Subaru 2006 B9 Tribeca - Manual (Page 238)

Starting and operating
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y The indicator light fails to turn off after
the engine is started, even when several
minutes have passed to allow the engine
to heat up sufficiently.
„ Traction Control system OFF
switch
Pressing the switch to deactivate the
Traction Control system can facilitate the
following operations:
y
a standing start on a steeply sloping
road with a snowy, gravel-covered, or oth-
erwise slippery surface
y
extrication of the vehicle when its
wheels are stuck in mud or deep snow
When the switch is pressed during engine
operation, the indicator light illuminates.
The Traction Control system will be deac-
tivated and the vehicle will behave like a
model not equipped with the Traction
Control system. When the switch is
pressed again to reactivate the Traction
Control system, the indicator light goes
off.
With the Traction Control system deacti-
vated, traction enhancement offered by
Traction Control system is unavailable.
Therefore you should not deactivate the
Traction Control system except under
above-mentioned situations.
NOTE
y When the switch has been pressed
to deactivate the Traction Control sys-
tem, the Traction Control system auto-
matically reactivates itself the next
time the ignition key is turned to the
OFF position and the engine is restart-
ed.
y
If the switch is held down for 10 sec-
onds or longer, the indicator light goes
off, the Traction Control system is acti-
vated, and the system ignores any fur-
ther pressing of the switch. To make
the switch usable again, turn the igni-
tion key to the OFF position and restart
the engine.
y
When the switch is pressed to deac-
tivate the Traction Control system, the
vehicle’s running performance is com-
parable with that of a vehicle that does
not have a Traction Control system. Do
not deactivate the Traction Control
system except when absolutely neces-
sary.
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