Subaru Outback Manuals 2020 Outback Owner's Manual | Page 165

Rear Gate (Outback) 157 1. Keep pressing the rear gate opener button until it is unlocked. 2. Lift up the rear gate. 3. Pull down the rear gate until it starts to close automatically. The system will be initialized once the gate is fully closed. 4. Operate the power rear gate and check that the function operates properly. ! If the power rear gate is opened s02aj011202 1. Pull down the rear gate until it starts to close automatically. The system will be initialized once the gate is fully closed. 2. Operate the power rear gate and check that the function operates properly. CAUTION If the power rear gate function does not operate properly, have your vehicle checked by a SUBARU dealer. ! Hands-free Power Rear Gate function s02aj0113 The Hands-free Power Rear Gate function enables the rear gate to be opened automatically by holding a hand over the rear emblem. This function can be deactivated using the Hands-free Power Rear Gate off switch. Refer to “Hands-free Power Rear Gate off switch” ☞P158. CAUTION Do not remove the rear emblem or decorate it or the area around it. Doing so could lead to a malfunction of the Hands-free Power Rear Gate function. To open the rear gate via the function, perform the following steps. 1. When the ignition switch is in the OFF position, carry the access key fob. 2. Move your hand slowly toward the rear emblem and hold it there until a electronic chirp sounds. 3. Immediately after the electronic chirp sounds, move your hand away. 4. The rear gate will open automatically. NOTE . It is possible to open the rear gate by moving close to the rear emblem. . The Hands-free Power Rear Gate function will not operate when the rear gate has already been opened. . If any of the following are performed before automatically opening the power rear gate, the operation will be canceled. – Your hand is not properly held over the rear emblem for approximately 2 seconds or more. – Touching the rear emblem . The rear gate may suddenly open – CONTINUED – 2 Keys and Doors