2004 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX Owners Manual

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shallow streams, first check the depth of the water and 
the bottom of the stream bed for firmness and ensure 
that the bed of the stream is flat. Drive slowly and com-
pletely throu

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operating it off-road and not using common sense pre- 
cautions such as those listed above is not eligible for 
warranty coverage."Wash the vehicle’s underbody

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starting. 
Keep the door locks from freezing by squirting them 
with deicer or glycerin. 
Forcing a frozen door open may damage or separate 
the rubber weather strips around the door

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pipe and from around your vehicle if you parkthe vehicle in snow with the engine running.
! Refueling in cold weather
To help prevent moisture from forming in the

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Wiper operation when snowing
Before driving in cold weather, make sure the wiper 
blades are not frozen to the windshield or rear window. 
If the wiper blades are frozen to the win

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train of your vehicle and may affect ride, han- 
dling, braking and speedometer/odometer cali- 
bration. It also may be dangerous and lead to
loss of vehicle cont

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dent.
Your vehicle is equipped with “summer tires” as origi- 
nal equipment, which are inadequate for driving on 
slippery roads such as on snow-covered or icy roads.
Compared wi

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trying to free the vehicle. 
When the road surface is extremely slippery, you can 
obtain better traction by starting the vehicle with the
transmission in 2nd tha