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:
Outside temperature indicator
U.S.-spec. models
Except U.S.-spec. models
The outside temperature indicator shows
the outside temperature in a range from
−40 to 1228F (−40 to 508C).
The indicator can give a false reading
under any of the following conditions.
When there is too much sun.
During ...
Electrical specification
HVAC SYSTEM (AUTO A/C) (DIAGNOSTICS) > Auto A/C Control Module I/O SignalELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONTerminal No.ContentMeasuring conditionStandard1Mode door actuator #4Digital signal; can not be measured — 2Mode door actuator #3Digital signal; can not be measured — 3Mode door actuator #2Digital ...
Disassembly
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION(TR580) > Extension CaseDISASSEMBLY1. Remove the dust cover from extension case.2. Remove the extension case oil seal from the extension case. Differential Side Retainer Oil Seal > REPLACEMENT">3. Remove all plugs. ...
