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:
Removal
LIGHTING SYSTEM > Glove Box LightREMOVAL1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery. NOTE">2. Remove the pocket assembly.(1) Attach the protective tape (a) to the panel center LWR.(2) Remove the damper COMPL - pocket.(3) Release the stoppers and remove the pocket assembly by pulling it t ...
Inspection
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE SERVICES > Front & Rear Differential Gear OilINSPECTION1. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL (MT MODEL)Front differential gear oil of MT model lubricates the transmission and differential together. Refer to “Transmission Gear Oil” for inspection procedures. Transmission Gear ...
Stall test Inspection
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION(TR580) > Stall TestINSPECTIONCAUTION:Make sure no other person is around the vehicle during stall test measurement.NOTE:Stall test is extremely important in diagnosing the condition of CVT and engine. The test is necessary to measure the engine stall speeds in & ...
