What is Subaru reverse automatic braking?
The latest Driver Assistance feature, Reverse Automatic Braking, is another line of defense protecting you from trouble you don’t see coming. If you don’t react, Subaru Reverse Automatic Braking activates – and the brakes are immediately applied to help you avoid an potential collision.
How does Subaru reverse automatic braking work?
PREVENTIVE | Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB)*1* When in Reverse, this system uses four sensors on the rear bumper to detect obstructions behind the vehicle. If detected, the system can alert the driver with warning sounds and automatically apply the brakes to avoid a collision or reduce collision damage.
Can a Subaru Outback be put in reverse?
If you only have the jack in the trunk, you will have to do one rear wheel at a time. You only need to jack it up high enough for the tire to clear the ground and test the wheel. Since the brake is off, you should chock the front wheels for safety while doing this.
Where is the gear selector switch on a Subaru Outback?
While you’re under the hood try to find the gear selector switch on top of the transmission. (Toward the driver’s side of the car, probably a little buried and it will look about like this: http://www.carid.com/2002-subaru-outback-transmission-parts/item-8904547.html ). It should have a cable attached to it. Inspect. If you can, get an assistant.
Why does my Subaru Outback not move in neutral?
Couple new things we tried… put the car up on jacks, put it in neutral, turned off 4-wheel drive, took emergency brake off and tried spinning the back wheel once with the engine off and once with it on. In both cases, when we tried spinning the wheel there was significant drag – is this normal or is it a red flag?
What to do if your Subaru Outback won’t shift?
Inspect. If you can, get an assistant. Have them sit in the car and with the parking brake set and their foot firmly on the brake, ask them to shift the car. Make sure that the cable moves the switch. Is your check engine light on? Typically when you shift into R or D you can fell the little bump or surge when the transmission engages.