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– CONTINUED –„ Unlocking the doors
Press the “ ” button to unlock the driv-
er’s door. An electronic chirp will sound
twice and the turn signal lights will flash
twice. To unlock all doors and the rear
gate (Station wagon), briefly press the
“ ” button a second time within 5 sec-
onds.
NOTE If the interval between the first and sec-
ond presses of the “ ” button (for
unlocking of all of the doors and the
rear gate) is extremely short, the sys-
tem may not respond. „ Unlocking the trunk lid/rear
gate
T Sedan
The trunk lid un locks when the “ ”
button is pressed continuously for at least
2 seconds. An electr onic chirp will sound
twice and the turn signal lights will flash
twice.
T Station wagon
Pressing the “ ” button opens the
rear gate.
An electronic chirp will sound twice and
the turn signal lights will flash twice.
„ Illuminated entry
The interior (dome) light will illuminate
when the “ ” button is pressed. This light stays illuminated for approximately
30 seconds if any of the doors or the rear
gate (Station wagon) is not opened.
If the “ ” button is pressed before 30
seconds have elapsed, this light will go
out. The interior light must be set to the
middle position in order for this function
to operate.
A SUBARU dealer can change the illumi-
nation period setting of the interior light in
accordance with your preference. Contact
the nearest SUBARU dealer for details.
„ Vehicle finder function Use this function to find your vehicle
parked among many vehicles in a large
parking lot. Provided you are within 30
feet (10 meters) of the vehicle, pressing
the “ ” button three times in a five-sec-
ond period will cause your vehicle’s horn
to sound once and its turn signal lights to
flash three times.
NOTE If the interval between presses is too
short when you press the “ ” button
three times, the system may not re-
spond to the signal s from the remote
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– CONTINUED –1) Negative (–) side facing up
3. Replace with a new battery (Type
CR2025 or equivalent) making sure to in-
stall the new battery with the negative (–)
side facing up.
4. Refit the removed half of the transmit-
ter case.
After the battery is replaced, the trans-
mitter must be synchronized with the
keyless entry system’s control unit.
Press either the “ ” or “ ” button
six times to synchronize the unit.
„ Replacing lost transmittersIf you lose a transmitter or want to pur-
chase additional transmitters (up to four
can be programmed), you should re-pro- gram all of your transmitters for security
reasons. It is recommended that you have
your dealer program all of your transmit-
ters into your system.
T Programming the transmitters
The keyless entry system is equipped with
a special code learning feature that allows
you to program new transmitter codes into
the system or to delete old ones. The sys-
tem can learn up to four unique transmitter
codes. The four transmitter codes may be
the same or different.
Programming transmitter codes into
system:
Bag containing transmitter Transmitter circuit board
To register a new transmitter with the key-
less entry system, it is necessary to pro-
gram the transmitter’s code (identification
number) into the syst em. A label showing
the code is affixed to the bag containing
the transmitter, and another is affixed to
the circuit board inside the transmitter. If
there is no bag, open the transmitter case
and make a note of the eight-digit number.
Program the number into the system in
accordance with the following procedure:
1. Firmly close the doors and the rear
gate (Station wagon) or trunk lid (Sedan).
2. Open the driver’s door, sit on the driv-
er’s seat, and close the door.
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four transmitter codes into the system. If
you have only one current transmitter,
program it four times. If you have two cur-
rent transmitters, pr ogram each one twice.
If you have three current transmitters, pro-
gram two of them once and the third one
twice. This process will leave only current
transmitter codes in the system’s memory.
NOTE Make sure no one else is operating
their keyless entry system within range
of your vehicle when programming
transmitters. If someone else were to
operate their remote transmitter while
you are programming your transmit-
ters, it is possible that their transmitter
code will be programmed into your
system, allowing them unauthorized
access to your vehicle. Alarm system The alarm system helps to protect your
vehicle and valuables from theft. The horn
sounds and the turn signal lights flash if
someone attempts to break into your vehi-
cle.
The system can be armed and disarmed
with the remote transmitter.
The system does no t operate when the
key is inserted into the ignition switch.
Your vehicle’s alarm system has been set
for activation at the time of shipment from
the factory. You can set the system for de-
activation yourself or have it done by your
SUBARU dealer.
„ System alarm operation The alarm system will give the following
alarms when triggered:
y The vehicle’s horn will sound and the
turn signal lights will flash for 30 seconds.
y If any door (or the rear gate/trunk lid) re-
mains open after the 30-second period,
the horn will continue to sound for a maxi-
mum of 3 minutes. If the door (or the rear
gate/trunk lid) is closed while the horn is
sounding, the horn will stop sounding with
a delay of up to 30 seconds.
The alarm is triggered by: y Opening a door, the rear gate or trunk
lid
y Physical impact to the vehicle, such as
forced entry (only vehicles with shock sen-
sors (dealer option))
„ Activating and deactivating
the alarm system To change the setting of your vehicle’s
alarm system for activation or deactiva-
tion, do the following.
1. Disarm the alarm system (see “Disarm-
ing the system” in this section).
2. Sit in the driver’s seat and shut all
doors (and the rear gate if your vehicle is
a Station wagon).
3. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” po-
sition.
4. Hold down the UNLOCK side of the
driver’s power door locking switch, open
the driver’s door within the following 1 sec-
ond, and wait 10 seconds without releas-
ing the switch. The setting will then be
changed as follows:
If the system was pr eviously activated:
The odometer/trip meter screen displays
“AL oF” and the horn sounds twice, indi-
cating that the system is now deactivated.
If the system was prev iously deactivated:
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cating that the system is now activated.
NOTE You may have the above setting
change done by your SUBARU dealer.
„ If you have accidentally trig-
gered the alarm systemT To stop the alarm
Do any of the following operations:
y Insert the key in the door lock of the
driver’s door and turn it to the unlock posi-
tion.
y Press any button on the remote trans-
mitter.
y Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” po-
sition.
„ Arming the systemT To arm the system using remote
transmitter
1. Close all windows and the moonroof (if
so equipped).
2. Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehi-
cle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood (and
the trunk lid on the Sedan) are locked. 5. Close all doors (and the rear gate on
the Station wagon).
: Press to Arm the system.
: Press to Disarm the system.
6. Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two seconds). All doors (and the rear
gate on the Station wagon) will lock, an
electronic chirp will sound once, the turn
signal lights will flash once, and the indica-
tor lights will start flashing rapidly. After
rapid flashing for 30 seconds (standby
time), the indicator lights will then flash
slowly (twice approximately every two
seconds), indicating that the system has
been armed for surveillance.
If any of the doors, (re ar gate or trunk lid)
is not fully closed, an electronic chirp
sounds five times, the turn signal lights
flash five times to alert you that the doors
(or the rear gate) are not properly closed.
When you close the door, the system will
automatically arm and doors will automat-
ically lock.
T To arm the system using power
door locking switches
1. Close all windows.
2. Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehi-
cle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood is
locked.
5. Close the doors (and the rear gate on
the station wagon) but leave only the driv-
er’s door or the front passenger’s door
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6. Push the front side (“LOCK” side) of
the power door locking switch to set the
door locks.
7. Close the door. An electronic chirp will
sound once, the turn signal lights will flash
once and the indicator lights will start
flashing rapidly. After rapid flashing for 30
seconds (standby time), the indicator
lights will then flash slowly (twice approxi-
mately every two seconds), indicating that
the system has been armed for surveil-
lance.
NOTE y The system can be armed even if the
engine hood, the windows and/or
moonroofs are opened. Always make
sure that they are fully closed before
arming the system. y The 30-second standby time can be
eliminated if you prefer. Have it per-
formed by your SUBARU dealer.
y If your vehicle is a Sedan and you un-
lock the trunk usin g the remote trans-
mitter’s “ ” button with the alarm
system armed, the system will be tem-
porarily placed in a standby state. The
system will go back to the surveillance
state upon locking the trunk.
y The system is in the standby mode
for a 30-second period after locking the
doors with the remo te transm itter. The
security indicator light will flash at
short intervals during this period.
y If any of the following actions is done
during the standby period, the system
will not switch to the surveillance state.
y Doors are unlocked using the re-
mote transmitter.
y Any door (including the rear gate
of a Station wagon or the trunk of a
Sedan) is opened.
y Ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position.
„ Disarming the system Briefly press the “ ” button (for less
than two seconds) on the remote transmit-
ter. The driver’s door will unlock, an elec-
tronic chirp will sound twice, the turn sig-
nal lights will flash twice and the indicator light will go off.
To unlock all other doors and the rear gate
(Station wagon), briefly press the “ ”
button a second time within 5 seconds.
NOTE If the interval betw een the first and sec-
ond presses of the “ ” button (for
unlocking of all of the doors and the
rear gate) is extreme ly short, the sys-
tem may not respond.
Or the system can be disarmed by the
following method, too.
y Insert the key in the door lock of the
driver’s door and turn it to the unlock
position.
T Emergency disarming
If you cannot disarm the system using the
transmitter (i.e. the transmitter is lost, bro-
ken or the transmitter battery is too weak),
you can disarm the system without using
the transmitter.
The system can be disarmed if you turn
the ignition switch from the “LOCK” to the
“ON” position with a registered key.
Insert the key in the door lock of the driv-
er’s door and turn it to the unlock position.
„ Valet mode
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T Disarming the system
To disarm the system, briefly press the
“ ” button on the transmitter.
„ Tripped sensor identificationThe security indicator light flashes when
the alarm system has been triggered. Al-
so, the number of flashes indicates the lo-
cation of unauthorized intrusion or the se-
verity of impact on the vehicle.
y When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, the indicator light will light
for 1 second and then flash as follows:
When a door or rear gate (Station wag-
on) was opened: 5 times
When the trunk (Sedan) was opened: 4
times
When a strong impact or multiple im-
pacts were sensed: twice (only vehicles
with shock sensors (dealer option))
When a light impact was sensed: once
(only vehicles with shock sensors (deal-
er option))
„ Shock sensors (dealer op-
tion)The shock sensors trigger the alarm sys-
tem when they sense impacts applied to
the vehicle and when any of their electric
wires is cut. The alarm system causes the
horn to sound and the turn signal lights to flash for a short time when the sensed im-
pact is weak, but it warns of a strong im-
pact or multiple impacts by sounding the
horn and flashing the turn signal lights,
both lasting approximately 30 seconds.
If you desire, your SUBARU dealer can
connect them and set them for activation
or deactivation.
NOTE y The shock sensors are not always
able to sense impacts caused by
breaking in, and cannot sense an im-
pact that does not cause vibration
(such as breaking the glass using a
rescue hammer).
y The shock sensors may sense vibra-
tion like those shown in the following
and trigger the alarm system. Select
the settings of the alarm system and
shock sensors appropriately depend-
ing on where you usually park your ve-
hicle.
Example:
Vibration from construction site
Vibration in multistory car park
Vibration from trains
y You can have the sensitivity of the
shock sensors adjusted to your prefer-
ence by your SUBARU dealer. Child safety locks
Each rear door has a child safety lock that
prevents the doors from being opened
even if the inside door handle is pulled.
When the child safety lock lever is in the
lock position, the door cannot be opened
from inside regardless of the position of
the inner door handle lock lever. The door
can only be opened from the outside. Always use the child safety lock
whenever a child rides in the rear
seat. Serious injury could result if a
child accidentally opened the door
and fell out.
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Front passenger’s window switch
1) Open
2) Close
To open the window, push the switch
down and hold it until the window reaches
the desired position. Rear passengers’ window switches
1) Open
2) Close
To close the window, pull the switch up
and hold it until the window reaches the
desired position.
When the lock switch on the power win-
dow switch cluster, located on the driver’s
side door, is in the “LOCK” position, the
passengers’ windows cannot be operated
with the passengers’ switches. Trunk lid (Sedan)
„ To open and close the trunk
lid from outside The trunk lid can be opened using the re-
mote keyless entry system. Refer to “Re-
mote keyless entry system” section in this
chapter.
To close the trunk lid, lightly press the2
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y To prevent dangerous exhaust
gas from entering the vehicle, al-
ways keep the trunk lid closed
while driving.
y Help prevent young children from
locking themselves in the trunk.
When leaving the vehicle, either
close all windows and lock all
doors or cancel the inside trunk
lid release. Also make certain that
the trunk is closed. On hot or sun-
ny days, the temperature in the
trunk could quickly become high
enough to cause death or serious
heat-related injuries including
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trunk lid down until the latch engages.
NOTE Do not leave your valuables in the
trunk when you leave your vehicle.
„ To open the trunk lid from in-
side
Pull the trunk lid release lever upward. „ To lock and unlock the trunk
lid release lever
When you entrust your vehicle key to an-
other person, you can lock the trunk lid re-
lease lever to prevent luggage in the trunk
from being stolen. To lock the trunk lid re-
lease lever, insert the master key or sub
key into the key cylinder at the rear of the
release lever and turn it counterclockwise.
To unlock the trunk lid release lever, turn
the key clockwise.
„ Internal trunk lid release han-
dle The internal trunk lid release handle is a
device designed to open the trunk lid from
inside the trunk. In the event children or adults become locked inside the trunk, the
handle allows them to open the lid. The
handle is located on the inside of the trunk
lid.
To open the trunk lid from inside the trunk,
press the yellow handle downward as indi-
cated by the arrow on the handle. This op-
eration unlocks the tr unk lid. Then, push
up the lid.
The handle is made of material that re-
mains luminescent for approximately an
hour in the dark trunk space after it is ex-
posed to ambient light even for a short
time.
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Perform the following steps at least twice
a year to check the release handle for cor-
rect operation.
1. Open the trunk lid.
2. Use a screwdriver with a thin blade.
Slide the screwdriver blade from the slit
aperture of the lock assembly fully to the
end until you hear a click. This places the latch in the locked posi-
tion.
3. Move the release handle, from outside
the vehicle, in the direction of the arrow to
check if the latch is released.
If the latch is not released, contact yourNever allow any child to get in the
trunk and play with the release han-
dle. If the driver starts the vehicle
without knowing that a child is in-
side the trunk and the child opens
the lid using the release handle, the
child could fall out and be killed or
seriously injured.
y Do not close the lid while gripping
the release handle. The handle
may be damaged.
y Do not use the handle as a hook to
fasten straps or ropes to secure
your cargo in the trunk. Such use
may result in damage of the han-
dle.
y Load the trunk so that cargo can
not strike the release handle. If the
cargo hits the handle while the ve-
hicle is being driven, the handle
may be pushed down and the
trunk lid may open. That may
cause cargo to fall out of the
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SUBARU dealer.
In that case, use th e key to release the
latch, then close the trunk lid.
Also, if the movement of the release han-
dle feels restricted or not entirely smooth
during operation, or the handle and/or
handle base is cracked, contact your
SUBARU dealer.
Rear gate (Station wagon)
The rear gate can be locked and unlocked
using either the keyless entry system or
the power door locking switch.
Refer to the “Power door locking switches”
and “Remote keyless entry system” sec-
tions in this chapter.
To open the rear gate, first unlock the rear
gate lock then pull the outside handle up. To close the rear gate, lower it slowly and
push down firmly until the latch engages.
The rear gate can be lowered easily if you
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y To prevent dangerous exhaust
gas from entering the vehicle, al-
ways keep the rear gate closed
while driving.
y Do not attempt to shut the rear
gate while holding the recessed
grip. Also avoid closing the rear
gate by pulling on the recessed
grip from inside the cargo space.
There is a danger of your hand be-
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