Where is the reset button 1998 Outback

[mikec03]

I bought a 98 Outback, auto, with a remote luck and unlock key fob.  Under the hood,it says that if the battery is disconnected, the ignition needs to be reset either by pressing the unlock on the fob or a button under the dash.

The problem is that the fob doesn't work [new battery] and I can't find the button.  On my old 97, the button was white and hund done loose on a wire.  But this isn't the case with the 98.

Does anyone know where the button is.  Even what color would be a help.

 

[idosubaru]

cars101 look under security stuff they have all the possibilities listed there. 

make sure to verify which system you had - 98 was a transition year or close to it in terms of security.

i've had a 99 or two where i couldn't seem to match, find, or get anything to work.

[jp98]

On my 98 Outback the button was near where your left knee would hit the dash. 

[mikec03]

I had already found the car101 but it doesn't talk about where to find the button.  I know it's between the steering column and the the hood release.  One guy on the internet even had a picture of it, and I can tell exactly where it was, but there is nothing there on mine except a square hole.

It would be helpful if anybody knew where the remolt keyless module was located on a 98 outback or even what color it is.  I think it's about 4"x4" x1" and black.

[mikec03]

Well, I got one module out and it reads "door lock timer."  It's black and about 3x3 by 3/4".  I assume that this is not the module i'm looking for.  I can't feel anything in the wires to the unit so there is no button there.

Help! 

[idosubaru]

the door lock timer triggers the door locks and isn't the remote unit i don't think.

isn't the lock timer on the passengers side behind the glove compartment? 

[mikec03]

I see on ebay what I should be looking for.  It's big.  I probably can't miss it. LOL

No, on the 98 outback, the lock timer is on the drivers side next to the steering column.

[sirtokesalot]

mine was tucked way up behind the fuse box area. they don't always put them in easy to find spots or in my case even mount them to something. i also have a 98 outback.

[GeneralDisorder]

The button was installed by a dealer tech and not all of them are in the same place. Some aren't even mounted just tucked or tied. You will have to trace the wiring from the box. 

GD