Subaru Crosstrek Owners Manual: Rocking the vehicle
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, depress the accelerator pedal slightly and move the shift lever/select lever back and forth between "1"/"D" and "R" repeatedly. Do not race the engine. For the best possible traction, avoid spinning the wheels when trying to free the vehicle.
When the road surface is extremely slippery, you can obtain better traction by starting the vehicle with the transmission in 2nd than 1st (both for MT and CVT models).
If your vehicle is a CVT model, for information about holding the transmission in the 2nd position, refer to "Selection of manual mode" F7-26.
Tire chains
CAUTION
Tire chains cannot be used on your
vehicle because of the lack of
clearance between the tires and
vehicle body.
NOTE
When tire chains cannot be used, use
of another type of traction dev ...
Loading your vehicle
WARNING
Never allow passengers to ride
on a folded rear seatback or in
the cargo area. Doing so may
result in serious injury.
Never stack luggage or other
cargo higher than the top of th ...
Other materials:
Adjustment
HVAC SYSTEM (HEATER, VENTILATOR AND A/C) > Compressor OilADJUSTMENT• If a component has been replaced, add an appropriate amount of compressor oil (same as the amount of remaining oil in removed component).• When replacing the compressor assembly, the new compressor assembly will alre ...
Component
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION(TR580) > General DescriptionCOMPONENT1. TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY AND CONVERTER CASE(1)Drive plate(13)Pitching stopper bracketTightening torque: N·m (kgf-m, ft-lb)(2)Reinforcement drive plate(14)O-ringT1:18 (1.8, 13.3)(3)Torque converter ASSY(15)Stud bolt ...
Component
ENTERTAINMENT > General DescriptionCOMPONENT1. DATA COMMUNICATION MODULE(1)Cap screw(4)Backup batteryTightening torque: N·m (kgf-m, ft-lb)(2)Backup battery cover(5)Data communication moduleT:0.3 (0.03, 0.2)(3)Circlip ...
