2000 SUBARU IMPREZA lock

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Child safety locks
HG0267
Unlock
Lock
WARNING
Always use the child safety lock whenever a child rides in the rear seat. Serious injury could result if a child accidentallyopened the door and fell out.
Eac h rear d oor has a c hild safety loc k that p revent s the d oors from b eing
op ened even if the insid e d oor hand le is p ulled .
When the c hild safety loc k lever is in the loc k p os ition, the d oor c annot
b e op ened from insid e reg ard less of the p osition of the inner d oor hand le
loc k lever. The d oor c an only b e op ened from the ou tsid e.

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System operation
Keyless entry func tions d o not op erate when vehic le ig nition is “ON ”.
HS1000BB
n Locking the doors
Press the “LOCK ” b utton to loc k all d oors (and the rear g ate on the
wag on and OUTBACK SPORT). The p arking lig hts will f lash one time.
n Unlocking the doors
To unloc k the d river ’s d oor only, p ress and release the “UNLOCK ” b ut-
ton.
To unloc k all d oors (and the rear g ate on the wag on and OUTBACK
SPORT), p ress and hold the “UNLOCK ” b utton.
The p arking lig hts will flash one time.
The vehic le ’s interior (c ourtesy) lig ht will illuminate for 60 sec ond s or
until vehic le is started .
NOTE
1. Parking lights will flash when the vehicle ’s battery is discon-
nected and reconnected.
To stop lights from flashing, either: Press remote transmitter “UNLOCK” button once.
Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position and press pro-
gramming button for one second (see location below).
2. The vehicle ’s interior (courtesy) light and door open warning
light (DOOR AJAR indicator) will illuminate for 60 seconds when
the ignition is turned off, or until the doors are locked with the

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This ind ic ates that the system is in the Transmitte
r Prog ramming
Mod e. Do not release the Programming button.
4. Press the “LOCK ” b utton on the new transmitter. The d oor loc ks will
c yc le onc e.
5. Rep eat step 4 for any ad d itional transmitters.
6. Exit the Transmitter Prog ram Mod e b y releasing th e Prog ramming
b utton and turning the vehic le ig nition off. Test a ll remote transmitters
to ensure that they work p rop erly. n To delete a lost or stolen transmitter
1. Follow step 1 to 3 as d esc rib ed ab ove.
2. Re-p rog ram the remaining transmitters as d esc rib e d in step 4.
If there is only one remaining transmitter, p erform step 4 four
times .
If there are two remaining transmitters, p erform st ep 4 twice for
eac h transmitter. System maintenance
Your keyless entry system d oes not req uire any sp ec ific maintenanc e
exc ep t for oc c asionally c hang ing the transmitter b a ttery. The 12-volt
b attery in the remote transmitter should last ap p ro ximately one year,
d ep end ing on usag e. When the b attery b eg ins to weak en, you will
notic e a d ec rease in rang e, or the d istanc e from yo ur vehic le that the
remote transmitter will op erate. n To change the remote transmitter battery CAUTION
Do not let dust, oil or water get on or in the transmitter when
replacing the battery.

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n
All entrances protected
Op ening any d oor or entranc e p rotec ted b y the sec ur ity system trig -
g ers the alarm ’s 125 d b siren and flashes the vehic le ’s p arking lig hts.
n Shock Sensor
The shoc k sensor d etec ts any imp ac t to the vehic le. Lig ht imp ac t will
c ause the siren to emit a warning “c hirp ”; heavier b lows will trig g er
the alarm. (Shoc k sensor sensitivity has b een p rese t, b ut may b e
ad justed b y your SUBARU d ealer.) n Personal protection (Panic) feature
Pressing b oth b uttons on the remote transmitter ac t ivates the Panic
feature, sound ing the siren and flashing the vehic l e’s p arking lig hts.
n Interior status indicator
The b rig ht-red warning lig ht p rovid es a visual d ete rrent to a would -b e
thief.n Emergency override button
Ensures that you will b e ab le to d isarm your alarm system and start
your vehic le if your remote transmitter is lost or b roken. See “The
emerg enc y overrid e/p rog ramming b utton ” Sec tion.
Security system components
n The remote transmitter
The remote transmitter c ontrols the features and op tions of the sec u-
rity system.
HS1000CB

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The emergency override/programming button
HS1001BC
The Emerg enc y Overrid e/Prog ramming b utton is used t o d isarm the
alarm system in c ase of a lost or b roken transmitte r. It is also used in
c onjunc tion with the transmitter and vehic le ig niti on to p rog ram ad d i-
tional transmitters. The Emergency Override Button is located under the driver ’s side
dash beneath the diagnostic connector. Security system operation
IMPORTANT Security System and Keyless Entry Features Do Not Operate
when the Vehicle Ignition is on.

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Arming the system
HS1000DB
To arm the system, c lose all d oors, then p ress the “LOCK ” b utton. The
siren will “c hirp ” twic e and the p arking lig hts will flash twic e, ind ic at-
ing the system is armed .
The d oors will also loc k at this time. The status i nd ic ator will b link
stead ily, onc e p er sec ond .
If the siren c hirp s and /or the p arking lig hts flash only once, this ind i-
c ates that the system is in pre-arm mode. The system has d etec ted
that a p rotec ted entranc e is not sec ured . In p re-ar m mod e, the status
ind ic ator stays on and d oes not b link. Chec k to see that all vehic le
entranc es are c losed sec urely. Onc e all entranc es a re sec ured , the
system will c hirp /flash ag ain, and the status ind ic ator will b link
stead ily. The system is now fully armed .

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Disarming the system
HS1000EB
To d isarm the system, p ress and release the “UNLOCK ” b utton. The
siren will c hirp and p arking lig hts will flash once. The d river ’s d oor will
unloc k at this time, and the vehic le interior (d ome ) lig ht will turn on for
60 sec ond s, or until the vehic le is started .
If the siren c hirp s and p arking lig hts flash four times, the system was
trig g ered in your ab senc e. Refer to the “Trip identification ” sec tion in
this manual. n The alarm cycle
If your alarm system is trig g ered , the siren will s ound and the p arking
lig hts will flash for 60 sec ond s. After this d urati on, the system will
c hec k to see if an entranc e was left op en. If so, t he alarm will c ontinue
to sound . If not, the system will re-arm.

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3. Press the Emerg enc y Overrid e/Prog ramming b utton.
The system
will d isarm. n Valet mode
HS1004CB
Valet Mod e p revents the sec urity system from arming , yet allows all
keyless entry and c onvenienc e features to func tion normally.
The valet b utton is b uilt into the status ind ic ator , loc ated on the d ash
to the left of the steering wheel.
To eng ag e Valet Mod e: With the system d isarmed and the vehic le ig nition o ff, p ress the
Status Ind ic ator/Valet Button. The status ind ic ator will b eg in to emit a q uic k d ou b le-flash p attern.
This ind ic ates that the system is in Valet Mod e. To exit Valet Mod e, p ress the Status Ind ic ator/Vale t Button ag ain.
The status ind ic ator will turn off, ind ic ating the system is in normal
op erating mod e. n Trip identification
If the siren c hirp s four times when you d isarm your sec urity system,
this ind ic ates that the system was trig g ered in you r ab senc e. Before
turning the ig nition on, p erform the following op er ation to d etermine
the p rotec ted zone that trig g ered the system. Op en the vehic le d oor and p ress the Emerg enc y Overr id e/Pro-
g ramming b utton.