2001 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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Door locks
Locking and unlocking from the outside
HS0010
Unlock
Lock
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e with the key, tur n the key toward the
rear. To unloc k the d oor, turn the key toward the f ront.
Pull the outsid e d oor hand le to op en an unloc ked d o or.
Locking without the key
HS0011
1
2
1Press the lock lever.
2 Close the door.
HB2024CB
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e without the key, p ress the end of the
loc k lever d own on the d oor and then c lose the d oor .
To loc k the d oor from the outsid e using the p ower d oor loc king switc h,
p ush the switc h forward ( “LOCK ” sid e) and then c lose the d oor. In this
c ase, all c losed d oors and the rear g ate are loc ked at the same time.

2-4Always make sure that all d oors and the rear g ate a
re loc ked b efore
leaving your vehic le. NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before
locking the doors from the outside without the key. Locking and unlocking from the inside
HS0014
UnlockLock
Red mark Inside door handle
To loc k the d oor from the insid e, p ress the end of the loc k lever d own.
To unloc k the d oor from the insid e, p ull the front end of the loc k lever.
The red mark on the loc k lever ap p ears when the d oo r is unloc ked .
Pull the insid e d oor hand le to op en an unloc ked d oo r.
Always make sure that all d oors and the rear g ate a re c losed b efore
starting to d rive.

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Power door locking switches
HB2009BB
HB2008CB
All d oors and the rear g ate c an b e loc ked and unloc ked b y the p ower
d oor loc king switc hes loc ated at the d river ’s sid e and the front p assen-
g er ’s sid e d oors.
To loc k the d oors, p ush the switc h forward .
To unloc k the d oors, p ush the switc h rearward .
When you c lose the d oors after you set the d oor loc ks, the d oors remain
loc ked . NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before locking the doors from the outside using power door lockingswitches.

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Keyless entry system (if equipped)
CAUTION
Do not expose the transmitter to severe shocks, such as those
experienced as a result of dropping or throwing. Do not take the transmitter apart except when replacing the
battery. Do not get the transmitter wet. If it gets wet, wipe it dry with a
cloth immediately. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to
operate the equipment.
Two transmitters are p rovid ed for your vehic le.
The keyless entry system has the following func tion s.
Loc king and unloc king the d oors and rear g ate witho ut a key
Sound ing a p anic alarm
Arming and d isarming the sec urity system (if your v ehic le is eq uip p ed
with an op tional sec urity system). See the next sec tion “Sec urity system
(if eq uip p ed ) ” for d etailed information.
The op erab le d istanc e of the keyless entry system i s ap p roximately 30
feet (10 meters). However, this d istanc e will vary d ep end ing on environ-
mental c ond itions. Rang e may b e red uc ed near sourc e s of RF interfer-
enc e suc h as p ower p lants and rad io/television b roa d c asting towers.
The keyless entry system d oes not op erate when the key is inserted in
the ig nition switc h.

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HB1000BB
1. Press once to Unlock
driver’s door.
2. Press a second time to Unlockall doors.
Press to Lock all doors. Press and Hold to activate panic alarm.
LED
Locking the doors
Briefly p ress the “LOCK/ARM ” b utton (for less than two sec ond s) to
loc k all d oors and rear g ate. The horn will sound o ne time.
If any of the d oors or the rear g ate is not fully c losed , the horn will
sound three times to alert you that the d oors (or t he rear g ate) are not
p rop erly c losed . When you c lose the d oor, it will a utomatic ally loc k.
Unlocking the doors
Briefly p ress the “UNLOCK/DISARM ” b utton (for less than two
sec ond s) to unloc k the d river ’s d oor. The horn will sound two times. To
unloc k all d oors and rear g ate, b riefly p ress the “UNLOCK/DISARM ”
b utton a sec ond time. Illuminated entry
The interior (d ome) lig ht will illuminate when the “UNLOCK/DISARM ”
b utton is p ressed . The lig ht will illuminate for ap p roximately 30
sec ond s or until the key is inserted in the ig nitio n switc h or until the
“ LOCK/ARM ” b utton is p ressed . Onc e any of the d oors or the re ar
g ate is op ened , this func tion will b e c anc eled . The interior lig ht must
b e set to the middle position in ord er for this func tion to op erate.
Sounding a panic alarm
To ac tivate the alarm, keep the “LOCK/ARM ” b utton p ressed for more
than two seconds .
To d eac tivate it, p ress the “LOCK/ARM ” b utton or “UNLOCK/DISARM ”
b utton. Unless a b utton on the remote is p ressed , t he alarm will b e
d eac tivated after ap p roximately 30 sec ond s.

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Selecting audible signal operation
Using the horn, the system will g ive you an aud ib le sig nal when the
d oors loc k and unloc k. If d esired , you may turn the aud ib le sig nal off.
To turn the aud ib le sig nal off, simultaneously d ep r ess “LOCK/ARM ”
and “UNLOCK/DISARM ” b uttons for more than two sec ond s. The horn
will sound two times to inform you that the aud ib le sig nal has b een
turned off.
To turn the aud ib le sig nal on, simultaneously d ep re ss “LOCK/ARM ”
and “UNLOCK/DISARM ” b uttons for more than two sec ond s. The horn
will sound one time to inform you that the aud ib le sig nal has b een
turned on. Replacing the battery
CAUTION
Do not let dust, oil or water get on or in the transmitter when
replacing the battery.
When the transmitter b attery b eg ins to g et weak, tr ansmitter rang e will
b eg in to d ec rease and the LED will not illuminate. Rep lac e the b attery
as soon as p ossib le.
HB1002BB
HB1001BA
Positive (+) side facing up
To rep lac e the b attery:
1. Remove the two sc rews on the b ac k of the transmit ter c ase b y
using a p hillip s sc rewd river.
2. Sep arate the c ase.

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3. Remove the old b attery from the hold er.
4. Rep lac e with a new b attery (Typ e CR2032 or eq uiva
lent) making
sure to install the new b attery with the p ositive ( + ) sid e fac ing up .
5. Install the b ac k half of the transmitter c ase.
6. Reinstall the two sc rews on the b ac k of the trans mitter c ase.
After the battery is replaced, the transmitter must be synchro-nized with the keyless entry system ’s control unit. Press either
the “LOCK/ARM” or “UNLOCK/DISARM” button six times to syn-
chronize the unit. Replacing lost transmitters
If you lose a transmitter or want to p urc hase ad d it ional transmitters
(up to four c an b e p rog rammed ), you should re-p rog r am all of your
transmitters for sec urity reasons. It is rec ommend e d that you have
your d ealer p rog ram all of your transmitters into y our system.
n Programming the transmitters
The keyless entry system is eq uip p ed with a sp ec ial c od e learning
feature that allows you to p rog ram new transmitter c od es into the sys-
tem or to d elete old ones. The system c an learn up to four uniq ue
transmitter c od es. The four transmitter c od es may b e the same or d if-
ferent.
To enter the programming mode:
HB1005BC
HB1000CB
1 Press to dis-
arm the security system (if so equipped).
2
3
1. Disarm the sec urity system. (if your vehic le is e q uip p ed with the
op tional sec urity system.)

2-102. Op en the d river
’s d oor and sit in the d river ’s seat.
3. Close the d river ’s d oor.
HB2032BB
4. Plac e the ig nition key into the ig nition switc h a nd c yc le the switc h
from LOCK to ON ten times within 15 seconds. Be sure to stop at the
LOCK p osition and leave the key in the ignition . The horn will sound
onc e to ind ic ate that you are in the transmitter p r og ramming mod e.
NOTE
You must finish the next step (opening the driver ’s door) within
45 seconds of starting this procedures.
To program the transmitters:
HB1000DB
1
2
HB1005BB3 Press any button.
1. Op en the d river ’s d oor.
2. Close the d river ’s d oor.