478 5-4. Using the driving support systems
■ Disabling the TRAC system
If the vehicle gets stuck in mud, dirt or snow, the TRAC system may reduce power from the EV system to the wheels.
Pressing to turn the system off
may make it easier for you to rock the vehicle in order to free it.
To turn the TRAC system off, quickly press and release.
The“ Traction Control Turned OFF” will be shown on the multi-information display.
Press back on. again to turn the system
■ Turning off both TRAC, VSC and Trailer Sway Control systems
To turn the TRAC, VSC and Trailer Sway Control systems off, press
and hold for more than 3 seconds while the vehicle is stopped.
The VSC OFF indicator light will come on and the“ Traction Control Turned OFF” will be shown on the
multi-information display. *
Press again to turn the system back on. *: PCS( Pre-Collision System) will
also be disabled( only pre-collision warning is available). The PCS warning light will come on and a message will be displayed on the multi-information display.( �P. 275)
■ When the message is displayed on the multi-information display showing that TRAC has
been disabled even if has not been pressed
TRAC is temporary deactivated. If the information continues to show, contact your SUBARU dealer.
■ Operating conditions of hillstart assist control
When all of the following conditions are met, the hill-start assist control
will operate:
●The shift position is in a position
other than P or N( when starting off forward / backward on an upward incline)
●The vehicle is stopped
●The accelerator pedal is not depressed
●The parking brake is not engaged ●Power switch is turned to ON
■ Automatic system cancelation of hill-start assist control
The hill-start assist control will turn off in any of the following situations:
●Shift the shift position to P or N ●The accelerator pedal is depressed
●The brake pedal is depressed and the parking brake is engaged
●A maximum of 2 seconds have elapsed after the brake pedal is
released
●Power switch is turned to OFF
■ Sounds and vibrations caused by the ABS, brake assist, VSC, Trailer Sway Control, TRAC and hill-start assist control systems
●A sound may be heard from the motor compartment when the brake pedal is depressed repeatedly, when the EV system is
started or just after the vehicle begins to move. This sound does not indicate that a malfunction has