System Operation; Activating And Deactivating The Alarm System; If You Have Accidentally Triggered The Alarm System - Subaru Crosstrek 2016 Owner's Manual

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Keys and doors/Alarm system

System operation

The alarm system will sound the following
alarms when triggered.
. The vehicle s horn will sound for 30
seconds.
. The hazard warning flashers will flash
for 30 seconds.
If any of the doors or the rear gate/trunk lid
remains open after the 30-second period,
the horn will continue to sound for a
maximum of 3 minutes. If the door or the
rear gate/trunk lid is closed while the horn
is sounding, the horn will stop sounding
with a delay of up to 30 seconds.
The alarm is triggered by:
. Opening any of the doors, the rear gate
or trunk lid
. Physical impact to the vehicle, such as
forced entry (only models with shock
sensors (dealer option))
NOTE
The alarm system can be set to trigger
the illumination of the following interior
lights.
. Map lights (models with moonroof)
. Dome light (illuminates only when
the dome light switch is in the DOOR
position)
. Cargo area light (illuminates only
when the cargo area light switch is in
the DOOR position)
The notifications regarding the map
lights, dome light and cargo area light
are deactivated as the factory setting. A
SUBARU dealer can activate the sys-
tem. Contact your SUBARU dealer for
details.
Activating and deactivating
the alarm system
To change the setting of your vehicle s
alarm system for activation or deactiva-
tion, do the following.
1. Disarm the alarm system. Refer to
Disarming the system 2-32.
2. Sit in the driver s seat and shut all
doors (and the rear gate if your vehicle is a
5-door).
3. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position.
4. Hold down the REAR (UNLOCK) side
of the driver s power door locking switch,
open the driver s door within the following
1 second, and wait 10 seconds without
releasing the switch. The setting will then
be changed as follows.
If the system was previously activated:
The odometer/trip meter screen displays
as follows and the horn sounds twice,
indicating that the system is now deacti-
vated.
.
AL oF (models with type A combina-
tion meter)
.
ALOF (models with type B combina-
tion meter)
If the system was previously deacti-
vated:
The odometer/trip meter screen displays
as follows and the horn sounds once,
indicating that the system is now acti-
vated.
.
AL on (models with type A combina-
tion meter)
.
ALON (models with type B combina-
tion meter)
NOTE
You may have the above setting
change done by your SUBARU dealer.
If you have accidentally trig-
gered the alarm system
To stop the alarm
Do any of the following operations:
. Press any button on the access key/
remote transmitter.
. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position (models without keyless access
with push-button start system ).