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:
Safety precautions
In the Subaru Ascent, infants and young children must always be seated in an
appropriate child restraint system positioned in the rear seats. This ensures maximum
protection and significantly reduces the risk of injury during sudden stops or collisions.
Always select a child restraint syste ...
To decrease the speed (by the "RES/SET" switch)
Press the "RES/SET" switch to the "SET"
side and hold it until the vehicle reaches
the desired speed. Then, release the
switch. The vehicle speed at that moment
will be memorized and treated as the new
set speed.
U.S.-spec. models
When the difference between the actual
vehicle speed and ...
Precautions against vehicle modification
WARNING
To maintain the full safety performance of the Subaru Ascent SRS airbag
system, no modifications should be made to any related components, wiring, or
structural elements. Unauthorized changes may lead to accidental airbag deployment
or system failure, significantly increasing th ...
