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:
Perform either of the following procedures.
Briefly press a button (for less than 2
seconds) on the access key fob/remote
transmitter.
Carry the access key fob and perform
either of the following procedures (models
with “keyless access with push-button
start system”)...
Carry the access key fob, and touch the
sensor behind the door handle.
The driver’s door handle:
Either the driver’s door and fuel filler lid will
unlock, or all doors and the fuel filler lid will
unlock.
The front passenger’s door handle:
The fuel filler lid, rear gate and all doors will
be unlocked...