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
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL(5MT) > Reverse Check SleeveADJUSTMENT1. NEUTRAL POSITION ADJUSTMENT1. Shift the gear into 3rd gear position.2. Because of the return spring, until the arm contacts the stopper the shifter arm will feel lighter moving towards 1st/2nd gear and heavier towards th ...
Instrument panel wiring harness Location
WIRING SYSTEM > Instrument Panel Wiring HarnessLOCATIONConnectorConnecting toNo.PoleColorAreaNo.Descriptioni210D-1R339Rear wiring harness LHi520C-1 F/Bi74GrayB-4 MFD switchi1040B-3 Combination meteri156C-4 Blower fan switch (manual A/C)i1616B-4 A/C control panel (manual A/C)i224B-4 Hazard switchi ...
Valet mode
When you choose the valet mode, the
alarm system does not operate. In valet
mode, the remote transmitter is used only
for locking and unlocking the doors and
rear gate and panic activation.
To enter the valet mode, change the
setting of your vehicle's alarm system for
deactivation mode. Ref ...
