2011 Subaru Outback Owner's Manual - Page 94
2011 Subaru Outback Manual
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2-6 Keys and doors & Locking and unlocking from the inside WARNING Keep all doors locked when you drive, especially when small children are in your vehicle. 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 by preventing a door from being accidentally opened, and intruders from unexpectedly opening doors and entering your vehicle. & Battery drainage prevention function If a door or the rear gate (Outback) is not completely closed, the interior lights will remain illuminated as a result. However, several lights are automatically turned off by the battery drainage prevention function to prevent the battery from going dead. The following interior lights are affected by this function. Item 1) 2) Lock Unlock Map lights Dome lights Ignition switch light Door step lights Cargo area light Switch position OFF*1 DOOR - - DOOR Automatically turning off Approximately 20 seconds later Approximately 20 minutes later Approximately 20 minutes later None*2 Approximately 20 minutes later 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. Always make sure that all doors and the rear gate (Outback) are closed before starting to drive. *1: The map lights can be controlled by the battery drainage prevention function only when the map light switches are in the OFF position and the door interlock switch is in the DOOR position. For the switch positions, refer to "Map light" F6-2. *2: The door step lights are not affected by the battery drainage prevention function, so the