Subaru Forester Manuals 2015 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 134

Keys and doors/Rear gate from approximately 12 in (30 cm) or more from the completely closed position. . Before closing the rear gate in step 4, it is possible to register the height many times through step 3. Therefore, the registered height can easily be finetuned. Power rear gate button on the inside edge of the rear gate 3. With the rear gate at the desired height, press and hold the power rear gate button on the inside edge of the rear gate until an electronic chirp is heard and the hazard warning flashers flash three times. The electronic chirp and the flashing hazard warning flashers confirm the selected rear gate height has been registered. 4. Close the rear gate manually (without using the power rear gate). NOTE . To change the registered height, perform the registering procedure again. . It is possible to register the height Retrieval of the rear gate height: To open the rear gate and stop it at the registered height, perform the following procedure. 1. Press the memory switch to select the ON status. 2. Press and hold any of the power rear gate switches. Even if any of the power rear gate switches are pressed and held while the memory switch is in the OFF status, you can stop it at the registered height by pressing the memory switch to select the ON status before the rear gate reaches the registered height. NOTE . The rear gate will open to the position that is stored in the memory function even if the rear gate is opened by the reverse function. . If the rear gate is opened manually while the memory function is activated, 2-37 you cannot close it by pressing the power rear gate button on the rear gate. To close it, press the other power rear gate button or close it manually. ! Reverse function WARNING . Do not let parts of your body be caught intentionally to operate the reverse function. If the reverse function does not operate for some reason, this may lead to serious injury or accidents. . The reverse function may not operate if foreign objects are caught in the rear gate just before it closes completely. Be careful not to catch your fingers and other body parts. . The reverse function may not operate depending on the object shape and the manner in which it was caught. Be careful not to catch your fingers and other body parts. – CONTINUED –