Subaru Legacy: Driving tips
Do not drive with your foot resting on the clutch pedal and do not use the clutch to hold your vehicle at a standstill on an upgrade. Either of those actions may cause clutch damage.
Do not drive with your hand resting on the shift lever. This may cause wear on the transmission components.
When it is necessary to reduce vehicle speed due to slow traffic, turning corners, or driving up steep hills, downshift to a lower gear before the engine starts to labor.
On steep downgrades, downshift the transmission to 5th, 4th, 3rd or 2nd gear as necessary; this helps to maintain a safe speed and to extend brake pad life. In this way, the engine provides a braking effect. Remember, if you “ride” (over use) the brakes while descending a hill, they may overheat and not work properly. The engine may, on rare occasions, knock when the vehicle rapidly accelerates or rapidly pulls away from a standstill. This phenomenon does not indicate a problem.
Maximum allowable speeds
WARNING When shifting down a gear, ensure that the vehicle is not travelling at a speed exceeding the Maximum Allowable Speed for the gear which is about to be selected. Failure to observe this p ...Automatic transmission/Continuously variable transmission
The automatic transmission is electronically controlled and provides 5 forward speeds and 1 reverse speed. The continuously variable transmission is electronically controlled and provides an infin ...See also:
Instrument brightness control
The instrument cluster illuminates when the ignition switch is in the ON position.
The instrument brightness control operates when the headlight control switch
is in the AUTO, or
position.
Tu ...
License Plate Lamp
To replace one of these bulbs:
Passenger Side Shown, Driver Side Similar
1. Push the release tab (A) toward the lamp assembly.
2. Pull the lamp assembly down to remove.
A. Bulb Socket
B. B ...
Setting the 12/24 Hour Format
1. Press the CONFIG button and
select Time Settings,
or press .
2. Highlight 12/24 Hour Format.
3. Press SELECT to select the
12 hour or 24 hour display
format. ...