Subaru Legacy: Cruise control

Subaru Legacy: Cruise control

Cruise control enables you to maintain a constant vehicle speed without holding your foot on the accelerator pedal and it is operative when the vehicle speed is 25 mph (40 km/h) or more.

WARNING

Do not use the cruise control under any of the following conditions. These may cause loss of vehicle control.

● driving up or down a steep grade
● driving on slippery or winding roads
● driving in heavy traffic
● towing a trailer

NOTE

● If you press the “CRUISE” main switch button while turning the ignition switch “ON”, the cruise control function is deactivated and the cruise control indicator light flashes. To reactivate the cruise control function, turn the ignition switch back to the “Acc” or “LOCK” position, and then turn it again to the “ON” position.

● Make sure the “CRUISE” main switch is turned off when the cruise control is not in use to avoid unintentionally setting of the cruise control.

• To set cruise control
• To temporarily cancel the cruise control
• To turn off the cruise control
• To change the cruising speed
• Cruise control indicator light
• Cruise control set indicator light

To set cruise control

1. Press the “CRUISE” main switch button.

The cruise control indicator light on the combination meter will illuminate.

2. Depress the accelerator pedal until the vehicle reaches the desired speed.

3. Press the “RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side and release it. Then release the accelerator pedal.

At this time, the cruise control set indicator light is illuminated in the combination meter.

The vehicle will maintain the desired speed.

Vehicle speed can be temporarily increased while driving with the cruise control activated. Simply depress the accelerator pedal to accelerate the vehicle. When the accelerator pedal is released, the vehicle will return to and maintain the previous cruising speed.

To temporarily cancel the cruise control

The cruise control can be temporarily canceled in the following ways.

● Press the “CANCEL” button.
● Depress the brake pedal.
● Depress the clutch pedal (MT models only).
● Shift the select lever into the “N” position (AT and CVT models).
● Shift the shift lever into the neutral position (MT models only).

The cruise control set indicator light in the combination meter turns off when the cruise control is canceled.

To resume the cruise control after it has been temporarily canceled and with vehicle speed of approximately 20 mph (32 km/h) or more, press the “RES/SET” switch to the “RES” side to return to the original cruising speed automatically.

The cruise control set indicator light in the combination meter will automatically illuminate at this time.

To turn off the cruise control

There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:

● Press the “CRUISE” main switch button again.

● Turn the ignition switch to the “Acc” or “LOCK” position (but only when the vehicle is completely stopped).

To change the cruising speed

To increase the speed (by the “RES/ SET” switch)

Press the “RES/SET” switch to the “RES” side and hold it until the vehicle reaches the desired speed. Then, release the switch. The vehicle speed at that moment will be memorized and treated as the new set speed.

U.S.-spec. models

When the difference between the actual vehicle speed and the set speed is less than 4 mph (6.8 km/h), the set speed can be increased 1 mph (1.6 km/h) each time by pressing the “RES/SET” switch to the “RES” side quickly.

Canada-spec. models

When the difference between the actual vehicle speed and the set speed is less than 4.4 km/h, the set speed can be increased 1 km/h each time by pressing the “RES/SET” switch to the “RES” side quickly.

To increase the speed (by accelerator pedal)

1. Depress the accelerator pedal to accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed.

2. Press the “RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side once. Now the desired speed is set and the vehicle will keep running at that speed without depressing the accelerator pedal.

NOTE

● U.S.-spec. models

If the difference between the actual vehicle speed when the button is pressed and the speed last time you set is less than 4 mph (6.8 km/h), the vehicle speed will be lowered by 1 mph (1.6 km/h). This occurs because the cruise control system regards this operation as that intended to decrease the vehicle speed.

● Canada-spec. models

If the difference between the actual vehicle speed when the button is pressed and the speed last time you set is less than 4.4 km/h, the vehicle speed will be lowered by 1 km/h. This occurs because the cruise control system regards this operation as that intended to decrease the vehicle speed.

To decrease the speed (by the “RES/SET” switch)

Press the “RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side and hold it until the vehicle reaches the desired speed. Then, release the switch. The vehicle speed at that moment will be memorized and treated as the new set speed.

U.S.-spec. models

When the difference between the actual vehicle speed and the set speed is less than 4 mph (6.8 km/h), the set speed can be lowered 1 mph (1.6 km/h) each time by pressing the “RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side quickly.

Canada-spec. models

When the difference between the actual vehicle speed and the set speed is less than 4.4 km/h, the set speed can be lowered 1 km/h each time by pressing the “RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side quickly.

To decrease the speed (by brake pedal)

1. Depress the brake pedal to release cruise control temporarily.

2. When the speed decreases to the desired speed, press the “RES/SET” switch to the “SET” side once. Now the desired speed is set and the vehicle will keep running at that speed without depressing the accelerator pedal.

Cruise control indicator light

The cruise control indicator light illuminates when the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position and turns off after approximately 3 seconds.

The light illuminates when the “CRUISE” main switch is pressed.

NOTE

● If you press the “CRUISE” main switch button while turning the ignition switch “ON”, the cruise control function is deactivated and the cruise control indicator light flashes. To reactivate the cruise control function, turn the ignition switch back to the “Acc” or “LOCK” position, and then turn it again to the “ON” position.

● If this indicator light and the CHECK ENGINE warning light/malfunction indicator lamp flash simultaneously during driving, have the vehicle checked by your nearest SUBARU dealer.

Cruise control set indicator light

The cruise control set indicator light illuminates when the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position and turns off after approximately 3 seconds.

The light illuminates when vehicle speed has been set.

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