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 > License Plate LightREMOVAL1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery. NOTE">2. Remove the license plate light.(1) Release the claws and pull out the license plate light.(2) Disconnect the connector and remove the bulb socket and bulb from the license plate light.CAUTIO ...
Installation
EMISSION CONTROL (AUX. EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES)(H4DO) > CanisterINSTALLATION1. Install the canister to the vehicle using bolts and nuts.Tightening torque:7.5 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)2. Install the drain tube (A), vent tube (B) and purge tube (C) to the canister.CAUTION:• Check tha ...
Radar sensor
Adjustment
Blind Spot Detection/Rear Cross Traffic Alert > Radar SensorADJUSTMENT1. RADAR AXIS ADJUSTMENTCAUTION:• After removal/installation or replacement of the radar sensor, perform the radar axis adjustment.• The procedure for the master is only shown here. However the procedure ...