Subaru Crosstrek Owners Manual: Driving on grades

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Before going down a steep hill, slow down and shift into lower gear (if necessary, use 1st gear) in order to utilize the engine braking effect and prevent overheating of your vehicle's brakes. Do not make sudden downshifts.
When driving uphill in hot weather, the air conditioner may turn off automatically to protect the engine from overheating.
When driving uphill in hot weather, pay attention to the following indicators because the engine and transmission are relatively prone to overheating.

Coolant temperature high warning light

AT OIL TEMP warning light (CVT models)

If the coolant temperature high warning light and/or the AT OILTEMP warning light illuminates, immediately turn off the air conditioner and stop the vehicle in the nearest safe location. For further instructions and additional information, refer to the following sections.

"If you park your vehicle in case of an emergency" F9-2
"Engine overheating" F9-12
"Coolant temperature low indicator light/Coolant temperature high warning light" F3-17

"AT OIL TEMP warning light (CVT models)" F3-19

For CVT models, avoid using the accelerator pedal to stay stationary on an uphill slope instead of using the parking brake or foot brake. That may cause the transmission fluid to overheat.

Driving with a trailer

You should allow for considerably more stopping distance when towing a trailer. Avoid sudden braking because it may result in skidding or jackknifing and loss of control. Avoid abrupt s ...

Parking on a grade

Always block the wheels under both vehicle and trailer when parking. Apply the parking brake firmly. You should not park on a hill or slope. If parking on a hill or slope cannot be avoided, you sh ...

Other materials:

Assembly
FRONT SUSPENSION > Front ArmASSEMBLY1. BUSHING FRONT - FRONT ARM1. Before assembly, inspect the following items and replace any faulty part with a new one.• Check the front arm assembly for damage or cracks, and replace if defective.• Visually check the bushing for abnormal cracks, fa ...

Outgoing screen
Outgoing call screen Open the "Options" screen. Refer to "Phone volume settings" Abort the call. The screen returns to the phone (menu) screen. This is the same as pressing the on hook switch on the steering wheel. NOTE Depending on the type of Bluetooth phone being connec ...

Seatbelt with shoulder belt and lap belt pretensioners
NOTE This section applies specifically to the following Subaru Ascent components. Driver's seatbelt Front passenger's seatbelt Seatbelt retractor assembly (shoulder belt pretensioner and adaptive force limiter) Lap belt pretensioner When the pretensioners in the Suba ...