Driving Tips - Subaru 2005 Legacy Owner's Manual

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Turbo models

Never exceed posted speed limits.

! Driving tips

Do not drive with your foot resting on the clutch pedal

and do not use the clutch to hold your vehicle at a

standstill on an upgrade. Either of those actions may

cause clutch damage.

Do not drive with your hand resting on the shift lever.

This may cause wear on the transmission compo-

When it is necessary to reduce vehicle speed due to

slow traffic, turning corners, or driving up steep hills,

downshift to a lower gear before the engine starts to

On steep downgrades, downshift the transmission to

4th, 3rd or 2nd gear as necessary; this helps to main-

tain a safe speed and to extend brake pad life.

In this way, the engine provides a braking effect. Re-

member, if you "ride" (over use) the brakes while de-

scending a hill, they may overheat and not work prop-

The engine may, on rare occasions, knock when the

vehicle rapidly accelerates or rapidly pulls away from

a standstill. This phenomenon does not indicate a

A slight reduction in output torque may occur in the

models with a 3.0-liter or 2.5-liter turbo engine before

the engine warms up.

Starting and operating

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