Subaru Forester: Door locks / Locking and unlocking from the outside
NOTE
If you unlock the driver’s door with a
key (including an emergency key) and
open the door while the alarm system is
armed, the alarm system is triggered
and the vehicle’s horn sounds. In this
case, perform any of the following
operations:
- Models with “keyless access with
push-button start system”:
- Press any button on the access
key fob (except when the access
key fob battery is discharged).
- Press the push-button ignition
switch to “ACC”.
- Carry the access key fob and
perform either of the following procedures.
- Grip the front door handle.
- Press the rear gate opener
button.
- Models without “keyless access
with push-button start system”:
- Press any button on the remote
transmitter (except when the transmitter
battery is discharged).
- Insert the key into the ignition
switch and turn the ignition switch
to “ON”.
For details about the alarm system,
refer to “Alarm system”.
Rotate the key toward the front to lock.
Rotate the key toward the rear to unlock.
In this case, only the driver’s side door is
locked or unlocked...
Other information:
When this mode is selected, the fan speed,
airflow distribution, air-inlet control, and air
conditioner compressor operation are
automatically controlled. To activate this
mode, perform the following.
NOTE
Operate the automatic climate control
system when the engine is running...
Select the airflow mode using the airflow
mode selection dial (type A and C) or the
airflow mode selection button (type B).
Airflow modes are as follows.
If equipped
Ventilation: Instrument panel outlets
If equipped
Ventilation 2 for type B and C: Instrument
panel outlets and foot outlets
If equipped
Bi-level: Instrument panel outlets and foot outlets
If equipped
Heat: Foot outlets, both side outlets of the
instrument panel and some through windshield
defroster outlets (A small amount of
air flows to the windshield and both side
windows to prevent fogging...