Get Instruments and controls -> Push-button ignition switch Guide for Subaru Forester SUV 2024

Push-button ignition switch (models with “keyless access with push-button start system”)

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The light turns off immediately under the

following conditions.

engine start cannot be operated.

Even when the access key fob is

outside the vehicle, if it is placed too

close to the glass, it may be possible

to switch the power or to start the

engine.

Do not leave the access key fob in

the following places. It may become

impossible to operate the push-

button ignition switch and the en-

gine start. It may also cause a false

warning to issue although no mal-

function actually occurs, or not to

issue a warning when any malfunc-

tion occurs.

3-2. Push-button ignition

switch (models with “keyless

access with push-button start

system”)

The ignition switch is turned to the “ON”

position.

All doors and the rear gate are locked

using the remote keyless entry trans-

mitter.

& Safety precautions

Refer to “Safety precautions” �P114.

& Operating range for push-

button start system

– On the instrument panel

– On the floor

– Inside the glove box

– Inside the door trim pocket

– On the rear seat

– In the cargo area

When operating the push-button

ignition switch or starting the en-

gine, if the access key fob battery is

discharged, perform the procedure

described in “Access key fob – if

access key fob does not operate

properly” �P439. In such a case,

replace the battery immediately. Re-

fer to “Replacing battery of access

key fob” �P496.

Antennas

Operating range

NOTE

If the access key fob is not detected

within the operating range of the

antennas inside the vehicle, the

push-button ignition switch and the

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in orange.

Do not touch the push-button

ignition switch with a hand soiled

with oil or other contaminants. It

may cause a malfunction.

& Switching power status

Power

Indicator color

Turned off

Operation

status

Power is turned

off.

OFF

If the push-button ignition switch

does not operate smoothly, stop

the operation. Contact a SUBARU

dealer immediately.

The following

systems can be

used:

audio and ac-

cessory power

outlet.

ACC

Orange

If the push-button ignition switch

does not illuminate even when

the instrument panel illumination

is turned on, have the vehicle

inspected at a SUBARU dealer.

Orange

(while engine is

stopped)

All electrical

systems can be

used.

If the vehicle was left in the hot

sun for a long time, the surface of

the push-button ignition switch

may get hot. Be careful not to

burn yourself.

Turned off

(while engine is

running)

Operation indicator

Push-button ignition switch

The power is switched every time the

push-button ignition switch is pressed.

1. Carry the access key fob, and sit in the

driver’s seat.

2. Shift the select lever into the “P”/“N”

position.

3. Press the push-button ignition switch

without depressing the brake pedal.

Every time the button is pressed, the

power is switched in the sequence of

“OFF”, “ACC”, “ON” and “OFF”. When

the engine is stopped and the push-

button ignition switch is in “ACC” or

“ON”, the operation indicator on the

push-button ignition switch illuminates

CAUTION

When the push-button ignition

switch is left in “ON” (while the

engine is not running) or “ACC”

for a long time, it may result in

vehicle battery discharge.

NOTE

When operating the push-button

ignition switch, firmly press it all

the way.

If the push-button ignition switch is

pressed quickly, the power may not

turn on or off.

If the indicator light on the push-

button ignition switch flashes in

green when the push-button ignition

switch is pressed, steering is

locked. When this occurs, press the

Do not spill drinks or other liquids

on the push-button ignition

switch. It may cause a malfunc-

tion.

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Hazard warning flasher

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push-button ignition switch while

turning the steering wheel left and

right.

3-3. Hazard warning flasher

3-4. Meters and gauges

NOTE

! Battery drainage reduction function

Some of the meters and gauges on the

combination meter use liquid-crystal

displays. You will find their indications

hard to see if you wear polarized

glasses.

When the push-button ignition switch is left

in the “ACC” position for approximately 20

minutes or the “ON” position (the engine is

not running) for approximately 1 hour, the

push-button ignition switch will be auto-

matically switched to “OFF” to reduce the

possibility of the battery going dead. (This

function is activated when the select lever

is in the “P” position.)

& Speedometer

The speedometer shows the vehicle

speed.

& When access key fob does

& Tachometer

The tachometer shows the engine speed

in thousands of revolutions per minute.

The hazard warning flasher is used to warn

other drivers when you have to park your

vehicle under emergency conditions. The

hazard warning flasher works regardless

of the position of the ignition switch.

not operate properly

Refer to “Access key fob – if access key

fob does not operate properly” �P439.

CAUTION

Do not operate the engine with the

pointer of the tachometer in the red

zone. In this range, fuel injection will

be cut by the engine control module

to protect the engine from overrev-

ving. The engine will resume run-

ning normally after the engine speed

is reduced below the red zone.

To turn on the hazard warning flasher,

push the hazard warning flasher switch on

the instrument panel. All the turn signal

lights and the turn signal indicator lights

will flash. To turn off the flasher, push the

switch again.

NOTE

When the hazard warning flasher is on,

the turn signals do not work.

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