Subaru Forester Manuals 2013 Forester Owner’s Manual | Page 233

Interior equipment & Cargo area light 1) 2) 3) DOOR OFF ON The cargo area light switch has the following positions. DOOR: The light illuminates when the rear gate is opened and turns off when 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 lights are 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 a door opening, etc. by use of the door interlock switch. The door interlock switch has the following positions. OFF: The map lights do not illuminate automatically in conjunction with a door opening. However, 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 –