2-8
Keys and doors/Door locks
& Automatic door locking/un-
locking
S02AC08
All doors are automatically locked when
the vehicle speed reaches more than 12
mph (20 km/h).
When the driver’s door is opened, all
doors, including the trunk or rear gate,
are automatically unlocked.
NOTE
1)
2)
Unlock
Lock
To lock the door from the inside, rotate the
lock lever forward. To unlock the door from
the inside, rotate the lock lever rearward.
The red mark on the lock lever appears
when the door is unlocked.
Pull the inside door handle to open an
unlocked door.
Always make sure that all doors and the
rear gate (Outback) are closed before
starting to drive.
. Perform the settings of the auto-
matic door locking and unlocking on
the combination meter. Refer to “Auto
Door Lock and Unlock” F3-48. Also,
the settings can be performed by using
the navigation system. Refer to the
separate navigation/audio Owner’s
Manual.
. If the system detects a strong en-
ough impact to deploy the airbags, all
doors may be automatically unlocked.
For further details, refer to “Auto lock/
unlock operation when involved in an
accident” F9-24.
& Battery drainage prevention
function
S02AC03
If a door or the rear gate (Outback) is not
completely closed, the interior lights will
remain illuminated as a result. However,
several lights are automatically turned off
by the battery drainage prevention func-
tion to prevent the battery from going dead.
The following interior lights are affected by
this function.
Item Switch
position Automatically turning
off
Map lights DOOR Approximately 20
minutes later
Dome light DOOR Approximately 20
minutes later
Ignition
switch light — Approximately 20
minutes later
Cargo area
light DOOR Approximately 20
minutes later
The operational/non-operational setting of
this function can be changed by a
SUBARU dealer. Contact the nearest
SUBARU dealer if you would like to
change the setting.
NOTE
. The factory setting (default setting)
for this function is set as “operational”.
. When leaving the vehicle, please
make sure that all doors and the rear
gate (Outback) are completely closed.
. The battery drainage prevention
function does not operate under the
following condition.
– While the push-button ignition
switch is in “ACC” or “ON” (models