Map Lights; Off Delay Timer - Subaru Forester 2016 Owner's Manual

Map lights

1) Map light switch (lens)
To turn on the map light, push the lens.
To turn it off, push the lens again.
Door interlock switch
1) Door interlock switch
Although the map light switches (lenses)
are in the OFF position (manually off), the
map lights can be set to illuminate auto-
matically in conjunction with a door open-
ing, etc. by use of the door interlock
switch. The door interlock switch has the
following positions.
OFF: The map lights do not illuminate
automatically in conjunction with a door
opening. However, the lights can be
turned on manually by pushing the map
light switches (lenses).
DOOR: The map lights illuminate auto-
matically in the following cases.
. Any of the doors other than the rear
gate is opened. (The map lights do not
Interior equipment/Interior lights
illuminate when only the rear gate is
opened.)
. The doors are unlocked using the
keyless access function (if equipped).
Refer to Locking and unlocking with
keyless access entry function
. The doors are unlocked using the
remote keyless entry system. Refer to
Remote keyless entry system
. The ignition switch is turned from the
ACC position to the LOCK / OFF posi-
tion.

OFF delay timer

The following lights have an automatic
illumination function.
. dome light
. map light
. cargo area light
After being illuminated automatically,
these lights remain on for several seconds
and then gradually turn off under the
following conditions.
. after all doors and the rear gate are
closed (dome light)
. after all doors are closed (map light)
. after the rear gate is closed (cargo area
light)
While the lights are illuminated, if any of
the following operations are performed,
CONTINUED
6-3
2-12.
2-21.