2022 Subaru Outback Door Locks User Manual

2022 Subaru Outback Door Locks

Door Locks

Locking and Unlocking from the Outside

NOTE

If you unlock the driver’s door with a key (including an emergency key) and open the door while the alarm system is armed, the alarm system is triggered and the vehicle’s horn sounds. In this case, perform any of the following operations
Models with “keyless access with push-button start system”:

• Press any button on the access key fob (except when the access key fob battery is discharged).
• Turn the push-button ignition switch to the “ACC” position.
• Carry the access key fob and perform either of the following procedures.
  • Grip the front door handle.
  • Press the rear gate opener button.
• Models without “keyless access with push-button start system”:
• Press any button on the remote transmitter (except when the transmitter battery is discharged).
• Insert the key into the ignition switch and turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position.

For details about the alarm system, refer to “Alarm System” P143.

How to lock and unlock the vehicle using the key

1. Rotate the key toward the front to lock.
2. Rotate the key toward the rear to unlock

In this case, only the driver’s side door is locked or unlocked

NOTE
Models with “keyless access with push-button start system” The emergency key is directional. If the key cannot be inserted, change the direction that the grooved side is facing and insert it again

How to lock the vehicle without using the key

To lock the door from outside without the key, the following methods are available.

Locking using the lock lever

1. Rotate the lock lever forward.
2. Close the door

In this way, only the door that was operated will be locked

Locking using a power door locking switch

1. Press the side of the power door locking switch*.
2. Close the door.
   1. For details about the power door locking switch, refer to “How to operate the power door locking switches” P141

In this case, all closed doors, the fuel filler lid and the rear gate (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness) are locked at the same time.

NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before locking the doors from the outside without the key

Locking and Unlocking from the Inside

How to use the lock lever

1. Rotate the lock lever rearward to unlock.
2. Rotate the lock lever forward to lock

• To lock the door from the inside, rotate the lock lever forward. To unlock the door from the inside, rotate the lock lever rearward.
• The red mark on the lock lever appears when the door is unlocked.
• Pull the inside door handle to open an unlocked door.
• Always make sure that all doors and the rear gate (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness) are closed before starting to drive

WARNING

• Keep all doors locked when you drive, especially when small children are in your vehicle.
• Along with the proper use of seatbelts and child restraint systems, locking the doors reduces the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in an accident. It also helps prevent passengers from falling out by preventing a door from being accidentally opened, and intruders from unexpectedly opening doors and entering your vehicle.
• Do not pull the front door handle from inside while driving. The door could open even if it is locked.

How to operate the power door locking switches

All doors, the rear gate (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness), and the fuel filler lid can be locked and unlocked by pressing either side of the power door lock switches located on the driver’s side and the front passenger’s side doors.

1. Lock
2. Unlock

NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before locking the doors from the outside using the power door lock switches.

Automatic Door Locking/Unlocking

All doors and the fuel filler lid are automatically locked or unlocked under the following conditions.

• For automatic door locking
  • When the vehicle speed reaches 12 mph (20 km/h) or higher (factory default setting).
  • When the select lever is shifted into a position other than the “P” position.
• For automatic door unlocking
  • When the driver’s door is open (factory default setting).
  • When the ignition switch is turned to= OFF.
  • When the select lever is shifted into the “P” position.

NOTE

• The automatic door lock and unlock setting can be changed with the center information display. Refer to “Car settings” P223 (11.6-inch display models) or “Vehicle setting icons” P242 (dual 7.0-inch display models).
• When locking the door by the power door lock switches, automatic door locking will not operate.
• When unlocking the door by the power door lock switches, automatic door unlocking will not operate.
• If the system detects a strong enough impact to deploy the airbags, all doors may be automatically unlocked. For further details, refer to “Automatic Door Locking/Unlocking Operation When Involved in an Accident” P480.
• When getting out of the vehicle from a rear door, make sure to unlock all the doors by pushing the unlock side of the power door locking switch. If a rear door is unlocked from the inside door lever then the door is opened and closed, the Key lock-in prevention function will be triggered. All doors will be unlocked, the Key lock-in prevention warning indicator will appear and the warning chime will also sound

Key Lock-In Prevention Function

• Under the following conditions, all the doors will not lock when the power door locking switch is pushed with a front door open.
• The key is still in the ignition switch (models without “keyless access with= push-button start system”).
• The ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position (models with “keyless access with push-button start system”).

NOTE

• When leaving the vehicle, make sure you are holding the key before locking the doors.
• When getting out of the vehicle from a rear door, make sure to unlock all the doors by pushing the unlock side of the power door locking switch.
• When getting out of the vehicle from a rear door, make sure to unlock all the doors by pushing the unlock side of the power door locking switch. If a rear door is unlocked from the inside door lever then the door is opened and closed, and the Key lock-in prevention function will be triggered. All doors will be unlocked, the Key lock-in prevention warning indicator will appear and the warning chime will also sound.
• The factory setting (default setting)  for this function is set as “operational”. This function’s operational/non-operational setting can be changed by a SUBARU dealer. Contact a SUBARU dealer for details.

Non-operation of key lock-in prevention function

When the system is set so that it does not operate, the doors are locked by the following operation.

• If the lock lever is turned to the front (“LOCK”) position with the driver’s door open and the driver’s door is then closed with the lock lever in that position, the driver’s door is locked.
• If the spare key is used to lock the driver’s door from the outside of the vehicle, the door is locked.

Battery Drainage Prevention Function

If a door or the rear gate (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness) is not completely closed, the interior lights will remain illuminated as a result. However, several lights are automatically turned off by the battery drainage prevention function to prevent the battery from going dead. The following interior lights are affected by this function

Item	Switch position	Automatically turning off
Map lights	DOOR	Approximately 20 minutes later
Dome light	DOOR	Approximately 20 minutes later
Ignition switch light	—	Approximately 20 minutes later
Cargo area light (Outback/ Subaru Outback Wilderness)	DOOR	Approximately 20 minutes later

Item	Switch position	Automatically turning off
Rear gate light (Subaru Outback Wilderness)	DOOR	Approximately 20 minutes later

NOTE

• The default setting for this function is set as “operational”. The operational/ non-operational setting of this function can be changed by a SUBARU dealer. Contact your SUBARU dealer to change the setting.
• When leaving the vehicle, please make sure that all doors and the rear gate (Outback/Subaru Outback Wilderness) are completely closed.
• The battery drainage prevention function does not operate under the following condition.
  • While the push-button ignition switch is in “ACC” or “ON” (models with the push-button ignition switch)
  • While the key is in the ignition switch (models without the pushbutton ignition switch)
• Models with the push-button ignition switch are also equipped with the battery drainage prevention function for the push-button ignition switch. For details, refer to “Battery drainage prevention function” P174