Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual / Keys and doors / Door locks / Battery drainage prevention function

Subaru Forester: Door locks / Battery drainage prevention function

If a door or the rear gate 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 discharging. The following interior lights are affected by this function.

Subaru Forester. Battery drainage prevention function

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 are completely closed.

The battery drainage prevention function does not operate while the key is in the ignition switch.

Key lock-in prevention function

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