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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,
transmitter range will begin to decrease. Replace the

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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).

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1) Press to Arm the system.
2) Press to Disarm the system.
Security indicator light
6. Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds). All doors (and the rear gate on the Wagon) will
lock, an electronic chirp will sound once, the turn sig-
nal lights will flash once, and the security indicator light
will flash as follows:
All models except WRX-STi: once every approximate-
ly two seconds
WRX-STi: twice every approximately two seconds
If any of the doors (or the rear gate or the trunk lid) is
not fully closed, an electronic chirp sounds five times,
the turn signal lights flash five times to alert you that
the doors (or the rear gate or the trunk lid) are not
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properly closed. When you close the door, the system
will automatically arm and doors will automaticallylock. TTo arm the system using power door locking
switches
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 the doors (and the rear gate on the Wagon)
but leave only the driver’s door or the front passen-
ger’s door open. 6. Push the front side (“LOCK” side) of the power door
locking switch to set the door locks.
7. Close the door. An electronic chirp will sound once,
the turn signal lights will flash once and the security in-
dicator light will flash as follows:
All models except WRX-STi: once every approximate-
ly two seconds
WRX-STi: twice every approximately two seconds
NOTE
The system can be armed even if the engine hood
and/or the windows are opened. Always make
sure that they are fully closed before arming the
system. „
Disarming the system
Briefly press the “ ” button (for less than two sec-
onds) on the remote transmitter. The driver’s door will
unlock, an electronic chirp will sound twice, the turn
signal lights will flash twice and the security indicator
light will go off.
NOTE (WRX-STi)
If your vehicle is equipped with an immobilizer, the
immobilizer’s function will cause the security indi-
cator light to flash (once every approximately
three seconds) even after the system is disarmed.
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Refer to “Immobilizer (WRX-STi)” in this chapter
for further details.
To unlock all other doors (and the rear gate on the
Wagon), briefly press the “ ” button a second time. T
Emergency disarming
If you cannot disarm the system using the transmitter
(i.e. the transmitter is lost, broken or the transmitter
battery is too weak), you can disarm the system with-
out using the transmitter. To disarm the system:
1. Unlock the door with the key and then open the
door.
2. The alarm will sound.
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch and cycle it
from the “LOCK” to the “ON” position three (3) times
within 5 seconds .
„ Valet mode
When you choose the valet mode, the security system
does not operate. In valet mode, the remote transmit-
ter is used only for locking and unlocking the doors
(and rear gate on the Wagon) and panic activation.
To enter the valet mode, open the driver’s door and keep the “ ” button depressed
for more than two
seconds . The security indicator light will continue to
flash twice per second indicating that the system is in the valet mode.
To exit valet mode, open the driver’s door and keep
the “ ” button pressed for more than two sec-
onds . The indicator will stop flashing.
NOTE If the remote transmitter is used to lock or unlock
the doors while the valet mode is selected, the
turn signal lights do not flash but an electronic
chirp is emitted. „Passive arming
When passive arming mode has been programmed by
the dealer, arming of the system is automatically ac-
complished without using the remote transmitter. Note
that in this mode, DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED. T To enter the passive mode
Since programming the passive arming mode is a
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In passive mode, the system will automatically
activate the alarm but WILL NOT automatically
lock the doors. In order to lock the doors you
must either lock them as indicated in step 4
above or with the key once they have been
closed. Failure to lock the doors manually will
result in a higher security risk.
T Disarming the system
To disarm the system, briefly press the “ ” button
on the transmitter. V Tripped sensor identification (all models ex- cept WRX-STi)
If an electronic chirp sounds four times and the turn
signal lights flash four times when you disarm the sys-
tem, this indicates that the alarm was triggered. The
number of times the indicator light flashes indicates
what sensor caused the alarm condition.
To enter identification mode:
1. Open the driver’s door and leave it open.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position twice. (“LOCK” “ON” “LOCK” “ON” “LOCK”)
3. The indicator light will start flashing. The indicator light provides the following indications.
Flashing once:
Any door, the rear gate or the trunk lid
has been opened.
Flashing three times: The impact sensor in the sys-
tem’s unit has been activated. This may indicate that
your vehicle has been shocked or tampered with by
some outside force and/or unauthorized person.
Flashing four times: The ignition switch has been
turned on or the battery has been disconnected.
NOTE
The battery must be reconnected before the indi-
cator light will flash.
To exit this mode, close the door and turn the ignition
switch to the “ON” position.

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VOperating the driver’s window
1) Open
2) Automatically open
3) Close
To open:
Push the switch down lightly and hold it. The window
will open as long as the switch is held.
This switch also has a one-touch auto down feature
that allows the window to be opened fully without hold-
ing the switch.
Push the switch down until it clicks and release it, and
the window will fully open. To stop the window half-
way, pull the switch up lightly. To close:
Pull the switch up lightly and hold it. The window will
close as long as the switch is held. V
Operating the passengers’ windows
To open the passengers’ windows, push the appropri-
ate switch down and hold it until the window reaches
the desired position.
To close the window, pull the switch up and hold it until
it reaches the desired position.
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Trunk lid (Sedan)
yTo prevent dangerous exhaust gas from en-
tering the vehicle, always keep the trunk lid
closed while driving. y Help prevent young children from locking
themselves in the trunk. When leaving the vehi-
cle, either close all windows and lock all doors
or cancel the inside trunk lid release. Also make
certain that the trunk is closed.
On hot or sunny days, the temperature in the
trunk could quickly become high enough to
cause death or serious heat-related injuries in-
cluding brain damage, particularly for small
children. „
To open and close the trunk lid from
outside
To open the trunk lid from outside, insert the key and
turn it clockwise.
To close the trunk lid, lightly press the trunk lid down
until the latch engages.
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