Door Locks 139
NOTE
. When leaving the vehicle, make sure
you are holding the key before locking
the doors.
. 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.
. 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.
. The factory setting (default setting)
for this function is set as “operational”.
This function’s operational/non-operational
setting can be changed by a
SUBARU dealer. Contact a SUBARU
dealer for details.
! Non-operation of key lock-in prevention
function
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When the system is set so that it does not
operate, the doors are locked by the
following operation.
. If the lock lever is turned to the front
(“LOCK”) position with the driver’s door
open and the driver’s door is then closed
with the lock lever in that position, the
driver’s door is locked.
. If the spare key is used to lock the
driver’s door from the outside of the
vehicle, the door is locked.
& Battery Drainage Prevention
Function
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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 function
to prevent the battery from going dead.
The following interior lights are affected by
this function.
Item
Map lights
Dome light
Ignition
switch light
Cargo area
light
(Outback)
Switch
position
DOOR
DOOR
—
DOOR
Automatically turning
off
Approximately 20
minutes later
Approximately 20
minutes later
Approximately 20
minutes later
Approximately 20
minutes later
NOTE
. The default setting for this function
is set as “operational”. The operational/
non-operational setting of this function
can be changed by a SUBARU dealer.
Contact your SUBARU dealer to
change the setting.
. 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
with the push-button ignition
switch)
– While the key is in the ignition
switch (models without the pushbutton
ignition switch)
. Models with the push-button ignition
switch are also equipped with the
battery drainage prevention function
for the push-button ignition switch.
For details, refer to “Battery drainage
prevention function” ☞P170.
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