Subaru Forester: Power door locking switches

Power door locking switches

1) Lock
2) Unlock

All doors and the rear gate can be locked and unlocked by the power door locking switches located at the driver’s side and the front passenger’s side doors.

To lock the doors, push the front side of the switch.

To unlock the doors, push the rear side of the switch.

When you close the doors after you set the door locks, the doors remain locked.

NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before locking the doors from the outside using the power door locking switches.

Key lock-in prevention function

This function prevents the doors from being locked with the key still in the ignition switch.

Behavior with key lock-in prevention function operational

With the driver’s door open, the doors are automatically kept unlocked even if the front side of the power door locking switch is pressed.

Behavior with key lock-in prevention function non-operational

- If the lock lever is turned to the rear (“LOCK”) position with the driver’s door open and the driver’s door is then closed with the lock lever in that position, the driver’s door is locked.

- If the spare key is used to lock the driver’s door from the outside of the vehicle, the door is locked.

The setting of this function to operational/ non-operational status can be changed by a SUBARU dealer. Contact a SUBARU dealer for details.

NOTE
When leaving the vehicle, make sure you are holding the key before locking the doors.

Door locks

Remote keyless entry system