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

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Keys and doors
NOTE
When leaving the vehicle, please
make sure that all doors and the rear
gate (5-door) are completely closed.
The battery drainage prevention
function does not operate while the
key is in the ignition switch.

Power door locking switches

1) Lock
2) Unlock
All doors and the rear gate (for 5-door) 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 the doors, push the front side of
the switch.
To unlock the doors, push the rear side of
the switch.
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 operational
With the driver's door open, the doors are
automatically kept unlocked even if the
door locking switch is pushed to the front
("LOCK") position.
! Behavior with key lock-in preven-
tion function non-operational
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.