key SUBARU FORESTER 2005 SG / 2.G User Guide

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Door locks „
Locking and unlocking from the out- side
A) Lock
B) Unlock
To lock the door from the outside with the key, turn the
key toward the rear. To unlock the door, turn the key
toward the front (Driver’s side only).
Pull the outside door handle to open the unlocked
door. A) Rotate the lock lever rearward.
B) Close the door.
To lock the door from the outside without the key, ro-
tate the lock lever rearward and then close the door.
To lock the door from the outside using the power door
locking switch, push the front side of the switch
(“LOCK” side) and then close the door. In this case, all
closed doors and the rear gate are locked at the same time.
Always make sure that all doors and the rear gate are
locked before leaving your vehicle.
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NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the
vehicle when locking the doors from the outside
without the key. „Locking and unlocking from the inside
A) Lock
B) Unlock
To lock the door from the inside, rotate the lock lever
rearward. To unlock the door from the inside, rotate
the lock lever forward.
The red mark on the lock lever appears when the door is unlocked.
Pull the inside door handle to open an unlocked door.
Always make sure that all doors and the rear gate are
closed before starting to drive.
Keep all doors locked when you drive, especial-
ly when small children are in your vehicle.
Along with the proper use of seatbelts and child
restraints, locking the doors reduces the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in an
accident.
It also helps prevent passengers from falling
out if a door is accidentally opened, and intrud-
ers from unexpectedly opening doors and en-
tering your vehicle.
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Power door locking switches
A) Lock
B) Unlock
All doors and the rear gate can be locked and un-
locked by the power door locking switches located at
the driver’s side and the front passenger’s side doors.
To lock the doors, push the front side of the switch.
To unlock the doors, push the rear side of the switch.
When you close the doors after you set the door locks,
the doors remain locked.NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the
vehicle before locking the doors from the outside
using power door locking switches.
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Remote keyless entry system (if
equipped)
Two transmitters are provided for your vehicle.
The remote keyless entry system has the following
functions. yLocking and unlocking the doors and rear gate with-
out a key y Sounding a panic alarm
y Arming and disarming the security system (if your
vehicle is equipped with an optional security system).
See the next section “Security system (if equipped)”
for detailed information.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Oper-
ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
The operable distance of the keyless entry system is
approximately 30 feet (10 meters). However, this dis- tance will vary depending on environmental condi-
tions. The system’s operable distance will be shorter
in areas near a facility or electronic equipment emitting
strong radio waves such as a power plant, broadcast
station, TV tower, or remote controller of home elec-
tronic appliances.
The keyless entry system does not operate when the key is inserted in the ignition switch to prevent acci-
dental lockout.
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Do not expose the transmitter to severe
shocks, such as those experienced as a result
of dropping or throwing. y Do not take the transmitter apart except when
replacing the battery.y Do not get the transmitter wet. If it gets wet,
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: LOCK/ARM button
Press to Lock all doors.
Press and Hold to activate panic alarm.
Press three times in a five-second period to use
vehicle finder function.
: UNLOCK/DISARM button 1) Press once to Unlock driver’s door.
2) Press a second time to Unlock all other doors and rear gate.
„ Locking the doors
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) to lock all doors and rear gate. An electronic
chirp will sound once and the turn signal lights will flash once.
If any of the doors or the rear gate is not fully closed,
an electronic chirp will sound five times and the turn
signal lights will flash five times to alert you that the
doors or the rear gate are not properly closed. When
you close the door, it will automatically lock.
NOTE
If the “ ” button is pressed for two seconds or
longer, the panic alarm will sound. When locking
the doors in normal circumstances, press the
“ ” button for less than two seconds. For de-
tails on the panic alarm, refer to “Sounding a panic
alarm”. „
Unlocking the doors
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) to unlock the driver’s door. An electronic chirp
will sound twice and the turn signal lights will flash
twice. To unlock all other doors and rear gate, briefly
press the “ ” button a second time within 5 sec-
onds.
NOTE
If the interval between the first and second press-
es of the " " button (for unlocking of all of the
doors and the rear gate) is extremely short, the
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system may not respond. „Illuminated entry
The interior dome light and ignition switch light will illu-
minate when the “ ” button is pressed. These
lights stay illuminated for approximately 30 seconds if
any of the doors or the rear gate is not opened.
If the “ ” button is pressed before 30 seconds have
elapsed, these lights will go out. Also, these lights will
go out if the key is inserted in the ignition switch. The interior light switch must be set to the middle position
in order for this function to operate. „ 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-second period will
cause your vehicle’s horn to sound once and its turn
signal lights to flash three times. „ Sounding a panic alarm
To activate the alarm, keep the “ ” button pressed
for more than two seconds .
The horn will sound and the turn signal lights will flash.
To deactivate it, press the “ ” button or “ ” but- ton. Unless a button on the remote is pressed, the
alarm will be deactivated after approximately 30 sec-
onds. „
Selecting audible signal operation
Using an electronic chirp, the system will give you an
audible signal when the doors lock and unlock. If de-
sired, you may turn the audible signal off.
To turn the audible signal off, unlock the door by
pressing the “ ” button and then simultaneously
depress “ ” and “ ” buttons for more than two
seconds. An electronic chirp will sound twice and the
turn signal lights will flash twice to inform you that the
audible signal has been turned off.
To turn the audible signal on, unlock the door by
pressing the “ ” button and then simultaneously
depress “ ” and “ ” buttons for more than two
seconds. An electronic chirp will sound once and the
turn signal lights will flash once to inform you that the
audible signal has been turned on. „ Replacing the battery
When the transmitter battery begins to get weak,
transmitter range will begin to decrease. Replace the
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To replace the battery:0
1. Open the transmitter case using a flat-head screw-
driver.
2. Separate the case.
3. Remove the old battery from the holder.
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A) Negative (–) side facing up
4. Replace with a new battery (Type CR2025 or
equivalent) making sure to install the new battery with
the negative (–) side facing up.
5. Reinstall the back half of the transmitter case by
snapping it back on.
After the battery is replaced, the transmitter must
be synchronized with the keyless entry system’s
control unit. Press either the “ ” or “ ” but- ton six times to synchronize the unit.
yDo not let dust, oil or water get on or in the
transmitter when replacing the battery. y Be careful not to damage the printed circuit
board in the transmitter when replacing the bat-
tery.
„ Replacing lost transmitters
If you lose a transmitter or want to purchase additional
transmitters (up to four can be programmed), you
should re-program all of your transmitters for security
reasons. It is recommended that you have your dealer
program all of your transmitters 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 system can learn up to four unique transmit-
ter codes. The four transmitter codes may be the
same or different.
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To enter the programming mode:0
1. Press “ ” button to disarm the security system.
(If your vehicle is equipped with the optional security
system.)
2. Open the driver’s door and sit in the driver’s seat.
3. Close the driver’s door.
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A) ON
B) LOCK
4. Place the ignition key into the ignition switch and
cycle the switch from LOCK to ON ten times within 15
seconds . Be sure to stop at the LOCK position. The
horn will sound once to indicate that you are in the
transmitter programming mode.
NOTE
You must finish the next step (opening the driver’s
door) within 45 seconds of starting this proce-
dures. To program the transmitters:
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1. Open the driver’s door.
2. Close the driver’s door.
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