
to the following two conditions: (1) This 
device may not cause harmful inter-
ference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, in-
cluding interference that may cause
undesired operation. 
Changes or modifications not ex- 
pressly approved by the party respon-
sible for compliance could void theuser’s authority to operate the equip-
ment. 
The transmitter for the remote keyless 
entry system is located inside the keyhead. 
The remote keyless entry system has the 
following functions. . Locking and unlocking the doors and
rear gate without a key. Unlocking the rear gate without key
. Sounding a panic alarm
. Arming and disarming the alarm sys-
tem. For detailed information, refer to “ Alarm system ”F 2-16.
The operable distance of the remote
keyless entry system is approximately 30
feet (10 meters). However, this distance 
will vary depending on environmental conditions. 
The system ’s operable distance will be
shorter in areas near a facility or electronic equipment emitting strong radio waves 
such as a power plant, broadcast station,
TV tower, or remote controller of home
electronic appliances.
NOTE 
The remote keyless entry system does 
not operate when the ignition key is
inserted in the ignition switch or when
any of the doors or the rear gate is not
fully closed.
: Rear gate unlock button: Unlock/disarm button: Lock/arm button
A: Panic button &
Locking the doors
Press the “”button to lock all doors and
rear gate. An electronic chirp will sound 
once and the turn signal lights will flashonce. 
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 any of the
doors or the rear gate is not properly
closed. When you close the door, it will
automatically lock and then an electronic
chirp will sound once and the turn signal
lights will flash once. Keys and doors
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& Unlocking the doors
Press the “”button to unlock the driver ’s
door. An electronic chirp will sound twice 
and the turn signal lights will flash twice.
To unlock all doors and the rear gate,
briefly press the “
”button a second time
within 5 seconds. NOTE 
If the interval between the first and 
second presses of the “
”button (for
unlocking of all of the doors and the 
rear gate) is extremely short, the sys-
tem may not respond. &
Unlocking the rear gate
Pressing the “”button opens the rear
gate. 
An electronic chirp will sound twice and 
the turn signal lights will flash twice.
& Illuminated entry
Interior lights such as the map light, dome
light and cargo area light will illuminate
when the “
”button is pressed. These
lights remain illuminated for approximately 
30 seconds if any of the doors or the rear
gate is not opened. 
If the “
”button is pressed before 30
seconds have elapsed, these lights will 
turn off. 
To activate this function, set the following 
interior light switches to the indicated positions: 
Map light:
OFFposition
Dome light: DOORposition
Cargo area light: DOORposition
A SUBARU dealer can change the illumi- 
nation period setting of the interior lights in 
accordance with your preference. Contact
the nearest SUBARU dealer for details.
& 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 5-second period 
will cause your vehicle ’s horn to sound
once and its turn signal lights to flash three times. NOTE 
If the interval between presses is too 
short when you press the “
”button
three times, the system may not re- 
spond to the signals from the remote
transmitter.   

&Sounding a panic alarm
To activate the alarm, press the “PANIC ”
button once. 
The horn will sound and the turn signal 
lights will flash. 
To deactivate the panic alarm, press any 
button on the remote transmitter. Unless a
button on the remote transmitter is
pressed, the alarm will be deactivated
after approximately 30 seconds. & Selecting audible signal op- eration
Using an electronic chirp, the system will 
give you an audible signal when the doors
lock and unlock. If desired, you may turn
the audible signal off. 
Do the following to deactivate the audible signal. You can also use the same steps 
to restore the function. 
1. Sit in the driver
’s seat and shut all
doors and the rear gate.
2. Hold down the UNLOCK side of the 
power door locking switch. 
3. While holding down the “UNLOCK ”
side of the power door locking switch, pull 
the key out and re-insert it into the ignition
switch at least 6 times within 10 seconds
after Step 2. 
4. Open and close the driver ’s door once
within 10 seconds after step 3.
5. The turn signal lights flash 3 times to 
indicate completion of the setting. 
You may have the above settings done by 
your SUBARU dealer.
& Replacing the battery
CAUTION
. Do not let dust, oil or water get on
or in the transmitter when repla- 
cing the battery.
. Be careful not to damage the
printed circuit board in the trans-
mitter when replacing the battery.
. Be careful not to allow children to
touch the battery and any re-
moved parts; children could swallow them.
. There is a danger of explosion if
an incorrect replacement battery
is used. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type of bat-
tery.
. Batteries should not be exposed
to excessive heat such as sun-
shine, fire or the like.
When the transmitter battery begins to get
weak, transmitter range will begin to
decrease. Replace the battery as soon
as possible. 
To replace the battery:
1. Remove the screw on the key head. Keys and doors
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2-16Keys and doors
Alarm system 
The alarm 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 yourvehicle. 
The system can be armed and disarmed 
with the remote transmitter. 
The system does not operate when the 
key is inserted into the ignition switch. 
Your vehicle ’s alarm system has been set
for activation at the time of shipment from 
the factory. You can set the system for
deactivation yourself or have it done by
your SUBARU dealer. & System operation
The alarm system will give the following 
alarms when triggered. . The vehicle ’s horn will sound for 30
seconds.. The turn signal lights will flash for 30
seconds. 
If any of the doors or the rear gate remains 
open after the 30-second period, the horn
will continue to sound for a maximum of 3
minutes. If any of the doors or the rear
gate is closed while the horn is sounding,
the horn will stop sounding with a delay of up to 30 seconds. 
The alarm is triggered by:.
Opening any of the doors or the rear
gate. Physical impact to the vehicle, such as
forced entry (only vehicles with shock 
sensors (dealer option))
NOTE 
The alarm system can be set to trigger 
the illumination of the following interiorlights. . Dome light (illuminates only when
the dome light switch is in the “DOOR ”
position) . Map lights
The notifications regarding the dome
light and the map lights are deactivated
as the factory setting. A SUBARU
dealer can activate the system. Contact
your SUBARU dealer for details. & Activating and deactivating 
the alarm system
To change the setting of your vehicle ’s
alarm system for activation or deactiva- 
tion, do the following. 
1. Disarm the alarm system. Refer to “ Disarming the system ”F 2-18.
2. Sit in the driver ’s seat and shut all doors and the rear gate. 
3. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ON ”
position.
4. Hold down the UNLOCK side of the driver ’s power door locking switch, open
the driver ’s door within the following 1
second, and wait 10 seconds without
releasing the switch. The setting will then
be changed as follows. 
If the system was previously activated: 
The odometer/trip meter screen displays “ AL oF ”and the horn sounds twice,
indicating that the system is now deacti-vated. 
If the system was previously deacti- vated: 
The odometer/trip meter screen displays “ AL on ”and the horn sounds once,
indicating that the system is now acti-vated.
NOTE 
You may have the above setting 
change done by your SUBARU dealer. 

&If you have accidentally trig- 
gered the alarm system
! To stop the alarm
Do any of the following operations. . Press any button on the remote trans-
mitter.. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON ”
position. & Arming the system
! To arm the system using remote transmitter
1. Close all windows and the moonroof. 
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 is locked. 
5. Close all doors and the rear gate.
: Press to Arm the system.: Press to Disarm the system.
6. Briefly press the “”button (for less
than 2 seconds). All doors and the rear 
gate will lock, an electronic chirp will
sound once, the turn signal lights will flash once and the indicator lights will start
flashing rapidly. After rapid flashing for 30
seconds (standby time), the indicator
lights will then flash slowly (twice approxi-
mately every 2 seconds), indicating that
the system has been armed for surveil-lance. 
If any of the doors or the rear gate 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 are not properly closed. When you 
close the door, the system will automati- 
cally arm and doors will automatically lock. !
To 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 is locked. 
5. Close the doors and the rear gate but 
leave only the driver ’s door or the front
passenger ’s door open. Keys and doors
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2-18Keys and doors
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 indicator lights will start
flashing rapidly. After rapid flashing for 30
seconds (standby time), the indicator
lights will then flash slowly (twice approxi-
mately every 2 seconds), indicating that
the system has been armed for surveil-lance. NOTE . The system can be armed even if the
engine hood, the windows and/or 
moonroof are opened. Always make
sure that they are fully closed before
arming the system. .
The 30-second standby time can be
eliminated if you prefer. Have it per-
formed by your SUBARU dealer.. The system is in the standby mode
for a 30-second period after locking the
doors with the remote transmitter. The
security indicator light will flash at
short intervals during this period.. If any of the following actions is
done during the standby period, the
system will not switch to the surveil-
lance state.
–Doors are unlocked using the
remote transmitter. – Any of the doors or the rear gate
is opened. – Ignition switch is turned to the
“ ON ”position.
& Disarming the system
Briefly press the “
”button (for less than
2 seconds) on the remote transmitter. The driver ’s door will unlock, an electronic
chirp will sound twice and the turn signal 
lights will flash twice. The flashing of the 
security indicator light will then change
slowly (once approximately every 3 sec-
onds from twice approximately every 2
seconds), indicating that the alarm system
has been disarmed. 
To unlock all other doors and the rear 
gate, briefly press the “
”button a second time within 5 seconds. NOTE 
If the interval between the first and 
second presses of the
“
”button (for
unlocking of all of the doors and the 
rear gate) is extremely short, the sys- 
tem may not respond. ! 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 without
using the transmitter. 
The system can be disarmed if you turn 
the ignition switch from the “LOCK ”to the
“ ON ”position with a registered key.
& Valet mode
When you choose the valet mode, the 
alarm system does not operate. In valet 
mode, the remote transmitter is used only
for locking and unlocking the doors and
rear gate and panic activation. 
To enter the valet mode, change the 
setting of your vehicle ’s alarm system for
deactivation mode. Refer to “Activating
and deactivating the alarm system ”F 2-
16. The security indicator light will con-
tinue to flash once every 3 seconds
indicating that the system is in the valet  

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& Tripped sensor identification
The security indicator light flashes when 
the alarm system has been triggered.
Also, the number of flashes indicates the
location of unauthorized intrusion or the
severity of impact on the vehicle. 
When the ignition switch is turned to the “ ON ”position, the indicator light will
illuminate for 1 second and then flash asfollows. . When a door or rear gate was opened:
5 times. When the ignition switch was turned to
the “ON ”position by using a key not
registered with your immobilizer system: 3 times . When a strong impact or multiple
impacts were sensed: twice (only vehicles 
with shock sensors (dealer option)) . When a light impact was sensed: once
(only vehicles with shock sensors (dealer option))
NOTE 
Any of the above indicator light flash- 
ing patterns will recur each time the
ignition switch is turned to the “ON ”
position. Rearming the alarm system
cancels the flashing pattern of the
security indicator light. &
Shock sensors (dealer op- tion)
The shock sensors trigger the alarm 
system when they sense impacts applied
to the vehicle and when any of their
electric wires is cut. The alarm system
causes the horn to sound and the turn
signal lights to flash for a short time when
the sensed impact is weak, but it warns of
a strong impact or multiple impacts by
sounding the horn and flashing the turn
signal lights, both lasting approximately 30seconds. 
If you desire, your SUBARU dealer can 
connect them and set them for activation
or deactivation. NOTE . The shock sensors are not always
able to sense impacts caused by break- 
ing in, and cannot sense an impact that
does not cause vibration (such as
breaking the glass using a rescuehammer).. The shock sensors may sense vi-
bration like those shown in the follow-
ing list and trigger the alarm system.
Select the settings of the alarm system
and shock sensors appropriately de-
pending on where you usually park
your vehicle. Example:
–Vibration from construction site
– Vibration in multistory car park
– Vibration from trains
. You can have the sensitivity of the
shock sensors adjusted to your pre-
ference by your SUBARU dealer. 

!Locking the passengers ’windows
Push the lock switch. When the lock 
switch is in the “LOCK ”position, the
passengers ’windows cannot be opened
or closed. 
Press the switch again to cancel the passengers ’window locking.
NOTE 
When the lock switch is pushed to the “ LOCK ”position, the indicator lights in
the passenger ’s window switches (in-
cluded in the power window switch
cluster on the driver ’s door) all turn off. !
Passengers ’side switchesFront passenger ’s window switch
1) Open 
2) Close
Rear passengers ’window switches
1) Open 
2) Close
To open: 
Push the switch down and hold it until the 
window reaches the desired position. 
To close:
Pull the switch up and hold it until the 
window reaches the desired position. 
When the lock switch on the power 
window switch cluster, located on thedriver ’s side door, is in the “LOCK ”
position, the passengers ’windows cannot
be operated with the passengers ’
switches. Keys and doors
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