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BSD/RCTA OFF - How do you turn them back ON?

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#1 ·
2018 Outback
The Blind Side Detection lights on the side mirrors and the Rear Cross Traffic Alert beep warning stopped working at about the same time last month for no known reason. How do you turn them back on?
Thank you for your help.
 
#4 ·
also try unplugging the battery, letting it sit for a bit then plug it back in. The dealershit left the ignition on whilst installing my towbar, when they unplugged the reversing sensors to install it, despite plugging them back in, it threw a giant ass fault that the blind vegetables didn't see somehow, and it didn't clear on ignition cycle, as it remained in memory.
 
#5 ·
Has anyone had any success with power cycling the battery and resetting these faults? I haven't had any success even after replacing the battery. I would prefer not to have to go into the dealership, because they are incompetent and pirates. I had been asking them to replace the battery for at least the past year, and they kept telling me that there was nothing wrong with it. I knew the battery was bad and about a week ago, it was so weak, I was stranded in a parking lot. Fortunately another Subaru owner came over and offered to jump the battery. I got it started immediately with all sorts of errors, like air bags, and even seatbelts. Following the drive home, and a recharge on my battery charger at home, everything was cleared except for RAB, BSD/RCTA systems, which are "grayed out" in the menu, so they cannot be re-enabled. On startup there are two warnings, one for each of these systems.

I have a Gen 6, 2020 XT Limited.