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owners manual Subaru Forester - year of production: 2012 - Subaru Forester IV 4 owners manual EN
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Starting and operating/Continuously variable transmission7-23
&Driving tips Continuously variable trans- . Avoid shifting from one of the
Do not drive with your foot resting on themission forward driving positions into the
clutch pedal and do not use the clutch to “R” position or vice versa until
hold your vehicle at a standstill on an the vehicle has completely
The continuously variable transmission isstopped. Such shifting may
upgrade. Either of those actions mayelectronically controlled and provides an
cause clutch damage. cause damage to the transmis-
infinite number of forward speeds and 1sion.
Donotdrive with your hand resting on thereverse speed. For some models, it also
shift lever. This may cause wear on thehas a manual mode or an “L” position When parking the vehicle, first
transmission components. securely apply the parking brake
WARNING and then place the select lever in
When it is necessary to reduce vehicle the “P” position. Avoid parking
speed due to slow traffic, turning corners,Do not shift from the “P” or “N”for a long time with the select
or driving up steep hills, downshift to aposition into the “D” or “R” positionlever in any other position as
lower gear before the engine starts towhile depressing the acceleratordoing so could result in a dead
labor. pedal. This may cause the vehiclebattery.
On steep downgrades, downshift the to jump forward or backward.
transmission to 5th, 4th, 3rd or 2nd gear NOTE
asnecessary;thishelpstomaintainasafe CAUTION . When the engine coolant tempera-
speed and to extend brake pad life. ture is still low, the transmission will
In this way, the engine provides a braking. Shift into the “P” or “R” positionupshift to higher engine speeds than
effect. Remember, if you “ride” (over use)only after the vehicle is comple-when the coolant temperature is suffi-
the brakes while descending a hill, theytely stopped. Shifting while theciently high in order to shorten the
may overheat and not work properly.vehicle is moving may causewarm-up time and improve driveability.
Theenginemay,onrareoccasions,knockdamage to the transmission.The gearshift timing will automatically
when the vehicle rapidly accelerates or. Do not race the engine for moreshift to the normal timing after the
rapidly pulls away from a standstill. Thisthan 5 seconds in any positionengine has warmed up.
phenomenon is not an indication of aexcept the “N” or “P” position. Immediately after transmission fluid
problem in your vehicle. when the brake is applied oris replaced, you may feel that the
when chocks are used in thetransmission operation is somewhat
wheels. This may cause the unusual. This results from invalidation
transmission fluid to overheat.of data which the on-board computer
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