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:
Inspection
BRAKE > Brake BoosterINSPECTION1. OPERATION CHECK WHEN NOT USING MEASURING DEVICESCAUTION:When checking operation, be sure to apply the parking brake securely.When an operation check is performed with no measuring devices, a faulty part cannot be identified correctly. But it is possible to identi ...
Installation
EXHAUST(H4DO) > Front Exhaust PipeINSTALLATION1. Set the front exhaust pip and center exhaust pipe to the vehicle, and temporally tighten the nuts which secure the front exhaust pipe to cylinder head.NOTE:Use a new gasket.2. Install the bolts, springs, and nuts which secure the rear exhaust pipe ...
Top tether anchorages
Your vehicle is equipped with three top
tether anchorages so that a child restraint
system having a top tether can be
installed in the rear seat. When installing
a child restraint system using top tether,
proceed as follows, while observing the
instructions by the child restraint system
manuf ...
