Subaru 2009 Impreza User Manual download pdf (Page 244)

7-24 Starting and operating

The selector lever has four positions, “P ”,

“R”, “N”, “D” and also has manual gate for

using “SPORT” mode or manual mode.

! P (Park)

This position is for parking the vehicle and

starting the engine.

In this position, the transmission is me-

chanically locked to prevent the vehicle

from rolling freely.

When you park the vehicle, first set the

parking brake fully, then shift into the “P”

position. Do not hold the vehicle with only

the transmission.

To shift the selector lever from the “P” to

any other position, you should depress the

brake pedal fully then move the selector

lever. This prevents the vehicle from

lurching when it is started.

! R (Reverse)

This position is for backing the vehicle.

To shift from the “N” to “R” position, stop

the vehicle completely then move the

lever to the “R” position.

When the ignition switch has been turned

to the “LOCK” position, movement of the

selector lever from the “N” position to the

“R” position is possible for a limited time

period by depressing the brake pedal, and

then it becomes impossible. For details,

refer to “Selector lever reverse inhibiting

function” F7-25.

! N (Neutral)

This position is for restarting a stalled

engine.

In this position the wheels and transmis-

sion are not locked. In this position, the

transmission is neutral; the vehicle will roll

freely, even on the slightest incline unless

the parking brake or foot brake is applied.

Avoid coasting with the transmission in

neutral.

During coasting, there is no engine brak-

ing effect.

NOTE

If the selector lever is in the “N”

position when you stop the engine for

parking, you may not subsequently be

able to move it to the “R” and “P”

positions. If this happen s, turn the

ignition switch to the “ON” position.

Yo u will then be able to move the

selector lever to the “P” position.

WARNING

Do not drive the vehicle with the

selector lever in the “N” (neutral)

position. Engine braking has no

effect in this condition and the risk

of an accident is consequently in-

creased.

! D (Drive)

This position is for normal driving.

The transmission automatically shifts into

a suitable gear from 1st to 4th according to

the vehicle speed and the acceleration

you require.

When more acceleration is required in this

position, depress the accelerator pedal

fully to the floor and hold that position. The

transmission will automatically downshift

to 3rd, 2nd or 1st gear. When you release

the pedal, the transmission will return to

the original gear position.

To use the “SPORT” mode, move the lever

from this position into the manual gate. To

use the manual mode, move the lever

from this position into the manual gate

then move it toward the “+” and “−” ends.

! While climbing a grade

When driving up a hill, undesired upshift to

4th gear is prevented from taking place

when the accelerator is released. This

minimizes the chance of subsequent

downshifting to a lower gear when accel-

erating again. This prevents repeated

upshifting and downshifting resulting in a

smoother operation of the vehicle.

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