Subaru Legacy Quiz
Driving tips

Rocking the vehicle

In this manual: Driving tips
About vehicle — 35Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags — 72Keys and doors — 60Instruments and controls — 106Climate control — 43Audio — 92Interior equipment — 38Starting and operating — 85Driving tips — 47In case of emergency — 20Appearance care — 16Maintenance and service — 105Specifications — 16Consumer information and Reporting safety defects — 23
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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 (for MT, AT and CVT).

For information on holding the transmission in 2nd position, refer to “Selection of manual mode” F7-22.

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