Subaru 2007 Legacy User Manual

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北米Model "A2420BE-B" EDITED: 2006/ 7/ 26

to the

“OFF” 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.
Also, the selector lever cannot be moved
to the

“R” position when it has been

placed in the

“P” position and then placed

again in the

“N” position. When movement

of the selector lever from the

“N” position

to the

“R” position has become impossi-

ble, turn the ignition switch back to the

“ON” position then move the selector lever
to the

“P” position. Pressing the selector

lever release button also makes it possible
to move the selector lever to the

“P”

position at this time.

! Selector lever release button

If you inadvertently have turned the igni-

tion switch to the

“OFF” position with the

selector lever in the

“N” position, proceed

as follows. By referring to the

“Shift lock

release

” section in this chapter, remove

the shift lock release cover. Then, with the
screwdriver inserted into the hole, move
the selector lever to the

“P” position. If the

selector lever reverse inhibiting function
fails, have the vehicle inspected by the
nearest SUBARU dealer.

& 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.

Upshift indicator

Downshift indicator

Gear position indicator

When the manual mode is selected, the
gear position indicator and upshift indica-
tor and/or downshift indicator in the
tachometer come on. The gear position
indicator shows the currently selected
gear in the 1st-to-4th-gear range. The
upshift and downshift indicators show
when a gearshift is possible. When the
upshift indicator

“ ” is on, upshifting is

possible. When the downshift indicator

“ ” is on, downshifting is possible. When
both indicators are on, upshifting and
downshifting are both possible. When the
vehicle stops (for example, at traffic
signals), the downshift indicator goes off.
Gearshifts can be performed using the

Starting and operating

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