2016 SUBARU WRX sensor

! Opening trunk
1) Trunk lid opener button
Carry the access key, and press the trunk
lid opener button. Only the trunk lid will be
unlocked and opened. Also, an electronic
chirp will sound twice and the hazard
warning flashers will flash twice. ! Locking
1) Door lock sensor (above and below)
Carry the access key, close all doors and
the trunk lid and touch the door lock
sensor on the door handle. All doors will
be locked. Also, an electronic chirp will
sound once and the hazard warning
flashers will flash once.
NOTE After touching the door lock sensor to
lock all of the doors, if you touch the
door lock sensor once more to attempt
the lock operation without first unlock-
ing the doors, nothing will happen,
even if the door lock sensor is touched.
In this case, perform the unlocking
operation once first. You can then
touch the door lock sensor to lock the doors.
! Power saving function
The keyless access function will be
disabled in the following cases to protect
the access key battery and the vehicle
battery.
Case 1: When the keyless access func-
tion and the remote keyless entry system
have not been used for 2 weeks or longer
while all doors are locked
Case 2: When the access key has been
left in the operating range for 10 minutes
or longer while all doors are locked
! Recovery from power saving
mode
When one of the following is operated, the
keyless access function will be recovered.
Case 1:
. Unlock the doors by operating any
procedure other than gripping the front
passenger ’ s door handle
. Lock or unlock the doors
. Open a door and then close it
Case 2:
. Unlock the doors by gripping the door
handle
. Lock the doors by touching the door
lock sensorKeys and doors/Keyless access with push – button start system
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Keys and doors/Remote keyless entry system
function display.
& Replacing the batteryRefer to “ Replacing battery ” F 11-50.
& Replacing lost transmittersIf you lose a transmitter or want to
purchase additional transmitters (up to
four can be programmed), your transmit-
ters should be reprogrammed for security
reasons. For details, contact your
SUBARU dealer and have the transmitters
programmed into the remote keyless entry
system.
& Welcome lighting (if
equipped)The welcome lighting turns on the head-
lights, interior lights, etc. for smooth
approaching to or exiting from the vehicle
at night or in a dark place.
NOTE . For the operation of the interior
lights, refer to “ Interior lights ” F 6-2.
. The factory setting (default setting)
of the operation duration of the head-
lights and the exterior lights is 30
seconds for both approaching and
exiting. This setting can be changed
to OFF (no operation), 30 seconds, 60
seconds, or 90 seconds, respectively for approaching and exiting at
SUBARU dealers. For more details,
contact a SUBARU dealer.
! Approaching
When it is dark and the light control switch
is in the “ AUTO ” position, if the doors are
unlocked using the unlock button on the
transmitter, the headlight low beams and
some exterior lights will illuminate. The
interior lights will also illuminate if the
dome light switch is in the “ DOOR ”
position.
The headlight low beams and the exterior
lights will illuminate for 30 seconds.
NOTE If the doors are locked using the lock
button on the transmitter or the lock
sensor on the door handle, the head-
lights and exterior lights will turn off.
! Exiting
When the light control switch is in the
“ AUTO ” position and the headlight indica-
tor light is on, if the ignition switch is turned
off or the key is removed from the ignition
switch, the headlight low beams and some
exterior lights will continue illuminating.
The headlights and exterior lights will turn
off under either of the following conditions. . 30 seconds have elapsed since the
driver ’ s door was opened and closed.
. The lock button on the transmitter or
the lock sensor on the door handle is
operated two times successively.
NOTE . If the light control switch is set to a
position other than “ AUTO ” position,
the headlights and the exterior lights
will turn off.
. When exiting from the vehicle, the
headlights and exterior lights will turn
off if the driver ’ s door is not opened
and closed within 3 minutes from turn-
ing on of the welcome lighting.
& Certification for Remote key-
less entry system ! U.S.-spec. models
FCC ID: CWTWB1U811
FCC ID: CWTWD1U781
CAUTION
FCC CAUTION
Changes or modifications not ex-
pressly approved by the party re-
sponsible for compliance could void
the user ’ s authority to operate the
equipment.2-24

Keys and doors/Alarm system
& System operationThe alarm system will give the following
alarms when triggered.
. The vehicle ’ s horn will sound for 30
seconds.
. The hazard warning flashers will flash
for 30 seconds.
If any of the doors or the trunk lid remains
open after the 30-second period, the horn
will continue to sound for a maximum of 3
minutes. If the door or the trunk lid 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 trunk
lid
. Physical impact to the vehicle, such as
forced entry (only models with shock
sensors (dealer option))
NOTE The alarm system can be set to trigger
the illumination of the following interior
lights.
. Map lights (for models with moon-
roof)
. Dome light (illuminates only when
the dome light switch is in the “ DOOR ”
position) The notifications regarding the map
lights (for models with moonroof) and
dome light 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 2-29.
2. Sit in the driver ’ s seat and shut all
doors and the trunk lid.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the “ ON ”
position.
4. Hold down the REAR (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
Perform any of the following operations.
. Press any button on the access key/
remote transmitter.
. Turn the ignition switch to the “ ON ”
position (models without “ keyless access
with push-button start system ” ).
. Turn the push-button ignition to the
“ ACC ” position (models with “ keyless
access with push-button start system ” ).
NOTE Only registered keys will stop the
alarm. If the key is not registered, the
alarm will not stop.2-26

! To arm the system using the key-
less access function (if equipped)
1. Close all windows and the moonroof (if
equipped)
2. Turn the push-button ignition switch to
the “ OFF ” position.
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 trunk lid.
1) Door lock sensor Security indicator light
6. Carry the access key and touch the
door lock sensor. All doors will lock, an
electronic chirp will sound once, the
hazard warning flashers will flash once,
and the security indicator light will start
flashing rapidly. After rapid flashing for 30
seconds (standby time), the security in-
dicator light will then flash slowly (twice
approximately every 2 seconds), indicat-
ing that the system has been armed for
surveillance.
& Disarming the system Perform either of the following procedures.
. Briefly press the disarm button (for less
than 2 seconds) on the access key/remote
transmitter. . Carry the access key and grip the front
door handle (models with “ keyless access
with push-button start system ” ).
The flashing of the security indicator light
will then change slowly (once approxi-
mately every 3 seconds from twice ap-
proximately every 2 seconds), indicating
that the alarm system has been disarmed.
! Emergency disarming
If you cannot disarm the system using the
access key/transmitter (i.e. the transmitter
is lost, broken or the transmitter battery is
too weak), you can disarm the system
without using the access key/remote
transmitter.
The system can be disarmed if you turn
the ignition switch from the “ LOCK ” / “ OFF ”
to the “ ON ” position with a registered key/
access key.
NOTE For models with “ keyless access with
push-button start system ” , if the ac-
cess key battery is discharged, perform
the procedure described in “ Switching
power ” F 9-16. In such a case, replace
the battery immediately. Refer to “ Re-
placing battery of access key ” F 11-50.Keys and doors/Alarm system
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4. Before closing the doors, lock all doors
with the inside door lock levers.
5. Close the doors. The system will
automatically arm after 1 minute.
In the passive mode, the system can also
be armed with the remote transmitter or
with the power door locking switches. If
the remote transmitter or power door
locking switch is used to lock the vehicle,
arming will take place immediately regard-
less of whether or not the passive mode
has been selected.
! Disarming the system
To disarm the system, briefly press the
disarm button on the remote transmitter. & 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 light
for 1 second and then flash as follows.
. When a door was opened: 5 times
. When the trunk was opened: 4 times
. When a strong impact or multiple
impacts were sensed: twice (only models
with shock sensors (dealer option))
. When a light impact was sensed: once
(only models with shock sensors (dealer
option))
NOTE Any of the above indicator light flash-
ings will recur each time the ignition
switch is turned to the “ ON ” position.
Rearming the alarm system cancels the
flashing. & 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 are cut. The alarm system
causes the horn to sound and the hazard
warning flashers 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 hazard warning flashers, both lasting
approximately 30 seconds.
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 rescue
hammer).
. The shock sensors may sense vi-
bration as indicated in the following
examples 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. Keys and doors/Alarm system
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Keys and doors/Child safety locks
Examples:
– Vibration from a construction site
– Vibration in a multistory car park
– Vibration from trains
. You can have the sensitivity of the
shock sensors adjusted to your pre-
ference by your SUBARU dealer.
Child safety locks
Each rear door has a child safety lock.
When the child safety lock lever is in the
lock position, the door cannot be opened
from inside. The door can only be opened
from the outside.
WARNING
Always turn the child safety locks to
the “ LOCK ” position when children
sit in the rear seat. Serious injury
could result if a child accidentally
opens the door and falls out. Windows WARNINGTo avoid serious personal injury
caused by accidental, child ’ s mis-
chief, or improper operation, the
driver is responsible for obeying
the following instructions without
exception.
. When operating the power win-
dows, be extremely careful to
prevent anyone ’ s fingers, arms,
neck, head or other objects from
being caught in the window.
. Always lock the passengers ’ win-
dows using the lock switch when
children are riding in the vehicle.
. Always carry the key when you
leave the vehicle for safety rea-
sons and never allow an unat-
tended child to remain in the
vehicle. Failure to follow this
procedure could result in injury
to a child operating the power
window.
The power windows operate only when
the ignition switch is in the “ ON ” position.2-32

Instruments and controls/Warning and indicator lights
the tire to lose air rapidly. If you have
a flat tire, replace it with a spare tire
as soon as possible.
When a spare tire is mounted or a
wheel rim is replaced without the
original pressure sensor/transmitter
being transferred, the Low tire pres-
sure warning light will illuminate
steadily after blinking for approxi-
mately one minute. This indicates
the TPMS is unable to monitor all
four road wheels. Contact your
SUBARU dealer as soon as possible
for tire and sensor replacement and/
or system resetting.
If the light illuminates steadily after
blinking for approximately one min-
ute, promptly contact a SUBARU
dealer to have the system inspected.
CAUTION
The tire pressure monitoring system
is NOT a substitute for manually
checking tire pressure. The tire
pressure should be checked peri-
odically (at least monthly) using a
tire gauge. After any change to tire
pressure(s), the tire pressure mon-
itoring system will not re-check tire
inflation pressures until the vehicle is first driven to a vehicle speed of at
least 20 mph (32 km/h). After adjust-
ing the tire pressures, increase the
vehicle speed to at least 20 mph (32
km/h) to start the TPMS re-checking
of the tire inflation pressures. If the
tire pressures are now above the
severe low pressure threshold, the
low tire pressure warning light
should turn off a few minutes later.
Therefore, be sure to install the
specified size for the front and rear
tires.
& ABS warning light
CAUTION. If any of the following conditions
occur, we recommend that you
have the ABS system repaired at
the first available opportunity by
your SUBARU dealer.
– The warning light does not
illuminate when the ignition
switch is turned to the “ ON ”
position.
– The warning light illuminates
when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ ON ” position,
but it does not turn off even after starting the vehicle.
– The warning light illuminates
during driving.
. When the warning light is on (and
the brake system warning light is
off), the ABS function shuts
down. However, the conventional
brake system continues to oper-
ate normally.
The ABS warning light illuminates to-
gether with the brake system warning light
if the EBD system malfunctions. For
further details of the EBD system mal-
function warning, refer to “ Brake system
warning light ” F 3-21.
NOTE If the warning light behavior is as
described in the following conditions,
the ABS system may be considered
normal.
. The warning light illuminates when
the ignition switch is turned to the
“ ON ” position and turns off approxi-
mately 2 seconds after the engine has
started.
. The warning light illuminates right
after the engine is started but turns off
immediately, remaining off.
. The warning light remains illumi-
nated after the engine has been started,3-20

Instruments and controls/Warning and indicator lights
Inside warning
chime Outside warning
chime Operation indicator
on push-button igni-
tion switch Status Action
Ding,
ding ...
(intermittent) —— The driver ’ s door was opened while the
push-button ignition switch is “ ACC ” (in
CVT models, when the select lever is in
the “ P ” position.) Switch the push-button ignition switch to
“ OFF ” , or close the driver ’ s door.
*When exiting the vehicle, be sure to
switch the push-button ignition switch to
“ OFF ” .
The push-button ignition switch was
switched to “ OFF ” while the driver ’ s door
is open. Close the driver ’ s door.
Ding Short beep
(2 seconds) — Lockout warning:
All doors were closed after the locking of
all doors was set by using the door lock
lever or power door locking switch while
the access key is inside the vehicle. Take out the access key from the
vehicle, and lock the doors.
*The doors cannot be locked while the
access key is inside the vehicle.
*A chirp sound will be heard, and all
doors will be unlocked.
— Short beep
(2 seconds) — Trunk lockout warning:
The trunk was closed with the access
key in it while all doors are locked (or
during the automatic lock time period). Take out the access key from the trunk,
and close the trunk.
*By pressing the trunk lid opener button
after this warning chime sounds, the
trunk can be unlocked.
Access key lock-in warning:
The door lock sensor was touched while
the push-button ignition switch is “ OFF ”
and the access key is inside the vehicle. Take out the access key from the
vehicle, and lock the doors.
*If the access key is inside the vehicle,
the doors cannot be locked.
— Beep, beep ...
(5 beeps) — Door ajar warning:
The door lock sensor is touched while
the push-button ignition switch is in the
“ OFF ” position and another door or the
trunk is opened. Close
the doors securely and lock them.
*If one of the doors is opened, the doors
cannot be locked.3-30