2016 Subaru BRZ Limited, Automatic TransFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Operation Check

  1. Entry & start system (entry function) operation
    CAUTION: Make sure that the entry & start system (entry function) is not disabled before proceeding with this inspection procedure.
    1. Check the entry unlock function (driver's door and the passenger's door).
      1. Lock all doors by a wireless lock operation, and holding the electrical key transmitter in your hand, touch the unlock sensor integrated into the back side of driver's side the front door outer handle assembly. Check that driver's door is unlocked.
        NOTE: To perform a wireless lock operation, stand close to the front door outer handle assembly and press the lock switch on the electrical key transmitter.
      2. Inspect the entry lock detection area. Lock all the doors. Holding the electrical key transmitter at the same level as the front door outer handle assembly (approximately 0.8 m {2.62 feet} above ground), stand approximately 0.7 m (2.30 feet) away from the vehicle, as shown in the figure. Check if the LED (red) on the electrical key transmitter sub-assembly blinks.
        Fig 1: Inspecting Entry Lock Detection Area
        G10216208Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
      3. With the system in unlock standby mode, hold the front door outer handle assembly and check that all doors are unlocked.
        NOTE:
        • If the electrical key transmitter sub-assembly is inside the detection area, and if the key ID code transmitted from the key matches the one stored in the collation ECM (smart key ECM assembly), the system enters unlock standby mode.
        • If the electrical key transmitter sub-assembly is within 0.2 m (0.66 feet) of the front door outer handle assembly, communication might not be possible.
        • Use the same procedure to inspect the front passenger's door. Check that all doors are unlocked when you touch the passenger's side unlock touch sensor.
      4. Check the unlock response sensitivity. With the system in unlock standby mode, touch the part indicated in the figure and check that the door is unlocked.
        CAUTION: If you touch the sensor too quickly or too slowly, the sensor fails to respond and the door does not unlock.
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