Subaru Forester Manuals 2011 Forester Owner’s Manual | Page 243

Interior equipment & Cargo area light 1) 2) 3) DOOR OFF ON The cargo area light switch has the following three positions. DOOR: The light illuminates when the rear gate is opened. The light remains illuminated for several seconds and turns off after the rear gate is closed. OFF: The light remains off. ON: The light remains on continuously. & Map light 1) Map light switch (lens) To turn on the map light, push the lens. To turn it off, push the lens again. When leaving the vehicle, make sure the light is turned off to avoid battery discharge. 6-3 ! Door interlock switch 1) Door interlock switch Although the map light switches (lenses) are in the OFF position (manually off), the map lights can be set to illuminate automatically in conjunction with the opening of the doors by use of the door interlock switch. The door interlock switch has the following two positions. OFF: The map lights do not illuminate automatically in conjunction with the opening of the doors. But, the lights can be turned on manually by pushing the map light switches (lenses). DOOR: The map lights illuminate automatically in the following cases. . Any of the doors other than the rear gate is opened. (The map lights do not – CONTINUED –