Subaru Legacy Outback 2008, Owner'S Manual

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Black plate (293,1)
一 般
Model "A2440GE-A" EDITED: 2007/ 6/ 15
The indicator light illuminates when the
selector lever is set in the LO position.
CAUTION
If the selector lever stops in the
“
neutral
”
position between
“
HI
”
and
“
LO
”
, release the accelerator pedal
and shift the selector lever firmly.
Automatic transmission
–
4
speeds
The automatic transmission is electroni-
cally controlled and provides 4 forward
speeds and 1 reverse speed. Also, it has a
manual mode.
WARNING
Do not shift from the
“
P
”
or
“
N
”
position into the
“
D
”
or
“
R
”
position
while depressing the accelerator
pedal. This may cause the vehicle
to jump forward or backward.
CAUTION
.
Shift into the
“
P
”
or
“
R
”
position
only after the vehicle is comple-
tely stopped. Shifting while the
vehicle is moving may cause
damage to the transmission.
.
Do not race the engine for more
than 5 seconds in any position
except the
“
N
”
or
“
P
”
position
when the brake is set or when
chocks are used in the wheels.
This may cause the automatic
transmission fluid to overheat.
.
Avoid shifting from one of the
forward driving positions into the
“
R
”
position or vice versa until
the vehicle has completely
stopped. Such shifting may
cause damage to the transmis-
sion.
.
When parking the vehicle, first
securely apply the parking brake
and then place the selector lever
in the
“
P
”
position. Avoid parking
for a long time with the selector
lever in any other position as
doing so could result in a dead
battery.
NOTE
.
When the engine coolant tempera-
ture is still low, your vehicle
’
s auto-
matic transmission will up-shift at high-
er engine speeds than when the cool-
ant temperature is sufficiently high in
order to shorten the warm-up time and
improve driveability. The gearshift tim-
ing will automatically shift to the nor-
mal timing after the engine has warmed
up.
.
Immediately after ATF (automatic
transmission fluid) is replaced, you
may feel that the automatic transmis-
sion operation is somewhat unusual.
This results from invalidation of data
Starting and operating
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