Subaru 2001 Legacy Owner's Manual page 290

Starting and operating
indicator light will flash on and off when this system activates.
NOTE
D Slight twitching of the brake pedal may be felt when the VDC-sys-
tem operates; a small degree of vehicle or steering wheel shaking
may also be noticed in this situation. These are normal effects of
VDC operation and are no cause for alarm.
D When driving off immediately after starting the engine, a short-
lived operation noise may be noticed coming from the engine
compartment. This noise is generated as a result of a check being
performed on the VDC system and is normal.
D Depending on the timing of activation of the brakes, certain situa-
tions may occur just after driving off where the brake pedal seems
to exhibit a jolting motion. This too is a consequence of the VDC
operational check and is normal.
D Activation of the VDC system will cause operation of the steering
wheel to feel slightly different compared to that for normal condi-
tions.
D Even if the vehicle is equipped with a VDC system, it is important
that winter tires be used when driving on snow-covered or icy
roads. (All four wheels should be fitted with tires of the same size
and brand). Furthermore, if snow chains are to be used, they should
be fitted on the front wheels. When a vehicle is fitted with snow
chains, however, the effectiveness of the VDC system is reduced
and this should be taken into account when driving the vehicle in
such a condition.
D It is always important to reduce speed when approaching a cor-
ner, even if the vehicle is equipped with VDC.
D All four wheels should be fitted with tires of the same size, type,
and brand; furthermore, the amount of wear should be the same for
all four tires. If these precautions are not observed and non-match-
ing tires are used, it is quite possible that the VDC system will be
unable to operate correctly as intended.
D Always turn off the engine before replacing a tire as failure to do
so may render the VDC system unable to operate correctly.
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