4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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NOTICE
●Do not touch the spindle rod with gloves or other fabric items.
●Do not attach any accessories other than genuine SUBARU parts to the back door.
●Do not place your hand on the
spindle or apply lateral forces to it.
■ To prevent back door closer malfunction
Do not apply excessive force to the back door while the back door closer is operating. Applying excessive force may cause the
back door closer to malfunction.
■ To prevent damage to the power back door
●Make sure that there is no ice between the back door and frame that would prevent movement of the back door. Operating the power back door when excessive load is present on the back door may cause a malfunction.
●Do not apply excessive force to the back door while the power
back door is operating.
●Take care not to damage the sensors( installed on the right and left edges of the power
back door) with a knife or other sharp object. If the sensor is disconnected, the power back
door will not close automatically.
■ Close & lock function When closing the power back door using the close & lock function, a different buzzer than the normal one will sound before the operation begins.
To check that the operation has started correctly, check that a different buzzer than the normal one
has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back door is fully closed and locked, operation signals will indicate that all of the doors have been locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that the operation signals
have operated and that all of the doors are locked.
■ Hands Free Power Back Door precautions( if equipped)
The kick sensor is located behind lower center part of the rear
bumper. Observe the following to ensure that the Hands Free Power Back Door function operates properly:
●Keep the lower center part of
the rear bumper clean at all times. If the lower center part of the
rear bumper is dirty or covered with snow, the kick sensor may not operate. In this situation,
clean off the dirt or snow, move the vehicle from the current position and then check if the
kick sensor operates. If it does not operate, have the vehicle inspected by your SUB-
ARU dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have a rain clearing( hydrophilic) effect, or other coatings, to the lower center part of the rear bumper.
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Before driving