Subaru 2009 Impreza User Manual download pdf (Page 261)

! Vehicle Dynamics Control mode

When the ignition switch is on, this mode

is selected.

This mode enables all controls for ABS,

the Traction Control System, and the

Vehicle Dynamics Control system. Select

this mode for most driving situations.

When this mode is selected, the Vehicle

Dynamics Control mode indicator light “

”

on the combination meter turns off.

! Traction mode

This mode restricts the functions of the

Traction Control System and Vehicle

Dynamics Control system and thus delays

utilizing their functions as a reaction to

vehicle behavior in comparison with the

Vehicle Dynamics Control mod e. This

mode should be used in driving situations

where the vehicle dynamic performance

will improve without decreasing engine

torque control.

When the switch is pressed briefly during

engine operation, the Traction Control

OFF indicator light “

” on the combination

meter illuminates in green. When the

switch is pressed again to reactivate the

Vehicle Dynamics Control system, the

Traction Control OFF indicator light “

”

turns off.

! Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF

mode

This mode allows only the ABS control.

This mode should be used in an emer-

gency situation such as getting out of

snow or mud.

When the switch is pressed for more than

2 seconds during engine operation, the

Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator

light “

” on the combination meter illumi-

nates in yellow. When the swi tch is

pressed again to reactivate the Vehicle

Dynamics Control system , the Vehicle

Dynamics Control OFF indicator light “

”

turns off.

NOTE

. When a mode other than the Vehicle

Dynamics Control mode is selected,

the Vehicle Dynamics Control system

automatically reactivates itself the next

time the ignition switch is turned to the

“LOCK” posi tion and the engine is

restarted.

. If the switch is held down for 10

seconds or longer, the indicator light

turns off, the Vehicle Dynamics Control

system is activated, and the system

ignores any further pressing of the

switch. To make the switch usable

again, turn the ignition switch to the

“LOCK” position and restart the en-

gine.

. When the Vehicle Dynamics Control

OFF mode is selected, the vehicle’s

running performance is comparable

with that of a vehicle that does not

have a Vehicle Dynamics Control sys-

tem. Do not deactivate the Vehicle

Dynamics Control system except when

absolutely necessary.

& Vehicle Dynamics Control

OFF switch (except WRX STI)

Pressing the switch to deactivate the

Vehicle Dynamics Control system can

facilitate the following operations:

. a standing start on a steeply sloping

road with a snowy, gravel-covered, or

otherwise slippery surface

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