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Door Locks
! How to operate the power door
locking switches
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All doors, the rear gate (Outback) and fuel
filler lid can be locked and unlocked by
pressing either side of the power door
locking switches located on the driver’s
side and the front passenger’s side doors.
1) Lock
2) Unlock
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key
inside the vehicle before locking the
doors from the outside using the power
door locking switches.
& Automatic Door Locking/Unlocking
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All doors and the fuel filler lid are automatically
locked or unlocked under the
following conditions.
. For automatic door locking
– When the vehicle speed reaches 12
mph (20 km/h) or higher (factory
default setting).
– When the select lever is shifted into
a position other than the “P” position.
. For automatic door unlocking
– When the driver’s door is open
(factory default setting).
– When the ignition switch is turned to
OFF.
– When the select lever is shifted into
the “P” position.
NOTE
. The automatic door lock and unlock
setting can be changed with the center
information display. Refer to “Car settings”
☞P215 (11.6-inch display models)
or “Vehicle setting icons” ☞P234
(dual 7.0-inch display models).
. When locking the door by the power
door locking switches, automatic door
locking will not operate.
. When unlocking the door by the
power door locking switches, automatic
door unlocking will not operate.
. If the system detects a strong enough
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” ☞P463.
. When getting out of the vehicle from
a rear door, make sure to unlock all the
doors by pushing the unlock side of the
power door locking switch. If a rear
door is unlocked from the inside door
lever then the door is opened and
closed, the Key lock-in prevention
function will be triggered. All doors will
be unlocked, the Key lock-in prevention
warning indicator “ ” will appear and
the warning chime will also sound.
& Key Lock-In Prevention
Function
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Under the following conditions, all the
doors will not lock when the power door
locking switch is pushed with a front door
open.
. The key is still in the ignition switch
(models without “keyless access with
push-button start system”).
. The ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” position (models with “keyless access
with push-button start system”).