Subaru 2004 Legacy - Manual (Page 311)

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Starting and operating
speed of approximately 8 mph (12 km/h).
y
The VDC warning light turns on while the vehicle is
being driven.
y
When a malfunction has occurred in the VDC elec-
trical system, only the VDC warning light will turn on.
In such an event, the ABS will still be operating nor-
mally.
y
The VDC warning light will also turn on when a prob-
lem occurs with the ABS or VDC electronic control
systems.
Because the VDC system controls each brake through
the ABS, whenever the ABS stops operating due to a
malfunction in that electrical system, the VDC will also
become unable to control all four brakes. Thus VDC
system operation halts and the VDC warning light
turns on. Although both the VDC system and the ABS
will be inoperable in this situation, it will still be possi-
ble to stop the vehicle using normal braking. The VDC
system and the ABS do not adversely affect operation
of the vehicle in any way when they are inoperable;
however should such a situation occur, drive with care
and have an authorized SUBARU dealer carry out an
inspection of those systems at the first available op-
portunity.
NOTE
When the VDC warning light turns on and off in the
following way, it indicates that the VDC system is
operating normally.
y
Although turning on after the engine has been
started, the warning light quickly turns off and
stays off.
y
The warning light turns on after the engine is
started and does not turn off until the vehicle
reaches a speed of 8 mph (12 km/h).
y
The warning light turns on when the vehicle is
being driven; it then turns off and stays off.
„ VDC OFF switch
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