perform the unlocking operation once
first. You can then touch the door lock
sensor to lock the doors.
! Locking with the rear lock button
(Outback)
1) Rear lock button
Carry the access key, close all doors
including the rear gate and press the rear
lock button. The rear gate and all doors
will be locked. Also, an electronic chirp will
sound once and the hazard warning
flashers will flash once.
! Power saving function
To protect the access key battery and the
vehicle battery, the keyless access func-
tion will be disabled as follows.
. When the keyless access function and
the remote keyless entry system have not
been used:
(1) 5 days after the push-button igni-
tion switch has been turned off, com-
munication between the antennas and
the access key will be stopped.
(2) 9 days after step 1, the sensors
(both lock sensor and unlock sensor)
on the front passenger’s door will be
disabled.
. When the access key has been left in
the operating range for 10 minutes or
longer while all doors are locked, the
keyless access function will be disabled.
! Recovery from power saving
mode
When one of the following is operated, the
keyless access function will be recovered.
. Unlock by gripping the door handle
(only when the sensors on the front
passenger’s door are not disabled) or
pressing the rear gate opener button on
the rear gate (Outback)/trunk opener
button on the trunk lid (Legacy)
. Lock or unlock by the remote keyless
entry system
. Open a door and then close it
. Turn the push-button ignition switch to
the “ON” position
! Door unlock selection function
The door unlock selection function makes
the following operations possible.
. Unlocking the driver’s door without
unlocking any other doors (including the
rear gate) when gripping the driver’s door
handle
. Opening the rear gate without unlock-
ing any doors when pressing the rear gate
opener button (Outback)
The operational/non-operational settin g
for this function can be changed by a
SUBARU dealer.
Operational:
. Only the driver’s door will be unlocked
when the driver’s door handle is gripped.
. The rear gate will open, but the other
doors will remain locked when the rear
gate opener button is pressed. (Outback)
Non-operational:
. All doors and the rear gate will be
unlocked when the driver’s door handle is
gripped.
. The rear gate will open and all doors
will be unlocked when the rear gate
opener button is pressed. (Outback)
The factory setting (default setting) is set
as “operational”.
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