Subaru 2003 Legacy Owner's Manual page 272

wheel blocks are used. This may cause the automatic transmis-
sion fluid to overheat.
D Avoid shifting from one of the forward driving positions into
the "R" position or vice versa until the vehicle has completely
stopped. Such shifting may cause damage to the transmission.
The automatic transmission is electronically controlled with 4-forward
speeds and 1-reverse speed. Also, it has a SPORTSHIFT mode.
NOTE
Immediately after a disconnected battery is reconnected or ATF (au-
tomatic transmission fluid) is replaced, you may feel that the auto-
matic transmission operation is somewhat unusual.
This results from erasure or invalidation of data which the on-board
computer has collected and stored in memory to allow the transmis-
sion to shift at the most appropriate times for the current condition
of your vehicle. Optimized shifting will be restored as the vehicle
continues to be driven for a while.
J Selector lever
When the brake pedal depressed, shift while pressing the button
in.
Shift while pressing the button in.
Shift without pressing the button.
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