Subaru Forester Manuals 2025 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 128

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KEYS AND DOORS
Registration for a PIN code s02ap2102
Steps Operation
Time from the previous step
1 Turn off the ignition switch . — 2 Close all the doors ( including the rear gate ). —
3
Press and hold the “ ” button on the access key fob , then press and hold the rear lock button until a chirp sounds intermittently .
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4 Press the “ ” button on the access key fob . Within 30 seconds
Input the PIN code using the rear lock button within 30 seconds after the chirp sound of step 4 . For example , to register “ 32468 ” as the PIN code , perform the following procedure .
5
( 1 )
Press the button three times .
( 2 )
After a chirp sounds once , press the button twice .
( 3 )
After a chirp sounds once , press the button four times .
( 4 )
After a chirp sounds once , press the button six times .
( 5 )
After a chirp sounds once , press the button eight times .
Within 30 seconds
6
7
Perform step 5 again within approximately 30 seconds after the chirp starts sounding intermittently .
All doors will be unlocked and locked . Then the PIN code will be registered .
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NOTE
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Press the “
” button within 30 seconds of step 6 to end the preparation mode and
move on to the registration stage . Unless the “
” button is pressed within 30
seconds after step 6 , the PIN code registration will be canceled .
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Press the rear lock button ten times to enter “ 0 ”.
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Change the PIN code frequently to protect your vehicle from theft .
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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 .
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If you make an error during the registration procedure , press the “
” or “
” button
on the access key fob . Then start over from step 1 .
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To protect your vehicle from theft , you cannot register “ 00000 ” to “ 99999 ” or “ 12345 ”
as a PIN code .
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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 .
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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 .
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After registering a new PIN code , make sure that you can unlock the doors using the
PIN code .
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The PIN code cannot be deleted while the keyless access function is disabled by
operating the access key fob .