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& 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

s ystem 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 ss a c c e s s f u n c t i o n ( i f

equipped).

– Any door (including the rear gate

(Outback) or the trunk (Legacy)) is

opened.

– The key is inserted into the

ignition switch (models without

“keyless access with push-button

start system”).

– Push-button ignition switch is

turned to the “Acc” position (mod-

els with “keyless access with push-

button start system”).

! To arm the system using access

key/remote transmitter

1. Close all windows and the moonroof (if

equipped).

2. Re move the key from the ignition

switch (models without “keyless access

with push-button start system”)/turn the

push-button ignition switch to the “OFF”

position (models with “keyless access with

push-button start system”).

3. Open the doors and get out of the

vehicle.

4. Make sure that the engine hood (and

the trunk lid (Legacy)) are locked.

5. Close all doors (and the rear gate

(Outback)).

Access key

1) Arm button: Press to arm the system

2) Disarm button: Press to disarm the

system

Transmitter

1) Arm button: Press to arm the system

2) Disarm button: Press t o d isarm the

system

Security indicator light (type A)

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Security indicator light (type B)

6. Briefly press the arm button (for less

than 2 seconds). All doors (and the rear

gate (Outback)) will lock, an electronic

chirp will sound once, the hazard warning

flashers will flash once, and the security

indicator light will start flashing rapidly.

After rapid flashing for 30 seconds (stand-

by time), the security indicator light will

then flash slowly (twice approximately

every 2 seconds), indi cating that the

system has been armed for surveillance.

If any of the doors (rear gate or trunk lid) is

not fully closed, an electronic chirp sounds

five times, the hazard warning flashers

flash five times to alert you that the doors

(or the rear gate) are not properly closed.

When you close the door, the system will

automatically arm and doors will automa-

tically lock.

! To arm the system using power

door locking switch

1. Close all windows and the moonroof (if

equipped).

2. Remove the key from the ignition

switch (models without keyless access

function)/make sure the push-button igni-

tion switch is turned off (models with

keyless access function).

3. Open the doors and get out of the

vehicle.

4. Make sure that the engine hood (and

the trunk lid (Legacy)) are locked.

5. Close the doors (and the rear gate

(Outback)) but leave only the driver’s door

or the front passenger’s door open.

6. Press the front side (“LOCK” side) of

the power door locking switch to set the

door locks.

7. Close the door. An electronic chirp will

sound once, the hazard warning flashers

will flash once and the security indicator

light will start flashing rapidly. After rapid

flashing for 30 seconds (standby time), the

security indicat or light will then flash

slowly (twice approximately every 2 sec-

onds), indicating that the system has been

armed for surveillance.

! To arm the system using the key-

less access function (if equipped)

1. Close all windows and the moonroof (if

equipped)

2. Turn the push-button ignition switch to

the “OFF” position.

3. Open the doors and get out of the

vehicle.

4. Make sure that the engine hood is

locked.

5. Close all doors and the rear gate.

1) Door lock button

Security indicator light

6. Carry the access key and press the

door lock button. All doors (and the rear

gate) will lock, an electronic chirp will

sound once, the hazard warning flashers

will flash once, and the security indicator

light will start flashing rapidly. After rapid

flashing for 30 seconds (standby time), the

security indicator light will then flash

slowly (twice approximately every 2 sec-

onds), indicating that the system has been

armed for surveillance.

If any of the doors or the rear gate is not

fully closed, an electronic chirp sounds

five times, the hazard warning flashers

flash five times to alert you that the doors

(or the rear gate) are not properly closed.

When you close the door, the system will

automatically arm and doors will automa-

tically lock.

& Disarming the system

Perform either of the following procedures.

. Briefly press the disarm button (for less

than 2 seconds) on the access key/remote

transmitter.

. Carry the access key and perform

either of the following procedures (models

with “keyless access with push-button

start system”).

– Grip the front door handle.

– Press the rear gate opener button.

The driver’s door will unlock (or the rear

gate will open), an electronic chirp will

sound twice, the hazard warning flashers

will flash twice and the security indicator

light will turn off.

To unlock all other doors and the rear gate

(Outback), briefly press the disarm button

a second time within 5 seconds.

! Emergency disarming

If you cannot disarm the system using the

transmitter (i.e. the transmitter is lost,

broken or the transmitter battery is too

weak), you can disarm the system without

using the transmitter.

The system can be disarmed if you turn

the ignition switch from the “LOCK”/“OFF”

to the “ON” position with a registered key/

access key.

NOTE

For models with “keyless access with

push-button start system”, if the ac-

cess key battery is discharged, perform

the procedure described in “Switching

power” F9-20. In such a case, replace

the battery immediately. Refer to “Re-

placing battery of access key” F11-54.

& Valet mode

When you choose the valet mode, the

alarm system does not operate. In valet

mode, the access key/remote transmitter

is used only for locking and unlocking the

doors and rear gate (Outback) and panic

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