Subaru Outback Manuals 2015 Outback Owner's Manual | Page 118

Keys and doors/Keyless access with push button start system perform the unlocking operation once first. You can then touch the door lock sensor to lock the doors. ! Locking with the rear lock button (Outback) 1) Rear lock button Carry the access key, close all doors including the rear gate and press the rear lock button. The rear gate and all doors will be locked. Also, an electronic chirp will sound once and the hazard warning flashers will flash once. ! Power saving function To protect the access key battery and the vehicle battery, the keyless access func- tion will be disabled as follows. . When the keyless access function and 2-17 the remote keyless entry system have not been used: (1) 5 days after the push-button igni- tion switch has been turned off, com- munication between the antennas and the access key will be stopped. (2) 9 days after step 1, the sensors (both lock sensor and unlock sensor) on the front passenger’s door will be disabled. . When the access key has been left in the operating range for 10 minutes or longer while all doors are locked, the keyless access function will be disabled. ! Door unlock selection function The door unlock selection function makes the following operations possible. . Unlocking the driver’s door without unlocking any other doors (including the rear gate) when gripping the driver’s door handle . Opening the rear gate without unlock- ing any doors when pressing the rear gate opener button (Outback) ! Recovery from power saving mode When one of the following is operated, the keyless access function will be recovered. . Unlock by gripping the door handle (only when the sensors on the front passenger’s door are not disabled) or pressing the rear gate opener button on the rear gate (Outback)/trunk opener button on the trunk lid (Legacy) . Lock or unlock by the remote keyless entry system . Open a door and then close it . Turn the push-button ignition switch to the “ON” position Operational: . Only the driver’s door will be unlocked when the driver’s door handle is gripped. . The rear gate will open, but the other doors will remain locked when the rear gate opener button is pressed. (Outback) The operational/non-operational setting for this function can be changed by a SUBARU dealer. Non-operational: . All doors and the rear gate will be unlocked when the driver’s door handle is gripped. . The rear gate will open and all doors will be unlocked when the rear gate opener button is pressed. (Outback) The factory setting (default setting) is set as “operational”. CONTINUED