Activating And Deactivating The Alarm System; If You Have Accidentally Triggered The Alarm System; Arming The System - Subaru 2013 Legacy, 2013 Outback Owner's Manual

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Keys and doors
& 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 F2-29.
2. Sit in the driver s seat and shut all
doors (and the rear gate (Outback)).
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 trip meter screen displays as follows
and the horn sounds twice, indicating that
the system is now deactivated.
.
ALOF (models with type A combina-
tion meter)
.
AL oF (models with type B combina-
tion meter)
If the system was previously deacti-
vated:
The trip meter screen displays as follows
and the horn sounds once, indicating that
the system is now activated.
.
ALON (models with type A combina-
tion meter)
.
AL on (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
Perform any of the following operations.
. Press any button on the access key/
remote transmitter.
. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position.
. Turn the push-button ignition to the
Acc position (models with keyless ac-
cess with push-button start system ).
. Carry the access key and press the
rear gate opener button (if equipped).
. Carry the access key and press the
door lock button (if equipped).
& Arming the system
NOTE
. The system can be armed even if the
engine hood, the windows and/or
moonroof are open. Always make sure
that they are fully closed before arming
the system.
. The 30-second standby time can be
eliminated if you prefer. Have it per-
formed by your SUBARU dealer.
. If your vehicle is a Legacy and you
open the trunk using the remote trans-
mitter's " " button with the alarm
system armed, the system will be
temporarily placed in a standby state.
The system will go back to the surveil-
lance state upon locking the trunk.
. The system is in the standby mode
for a 30-second period after locking the
doors with the remote transmitter. The
security indicator light will flash at
short intervals during this period.
. If any of the following actions is
done during the standby period, the
system will not switch to the surveil-
lance state.
– Doors are unlocked using the
remote transmitter.
– Doors are unlocked using the
k e y l e s s a c c e s s f u n c t i o n ( i f
equipped).