An equipped 2025 Forester can memorize a reduced rear-gate opening height from the gate's close button and the Center Information Display.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified in the 2025 Forester Getting Started Guide for gasoline Foresters equipped with the factory Power Rear Gate; Base and unequipped configurations are excluded.
- Required equipment / service
- Forester Premium, Sport, Wilderness, Limited and Touring gasoline configurations with a factory Power Rear Gate
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified in the 2025 Forester Getting Started Guide for gasoline Foresters equipped with the factory Power Rear Gate; Base and unequipped configurations are excluded.
Know what kind of control to look for.
This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.
Step by step.
- 01
Open the rear gate with a Power Rear Gate button.
- 02
Press a Power Rear Gate button again at the desired height, then make only gentle position adjustments by hand.
- 03
Press and hold the close button on the inside edge of the gate until a chirp sounds and the hazard lights flash.
- 04
On the center display, open Home, Settings, the Car tab, Power Rear Gate, and confirm Power Rear Gate Memory is enabled.
- 05
Close and reopen the gate with a powered button to verify that it stops at the saved height.
Important limits
- Check overhead clearance and keep people and cargo clear while the gate moves.
- To save a different height, first turn Power Rear Gate Memory off in the center display and repeat the procedure.
- Equipment varies by trim and package; the menu cannot add a powered gate to an unequipped vehicle.
Quick checks.
- ✓If the gate ignores the saved height, verify Power Rear Gate Memory is enabled under Settings > Car > Power Rear Gate.
- ✓If no confirmation chirp occurs, hold the inside close button longer while the gate is stationary.
- ✓If powered operation is unavailable, unlock the doors and check the vehicle for a rear-gate warning.
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2025 Subaru Forester Getting Started Guide
Relevant section or page: How To Appendix — Memory Height, pages 148–149. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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