Subaru Outback Manuals 2018 Outback Owner's Manual | Page 339

Starting and operating/Reverse Automatic Braking System party except under the following con- ditions. . The vehicle owner has given his/her consent. . The disclosure/provision is based on a court order or other legally en- forceable request. . Data that has been modified so that the user and vehicle cannot be identi- fied is provided to a research institution for statistical processing or similar purposes. & Reverse Automatic Braking System overview ! Detecting range S07BN0101 cancel the system, refer to “Cancel- ing the Reverse Automatic Braking system operation” F7-66. & Operating conditions S07BN02 1) S07BN01 The system detects objects using sonar sensors installed in the rear bumper. . If the system determines a possible collision with an object in the reversing direction, automatic deceleration will be activated. Also, beeping sounds will acti- vate. . If the vehicle is further reversed, auto- matic hard braking will be applied and a continuous beeping sound will activate. 7-59 2) 3) Detecting range (width): Approximately 6 in (15 cm) outside of the vehicle width Range that the system cannot detect: Approximately 20 in (50 cm) behind the rear of the vehicle Detecting range (length): Approximately 5 ft (1.5 m) from the rear of the vehicle WARNING If your vehicle is trapped on a rail- road crossing and you are trying to escape by reversing through the crossing gate, the system may re- cognize the crossing gate as an obstacle and brake may activate. In this case, remain calm and either continue to depress the accelerator pedal or cancel the system. To The Reverse Automatic Braking system will operate when all of the following conditions are met. . The ignition switch is in the “ON” position . The EyeSight warning indicator is off . The RAB warning indicator is off . HALT (Reverse Automatic Braking sys- tem OFF) indicator is off . The Reverse Automatic Braking sys- tem is set to on . The select lever is in the “R” position . The vehicle speed is between 1 to 9 mph (1.5 to 15 km/h) CAUTION . In the following cases, the Re- verse Automatic braking system will not operate. Promptly con- tact a SUBARU dealer to have the system inspected. – The EyeSight warning indica- tor is illuminated – The RAB warning indicator is – CONTINUED –