Subaru Legacy 2021 Owner's Manual page 355

neutral, meaning that the wheels and
transmission are not locked. Therefore,
the vehicle will roll freely, even on the
slightest incline unless the parking brake
or foot brake is applied.
Avoid coasting with the transmission in
neutral. Engine braking has no effect in
this condition.
WARNING
Do not drive the vehicle with the
select lever in the "N" (neutral)
position. Engine braking has no
effect in this condition and the risk
of an accident is consequently in-
creased.
! D (Drive)
This position is for normal driving. The
transmission shifts automatically and con-
tinuously into a suitable gear according to
the vehicle speed and the acceleration you
require. Also, while driving up and down a
hill, the transmission assists and controls
the driving performance and engine brak-
ing while corresponding to the road grade.
When more acceleration is required in "D"
position, depress the accelerator pedal
fully to the floor and hold that position. The
transmission will automatically downshift.
In this case, the transmission will operate
like a conventional automatic transmis-
sion. When you release the pedal, the
transmission will return to the original gear
position.
If one of the shift paddles behind the
steering wheel is operated while driving in
the "D" position, the transmission will
temporarily switch to the manual mode.
In this mode, you can shift to any gear
position using the shift paddles. For details
about the manual mode, refer to "Selection
of Manual Mode" FP351. Once the
vehicle speed stabilizes, the transmission
will switch from the manual mode back to
the "D" position for normal driving.
! While climbing a grade
When driving up a hill, undesired upshift is
prevented from taking place when the
accelerator is released. This minimizes
the chance of subsequent downshifting to
a lower gear when accelerating again. This
prevents repeated upshifting and down-
shifting resulting in a smoother operation
of the vehicle.
NOTE
The transmission may downshift, de-
pending on the way the accelerator
pedal is depressed to accelerate the
vehicle again.
Continuously Variable Transmission
& Shift Lock Function
The shift lock function helps prevent the
improper operation of the select lever.
. The select lever cannot be operated
unless the ignition switch is turned to the
"ON" position and the brake pedal is
depressed.
. The select lever cannot be moved from
the "P" position to any other position before
the brake pedal is depressed. Depress the
brake pedal first, and then operate the
select lever.
. Only the "P" position allows you to turn
the key from the "ACC" position to the
"LOCK" position and remove the key from
the ignition key cylinder (models without
"keyless access with push-button start
system").
. Only the "P" position allows you to turn
the push-button ignition switch to the
"OFF" position (models with "keyless
access with push-button start system").
. If the ignition switch is turned to the
"ACC" position while the select lever is in
the "N" position, the select lever may not
be moved to the "P" position without
depressing the brake pedal and pressing
the select lever button.
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