Subaru Legacy Outback 2006 Owner's Manual page 288

the accelerator pedal is pressed to ac-
celerate 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 transmis-
sion may downshift to 4th or 3rd gear de-
pending on how hard you depress the
brake pedal, causing engine braking to
work. Reacceleration for a short time will
cause the transmission to upshift normal-
ly.
NOTE
A 5th-to-4th automatic downshift will
not occur at speeds above 126 km/h
(78 mph) and a 4th-to-3rd automatic
downshift will not occur at speeds
above 86 km/h (53 mph).
Automatic downshifts to 4th or 3rd
may occur even when driving on a level
road depending on conditions, such as
how hard you depress the brake pedal.
Selector lever reverse inhibit-
ing function
This function prevents accidental move-
ment of the selector lever to the "R" posi-
tion while the vehicle is moving.
The function becomes operational when
the vehicle reaches a speed of approxi-
mately 10 km/h (6 mph). Once operation-
al, it prevents the selector lever from being
moved from the "N" position to the "R" po-
sition. When the vehicle speed drops be-
low 10 km/h (6 mph), the function is can-
celed. 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 and then becomes impossible.
When 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.
Starting and operating
Selection of manual mode
With the vehicle either moving or station-
ary, move the selector lever from the "D"
position to the manual gate then move it to
the "+" end or "–" end of the manual gate
to select manual mode.
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