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
SECURITY AND LOCKS > Push Button Ignition SwitchINSPECTION1. Check the continuity between push button ignition switch terminals.Preparation tool:Circuit testerTerminal No.Inspection conditionsSpecification4 (COM) — 5 (GND)AlwaysContinuity exists7 (SSW1) — 5 (GND)Push button ignition switch re ...
Inspection
SEATS > Front SeatINSPECTION1. SEAT COVERCheck that there is no tear or fray on the cover COMPL - front backrest and the cover - front cushion.NOTE:For model with side airbag, if the door side of the cover COMPL - front backrest is torn or frayed, the side airbag may not be deployed properly. In ...
Inspection
VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL (VDC) > Yaw Rate and G SensorINSPECTION1. YAW RATE & LONGITUDINAL G AND LATERAL G SENSOR SIGNALSTEPCHECKYESNO1.CHECK YAW RATE & G SENSOR.1) Check the installation condition of the VDC control module & hydraulic control module (VDCCM&H/U).2) Using the Subar ...
