Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual / Keys and doors / Door locks / Locking and unlocking from the outside / How to lock the vehicle without using the key

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

Subaru Forester. How to lock the vehicle without using the key

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

Subaru Forester. How to lock the vehicle without using the key

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.

How to lock and unlock the vehicle using the key

Locking and unlocking from the inside

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