Subaru 2001 Outback - Manual (Page 253)

& Starting your vehicle
NOTE
All vehicle doors, the engine hood and
trunk / rear gate must be closed prior to
activating the remote engine start sys-
tem. Any open entry point will prevent
starting or cause the system to shut
down.
The remote engine start function is acti-
vated by pressing the
“ ” button twice
within 3 seconds on your remote engine
start transmitter. Upon successful activa-
tion the remote start confirming transmitter
button will flash once* and the vehicle will
honk the horn and flash the side marker
lights, tail lights and front position lights
once. The system will check certain
preconditions before starting, and if all
safety parameters are correct, the engine
will start within 5 seconds. Upon success-
ful engine start, the remote start confirma-
tion transmitter button will flash twice
every 5 seconds* and the vehicle will
honk the horn and flash the side marker
lights, tail lights and the front position
lights once, then the lights will illuminate
and remain illuminated, indicating that the
engine is running. While the vehicle is
operating via the remote engine start
function, the power window features will
be disabled. Also, the system has a timer
and will shut down after 15 minutes if you
do not operate the vehicle. Press and hold
the
“ ” button for 2 seconds to turn the
engine off. The remote start confirmation
transmitter button will flash three times*
indicating that the engine has shut down.
If the starter cranks but does not start or
starts and stalls, the remote engine start
system will power off and then attempt to
start the engine an additional three times
unless the remote engine start system
determines that a vehicle malfunction is
preventing the system from starting. If the
engine does not start after additional
attempts, the remote engine start system
will abort and return to a non-activate
state.
*: Provided that the remote engine start
transmitter is within the operating range of
the system.
& Remote start safety features
For safety and security reasons, the
system will fail to start and honk the horn
twice or shut down the engine during
remote start operation if any of the
following occur:
. Any of the doors or the trunk / rear gate
are open / opened (*the vehicle
’s horn will
honk six times and the side marker lights,
tail lights and the front position lights will
flash six times indicating that a vehicle
door or trunk / rear gate was open when
the remote engine start system was
activated).
. The brake pedal is depressed
. The key was already in the ignition
switch
. The engine hood is opened
. The remote start system “Service
mode
” is engaged
. The vehicle’s engine idle speed has
reached a level over 3,500 RPM
. The alarm is triggered by opening a
door or the rear gate.
. The select lever is not in the “P”
position (AT and CVT models)
In addition to the items above, if the
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