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
VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL (VDC) > VDC Control Module and Hydraulic Control Unit (VDCCM&H/U)INSPECTION1. Check the identification (a) of the VDC control module & hydraulic control unit (VDCCM&H/U).NOTE:For the identification, refer to “SPECIFICATION” in “General Descri ...
Inspection
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM > Horn SystemINSPECTIONSymptomsInspection stepsHorn does not sound1. Check the fuse.2. Check the horn relay.3. Check the role connector.4. Check the horn switch.5. Check the horn assembly.6. Check the harness. ...
Control screen and audio panel
Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
Select to display the play mode
currently selected. Refer to "Select
play mode"
Select to display iPod List. Refer to
"iPod settings"
Shows progress.
Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/off.
Turn to ...
