Subaru Outback (BR): If steam is coming from the engine compartment
Subaru Outback (BR) 2010-2015 Owners Manual / In case of emergency / Engine overheating / If steam is coming from the engine compartment
Turn off the engine and get everyone away from the vehicle until it cools down.
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If no steam is coming from the engine compartment
NOTE
For details about how to check the coolant level or how to add coolant, refer
to “Engine coolant” F11-17.
1. Keep the engine running at idling speed.
2. Open the hood to ventilate the en
Towing
WARNING
Never tow AWD vehicles (including AT, MT and CVT) with the front wheels raised
off the ground while the rear wheels are on the ground, or with the rear wheels
raised off the ground while
Towing and tie-down hooks/holes
The towing hooks should be used only in an emergency (e.g., to free a stuck vehicle
from mud, sand or snow).
CAUTION
● Use only the specified towing hooks and tie-down hooks/holes. Never use
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Using the cover
To extend the cover, pull the end of the cover out of the housing, then insert
its hooks into the catches as shown. To rewind it, unhook it from the catches and
it will rewind automatically. You should hold on to the cover and guide it back
into the cover housing while it is rewinding.
WARN
Tachometer
The tachometer shows the engine speed in thousands of revolutions per minute.
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the pointer of the tachometer in the red zone.
In this range, fuel injection will be cut by the engine control module to protect
the engine from overrevving. The engine will res
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