The Power Rear Gate can remember a custom maximum opening height and stop there when opened from any gate control.
Check that your vehicle has it.
2020-2025 Outback models equipped with the factory Power Rear Gate. Base is excluded; Premium requires the relevant option package.
- Retail trim / version
- Premium, Onyx Edition / Onyx Edition XT, Wilderness (2022-2025), Limited / Limited XT, Touring / Touring XT
- Named package
- Premium with the Power Rear Gate option package
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Published availability and qualifications
2020-2025 Outback models equipped with the factory Power Rear Gate. Base is excluded; Premium requires the relevant option package.
Know what kind of control to look for.
This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.
Step by step.
- 01
Park with enough overhead clearance and open Home, Settings, Car, then Power Rear Gate on the Center Information Display.
- 02
If an old memory height is active, turn Power Rear Gate Memory off so the gate can travel to a new position.
- 03
Open the gate and press any Power Rear Gate control to pause it near the desired height.
- 04
Make small height adjustments by gently moving the paused gate by hand.
- 05
Press and hold the Power Rear Gate Close button on the inside edge until a chirp sounds and the hazard lights flash.
- 06
Confirm Power Rear Gate Memory is enabled, then close and reopen the gate to verify the new stopping point.
Important limits
- Set the height with generous clearance above the gate and keep hands away from hinges and pinch points.
- Memory height limits upward travel but does not replace checking the ceiling, garage door or mounted accessories each time.
- Earlier software may present the memory toggle in a slightly different order; the confirmation chirp or hazard flash is the reliable save confirmation.
Quick checks.
- ✓If the gate still opens fully, return to Home, Settings, Car, Power Rear Gate and verify Memory is enabled.
- ✓If no confirmation occurs, pause the gate, adjust it to the desired point and hold the inside close button longer until the chirp or hazard flash.
- ✓To change the height, repeat the complete procedure rather than trying to overwrite it while the gate is moving.
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Subaru Customer Support - Power Rear Gate Memory Height (Outback)
Relevant section or page: 2023 Getting Started Guide, pages 144-145. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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- Official manualSubaru 2023 Outback Getting Started Guide - Memory Height ↗
- Official manualSubaru 2020 Outback Getting Started Guide - Memory Height ↗
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How to Set Your Subaru SUV's Power Rear Gate Memory Height
Video by Subaru. 2020-2025 U.S.-market Outback models equipped with Power Rear Gate; 2020 Outback Touring shown. The written steps remain tied to the official source.