Power Door Locking Switches; Key Lock-In Prevention Function - Subaru 2008 Outback Owner's Manual

Power door locking switches

Driver's switch
Front passenger's switch
All doors and the rear gate (Station
wagon) can be locked and unlocked by
the power door locking switches located at
the driver's side and the front passenger's
side doors.
To lock all doors (including the rear gate of
a Station wagon), push the switch to the
front ("LOCK") position.
To unlock all doors (including the rear gate
of a Station wagon), pull the switch to the
rear position.
When you close the doors after you set
the door locks, the doors remain locked.
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key
inside the vehicle before locking the
doors from the outside using the power
door locking switches.
& Key lock-in prevention func-
tion
This function prevents the doors from
being locked with the key still in the
ignition switch.
! Behavior with key lock-in preven-
tion function operative
With the driver's door open, the doors are
automatically kept unlocked even if the
door locking switch is pushed to the front
Keys and doors
("LOCK") position.
! Behavior with key lock-in preven-
tion function non-operative
. If the lock lever is turned to the rear
("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.
This function's operative/non-operative
setting can be changed by a SUBARU
dealer. Contact a SUBARU dealer for
details.
NOTE
When leaving the vehicle, make sure
you are holding the key before locking
the doors.
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