Get Keys and doors -> Trunk lid (4-door) Guide for Subaru XV SUV First Generation (2010-2016)

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Keys and doors/Trunk lid (4–door)

& Initialization of power win-

& To open and close the trunk

Trunk lid (4-door)

dow

lid from outside

If the vehicle’s battery is disconnected due

The trunk lid can be opened using the

WARNING

to situations such as battery or fuse

remote keyless entry system. Refer to

replacement, the following functions are

“Remote keyless entry system” F2-7.

. To prevent dangerous exhaust

deactivated.

To close the trunk lid, lightly press the

gas from entering the vehicle,

. One-touch auto up/down function

trunk lid down until the latch engages.

always keep the trunk lid closed

. Anti-entrapment function

while driving.

NOTE

. Help prevent children, adults or

Initialize the power window using the

Do not leave your valuables in the

animals from locking themselves

following procedure to reactivate these

trunk when you leave your vehicle.

in the trunk. On hot or sunny

functions.

days, the temperature in the

1. Close the driver’s door.

& To open the trunk lid from

trunk could quickly become high

2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”

enough to cause death or serious

inside

position.

heat-related injuries including

3. Open the driver’s side window halfway

brain damage to anyone locked

by pushing down the power window

inside, particularly for small chil-

switch.

dren.

4. Pull up the power window switch and

. When leaving the vehicle, either

close the window completely. Continue

close all windows and lock all

pulling up the switch for approximately 1

doors. Also make certain that the

second after the window is closed com-

trunk is closed.

pletely.

5. Open the driver’s side window com-

pletely by fully pushing down the power

windows switch.

Pull the trunk lid release lever upward.

The lever is on the floor at the left of the

driver’s seat.

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& Internal trunk lid release

time.

. Load the trunk so that cargo can

handle

not strike the release handle. If

WARNING

the cargo hits the handle while

The internal trunk lid release handle is a

the vehicle is being driven, the

device designed to open the trunk lid from

Never allow any child to get in the

handle may be pulled up and the

inside the trunk. In the event children or

trunk and play with the release

trunk lid may open. That may

adults become locked inside the trunk, the

handle. If the driver starts the vehi-

cause cargo to fall out of the

handle allows them to open the lid. The

cle without knowing that a child is

trunk, which could create a traffic

handle is located on the inside of the trunk

inside the trunk and the child opens

safety hazard.

lid.

the lid using the release handle, the

child could fall out and be killed or

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seriously injured.

Perform the following steps at least twice

a year to check the release handle for

CAUTION

correct operation.

1. Open the trunk lid.

. Do not close the lid while grip-

ping the release handle. The

handle may be damaged.

. Do not use the handle as a hook

to fasten straps or ropes to

secure your cargo in the trunk.

Such use may result in damage

of the handle.

To open the trunk lid from inside the trunk,

pull the yellow handle upward as indicated

by the arrow on the handle.

This operation unlocks the trunk lid. Then,

push up the lid.

The handle is made of material that

2. Use a flat-head screwdriver with a thin

remains luminescent for approximately

blade. Slide the screwdriver blade from

an hour in the dark trunk space after it is

the slit aperture of the lock assembly to

exposed to ambient light even for a short

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Keys and doors/Rear gate (5–door)

the end until you hear a click.

released.

Rear gate (5-door)

If the latch is not released, contact your

& Lock/unlock

SUBARU dealer.

The rear gate can be locked and unlocked

In this case, press the “

” button on the

using any of the following systems.

key lug to release the latch, then close the

. Power door locking switch: Refer to

trunk lid.

“Power door locking switches” F2-6.

Also, if the movement of the trunk lid

. Remote keyless entry system: Refer to

release handle feels restricted or not

“Remote keyless entry system” F2-7.

entirely smooth during operation, or the

handle and/or handle base is cracked,

NOTE

contact your SUBARU dealer.

If the rear gate cannot be unlocked due

to a discharged vehicle battery, a

malfunction in the door locking/unlock-

This places the latch in the locked posi-

ing system or other causes, you can

tion.

unlock it by manually operating the

rear gate lock release lever.

For the procedure, refer to “Rear gate –

if the rear gate cannot be opened” F9-

18.

3. Pull the trunk lid release handle from

outside the vehicle, as indicated by the

arrow on the handle to check if the latch is

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Keys and doors -> Trunk lid (4-door) for Your Subaru XV SUV First Generation (2010-2016)

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