Subaru Crosstrek Owners Manual: Fuel octane rating
Using a gasoline with a lower octane rating can cause persistent and heavy knocking, which can damage the engine.
Do not be concerned if your vehicle sometimes knocks lightly when you drive up a hill or when you accelerate. Contact your SUBARU dealer if you use a fuel with the specified octane rating and your vehicle knocks heavily or persistently.
RON
This octane rating is the Research Octane Number.
AKI
This octane rating is the average of the Research Octane and Motor Octane numbers and is commonly referred to as the Anti Knock Index (AKI).
Unleaded gasoline
The neck of the fuel filler pipe is designed to accept only an unleaded gasoline filler nozzle. Under no circumstances should leaded gasoline be used because it will damage the emission control system and may impair driveability and fuel economy.
Fuel requirements
The engine is designed to operate using
unleaded gasoline with an octane rating
of 87 AKI (90 RON) or higher. ...
Gasoline for California-certified
LEV
If your vehicle was certified to California's
low emission vehicle (LEV) standards as
indicated on the underhood tune-up label,
it is designed to optimize engine and
emission performance with gaso ...
Other materials:
Inspection
SEAT BELT SYSTEM > Rear Seat BeltINSPECTION1. VISUAL INSPECTIONCheck for the following, and replace with new parts if necessary.• Seat belt is slackened, bent or worn.• Seat belt is abnormally wound or extended.• Seat belt inner - rear is deformed or damaged.• Seat belt bu ...
Control module i/o signal Electrical specification
BODY CONTROL SYSTEM (DIAGNOSTICS) > Control Module I/O SignalELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONDescriptionTerminal No.Signal (V or ?)NoteIgnition switch ON(Engine OFF)Ignition power supply (rear wiper)A5 ←> Chassis groundLess than 1.5 V > 10 — 13 VIgnition switch OFF > ONBattery power suppl ...
Disassembly
REAR SUSPENSION > Rear Shock AbsorberDISASSEMBLY1. Using a coil spring compressor, compress the coil spring.2. Using a hexagon wrench to prevent the shock absorber piston rod from turning, remove the self-locking nut with ST.CAUTION:When installing the coil spring compressor to the coil spring, f ...
