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:
WARNING
Be sure to press the correct button
to retrieve your registered seat position.
If the seat position is not
optimum for you, it may adversely affect your driving and may reduce
the effectiveness of the seatbelt.
That could result in an accident
involving serious injury or death...
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
will not be activated when any of the
following conditions are met regarding
the front passenger’s seat:
The seat is empty.
The seat is equipped with an appropriate
child restraint system and an infant
or a child is restrained in it...