2006 Subaru Impreza Owner's Manual - Page 92

Keys and doors 2-5 doors from the outside without the key. Locking and unlocking from the inside starting to drive. Keep all doors locked when you drive, especially when small children are in your vehicle. 1 2 1) Rotate the lock lever rearward. 2) Close the door. 200805 1 2 To lock the door from the outside without the key, rotate the lock lever rearward and then close the door. To lock the door from the outside using the power door locking switch, push the front side of the switch (“LOCK” side) and then close the door. In this case, all closed doors and the rear gate (for Wagon) are locked at the same time. Always make sure that all doors and the rear gate (for Wagon) are locked before leaving your vehicle. To lock the door from the inside, rotate the lock lever rearward. To unlock the door from the inside, rotate the lock lever forward. The red mark on the lock lever appears when the door is unlocked. Pull the inside door handle to open an unlocked door. 1) Lock 2) Unlock 200806 Along with the proper use of seatbelts and child restraints, locking the doors reduces the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in an accident. It also helps prevent passengers from falling out if a door is accidentally opened, and intruders from unexpectedly opening doors and entering your vehicle. This function prevents the doors from being locked with the key still in the ignition switch. Behavior with key lock-in prevention function operative With the driver’s door open, the doors are automatically kept unlocked even if the door locking switch is pushed to the front (“LOCK”) position. – CONTINUED – Key lock-in prevention function NOTE Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle when locking the Always make sure that all doors and the rear gate (for Wagon) are closed before