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Remote Keyless Entry
1 Lock/Arm
• Press to lock all doors, fuel door and the
rear gate and activate the security alarm.
• If any of the doors or the rear gate
are not fully closed, five rapid chirps
will sound and the hazard lights will
flash to alert you that the doors or the
rear gate are not properly closed.
• To activate the vehicle finder function,
press three times (within five seconds).
If you are within 30 feet of the vehicle,
the horn will sound one time and the
hazard lights will flash three times.
2 Unlock/Disarm
• Press once to unlock the driver’s door.
• Press twice (within five seconds) to
unlock all doors, rear gate and fuel door.
• When the “Unlock/Disarm” button
is pressed, the dome and map lights
will illuminate if the dome light switch
is in the middle position.
3 Unlocking the Rear Gate
• Press the button to unlock the
rear gate.
4 Panic Alarm
• Press once and the horn will sound
and the hazard lights will flash.
• Press any button on the remote
to deactivate.
Keyless Access and
Push Button Start
(if equipped)
By simply carrying the access key in your pocket, you can
lock and unlock doors, open the rear gate and start your
car without having to take the key fob out of your pocket.
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Getting
Started
Folding the Second-row Seat
Pull the lever 1 and tilt the seatback forward. Then, pull the lever 2 to unlock the
seatback and fold it down. To return the seatback to its original position, raise the
seatback until it locks into place, making sure that it is securely locked.
Folding the Third-row Seat
While pulling the strap 1, fold down the seatback. When returning the seatback
to its original position, either lift up the seatback from inside the vehicle or, from
outside the vehicle, pull up on the strap
2 located on the back of the seatback.
Lift the seat up securely until it locks in place.
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Getting
StartedInstrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile
Operating Safety/In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information
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Controls
Power Moonroof (if equipped)
To open or close the sunshade, slide and hold the switch toward the
open
3 or close 4 position. Press and hold the moonroof switch to tilt
or lower the moonroof. Slide and hold the switch to the open position
1 to open the moonroof most of the way; slide it again to fully open it.
Slide the switch to the closed position
2 to close the moonroof.
Smart Rearview Mirror
(if equipped)
Pull the mode lever toward you to show the
image from the camera that is located on
the rear gate window. Push the mode lever
away from you to use as a normal mirror.
HomeLink® 5 Accessory Mirror (if equipped)
The HomeLink 5 accessory mirror provides
three buttons to replace up to three hand-held
radio frequency remotes used to activate
devices such as garage door openers, gate
openers, entry door locks, security systems
and home lighting. Please see your Owner’s
Manual for programming instructions or visit
www.subaru.com/homelink to view a
how-to video.
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