Subaru Legacy: Before driving your vehicle
Before entering the vehicle, remove any snow or ice from your shoes because that could make the pedals slippery and driving dangerous.
While warming up the vehicle before driving, check that the accelerator pedal, brake pedal, and all other controls operate smoothly.
Clear away ice and snow that has accumulated under the fenders to avoid making steering difficult. During severe winter driving, stop when and where it is safe to do so and check under the fenders periodically.
Operation during cold weather
Carry some emergency equipment, such as a window scraper, a bag of sand, flares,
a small shovel and jumper cables. Check the battery and cables. Cold temperatures
reduce battery capacity. The ba ...
Parking in cold weather
WARNING
Snow can trap dangerous exhaust gases under your vehicle. Keep snow clear of
the exhaust pipe and from around your vehicle if you park the vehicle in snow with
the engine running.
Do not ...
See also:
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) system warning
The brake system warning light also illuminates if a malfunction
occurs in the EBD system. In that event, it illuminates together with the ABS warning
light. The EBD system may be malfunctioning i ...
Using KEYLESS-GO
The KEYLESS-GO key must be outside the
vehicle. All the doors must be closed.
•► Touch recessed sensor surface 1 on the
door handle until the side windows and the
sliding sunroof or t ...
Starting and stopping the engine
See page 114 for information on starting the engine and switching it off. ...
