Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2016 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 413

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Starting and operating/Continuously variable transmission

by inertia with the select lever set
in a forward position or move the
vehicle forward by inertia with
the select lever set in the reverse
position. Doing so may result in
an unexpected accident or malfunction.
. Do not shift from the “D” position
into the “R” position or vice
versa until the vehicle has completely stopped. Such shifting
may cause damage to the transmission.
. When parking the vehicle, first
securely apply the parking brake
and then place the select lever in
the “P” position. Do not park for
a long time with the select lever
in any other position as doing so
could result in a dead battery.

NOTE
. When the engine coolant temperature is still low, the transmission will
upshift to higher engine speeds than
when the coolant temperature is sufficiently high in order to shorten the
warm-up time and improve driveability.
The gearshift timing will automatically
shift to the normal timing after the
engine has warmed up.

. Immediately after transmission fluid
is replaced, you may feel that the
transmission operation is somewhat
unusual. This results from invalidation
of data which the on-board computer
has collected and stored in memory to
allow the transmission to shift at the
most appropriate times for the current
condition of your vehicle. Optimized
shifting will be restored as the vehicle
continues to be driven for a while.
. When driving a CVT model under
continuous heavy load conditions such
as when climbing a long, steep hill, the
engine speed or the vehicle speed may
automatically be reduced. This is not a
malfunction. This phenomenon results
from the engine control function maintaining the cooling performance of the
vehicle. The engine and vehicle speed
will return to a normal speed when the
engine is able to maintain the optimum
cooling performance after the heavy
load decreases. Driving under a heavy
load must be performed with extreme
care.
. The continuously variable transmission is a chain type system that
provides superior transmission efficiency for maximum fuel economy. At
times, depending on varying driving
conditions, a chain operating noise
may be heard that is characteristic of

this type of system.

& Select lever

1)

Select lever button