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.