2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX Owners Manual

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: LOCK/ARM button
Press to Lock all doors.
Press and Hold to activate panic alarm.
Press three times in a five-second period to use vehi-
cle finder function.
:UNLOCK/DISARM button
1) Press once to Unlock driver’s door.
2) Press a second time to Unlock all other doors (and rear gate on the Wagon).
„ Locking the doors
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) to lock all doors (and rear gate on the Wagon).
An electronic chirp will sound once and the turn signal lights will flash once.
If any of the doors (or the rear gate) is not fully closed,
an electronic chirp will sound five times and the turn
signal lights will flash five times to alert you that the
doors (or the rear gate) are not properly closed. When
you close the door, it will automatically lock.
NOTE
If the “ ” button is pressed for two seconds or
longer, the panic alarm will sound. When locking
the doors in normal circumstances, press the
“ ” button for less than two seconds. For de-
tails on the panic alarm, refer to “Sounding a panic
alarm”. „
Unlocking the doors
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) to unlock the driver’s door. An electronic chirp
will sound twice and the turn signal lights will flash
twice. To unlock all other doors (and rear gate on the
Wagon), briefly press the “ ” button a second time
within 5 seconds.
NOTE
If the interval between the first and second press-
es of the “ ” button (for unlocking of all of the
doors and the rear gate) is extremely short, the
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system may not respond. „Illuminated entry
The interior (dome) light and ignition switch light (for
turbo models) will illuminate when the “ ” button is
pressed. These lights stay illuminated for approxi-
mately 30 seconds if any of the doors (or the rear gate
on the Wagon) is not opened.
If the “ ” button is pressed before 30 seconds have
elapsed, these lights will go out. Also, these lights will
go out if the key is inserted in the ignition switch. Theinterior light switch must be set to the middle position
in order for this function to operate. „ Vehicle finder function
Use this function to find your vehicle parked among
many vehicles in a large parking lot. Provided you are
within 30 feet (10 meters) of the vehicle, pressing the
“ ” button three times in a five-second period will
cause your vehicle’s horn to sound once and its turn
signal lights to flash three times. „ Sounding a panic alarm
To activate the alarm, keep the “ ” button pressed
for more than two seconds . The horn will sound and the turn signal lights will flash.
To deactivate it, press the “ ” button or “ ” but-
ton. Unless a button on the remote is pressed, the
alarm will be deactivated after approximately 30 sec-
onds. „
Selecting audible signal operation
Using an electronic chirp, the system will give you an
audible signal when the doors lock and unlock. If de-
sired, you may turn the audible signal off.
To turn the audible signal off, unlock the door by
pressing the “ ” button and then simultaneously
depress “ ” and “ ” buttons for more than two
seconds. An electronic chirp will sound twice and the
turn signal lights will flash twice to inform you that the
audible signal has been turned off.
To turn the audible signal on, unlock the door by
pressing the “ ” button and then simultaneously
depress “ ” and “ ” buttons for more than two
seconds. An electronic chirp will sound once and the
turn signal lights will flash once to inform you that the
audible signal has been turned on. „ Replacing the battery
When the transmitter battery begins to get weak,
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battery as soon as possible.
To replace the battery:
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1. Open the transmitter case using a flat-head screw-
driver.
2. Remove the old battery from the holder.
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A) Negative (–) side facing up
3. Replace with a new battery (Type CR2025 or
equivalent) making sure to install the new battery with
the negative (–) side facing up.
4. Reinstall the back half of the transmitter case by
snapping it back on.
After the battery is replaced, the transmitter must
be synchronized with the keyless entry system’s
control unit. Press either the “ ” or “ ” but- ton six times to synchronize the unit.
yDo not let dust, oil or water get on or in the
transmitter when replacing the battery. y Be careful not to damage the printed circuit
board in the transmitter when replacing the bat-
tery.
„ Replacing lost transmitters
If you lose a transmitter or want to purchase additional
transmitters (up to four can be programmed), you
should re-program all of your transmitters for security
reasons. It is recommended that you have your dealer
program all of your transmitters into your system. T Programming the transmitters
The keyless entry system is equipped with a special
code learning feature that allows you to program new
transmitter codes into the system or to delete old ones. The system can learn up to four unique transmit-
ter codes. The four transmitter codes may be the
same or different.
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To enter the programming mode:0
1. Press “ ” button to disarm the security system.
(If your vehicle is equipped with the optional security
system.)
2. Open the driver’s door and sit in the driver’s seat.
3. Close the driver’s door.
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1) ON
2) LOCK
4. Place the ignition key into the ignition switch and
cycle the switch from LOCK to ON ten times within 15
seconds . Be sure to stop at the LOCK position. The
horn will sound once to indicate that you are in the
transmitter programming mode.
NOTE
You must finish the next step (opening the driver’s
door) within 45 seconds of starting this proce-
dures. To program the transmitters:
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1. Open the driver’s door.
2. Close the driver’s door.
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3. Press and release any button on the transmitter
that you wish to program into the system. The horn will
sound twice to indicate that the transmitter has been
programmed.
Any additional transmitters can also be programmed
at this time. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for an additional
transmitter.
To exit the programming mode:
1. After all of your transmitters are programmed, re-
move the key from the ignition switch.
The horn will sound three times to indicate that the
system has exited the programming mode.
2. Make sure that the keyless entry system properly
operates by operating each transmitter. T
Deleting old transmitter codes
The control unit of the keyless entry system has four
memory locations to store transmitter codes, giving it
the ability to operate with up to four transmitters. When
you lose a transmitter, the lost transmitter’s code re-
mains in the memory. For security reasons, lost trans-
mitter codes should be deleted from the memory.
To delete old transmitter codes, program four trans-mitter codes into the system. If you have only one cur-
rent transmitter, program it four times. If you have two
current transmitters, program each one twice. If you
have three current transmitters, program two of them
once and the third one twice. This process will leave
only current transmitter codes in the system’s memo-ry.
NOTE
Make sure no one else is operating their keyless
entry system within range of your vehicle when
programming transmitters. If someone else were
to operate their remote transmitter while you are
programming your transmitters, it is possible that
their transmitter code will be programmed into
your system, allowing them unauthorized access
to your vehicle.
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Security system (if equipped)
The security system helps to protect your vehicle and
valuables from theft. The horn sounds and the turn
signal lights flash if someone attempts to break into
your vehicle. The starter motor is also interrupted to
prevent starting the vehicle without a key.
The system can be armed and disarmed with the re-
mote transmitter.
The system does not operate when the key is inserted
into the ignition switch. „System operation
The security system will give the following alarm indi-
cations when triggered: y The turn signal lights will flash and the horn will
sound intermittently. In addition, the starter motor will
not operate. y The alarm automatically resets after 30 seconds;
however, the alarm will reactivate if the vehicle is tam-
pered with again. The alarm will continue for six times
if any sensor continues to be activated.
The alarm is triggered by: y Opening a door, the rear gate or trunk lid.
y Application of physical shock to the vehicle (e.g. forced entry). Note that there are two alarm levels for
shock: warning and alarm. In warning mode, the alarm
detects lower level vibrations and triggers 2 warning
chirps on the horn and two flashes on the lights as a
deterrent to would be vandals. In alarm mode, higher
levels of shock are detected and the system will go into full alarm. y
Ignition switch being turned on while in armed state.
NOTE
With the valet mode selected, the security system
does not operate when the remote transmitter is
used for locking and unlocking. The security indi-
cator light in the combination meter flashes twice
per second to show that the valet mode is select-
ed. For details, refer to “Valet mode” in this sec- tion. „ Arming the system
T To arm the system using remote transmitter
1. Close all windows.
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehicle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood (and the trunk lid)
are locked.
5. Close all doors (and the rear gate on the Wagon).