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:
CAUTION
Use of any lights for a long period
of time while the engine is not
running can cause the battery to
discharge.
Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that the lights are turned off.
If the vehicle is left unattended
for a long time with the lights
illuminated, the battery may be
discharged...
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
name is used because the airbag system
supplements the vehicle’s seatbelts.
This vehicle is equipped with a supplemental
restraint system which consists of
seven airbags.
The configurations are as follows.
Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal
airbags
Driver’s and front passenger’s side
airbags
Curtain airbags (for driver, front passenger,
and window-side rear passengers)
Knee airbag for driver
These SRS airbags are designed only
as a supplement to the primary protection
provided by the seatbelt...