Power Saving Function - Subaru Ascent 2023 Manual

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Keyless access with push-button start system
NOTE
. Press the rear lock button ten times
to enter "0".
. Change the PIN code frequently to
protect your vehicle from theft.
. If you have lent your vehicle to
another person, confirm that the
PIN code has not been changed or
deleted. If the PIN code has been
changed or deleted, reregister a new
PIN code.
. If you make an error during the
registration procedure, press the
" " or " " button on the access
key fob. Then, start over from the
procedure described in "Prepara-
tion for registering a PIN code".
. To protect your vehicle from theft,
you cannot register a string of the
same five numbers together, such as
"00000", nor "12345" as a PIN code.
. Do not register your vehicle license
plate number or simple numbers
such as "11122" or "12121" as a
PIN code. Doing so will increase the
risk of vehicle theft.
. When you try to register "22222", the
registered PIN code will be deleted.
You cannot unlock the doors by PIN
Code Access until a new code is
registered.
. After registering a new PIN code,
make sure that you can unlock the
doors using the PIN code.
. The PIN code cannot be deleted
while the keyless access function
is disabled by operating the access
key fob.
. Reregister the PIN code in the fol-
lowing cases.
– When you forget the PIN code.
– When you want to change the PIN
code.
! Unlocking
Perform steps (1) to (5) of step 5 described
in "Registration for a PIN code".
NOTE
. You cannot unlock by PIN Code
Access in the following cases.
– When the access key fob is within
the operating ranges.
– When the ignition switch is in the
"ACC" or "ON" position.
. If you make an operation error dur-
ing the unlocking procedure, start
over with the unlocking procedure
after waiting for 5 seconds or longer.
. To protect your vehicle from theft, an
electrical chirp will sound if incor-
rect PIN codes are entered five times
continuously. If this occurs, you
cannot unlock the doors by PIN
Code Access for 5 minutes.
& Power saving function
To protect the access key fob battery and
the vehicle battery, the keyless access
function will be disabled as follows.
. When the keyless access function and
the remote keyless entry system have
not been used for 2 weeks or longer
while all doors are locked.
. When the access key fob has been left
in the operating range for 10 minutes or
longer while all doors are locked.
! Recovery from power saving mode
When one of the following operations is
performed, the keyless access function
will be recovered.
. Unlock by gripping the door handle
(only when the sensors on the front
passenger's door are not disabled) or
pressing the rear gate opener button on
the rear gate.
. Lock or unlock by the remote keyless
entry system.
. Open a door and then close it.
. Turn the push-button ignition switch to
the "ON" position.