Subaru Forester

1997-2005 of release

Repair and operation of the car


Subaru Forester
+ Subaru Forester cars
- Maintenance instruction
   Access, protection
   Seats and devices of safety
   Instrumentations and governing bodies
   Comfort
   Methods of operation
+ Routine maintenance
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Control systems of the engine
+ Gear shifting box
+ Coupling, transmission line
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment


Access, protection

Keys and locks of doors

Keys

Standard set of keys

Four keys are included in the standard package: two main and two additional.

The main keys approach all locks. Put one of them (with the attached identification label) in the reliable place as a spare key.

Additional keys usually a key approach all locks, except a cover of luggage office / door of a back and a ware box.

Identification number of keys is beaten out on special the labels attached to one of the main keys. Rewrite number and you store a key and a label in different places that in case of loss to have an opportunity to order a key in service center of the Subaru company.

For start of the engine equipped with an immobilizator microchips are built in heads of the main keys special electronic (see below).

Electronic immobilizator - the general information and precautionary measures

General information

The electronic immobilizator provides additional anticreeping protection of the car.

Components of system of an immobilization of the engine are among: a special key with the built-in electronic chip, the reception antenna, an electronic control unit, ECM, the switch of ignition of a special design, and also the control lamp installed on dashboards. Every time at turn of a key in position of ON the electronic chip which is built in in a key head, sends an identification code to the reception antenna of the switch of ignition. In order that the engine was started, the identification code given by the chip has to correspond to the code which is written down in the immobilizator control unit. At coincidence of codes, the immobilizator sends the signal allowing start of the engine to ECM. Without implementation of the listed requirements start of the engine is not possible. The electronic immobilizator considerably reduces risk of stealing of the car.

The special control lamp which is built in the dashboard begins to blink after extraction of a key from the ignition lock, warning the possible car thief that the car is equipped with electronic system of an immobilization of the engine. The refusal of operation of a lamp testifies to malfunction in system of an immobilization, - address in service center of the Subaru company.

Precautionary measures

You do not bring metal objects close to the ON ignition key turned in situation.

In order to avoid damage of the electronic chip which is built in in a head try when carrying a key in a pocket not to allow contact it with firm sharp objects (like a penknife).

Do not modernize an immobilizator, - changes can cause a system exit out of operation.

When losing one of keys at once order new in service center of the Subaru company.

Production of a replaceable or spare key demands input in the control unit of a new identification code, - the car should be driven away on car repair shop and to provide to the master together with a set of all available keys.

The design of system of an immobilization usually allows registration to 8 various identification codes; thus, the owner can have no more than 8 spare keys.

If at turn of the ignition key in situation START the engine is not started, it is necessary to check serviceability of a condition of components of system of an immobilization, - drive away the car on company car repair shop of the Subaru company.

Door locks

Do not begin the movement at all, without having made sure of density of closing of all doors of the car! Do not leave children unguarded in the car. Try not to forget keys in the locked car.


Control of door locks outside

Unlocking and locking of a door by means of a key

At locking/unlocking the key of a driver's door at the same time blocked/will unblocked also all other doors of the car. For opening of the unblocked door pull for its external handle.


Locking of a forward door outside without the aid of a key

1 — Drown a blocking rychazhok
2 — Slam a door, holding the external handle in the lifted situation

 

Also the possibility of locking of forward doors outside without the aid of a key is provided. Drown a blocking rychazhok of the internal handle of a door a rychazhok, then, holding the external handle lifted, slam a door.

If the key is left in the ignition lock, the possibility of locking of a door of the car is outside blocked.

For locking of back doors it is enough to drown blocking rychazhka of internal handles before their zakhlopyvaniye.

Control of door locks from interior of the car

Door blocking/unblocking from interior of the car.

For blocking of a door from interior of the car it is enough to drown the special rychazhok which is built in the internal handle so that the red tag put from its top party passed out of sight.

At locking/unlocking from salon of a driver's door all other doors of the car, including a back door are at the same time blocked/will be unblocked.

For opening of the unblocked door pull on yourself its internal handle.

Back door

On some models the additional possibility of operation of locks of all doors of the car at unlocking/locking is provided by a back door key.

Additional blocking of back doors (Child Lock)

Additional blocking is used in transit on a back seat of the car of children of younger age and allows to carry out the ban of unlocking of back doors of the car from interior of the car.

Inclusion of a safety lock of additional blocking of doors (Child Lock).

In seal of the lock of doors the special safety lock is built in, when translating a rychazhka of which in the relevant provision the back door of the car can be open only outside of the car.


Back door

Unlocking/locking of a door of a back by means of a key.

Unlocking of a door of a back can be made by means of a key. Insert a key into the lock of a door of a back and turn it in the direction of an hour hand. To block a back door, insert a key into the lock and turn it counterclockwise.

As the uniform lock is included in a basic equipment of all models, the control of the lock of a door of a back can be made also by blocking/unlocking of a driver's door of the car.

After the lock of a door of a back is unblocked, pull on yourself the external handle and lift a door.

Closing of a door is made by its zakhlopyvaniye.

Remote control of locks

Remote control functioning of the drive of door locks.

On appropriately equipped models unlocking/locking of all doors of the car (including a back door) can be made from the remote control (DU) by a nazhimaniye on its corresponding button (LOCK/OPEN), - at a basic equipment the DU panel is usually built in a head of the main key.

At a nazhimaniye on buttons the alarm lamp which is built in in the panel has to work.

Unlocking of doors usually is followed short-term (about 15 seconds) by operation of saloon lamps. On the expiration of the stipulated term lamps slowly die away. The Nazhimany LOCK buttons of the DU panel, as well as inclusion of ignition, leads to immediate shutdown of lighting. When opening any of car doors (including a back door) there is a shutdown of the timer of functioning of lamps.

The system of remote control of locks is deactivated at the ignition key turned in situation by ACC or ON, and also at leaky closing of any of doors.

If any of doors of the car is not open within 30 seconds after a nazhimaniye on the DU panel OPEN button, there will be a repeated automatic blocking of all locks.

The remote control is calculated on use from distance no more than 4 meters, however the radius of operation of the panel can change if the car is parked close with the working television transmitter or radio station.

The refusal of operation of activators of locks of the DU panel can be connected with production of energy resources of the internal battery of the last. A sign of "replanting" of the battery is decrease in brightness of a luminescence of the alarm lamp which is built in in the panel.

Replacement of the batter