I recently bought my outback and I'm going through seeing what all works when I was at he guys house buying the car the key less doors worked granted I had to stand pretty close to the car but it still worked I assumed the battery was old so I swapped it out now its not working at all. I tested the new battery was 12v so its good.

I found the original parer showing how to reset the key less fob. It said to open the drivers door turn key to "on" position and hold the program button for 15 seconds then the doors should lock/unlock three times then I press the lock button on the key fob and release the program button and it should all be rest. Problem is when holding the program button it never does its lock/unlock three times thing, am i missing a step or possibly a fuse somewhere? Thanks

 

98 Impreza Outback sport wagon

is the key in the ON position? not just the the first click where the radio comes on but the next click where the AC / heater fan will blow and the headlights are on and all of the dash lights are on. that was my mistake on my first try.

 

did you replace the car battery or the fob battery?

 

does the fob ''light'' blink when you press the button? if it has a light.

 

is the battery in the right way?

I replaced the fob battery the cars battery was disconected though for a short time I was wondering if it reset the cars key less entery system. I had the key turned to the "on position the dash lights came on and the ignition says "on" and I dont see a light on my key fob its just the two lock/unlock buttons.

and the button you were pushing and holding is a part of the wiring harness for the keyless entry ''black box'' under the dash??

Im pretty sure it is its a small black button that has two small brown wires that run to the wireless door lock box. The button mounts just under the steering column.

that's it. all i can say is try again. try holding it for 30 or 60 seconds.

Well after several trys still not getting the key fob to work not a huge deal but this is my first car with a key fob so I was kinda excited for that when I bought it. Oh well maybe ill figure it out someday.