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:
The Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB)
system can be temporarily canceled by
any of the following operations.
Depressing the brake pedal*
Depressing the accelerator pedal*
The accelerator pedal is kept depressed.
(In this case, limited acceleration
will be canceled and the vehicle will
continue reversing...
: Select side to adjust
: Direction control
The remote control mirrors operate only
when the ignition switch is in the “ON” or
“ACC” position.
Turn the control switch to the side that
you want to adjust. “L” is for the left mirror,
“R” is for the right mirror...