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:
Two separate circuits
Your vehicle has two separate circuit brake
systems. Each circuit works diagonally
across the vehicle. If one circuit of the
brake system should fail, the other half of
the system still works. If one circuit fails,
the brake pedal will go down much closer
to the floor than usual and you will need to
press it down much harder...
The vehicle is involved in frontal collision
with another vehicle (moving or stationary).
The vehicle is struck from behind.
The vehicle pitches end over end.
In the event of accidents like those
illustrated, the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are not designed to deploy
in most cases...