Subaru Legacy 2021 Owner's Manual page 165

1. Keep pressing the rear gate opener
button until it is unlocked (for approxi-
mately 5 seconds) and lift up the rear gate.
2. Pull down the rear gate until it starts to
close automatically. The system will be
initialized once the gate is fully closed.
3. Operate the power rear gate and check
that the function operates properly.
! If the power rear gate is opened
1. Pull down the rear gate until it starts to
close automatically. The system will be
initialized once the gate is fully closed.
If the rear gate will not close completely,
keep pressing the rear gate opener button
for approximately 5 seconds and pull down
the rear gate.
2. Operate the power rear gate and check
that the function operates properly.
CAUTION
If the power rear gate function does
not operate properly, have your
vehicle checked by a SUBARU deal-
er.
! Hands-free Power Rear Gate func-
tion
The Hands-free Power Rear Gate function
enables the rear gate to be opened
automatically by holding a hand over the
rear emblem.
This function can be deactivated using the
Hands-free Power Rear Gate off switch.
Refer to "Hands-free Power Rear Gate off
switch" FP160.
CAUTION
Do not remove the rear emblem or
decorate it or the area around it.
Doing so could lead to a malfunction
of the Hands-free Power Rear Gate
function.
To open the rear gate via the function,
perform the following steps.
1. When the ignition switch is in the OFF
position, carry the access key fob.
Rear Gate (Outback)
2. Move your hand slowly toward the rear
emblem and hold it there until a electronic
chirp sounds.
3. Immediately after the electronic chirp
sounds, move your hand away.
4. The rear gate will open automatically.
NOTE
. It is possible to open the rear gate by
moving close to the rear emblem.
. The Hands-free Power Rear Gate
function will not operate when the rear
gate has already been opened.
. If any of the following are performed
before automatically opening the
power rear gate, the operation will be
canceled.
– Your hand is not properly held
over the rear emblem for approxi-
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