Keys and doors -> Windows for your Subaru Forester 2019-2024
Child safety locks 141
further jamming, entrapment or mal-
function.
2-7. Child safety locks
2-8. Windows
– The closing window slides down
slightly and stops.
WARNING
– The opening window stops slid-
ing down.
To avoid serious personal injury
caused by entrapment, always con-
form to the following instructions
without exception.
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The power window system may
detect resistance, an impact or an
abnormality in the following cases.
– A substantial sized object is
caught between the window and
the window frame.
– A foreign object is caught be-
tween the window and the win-
dow frame.
– The vehicle drives over a deep
pothole.
The window cannot be closed for a
few seconds after the window is
automatically stopped by the sys-
tem.
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When operating the power win-
dows, be extremely careful to
prevent anyone’s body parts or
any other objects from being
caught in the window.
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Always lock the passengers’ win-
dows using the lock switch when
children are riding in the vehicle.
Each rear door has a child safety lock.
When the child safety lock lever is in the
lock position, the door cannot be opened
from the inside. The door can only be
opened from the outside.
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Always carry the key when you
leave the vehicle for safety rea-
sons and never allow an unat-
tended child to remain in the
vehicle. Failure to follow this
procedure could result in injury
to a child operating the power
window.
WARNING
Always turn the child safety locks to
the “LOCK” position when children
sit in the rear seat. Serious injury
could result if a child accidentally
opens the door and falls out.
NOTE
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If the power window system detects
resistance, an impact or abnormal-
ity, the window operation may be
automatically stopped to prevent
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Windows
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Passenger’s side power window
switches:
& Power window operation
! Operating the window
! Power window switches
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Driver’s side power window switches:
With one-touch auto up and down feature
1
2
3
4
Automatically close*
Close
Open
Each passenger’s window can be con-
trolled by the power window switch located
on the door.
1
2
For front left window (with one-touch auto
up and down feature)
For front right window (with one-touch
auto up and down feature (if equipped))
Automatically open*
These switches illuminate when activated.
*: To stop the window halfway, operate the
switch to the opposite side.
3
4
5
For rear left window
For rear right window
Lock switch
All door windows can be controlled by the
power window switch cluster on the driver
side door.
These switches illuminate when activated.
Windows 143
“Initialization of power window (win-
dows with off delay function)” �P144.
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You cannot close the window for a
few seconds after the anti-entrap-
ment function operates.
! Anti-entrapment function (windows
with off delay function)
! Off delay function (if equipped)
The windows can be operated for approxi-
mately 40 seconds even after the ignition
switch is turned to the “ACC” or “OFF”
position. If a front door is opened within 40
seconds, the off delay function is can-
celed.
While closing the window, if the window
senses a substantial enough object
trapped between the window and the
window frame, it automatically moves
down slightly and stops.
If a foreign object is caught while window is
opening, the window will stop.
! Locking the passengers’ windows
Without one-touch auto up and down
feature
CAUTION
1
2
Close
Open
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Never attempt to test the power
window operation using body
parts.
NOTE
Avoid the following.
If an object is caught just before
the window fully closes, the sys-
tem may not operate properly.
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Continuously operating a switch in
the same direction after the window
is fully closed or fully opened.
Continuously operating three or
more switches all at once in the
same direction after the windows
are fully closed or fully opened.
NOTE
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If a window detects an impact similar
to that caused by trapping an object
(for example, when the vehicle en-
counters a deep pothole), the anti-
entrapment function may operate.
1
2
Lock
Unlock
The lock switch is in the lock position, the
rear windows cannot be operated by the
driver’s side switches. The passenger’s
side switches and the rear seat side
switches are not operational either.
Either of the operations described
above may cause the power window
breaker to operate making it impossible
to open or close the window. Be sure to
initialize the power windows. Refer to
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Rear gate
144
When the indicator on the window
switches does not illuminate, the window
switch cannot be operated.
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Automatic door locking/unlocking: Re-
fer to “Automatic door locking/unlock-
ing” �P136.
2-9. Rear gate
CAUTION
To open:
& Initialization of power window
(windows with off delay func-
tion)
If the one-touch auto up and down function
or off delay function does not operate
properly, operate each window according
to the following procedure in order to
initialize the power window system.
When loading and unloading cargo,
be careful not to come in contact
with the hot engine exhaust gas or
the exhaust pipe, because they
could burn you.
NOTE
1. Close the door.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
Avoid keeping the rear gate open for
more than a few hours. Doing so may
drain the vehicle battery.
3. Open the window completely and then
press and hold down the power win-
dow switch for approximately 1 sec-
ond.
4. Close the window completely and then
pull and hold the power window switch
for approximately 1 second.
& Manual rear gate
The rear gate can be locked and unlocked
using any of the following systems.
Rear gate opener button
1. Unlock the rear gate.
2. Press and hold the rear gate opener
button. The rear gate will open slightly.
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Power door locking switch: Refer to
“Locking and unlocking from the inside”
�P135.
Keyless access with the push-button
start system (if equipped): Refer to
“Keyless access with push-button start
system” �P113.
3. Hold the rear gate and lift it up slowly.
NOTE
If the rear gate cannot be opened due to
a discharged vehicle battery, a mal-
function in the door locking/unlocking
system or other causes, the rear gate
can be unlocked by manually operating
the rear gate lock release lever. For the
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Remote keyless entry system: Refer to
“Remote keyless entry system”
�P130.





