Subaru Forester Manuals 2017 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 123

2-20 Keys and doors/PIN Code Access (models with “keyless access with push–button start system”) & Registering a PIN code 1. Close all doors and the rear gate. 2. Press and hold the “ ” button on the access key. Then all doors and the rear gate will be locked. 3. Keep the “ ” button pressed, and press the rear lock button within 5 seconds after step 2. 4. Press and hold the above button for more than 5 seconds. Then a chirp will sound. 5. Release the “ ” button and the rear lock button. 6. Press the “ ” button on the access key while the chirp sounds. Then the chirp will stop and the preparation is complete. ! Registration For example, to register “32468” as the PIN code, perform the following procedure. 1. Press the rear lock button three times. 2. After a buzzer (ding) sounds once, press the rear lock button twice. 3. After a buzzer (ding) sounds once, press the rear lock button four times. 4. After a buzzer (ding) sounds once, press the rear lock button six times. 5. After a buzzer (ding) sounds once, press the rear lock button eight times. 6. Perform steps 1 to 5 again within approximately 30 seconds after the buzzer starts sounding intermittently. 7. All doors and the rear gate that have been unlocked will be locked. Then the PIN code will be registered. NOTE NOTE ! Preparation If you do not press the “ ” button on the access key, the chirp will sound for 30 seconds. In this case, the preparation for registering a PIN code does not complete even if the chirp stops. . If you make an error during the registration procedure, open the driver’s door and then close it. Then, start over from the procedure described in “Preparation”. . 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. . When you delete the PIN code while the keyless access function is disabled, the keyless access function will be enabled. . Reregister the PIN code in the following case. – when you forget the PIN code – when you want to change the PIN code