Hidden Subaru Pin Code Access - How to unlock your Subaru without the key

This video shows you how to set up your hidden Subaru pin code access on your new Subaru. The subaru pin code access is a convenient option to unlock your subaru without having the subaru key fob near. You can also lock your key fob inside your subaru and use the hidden subaru pin code access to unlock your subaru. This is great when you want to lock your keys in your subaru while you go hiking, kayaking, or mountain biking. If you ever lose your subaru key fob, you can also unlock your subaru with the hidden subaru pin code access.
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[@johndtaylor2]

Bought a new 2024 SUbaru Outback Wilderness on Memorial Day Weekend. I have been mesmerized by Alex's excellent Subaru videos. I have learned so much in less than 1 week. Alex - you are a Subaru genius!

[@Mr.Datree_1989]

This is my favorite Subaru channel

[@charlesbeall2589]

I just stumbled onto your videos today Alex! We bought Wife a 2016 Forester and these tips are exactly what we need to get the most from her vehicle, well done! Liked and subscribed.

[@redstar1jc1]

Alex your info is GREATLY APPRECIATED

[@mardiweber2951]

This is very cool. Unfortunately, I opted for a regular key start on my 2022 Outback. There’s just something very satisfying about turning a key to start a vehicle. It’s probably because I’ve been driving since 1973! I like your videos, more information on my vehicle is always a good thing.

[@alexpmo]

Nothing wrong with that!

[@MikeGratis]

Thank You! Have been trying this without any luck. Figured I'd check online before contacting the Dealer. Much Appreciated! 😎

[@fwood1231]

I bought a new Outback Limited XT about two months ago. Programmed my code after watching a older video of yours. Really came in handy on a recent trip. 👍 Thanks Your videos are great.

[@alexpmo]

Glad I could help. Enjoy! 😃

[@brendallsterling4117]

I've been driving since 1966 as a teen, and I love the push-button system !!

[@heikemotzek5954]

Thanks Alex, you're the best!! I am starting to show my dealership all the things they weren't able to show me ;) One question though please: setting the pin is a doddle, problem is I cannot seem to lock the key in the car, which I would like to do to go swimming at the beach. I press the lock button, then double click the unlock button, the light flashes, but even though I lock all doors manually before closing the door, they all unlock again as soon as I open the drivers door. I know that the key is in fact disabled as far as unlocking the car goes, because if I keep it on the outside of the car, it now does not work. So as an "interim" solution, I leave the window slightly open and then drop the key back inside once I lock it with the key; which strangely enough DOES work. Unlocking definitely doesn't. In a video by someone else I saw that he pressed the lock and trunk button at the same time while in the car to put the key to sleep. But that does not work for me either. Mine's a MY24 Outback. Please help!

[@hanks.9833]

Very useful information 👍

[@user-zu4rf9nu5e]

Directions were perfect! As someone who is not that tech savy, I appreciate your awesome steps and details, especially with visual videos! Thanks for all of your great tips :)

[@alexpmo]

Thank you! Happy to hear you found this easy to follow

[@cristianandresmontecino8601]

But, how can i close the car if i leave the keys on the inside?

[@lindaabuhasou2635]

Great info! Silly question....if key fob was lost and use pin code to unlock vehicle. R u able to start car w/o key fob?

[@seanzhu4140]

thanks, learnt it from your previous pin code setup tutorial. But I can't lock the car doors after pin code access without the fob even I use the lock button in the driver side door

[@heikemotzek5954]

yep, same. Have you found a solution? Best I have come up with is to leave a window open slightly, lock car with fob, disable fob (that actually works the other way round too), then drop key into car. Now it really IS locked until I open it with the pin code.

[@freddyfoxx002]

For some reason my car doesn’t beep when I hold down the lock button on the fob and hold the hatch button. I can’t get into the programming mode. Any ideas?

[@anthonycollura6664]

Would this work for a 2018 Outback?

[@gracewheatley8020]

Is there a quick way to reset all of your cars defaults / remove your settings and info? eg you’re trading in your car or returning a lease😢

[@bethwalden8868]

I have a 2012 outback is this a feature on that model

[@jammo2168]

Is there a default pin code? Or you need to set up one for it to activate?

[@SaajVat]

Is this supposed to work for 2023 Subaru Solterra? I tried and no luck.

[@Pandafish86]

Anyway to do this with the regular key?

[@jamtraveler1]

How about doing a video on the 2023 Subaru Ascent Touring 7-P

[@hoawarrior9060]

yes!!! I have a 2023 and this method does not work.

[@Berry_N]

Kinda wondering if it would be a good idea to put the fob to sleep each night.

[@user-ve4pc7in5n]

Great video! Once set up, how do I lock the car with the (sleeping) key inside eventually?

[@alexpmo]

Thanks! To lock the car you'll have to click the lock button on the inside of the door before closing

[@heikemotzek5954]

@@alexpmo I have tried and tried, locked doors with the button in the door, as well as manually one by one, but even though the fob is disabled, the doors open again when I pull the drivers door. Only thing that kind of works is to keep a window slightly open, disable fob, lock car with fob (now doors won't open), then drop key into car through window. Not ideal, but at least I can go to the beach.

[@dosvecesjaime]

@@heikemotzek5954yeah, driver’s door will keep opening and unlocking every other door when you pull the handle. It’s either leaving a window slightly open or 1.- disabling the fob 2.- locking the car with the driver’s door button 3.- pulling out the actual key 🔑 and storing the fob 4.- getting out and locking the driver’s door using the key 🔑. Does defeats some of the purpose, should I take out the battery from the fob as well just to make it harder for thieves?

[@robertdavis171]

What is the maximum number of presses allowed for the code? A 1-2-1-2-1 is pretty easy to decode. If you can use 9 or more for each digit, it increases the difficulty to just keep trying all the codes in succession.

[@thisspotrules3631]

9... Mine is 5-9's !

[@joepetrini6412]

Does this work for 2022 forester wilderness…I can’t get it set

[@alexpmo]

Yes! Are you using the hatch unlock button or the smaller one just to the right of it?

[@brendallsterling4117]

Does this work on Subaru ascent 2022

[@alexpmo]

yes!

[@charlesebyjr2925]

Alex, I’ve had my outback for 18 months and still haven’t set it up, can’t hear the beeps! 😂

[@thisspotrules3631]

Did you try in a garage? Or his tip is to park your passenger side next to a wall. That is were the chirp buzzer is. Subaru moved it back left to be closer to the hatch locking/pin button and now drivers can't hear it activate exiting their door! It's called the "Suby push/pull" Supposedly your dealer can increase (very little) the volume on your next service.

[@alexpmo]

hard for me to hear also 🤣

[@fixpacifica]

I've been trying to set a pin code on my 2024 forester, and it's just not working. The second I hit the lock button on the fob I get a quick beep and the tail lights flash. Then I'll hold both buttons together for up to 20 seconds, and nothing happens. I don't get any kind of chirp. And for some strange reason, the radio in my car eventually comes on if I keep trying to set it. Anyone got a clue as to what's going on?

[@hoawarrior9060]

same here for my 2023

[@mattsbrute]

I have a 2024 forester. The process is different then explained in the video. You dont hold both lock and unlock on the fob. You press and hold the lock on the FOB and press and hold the door button. After the beep you hold unlock button till the chirp. Then 30 seconds to enter the 5 digit code then add the fifth digit a second time. Its on page 122 in the owners manual.

[@fixpacifica]

@@mattsbrute Thanks for the explanation. I had found the manual's explanation confusing, which is why I started watching videos. I'll give it another try.

[@PFyodor]

How to lock without key??

[@JLaddStL]

I was wondering the same question and I just tried it on my Crosstrek. I opened the driver side door then held down the lock button on the fob and press the unlock button twice. All doors did lock and I was able to shut the door without the doors. Unlocking

[@sandiestafford4085]

Lol out the secret code in. That’s what it’s for

[@stevefoley7109]

what is the process for actually locking the key in the car once you have set up the pin?

[@alexpmo]

You first have to put the key in sleep mode. Using the key fob, click the lock button and simultaneously double click the unlock button. Then you can lock the key inside the car by clicking the lock button on the door. Make sure you have a spare key handy or you're comfortable inputing your pin code before you lock the key inside.

[@bryan1480]

If you have an older Subaru, I just set this up on my 2017 Crosstrek Limited without any issues.

[@romavizenko1613]

thank you. I have set a pin code. can you tell me how to lock the car without a key? that's why I was able to open with a pin code, but not to block.

[@Naveen039]

May be you use the lock push button in the tail gate 😊

[@romavizenko1613]

@@Naveen039 It doesn't work without key. I found a solution. Need to open the driver's door, press the door block button, and close the door.

[@marksavitt3657]

Can you do this on a legacy?

[@alexpmo]

Yes, the pin code access is on all of the new models but many 2015 and newer have it as well. Just has to have the push button start key fob in order for this to work.

[@marksavitt3657]

@@alexpmo How do you do it on a 21 legacy limited? I have the key fab.

[@alexpmo]

@@marksavitt3657 should be some process as in the video. pin code button should be on trunk

[@marksavitt3657]

@@alexpmo is it the button that opens the trunk that I press for the code?

[@alexpmo]

@@marksavitt3657 it's a smaller button to the right of the trunk button.

[@user-mn7kv3zf6i]

How do you put the key in the car and then lock the car with the key inside…relying on the PIN code to unlock the car?

[@alexpmo]

You'll first need to put your key in sleep mode. Here's a video I made demonstrating it. Skip ahead to about 6:58 in the video to see how it's done. Make sure you're confident with the pin or you have a spare key before you lock you key inside. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKe4lqCIiJeaaK8si=bPV1y5RB0WQCm-g9

[@user-do2wi9ce1f]

Can you have 0s in your pin code?

[@jimmclaughlin8195]

Yes, having the ability to include the "0" digit would greatly increase the number of potential codes, thereby increasing the degree of security. As actually designed and installed, the current system allows "only" 9,999 available pin codes. The problem comes with the input device for entering the code initially and activating the code. One probably can't enter a "0" digit into the system with a spring loaded SPST push button, which can only send data into the system as an "On" pulse or an "Off" pulse. It would probably require a "10 key" numerical data pad, and perhaps a more sophisticated program and chip (both of which cost money) to add in the ability to use the "0" digit in the pin code. The current system has the benefit of being relatively cheap in terms of parts and program. While 9,999 potential pin codes is not a lot of permutations in the world of digital security, it probably is enough to discourage an dissuade the casual thief.

[@jimmclaughlin8195]

That should be 99,999 potential pin codes. I blew over the info about 5 digit PIN code as contrasted to the nore common 4 digit PIN codes. Sorry, my bad.

[@leilanilogan40]

How would you click zero?

[@jackrandom4893]

I have a premium with a regular key. 2022.

[@alexpmo]

It works on the keyless entry w/ push button start fobs. Premium optional package 13 and above.

[@Michael-gy8rb]

Try operating it in a noisy parking lot. You look like an idiot counting under your breath while pressing your cheek to the glass hoping to hear anything. How about discontinuing electronic fobs and making a mechanical key required by law. I ended up in a stream once trying to rescue an animal and not being able to drive because the fob shorted out. It was a long walk out of the woods to the main road from the wildlife preserve. It was midnight in January 2020 by the time I got to the state garage. The next day the car was towed to the garage, I rented a truck and brought it home. Around $500 later for 2 fobs plus programming I was ready to go. Very convenient, at least the dog survived, after he bit me.

[@kimbo500]

I may not be understanding the key fob shorting out situation. I don't know if it was available in 2020, but wouldn't today's removable emergency key from the fob work in that situation?

[@_ingoknito]

1.) Enter the number zero with 10 button presses. 2.) Reset the lock code and disable PIN Code Access with "2 2 2 2 2".

[@crosstiewalker803]

I've watched a few of your videos, but so far, none of them have been relevant to our Subaru. Please put the information in the title, about which model years these tips cover.

[@alexpmo]

Which Subaru model do you have? This video specifically is relevant for most all of the 2015 and newer Subarus (given it has push button start)

[@crosstiewalker803]

​@@alexpmoNo big deal. I realized after watching for a few seconds, that you were giving a tip on a Subaru with a push -button start and stop, and our 2017 base model Forester, obviously doesn't have that feature. I would guess I'll find some useful information in your videos, but I'll have to check out a few more to see if my guess is correct. This is our first and only Subaru, and I hadn't bought a foreign car of any make, for well over thirty years. My Wife is the primary daily driver of our Forester, but I've put a lot of the 130,000 miles on it, mostly on long trips. We've had no major mechanical problems since it was new, but I'm not sure we're going to be buying another one when it's time that we need to replace it. My suggestion is that you say what model years, or trim levels the videos apply to.

[@thisspotrules3631]

130k!.... Time to pony up!

[@crosstiewalker803]

@@thisspotrules3631 What are you talking about? Are you trying to be humorous, or have you had bad luck with your Subaru vehicles? Our Forester doesn't burn or leak any oil, and it isn't any slower than when it was new, which isn't overly impressive.

[@thisspotrules3631]

@@crosstiewalker803 Nope! More directed at your armchair quarterback comments on how someone (who is quite knowledgeable on the topics) should structure their content on a channel that provides valuable info to ALl Subaru owners....Watch or don't watch pops