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
SUNROOF/T-TOP/CONVERTIBLE TOP (SUNROOF) > Sunroof AssemblyREMOVALCAUTION:• Before handling the airbag system components, refer to “CAUTION” of “General Description” in “AIRBAG SYSTEM”. General Description > CAUTION">• When removing the c ...
Removal
CLUTCH SYSTEM > Operating CylinderREMOVALCAUTION:Brake fluid spilled on the vehicle body will harm the paint surface; therefore, wash it off with water and wipe clean quickly if spilled.1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.2. Remove the clip (A) from the air intake boot.3. Loosen the clamp ...
Preparation tool
CLUTCH SYSTEM > General DescriptionPREPARATION TOOL1. SPECIAL TOOLILLUSTRATIONTOOL NUMBERDESCRIPTIONREMARKS498497100CRANKSHAFT STOPPERUsed for stopping rotation of the flywheel.499747100CLUTCH DISC GUIDEUsed for installing the clutch disc to the flywheel. — SUBARU SELECT MONITOR 4Used for setti ...
