Subaru Forester: Locking and unlocking from the outside / How to lock the vehicle without using the key
To lock the door from outside without the
key, the following methods are available.
Locking using lock lever

- Rotate the lock lever forward.
- Close the door.
In this way, only the door that was operated
will be locked.
Locking using power door locking switch

- Press the lock side of the power door
locking switch.*
- Close the door.
*: For details about the power door locking
switch, refer to “How to operate the power
door locking switches”.
In this case, all closed doors, the rear gate
and fuel filler lid are locked at the same
time.
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key
inside the vehicle when locking the
doors from the outside without the key.
Other information:
This indicator illuminates if the Reverse
Automatic Braking (RAB) system malfunctions.
Refer to “Reverse Automatic Braking
(RAB) system”.
RAB OFF indicator light
This indicator illuminates when the Reverse
Automatic Braking (RAB) system is
turned OFF, or when the Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB) system is suspended
temporarily...
CAUTION
If the Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator
light does not illuminate even when
the Auto Vehicle Hold switch is
pressed to activate the Auto Vehicle
Hold function, the electronic parking
brake system may be malfunctioning.
This indicator light illuminates when the
Auto Vehicle Hold is activated...