Locking And Unlocking From The Inside; Battery Drainage Prevention Function - Subaru Forester 2013 Owner's Manual

without the key, rotate the lock lever
forward and close the door.
Always make sure that all doors and the
rear gate are locked before leaving your
vehicle.
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key
inside the vehicle when locking the
doors from the outside without the key.
! Models with double locking system
It is not possible to place the lock lever on
the driver's door in the locking position
while the driver's door is open. The door
lock levers function only when the driver's
door is securely closed and the double
locking system is not set.
& Locking and unlocking from
the inside
1) Unlock
2) Lock
To lock the door from the inside, rotate the
lock lever forward. To unlock the door from
the inside, rotate the lock lever rearward.
The red mark on the lock lever appears
when the door is unlocked.
Pull the inside door handle to open an
unlocked door.
Always make sure that all doors and the
rear gate are closed before starting to
drive.
Keys and doors/Door locks
! Models with double locking system
If the double locking system is activated,
the door will not be unlocked even when
you move the door lock lever rearward.
& Battery drainage prevention
function
If a door or the rear gate is not completely
closed, the interior lights will remain
illuminated as a result. However, several
lights will automatically be turned off by
the battery drainage prevention function to
prevent the battery from discharging. The
following interior lights will be affected by
this function.
Switch Automatically turning
Item
position
Approximately 20
Map lights DOOR
minutes later
Approximately 20
Dome light DOOR
minutes later
Ignition Approximately 20
—
switch light minutes later
Door step
—
None
lights
Cargo area Approximately 20
DOOR
light minutes later
*: The door step lights are not affected by the
battery drainage prevention function, so the
lights will not turn off automatically. To turn off
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off
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