2023 Subaru Solterra Touring Alarm and Doors User Guide
The 2023 Subaru Solterra Touring blends superior safety features with modern ease. It includes a standard alarm system, car immobilizer, and Safe Exit Assist, which warns occupants of approaching traffic before the door opens. Power door locks with auto-lock and anti-lockout functions improve security.
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Subaru Side doors Guide
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the entry function, wireless remote control, door lock switches or inside lock but-tons.
Unlocking and locking the doors from the outside
Using the entry function
Carry the electronic key to enable this function.
- Grip the driver’s door handle to unlock the door. Holding the driver’s door handle for approximately 2 seconds unlocks all the doors. Grip the front passenger’s door handle (some models) or rear door handle (some models) to unlock all the doors*.
Make sure to touch the sensor on the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 seconds after the doors are locked.
- The door unlock settings can be changed.
- Touch the lock sensor (the indentation on the side of the door handle) to lock the doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
Using the wireless remote control
- Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked. - Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the driver’s door. Pressing the button again within 5 seconds unlocks the other doors. Press and hold to open the side windows.
This setting must be customized at your SUBARU dealer.
Switching the door unlock func-tion
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks using the wireless remote control. Perform the switching operation in the vehicle or within approximately 3.2 ft. (1 m) of the vehicle.
- Turn the power switch to OFF.
- When the indicator light on the key surface is not on, press and hold
, or for approximately 5 seconds while pressing and holding 
.
The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as shown below. (When changing the setting continuously, release the buttons, wait for at least 5 seconds, and repeat step 2.)
Vehicles with alarm: To prevent unintended triggering of the alarm, unlock the doors using the wireless remote control and open and close a door once after the settings have been changed. (If a door is not opened within 60 seconds after is pressed, the doors will be
locked again and the alarm will automatically be set.) In a case that the alarm is triggered, immediately stop the alarm.
Locking the front doors from the outside without a key
- Move the inside lock button to the lock position.
- Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the power switch is in ACC or ON, or the electronic key is left inside the vehicle.
Depending on the position of the electronic key, the key may not be detected correctly and the door may be locked.
Impact detection door lock release system
In the event that the vehicle is sub-ject to a strong impact, all the doors are unlocked. Depending on the force of the impact or the type of accident, however, the system may not operate.
Operation signals
Doors: A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice) Side windows: A buzzer sounds to indicate that the side windows are operating.
Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked, the security fea-ture automatically locks the vehicle again. (However, depending on the location of the electronic key, the key may be detected as being in the vehicle. In this case, vehicle may be unlocked.)
When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the surface of the door handle
When the door cannot be locked even if the lock sensor on the sur-face of the door handle is touched by a finger, touch the lock sensor with the palm. When gloves are being worn, remove the gloves.
Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors using the smart key system is made when a door other than the door you are locking is open, a buzzer sounds continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close all the doors, and lock the vehicle once more.
Setting the alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm system.
Conditions affecting the opera-tion of the smart key system or wireless remote control
If the smart key system or the wireless remote control does not operate properly
- Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors.
- Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted.
If the 12-volt battery is dis-charged
The doors cannot be locked and unlocked using the smart key sys-tem or wireless remote control. Lock or unlock the doors using the mechanical key.
Rear seat reminder function
In order to remind you not to for-get luggage, etc., in the rear seat, when the power switch is turned to OFF after any of the following con-ditions are met, a buzzer will sound and a message will be dis-played on the multi-information display for approximately 6 sec-onds.
- The EV system is started within 10 minutes after opening and closing a rear door.
- A rear door has been opened and closed after the EV system was started.
However, if a rear door is opened and then closed within approxi mately 2 seconds, the rear seat reminder function may not operate.
- The rear seat reminder function determines that luggage, etc., has been placed in a rear seat based on opening and closing of a rear door. Therefore, depending on the situation, the rear seat reminder function may not operate and you may still forget luggage, etc., in the rear seat, or it may operate unnecessarily.
- The rear seat reminder function can be enabled/disabled.
Customization
Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.
(Customizable features:
WARNING
To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle. Failure to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant could be thrown out of the vehicle, resulting in death or serious injury.
- Ensure that all doors are prop-erly closed and locked.
- Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even if the inside lock buttons are in locked posi-tion.
WARNING
- Set the rear door child-protector locks when children are seated in the rear seats.
When opening or closing a door
Check the surroundings of the vehicle such as whether the vehi-cle is on an incline, whether there is enough space for a door to open and whether a strong wind is blowing. When opening or clos-ing the door, hold the door handle tightly to prepare for any unpre-dictable movement.
When using the wireless remote control or mechanical key and operating the power windows
Operate the power window after checking to make sure that there is no possibility of any passenger having any of their body parts caught in the side window. Also, do not allow children to operate the wireless remote control or mechanical key. It is possible for children and other passengers to get caught in the side window.
Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside
Using the door lock switches
- Locks all the doors
- Unlocks all the doors
Using the inside lock but-tons
- Locks the door
- Unlocks the door
The front doors can be opened by pulling the inside handle even if the lock buttons are in the lock position.
Open door warning buzzer
If the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph (5 km/h), a buzzer sounds to indi-cate that the door(s) or the hood is not fully closed. The open door(s) or hood is dis-played on the multi-information dis-play.
- The doors cannot be unlocked with the door lock switch.
- The door lock switches can be reset by unlocking all the doors with the entry function or wireless remote control.
Rear door child-protector lock
The door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle when the lock is set.
- Unlock
- Lock
These locks can be set to prevent children from opening the rear doors. Push down on each rear door switch to lock both rear doors.
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Automatic door locking and unlocking systems
The following functions can be set or canceled: For instructions on customizing .
| Function | Operation |
| Speed linked door locking function | All doors are automatically locked when vehicle speed is approximately 12mph (20 km/h) or higher. |
| Shift position linked door locking function | All doors are automatically locked when shifting the shift position other than P. |
| Shift position linked door unlocking function | All doors are automatically unlocked when shifting the shift position to P. |
| Driver’s door linked door unlocking function | All doors are automatically unlocked when driver’s door is opened within approximately 45 seconds after turning the power switch off. |
Alarm
The alarm uses light and sound to give an alert when an intrusion is detected. The alarm is triggered in the following situations when the alarm is set:
- A locked door is unlocked or opened in any way other than using the entry func-tion or wireless remote con-trol or mechanical key. (The doors will lock again auto-matically.)
- The hood is opened.
Setting/canceling/stop-ping the alarm system
Items to check before lock-ing the vehicle
To prevent unexpected trigger-ing of the alarm and vehicle theft, make sure of the following:
- Nobody is in the vehicle.
- The side windows are closed before the alarm is set.
- No valuables or other per-sonal items are left in the vehicle.
Setting
Close the doors and hood, and lock all the doors. The system will be set automatically after 30 seconds.
The security indicator changes from being on to flashing when the sys-tem is set. The alarm can also be set using the mechanical key. If all doors are closed with hood open, alarm system can be set.
Canceling or stopping
Do one of the following to deac-tivate or stop the alarm:
- Unlock the doors.
- Turn the power switch to ACC or ON, or start the EV system.(The alarm will be deactivated or stopped after a few sec-onds.)
System maintenance
The vehicle has a maintenance-free type alarm system.
Triggering of the alarm
The alarm may be triggered in the following situations: (Stopping the alarm deactivates the alarm system.) If a door is unlocked using the mechanical key while the alarm is set, a warning will sound intermit-tently for approximately 10 seconds. If the alarm is not canceled or stopped during this time, the warn-ing pattern changes and the warning sounds for a certain period of time.
- A person inside the vehicle opens a door or hood, or unlocks the vehicle using an inside lock but-ton.
- The 12-volt battery is recharged or replaced when the vehicle is locked.
Alarm-operated door lock
In the following cases, depending on the situation, the door may auto-matically lock to prevent improper entry into the vehicle:
- When a person remaining in the vehicle unlocks the door and the alarm is activated.
- While the alarm is activated, a person remaining in the vehicle unlocks the door.
- When recharging or replacing the 12- volt battery.
NOTICE
To ensure the system oper-ates correctly
Do not modify or remove the sys-tem. If modified or removed, the proper operation of the system cannot be guaranteed.
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