Subaru 2003 Outback Sport, Owner'S Manual

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IMPREZA(NA) A1850BE-A (ENGLISH)
Starting and operating
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Braking
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Braking tips
WARNING
Never rest your foot on the brake pedal while
driving. This can cause dangerous overheat-
ing of the brakes and needless wear on the
brake pads and linings.
B
When the brakes get wet
When driving in rain or after washing the vehicle, the
brakes may get wet. As a result, brake stopping dis-
tance will be longer. To dry the brakes, drive the ve-
hicle at a safe speed while lightly depressing the
brake pedal to heat up the brakes.
B
Use of engine braking
Remember to make use of engine braking in addi-
tion to foot braking. When descending a grade, if
only the foot brake is used, the brakes may start
working improperly because of brake fluid overheat-
ing, caused by overheated brake pads. To help pre-
vent this, shift into a lower gear to get stronger
engine braking.
B
Braking when a tire is punctured
Do not depress the brake pedal suddenly when a
tire is punctured. This could cause a loss of control
of the vehicle. Keep driving straight ahead while
gradually reducing speed. Then slowly pull off the
road to a safe place.
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Brake system
B
Two separate circuits
Your vehicle has two separate circuit brake systems.
Each circuit works diagonally across the vehicle. If
one circuit of the brake system should fail, the other
half of the system still works. If one circuit fails, the
brake pedal will go down much closer to the floor
than usual and you will need to press it down much
harder. And a much longer distance will be needed
to stop the vehicle.
B
Brake booster
The brake booster uses engine manifold vacuum to
assist braking force. Do not turn off the engine while
driving because that will turn off the brake booster,
resulting in poor braking power.
The brakes will continue to work even when the
brake booster completely stops functioning. If this
happens, however, you will have to push the pedal