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:
Caution
POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING) (DIAGNOSTICS) > General DescriptionCAUTION1. SRS AIRBAG SYSTEMThe airbag system wiring harness is routed near the power steering control module.CAUTION:• Do not use the electrical test equipment on the airbag system wiring harnesses or connector circui ...
Dtc c1542 clutch switch on malfunction
VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL (VDC) (DIAGNOSTICS) > Diagnostic Procedure with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)DTC C1542 CLUTCH SWITCH ON MALFUNCTIONDTC detecting condition:Abnormal clutch signalTrouble symptom:Hill start assist does not operate.NOTE:Depending on the user clutch operation patterns, the hi ...
Removal
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL(5MT) > Shifter Fork and RodREMOVAL1. Remove the manual transmission assembly from the vehicle. Manual Transmission Assembly > REMOVAL">2. Remove the back-up light switch and the neutral position switch. Switches and Harness > REMOVAL">3 ...
