Child Safety Lock

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Set the child safety lock on both rear doors to the lock position.
Close the rear doors completely.
Check that the lock levers of the rear doors are in the unlock position. Then, pull inner remote of rear doors to ensure that doors will not open.
Pull the outer handles of the rear doors to ensure that doors will open.

Fig 1: Performing Operation Check Of Child Safety Lock System
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