2022 Subaru Outback Windows User Manual

2022 Subaru Outback Windows

Windows

WARNING

To avoid serious personal injury caused by entrapment, always conform to the following instructions without exception.

• When operating the power windows, be extremely careful to prevent anyone’s body parts or any other objects from being caught in the window.
• Always lock the passengers’ windows using the lock switch when children are riding in the vehicle.
• Always carry the key when you leave the vehicle for safety reasons and never allow an unattended child to remain in the vehicle. Failure to follow this procedure could result in injury to a child operating the power window

NOTE

• If the power window system detects resistance, an impact or abnormality, the window operation may be automatically stopped to prevent further jamming, entrapment or malfunction.
  • The closing window slides down slightly and stops.
  • The opening window stops sliding down.
• The power window system may detect resistance, an impact or an abnormality in the following cases.
  • A substantial-sized object is caught between the window and the window frame.
  • A foreign object is caught between the window and the window frame.
  • The vehicle drives over a deep pothole.
• The window cannot be closed for a few seconds after the window is automatically stopped by the system.

Power Window Operation

Power window switches

• Driver’s side power window switches

1. For the front left window (with one-touch auto up and down feature)
2. For the front right window (with one-touch auto up and down feature)
3. For the rear left window (with one-touch auto up and down feature (if equipped))
4. For the rear right window (with one-touch auto up and down feature (if equipped))
5. Lock switch

All door windows can be controlled by the power window switch cluster on the driver-side door. The switch illuminates when operated.

• Passenger’s side power window switches

Each passenger’s window can be controlled by the power window switch located on the door. The switch illuminates when operated

Operating the window

With one-touch auto up and down feature

1. Automatically close*
2. Close
3. Open
4. Automatically open*

To stop the window halfway, operate the switch to the opposite side.

Without the one-touch auto up and down feature

1. Close
2. Open

NOTE

Avoid the following.

• Continuously operating a switch in the same direction after the window is fully closed or fully opened.
• Continuously operating three or more switches all at once in the same direction after the windows are fully closed or fully opened. Either of the operations described above may cause the power window breaker to operate making it impossible to open or close the window. Be sure to initialize the power windows. Refer to “Initialization of Power Window (Windows with One-Touch Auto up and down Function)” P149.

Anti-entrapment function (windows with one-touch auto up and down function)

• While closing the window automatically, if the window senses a substantial enough object trapped between the window and the window frame, it automatically moves down slightly and stops.
• If a foreign object is caught while the window is opening automatically, the window will stop.

CAUTION

• Never attempt to test the power window operation using body parts.
• If an object is caught just before the window fully closes, the system may not operate properly.

NOTE

• If a window detects an impact similar to that caused by trapping an object (for example, when the vehicle encounters a deep pothole), the anti-entrapment function may operate.
• You cannot close the window for a few seconds after the anti-entrapment function operates.

Off delay function (windows with one-touch auto up and down function)

The windows can be operated for approximately 40 seconds even after the ignition switch is turned to the “ACC” or “OFF” position. If a front door is opened within 40 seconds, the off delay function is canceled.

Locking the passengers’ windows

1. Lock
2. Unlock

• When the lock switch is in the lock position, the rear passenger’s window switches on the driver’s side door, and the passengers’ window switches cannot be operated.
• When the indicator on the window switches does not illuminate, the window switch cannot be operated

Initialization of Power Window (Windows with One-Touch Auto up and down Function)

If the one-touch auto up and down function or off delay function does not operate properly, operate each window according to the following procedure in order to initialize the power window system.

1. Close the door.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position.
3. Open the window completely and then press and hold down the power window switch for approximately 1 second.
4. Close the window completely and then pull and hold the power window switch for approximately 1 second.