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"SPORT" Mode on a H6 Legacy

I have an European 2004 H6 Legacy with the 5 speeds automatic transmission and, despite the 9000 km I have driven with it I did not figure out the exact conditions under which the "SPORT" display lights up.

In a few words, when the gear lever is pulled from D to the left, "SPORT" sometimes lights up but most time the move has no effects other than showing the current engaged gear. A Subaru dealer I've asked had no clues about it.

Does anyone else have experienced this or have an explanation to share on this forum?

Zaid

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Zelidar
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Sport mode happens as you described- when you move the trans lever to the left. It means you can shift up or down as if you had a manual transmission. Read your manual.

Reply to
Alan

Hello Alan, thanks for the reply.

I did read the manual and the Subaru dealer read it too after I had asked him.

I am not questionning about that semi-automatic mode (with the up and down shift with the lever) you are mentioning but about the full automatic SPORT mode I "sometimes" get when the stick is first moved from right to left.

To later initiate that semi-automatic mode one need to pull or push the stick... at least on my car.

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Zelidar

Full automatic Sport mode is achieved when lever is put IN BETWEEN + - sign for manual shift. Make sure to place lever in-between and DO NOT move it up or down (i.e. DO NOT shift)

Yes, confusing. I have to explain how tranny works to anyone who wants to drive my car at least once.

Reply to
LB

Exactly that! I DID NOT shift up or down the lever, I stayed IN BETWEEN (+) (-) but, as I explained already, sometimes the "SPORT" light on the display lights up, sometimes not. I still have not found the logic behind it.

Reply to
Zelidar

Sounds like your switch has a problem.

Mine works as expected every time; when I ONLY move it to the left it just goes to Sport-Mode. Moving it to the plus or minus marks engages the semi-manual mode.

-pete

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Pete Grey

Interesting! So it was not a question of logic but probably just a bad electrical contact.

Last time at the Subaru dealership with the car parked, foot on the brake pedal, it worked every time as well so the service man looked at me with his eyes saying "What have you been smoking?" :-)

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Zelidar

I have an 05 Outback 2,5, not same gearbox, 1 gear less :-( but same functions.

Sport mode can only be used with cruise main switch off. When cruise main switch is on, and you move gear lever to left it only show current gear.

Test and reply the ressult.

KjellP in Norway MY2005 Outback VDC

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Kjell-B Pettersen

There are so many low speed limits down here in Switzerland that I end up using cruise control a lot (which, by the way, works beautifully).

Thanks for the hint, I will report the result ASAP.

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Zelidar

You were right. When the cruise light is turned on (even without cruising) the sport mode will not engage. Thank you very much for the tip.

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Zelidar

It was an 100% tip. I read about it for 1 year ago, and it is same functions on my aut.tranny.

kbp

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Kjell-B Pettersen

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