)
FORESTER_QUANTITY_CORRECTION_4
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Radiator fan control (percent)
FORESTER_RADIATOR_FAN
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Roughness monitor #1 (scalar)
FORESTER_ROUGHNESS_MONITOR_1
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✓ | |
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Roughness monitor #2 (scalar)
FORESTER_ROUGHNESS_MONITOR_2
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✓ | |
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Roughness monitor #3 (scalar)
FORESTER_ROUGHNESS_MONITOR_3
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✓ | |
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Roughness monitor #4 (scalar)
FORESTER_ROUGHNESS_MONITOR_4
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✓ | |
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Secondary actual current (milliamps)
FORESTER_SECONDARY_ACTUAL_CURRENT
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Secondary set current (milliamps)
FORESTER_SECONDARY_SET_CURRENT
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Soot accumulation ratio (percent)
FORESTER_SOOT_ACCUMULATION_RATIO
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Target intake manifold pressure (kilopascal)
FORESTER_TARGET_INTAKE_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE
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Throttle motor duty (percent)
FORESTER_THROTTLE_MOTOR_DUTY
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✓ | |
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Transfer duty ratio (percent)
FORESTER_TRANSFER_DUTY_RATIO
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Engine
| Parameter | 1997-2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Continuously variable transmission temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_CVT_T
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Diesel particulate filter regeneration attempts (scalar)
FORESTER_DPF_REGEN_CNT
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Drive motor inverter temperature a (celsius)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_INVERTER_T_A
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Drive motor inverter temperature b (celsius)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_INVERTER_T_B
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Drive motor inverter temperature c (celsius)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_INVERTER_T_C
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Drive motor temperature a (celsius)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_T_A
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Drive motor temperature b (celsius)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_T_B
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Electric waste gate valve position sensor learning value at fully-closed position (millimeters)
FORESTER_EWG_VALVE_POSITION_SENSOR_LEARNING_CLOSED
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Engine oil temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_EOT_V2
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Estimated DPF temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_ESTIMATED_DPF_T
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Estimated catalyst temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_ESTIMATED_CATALYST_T
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Exhaust gas recirculation target valve opening angle (degrees)
FORESTER_EGR_TARGET_VALVE_OPENING_ANGLE
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Exhaust gas temperature at DPF inlet (celsius)
FORESTER_EGT_DPF_INLET
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Exhaust gas temperature, catalyst inlet (celsius)
FORESTER_EGT_AT_CATALYST_INLET
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Fuel temperature (celsius)
FORESTER_FUEL_T
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Inlet air temperature (fahrenheit)
FORESTER_INLET_AIR_T
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Inlet air temperature, after air filter (celsius)
FORESTER_INLET_AIR_T_AFTER_AIR_FILTER
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Inverter temperature estimated (celsius)
FORESTER_INVERTER_T_ESTIMATED
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Mass air flow, average (gramsPerSecond)
FORESTER_MAF_AVG
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✓ | ✓ |
Fuel
| Parameter | 1997-2025 |
|---|---|
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Fuel injector #2 pulse width (milliseconds)
FORESTER_FUEL_INJECTOR_2_PULSE_WIDTH
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Fuel pump duty (percent)
FORESTER_FUEL_PUMP_DUTY
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Fuel rail pressure (kilopascal)
FORESTER_FRP
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Fuel tank air pressure (unknown)
FORESTER_FUEL_TANK_AIR_PRESSURE
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Sub fuel pump relay switch (scalar)
FORESTER_SUB_FUEL_PUMP_RELAY_SWITCH
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Lights
| Parameter | 1997-2025 |
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Stop light switch (scalar)
FORESTER_STOP_LIGHT_SWITCH
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Movement
| Parameter | 1997-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
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Drive motor speed (rpm)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_SPEED
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Drive motor speed target (rpm)
FORESTER_DRIVEMOTOR_SPEED_TARGET
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Electric oil pump speed (rpm)
FORESTER_ELECTRIC_OIL_PUMP_SPEED
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Front wheel speed (rpm)
FORESTER_FRONT_WHEEL_SPEED
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Primary pulley speed (rpm)
FORESTER_PRIMARY_PULLEY_SPEED
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Secondary pulley speed (rpm)
FORESTER_SECONDARY_PULLEY_SPEED
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Target engine speed (rpm)
FORESTER_TARGET_ENGINE_SPEED
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✓ | |
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Turbine speed (rpm)
FORESTER_TURBINE_SPEED
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Tires
| Parameter | 1997-2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021-2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Front left tire pressure (psi)
FORESTER_TP_FL
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Front left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
FORESTER_FL_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Front right tire pressure (psi)
FORESTER_TP_FR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Front right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
FORESTER_FR_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Rear left tire pressure (psi)
FORESTER_TP_RL
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Rear left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
FORESTER_RL_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Rear right tire pressure (psi)
FORESTER_TP_RR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Rear right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
FORESTER_RR_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Tire 1 id (scalar)
FORESTER_TID1
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Tire 2 id (scalar)
FORESTER_TID2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Tire 3 id (scalar)
FORESTER_TID3
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Tire 4 id (scalar)
FORESTER_TID4
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Transmission
| Parameter | 1997-2025 |
|---|---|
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Actual gear ratio (scalar)
FORESTER_ACTUAL_GEAR_RATIO
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Target gear ratio (scalar)
FORESTER_TARGET_GEAR_RATIO
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Trips
| Parameter | 1997-2014 | 2015-2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Odometer (kilometers)
FORESTER_ODO
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Odometer (kilometers)
FORESTER_ODO_7A2_10A5
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Odometer (kilometers)
FORESTER_ODO_7A2_10E5
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✓ | ||||||
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Running distance since last DPF regeneration (kilometers)
FORESTER_RUNNING_DISTANCE_SINCE_LAST_DPF_REGENERATION
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Apple CarPlay support
Model years |
CarPlay support |
|---|---|
2019-2024 |
✓ Supported |
* From Apple's CarPlay support site: CarPlay support is either standard or available as an option on many new 2016 cars and later, with some manufacturers offering software updates for earlier models. Some models may support CarPlay or car keys only in certain configurations, and not all models are available in all areas. CarPlay support is subject to change. See your dealer for details.