Starting Your Vehicle; Remote Start Safety Features; Entering The Vehicle While It Is Running Via Remote Start; Entering The Vehicle Following Remote Engine Start Shutdown - Subaru 2007 B9 Tribeca Owner's Manual

Starting your vehicle

The remote control start system is activat-
ed by pressing the " " button twice
within 3 seconds on your remote control
transmitter. The system will check certain
pre-conditions before starting, and if all
safety parameters are correct, the engine
will start within 5 seconds. While the vehi-
cle is operating via remote engine start,
the vehicle's power window features will
be disabled. Also, the system has a timer
and will shut down after 15 minutes if you
do not operate the vehicle. Press and hold
the " " button for 2 seconds again to
turn the vehicle off. If the vehicle's starter
cranks but does not start or starts and
stalls, the remote engine start system will
power off then attempt to start the vehicle
an additional four times. If the vehicle fails
to start after the additional attempts, the
remote engine start system will abort and
return to a non activated state.

Remote start safety features

For safety and security reasons, the sys-
tem will fail to start and beep the horn
twice or shut down the engine during re-
mote start operation if any of the following
occur:
The brake pedal is pressed before the
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vehicle ignition switch is turned "on"
The key was already in the ignition
switch
The engine hood is opened
The vehicle's engine idle speed has
reached a level over 3,000 RPM
The alarm is triggered by opening a
door or the rear gate.
NOTE
The security indicator light on the
dashboard will stop flashing while un-
der remote engine start operation, but
the vehicle is still protected.
If the vehicle is entered during re-
mote engine start operation, the sys-
tem will not record entry in the alarm
history.
Starting and operating
Entering the vehicle while it is
running via remote start
1. Unlock the vehicle doors using the key-
less entry system. If the vehicle's doors
are unlocked manually using the key, the
vehicle's alarm system will trigger and the
remote engine start system will turn off. In-
serting the key into the ignition switch and
turning it to the "ON" position or pressing
the unlock button " " on the remote
keyless entry transmitter will disarm the
alarm system. Refer to the "Alarm system"
section in chapter 2.
2. Enter the vehicle. Do not press the
brake pedal.
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch
and turn to the "ON" position. If the ignition
switch is accidentally turned to the
"START" position, the system's "starter
anti-grind" feature will prevent the starter
from re-cranking.
4. Press the brake pedal. The remote
starter disengages, the vehicle's power
window features are re-enabled and the
vehicle will operate normally.
Entering the vehicle follow-
ing remote engine start shut-
down
An alarm trigger may occur if the vehicle is
opened by the remote keyless entry trans-
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