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:
Replacement
SECURITY AND LOCKS > Ignition Key LockREPLACEMENTCAUTION:• Before handling the airbag system components, refer to “CAUTION” of “General Description” in “AIRBAG SYSTEM”. General Description > CAUTION">• If the steering wheel and steering ...
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CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (DIAGNOSTICS) > Diagnostic Procedure with Cancel Code24Malfunction in cruise control-related switch is detected.TROUBLE SYMPTOM:• Cruise control cannot be set. (Cancelled immediately.)• Cruise control cannot be released.Refer to DTC 11 for diagnostic procedure. D ...
Removal
FUEL INJECTION (FUEL SYSTEMS)(H4DO) > Fuel FilterREMOVALWARNING:Place “NO OPEN FLAMES” signs near the working area.CAUTION:• Be careful not to spill fuel.• If the fuel gauge indicates that two thirds or more of the fuel is remaining, be sure to drain fuel before starting w ...
