Subaru Forester Manuals 2018 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 123

Keys and doors/Keyless access with push–button start system & Selecting audible signal op- eration Using an electronic chirp, the system will give you an audible signal when the doors lock and unlock. If desired, you may turn the audible signal off. For more details, contact a SUBARU dealer. NOTE For models with the multi function display, the setting can be changed by operating the multi function display. For details, refer to “Keyless buzzer volume setting” F3-81. & Warning chimes and warning light The keyless access with push-button start system sounds a warning chime and flashes the access key warning light on the combination meter in order to minimize improper operations and help protect your vehicle from theft. For details, refer to “Warning chimes and warning light of the keyless access with push-button start system” F3-26. & Disabling keyless access function WARNING If you wear an implanted pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator, per- form the procedure described in “By operating the driver’s door” F2-18 to disable the keyless access function. If you perform the proce- dure described in “By operating the access key fob” F2-17, the opera- tion of an implanted pacemaker or implanted defibrillator may be af- fected by the radio waves from the transmitter antenna. When the vehicle is not going to be used for a long time, or when you choose not to use the keyless access function, the keyless access function can be disabled. 2-17 dure described in “Starting engine” F9-18. . We recommend that you disable the keyless access functions under the following conditions. – When the vehicle is not going to be used for an extended period of time – When the keyless access func- tions are not going to be used ! Disabling functions ! By operating the access key fob If you have registered a PIN code for PIN Code Access, you can disable the keyless access function by operating the access key fob. For details about registering a PIN code, refer to “Registering a PIN code” F2-20. 1. Open the driver’s door. NOTE . The locking and unlocking function by the remote keyless entry system is not disabled. . The setting can also be changed at SUBARU dealers. For more details, contact a SUBARU dealer. . To start the engine while the func- tions are disabled, perform the proce- – CONTINUED –