Owner's Manual - Page 261

For 2008 OUTBACK 3.0 R L.L. BEAN.

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Black plate (268,1)
Model "A2440BE-B" EDITED: 2007/ 5/ 7
7-20 Starting and operating
! While climbing a grade
When driving up a hill, undesired upshift to
4th gear is prevented from taking place
when the accelerator is released. This
minimizes t he chance of subsequent
downshifting to a lower gear when accel-
erating again. This prevents repeated
upshifting and downshifting resulting in a
smoother operation of the vehicle.
NOTE
The transmission may downshift to 2nd
or 1st gear, depending on the way the
accelerator pedal is pressed to accel-
erate the vehicle again.
! While going down a hill
When you are descending a hill or any
other slope while braking with the
SPORT mode selected, the transmission
may downshift to 3rd or 2nd gear depend-
ing on how hard you depress the brake
pedal, causing engine braking to work.
Reacceleration for a short time will cause
the transmission to upshift normally.
NOTE
. A 4th-to-3rd automatic downshift
will not occur at speeds above 50
mph (80 km/h) and a 3rd-to-2nd auto-
matic dow nshift will not occur at
speeds above 24 mph (38 km/h).
. Automatic downshifts to 3rd or 2nd
may occur even when driving on a level
road depending on conditions, such as
how hard you depress the brake pedal.
& Selector lever reverse inhi-
biting function
This function prevents accidental move-
ment of the selector lever to the R
position while the vehicle is moving.
The function becomes operational when
the vehicle reaches a speed of approxi-
mately 6 mph (10 km/h). Once opera-
tional, it prevents the selector lever from
being moved from the N position to the
R position. When the vehicle speed
drops below 6 mph (10 km/h), the function
is canceled. The selector lever can then
be moved to the R and P positions.
When the ignition switch has been turned
to the LOCK position, movement of the
selector lever from the N position to the
R position is possible for a limited time
period by depressing the brake pedal and
then becomes impossible. Also, the se-
lector lever cannot be moved to the R
position after it has been placed in the P
position and then placed again in the N
position.
When the movement of the selector lever
from the N position to the R position
has become impossible, turn the ignition
switch back to the ON position then
move the selector lever to the P position.
Pressing the selector lever release button
alsomakesitpossibletomovethe
selector lever to the P position at this
time.
! Selector lever release button
If you inadvertently have turned the igni-
tion switch to the LOCK position with the
selector lever in the N position, proceed
as follows. By referring to the Shift lock
release section in this chapter, remove
the shift lock release cover. Then, with the
screwdriver inserted into the hole, move
the selector lever to the P position. If the
selector lever reverse inhibiting function
fails, have the vehicle inspected by the
nearest SUBARU dealer.
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