Subaru Ascent Manuals 2025 Ascent Owner's Manual | Page 135

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NOTE
. Press the rear lock button ten times to enter“ 0”.
. Change the PIN code frequently to protect your vehicle from theft.
. If you have lent your vehicle to another person, confirm that the PIN code has not been changed or deleted. If the PIN code has been changed or deleted, reregister a new PIN code.
. If you make an error during the registration procedure, press the“” or“” button on the access key fob. Then, start over from the procedure described in“ Preparation for registering a PIN code”.
. To protect your vehicle from theft, you cannot register a string of the same five numbers together, such as“ 00000”, nor“ 12345” as a PIN code.
. Do not register your vehicle license plate number or simple numbers such as“ 11122” or“ 12121” as a PIN code. Doing so will increase the risk of vehicle theft.
. When you try to register“ 22222”, the registered PIN code will be deleted. You cannot unlock the doors by PIN Code Access until a new code is registered.
. After registering a new PIN code, make sure that you can unlock the doors using the PIN code.
. The PIN code cannot be deleted while the keyless access function is disabled by operating the access key fob.
. Reregister the PIN code in the following cases. – When you forget the PIN code. – When you want to change the PIN code.
! Unlocking
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Perform steps( 1) to( 5) of step 5 described in“ Registration for a PIN code”.
NOTE
. You cannot unlock by PIN Code Access in the following cases. – When the access key fob is within the operating ranges. – When the ignition switch is in the
“ ACC” or“ ON” position.
. If you make an operation error during the unlocking procedure, start over with the unlocking procedure after waiting for 5 seconds or longer.
. To protect your vehicle from theft, an electrical chirp will sound if incorrect PIN codes are entered five times continuously. If this occurs, you
cannot unlock the doors by PIN Code Access for 5 minutes.
& Power saving function
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To protect the access key fob battery and the vehicle battery, the keyless access function will be disabled as follows.
. When the keyless access function and the remote keyless entry system have not been used for 2 weeks or longer while all doors are locked.
. When the access key fob has been left in the operating range for 10 minutes or longer while all doors are locked.
! Recovery from power saving mode
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When one of the following operations is performed, 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.
. 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.
Keys and doors
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