Automatic climate control
system (type B)
NOTE
.Operate the automatic climate con-
trol system when the engine is running.
.The blower fan rotates at a low
speed when the engine coolant tem-
perature is low.
.For efficient defogging or dehumidi-
fying in cold weather, press the“A/C”
button.
When the automatic climate control mode
is selected, the following items are auto-
matically controlled.
.Outlet air temperature
.Fan speed
.Airflow distribution
.Air inlet control
.Air conditioner compressor operation
To activate this mode, perform the follow-
ing procedure.
1. Set the preferred temperature using
the temperature control button.
2. Press the“AUTO”button. The FULL
AUTO mode is selected and the“FULL
AUTO”indicator light on the display
illuminates.
NOTE
If you operate any of the buttons on the
control panel other than the“OFF”
button, rear window defogger button
and temperature control buttons during
FULL AUTO mode operation, the
“FULL”indicator light on the control
panel will turn off and the“AUTO”
indicator light will remain illuminated.
You can then manually control the
system as desired. To change the
system back to the FULL AUTO mode,
press the“AUTO”button.
To turn off the climate control system,
press the“OFF”button. The air inlet
selection is then automatically switched
to the outside air mode.&Temperature sensors
1) Solar sensor
2) Interior air temperature sensor
The automatic climate control system
employs several sensors. These sensors
are delicate. If they are treated incorrectly
Climate control/Automatic climate control system (type B)
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Climate control/Manual climate control
.The air conditioner will turn on.
While the MAX A/C mode is selected,
performing the following operation returns
the system to the setting that had been
selected before the MAX A/C mode is
selected.
.Turn the temperature control dial to a
position other than“MAX A/C”position
(models with type A climate control sys-
tem).
.Press the“MAX A/C”button again
(models with type B climate control sys-
tem).
!“DUAL”mode (type B)
You can change the setting of the driver’s
side and front passenger’s side tempera-
ture independently by selecting the
“DUAL”mode.
You can select the“DUAL”mode by
performing either of the following proce-
dures.
.Press the“DUAL”button
.Turn the passenger’s side temperature
control dial
The“DUAL”mode can be canceled by
pressing the“DUAL”button.
When the“DUAL”mode is selected:
Turn the driver’ssidedialtosetthe
driver’s side temperature. Turn the frontpassenger’s side dial to set the front
passenger’s side temperature.
When the“DUAL”mode is canceled:
Set the desired temperature by turning the
driver’s side dial.
&Fan speed control
The fan operates only when the ignition
switch is in the“ON”position. Select the
preferred fan speed by turning the fan
speed control dial (type A), or by pressing
the fan speed control buttons (type B).
&Air conditioner control
The air conditioner operates only when
the engine is running.
Press the air conditioner button while the
fan is in operation to turn on the air
conditioner. When the air conditioner is
on, the“A/C”indicator light illuminates.
To turn off the air conditioner, press the
button again. The indicator light will turn
off.
NOTE
For efficient defogging or dehumidify-
ing in cold weather, turn on the air
conditioner. However, if the ambient
temperature decreases to approxi-
mately 328F(08C), the air conditioner
and dehumidification system may notwork properly.
&Air inlet selection
Select the air inlet by pressing the air inlet
selection button.
ON position (recirculation): Interior air is
recirculated inside the vehicle. Press the
air inlet selection button to the ON position
for fast cooling with the air conditioner or
when driving on a dusty road. When the
ON position is selected, the“
”indicator
light on the information display (type A)/
the indicator light on the air inlet selection
button (type B) illuminates.
OFF position (outside air): Outside air is
drawn into the passenger compartment.
Press the air inlet selection button to the
OFF position when the interior has cooled
to a comfortable temperature and the road
is no longer dusty. The indicator light will
turn off.
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Antenna................................................................ 5-2
Printed antenna................................................... 5-2
Roof antenna (if equipped).................................. 5-2
Audio set............................................................. 5-2Base display audio set (if equipped).................... 5-4
SUBARU STARLINKTMMultimedia Plus audio set
(U.S. spec. models only, if equipped)................. 5-6
Tips for operating the audio/visual system........... 5-7
Basic information before use.............................. 5-15
Basic operation.................................................. 5-18
Unit settings...................................................... 5-19
STARLINK (if equipped)...................................... 5-26
AM/FM radio....................................................... 5-28
SiriusXM Satellite Radio (if equipped)................. 5-37
aha
TMby HARMAN............................................. 5-44
Pandora®(if equipped)....................................... 5-50
CD ..................................................................... 5-53
USB memory...................................................... 5-55
iPod................................................................... 5-56
Bluetooth audio.................................................. 5-58
AUX ................................................................... 5-61
Steering switches for audio.............................. 5-63
Bluetooth®settings............................................ 5-66Regulatory information....................................... 5-66Registering/connecting Bluetooth
®device.......... 5-66
Setting Bluetooth details.................................... 5-69
Hands-free phone system................................. 5-71
Control screen................................................... 5-72
Registering/connecting a Bluetooth phone......... 5-73
Using the phone switch/microphone................... 5-73
How to change the hands-free phone system..... 5-73
Making a call..................................................... 5-73
Receiving a call................................................. 5-77
Talking on the phone......................................... 5-78
Phone settings.................................................. 5-79
Voice command system.................................... 5-81Using the voice command system...................... 5-81
Voice command system operation...................... 5-82
Command list.................................................... 5-84
What to do if....................................................... 5-88Troubleshooting................................................. 5-88
Appendix............................................................ 5-92Certification....................................................... 5-92
Certification for the Hands-free system............... 5-92
Certification for Mexico models.......................... 5-93
Audio
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Audio/Audio set
&Base display audio set (if equipped)
1) Power/VOLUME knob
2) Eject button
3) AUDIO/TUNE knob
4) HOME button5) APPS button
6) Display
7) SEEK/TRACK buttons
The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the“ACC”or“ON”
position.
.Power and audio controls: refer to
“Basic operation”F5-18.
.STARLINK (if equipped): refer to
“STARLINK”F5-26.
.Radio operation: refer to“AM/FM radio”
F5-28.
.Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to“SiriusXM Satellite Radio”F5-37.
.aha
TM: refer to“ahaTMby HARMAN”
F5-44.
.Pandora
®(if equipped): refer to“Pan-
dora®”F5-50.
.CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to“CD”F5-53.
.USB storage device: refer to“USB
memory”F5-55.
.iPod operation: refer to“iPod”F5-56.
.Bluetooth
®audio: refer to“Bluetooth
audio”F5-58.
.Auxiliary input jack: refer to“AUX”F5-
61.
.Hands-free phone system: refer to
“Hands-free phone system”F5-71.
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NOTE
HD RadioTMTechnology (if equipped)
should be included as feature in the
base display audio set.
This display audio set is referred to as
follows.
.U.S. customers: STARLINK
TMMulti-
media
.Canadian customers: 6.2-inch infotain-
ment system
Audio/Audio set
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!File information
Compatible compressed files (Audio)
Item USB DISC
Compatible
file formatMP3/WMA/AAC
Folders in the
deviceMaximum
512Maximum
255
Files in the
deviceMaximum
8000Maximum
512
Files per
folderMaximum
255—
Corresponding sampling frequency
(Audio)
File type Frequency (kHz)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 332/44.1/48
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 316/22.05/24
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8, 9 (9.1/9.2)32/48/64/80/96/128/
160/192
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC48/44.1/32/24/22.05/
16/12/11.025/8
Corresponding bit rates (Audio)
File type Bit rate (kbps)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 332 - 320
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 38 - 160
WMA files: Ver. 7, 8 CBR 48 - 192
WMA files:
Ver. 9 (9.1/9.2)CBR 32 - 192
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC16 - 320
(Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compatible)
.MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3), WMA
(Windows Media Audio) and AAC (Ad-
vanced Audio Coding) are audio compres-
sion standards.
.This system can play MP3/WMA/AAC
files on CD-R, CD-RW discs, USB mem-
ory, and Bluetooth device.
.This system can play disc recordings
compatible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level
2 and with the Romeo and Joliet file
system.
.When naming an MP3/WMA/AAC file,
add an appropriate file extension (.mp3/
.wma/.m4a).
.This system plays back files with .mp3/
.wma/.m4a file extensions as MP3/WMA/
AAC files respectively. To prevent noiseand playback errors, use the appropriate
file extension.
.This system can play only the first
session when using multi-session compa-
tible CDs.
.MP3 files are compatible with the ID3
Tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2 and Ver. 2.3
formats. This system cannot display disc
title, track title and artist name in other
formats.
.WMA/AAC files can contain a WMA/
AAC tag that is used in the same way as
an ID3 tag. WMA/AAC tags carry informa-
tion such as track title and artist name.
.The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded at
32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
.This system can play back AAC files
encoded by iTunes.
.The sound quality of MP3/WMA files
generally improves with higher bit rates. In
order to achieve a reasonable level of
sound quality, discs recorded with a bit
rate of at least 128 kbps are recom-
mended.
.The MP3/WMA player does not play
back MP3/WMA files from discs recorded
using packet write data transfer (UDF
format). Discs should be recorded using
“pre-mastering”software rather than pack-
etwrite software.
Audio/Audio set
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Audio/Audio set
.M3u playlists are not compatible with
the audio device.
.MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO
formats are not compatible with the audio
device.
.The player is compatible with VBR
(Variable Bit Rate).
.When playing back files recorded as
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) files, the play time
will not be correctly displayed if the fast
forward or reverse operations are used.
.It is not possible to check folders that
do not include MP3/WMA/AAC files.
.MP3/WMA/AAC files in folders up to 8
levels deep can be played. However, the
start of playback may be delayed when
using discs containing numerous levels of
folders. For this reason, we recommend
creating discs with no more than 2 levels
of folders.
.The play order of the compact disc with
the structure shown above is as follows:
.The order changes depending on the
personal computer and MP3/WMA/AAC
encoding software you use.
!Terms
!Packet write
.This is a general term that describes
the process of writing data on-demand to
CD-R, etc., in the same way that data is
written to floppy or hard discs.!ID3 tag
.This is a method of embedding track-
related information in an MP3 file. This
embedded information can include the
track number, track title, the artist’s name,
the album title, the music genre, the year
of production, comments, cover art and
other data. The contents can be freely
edited using software with ID3 tag editing
functions. Although the tags are restricted
to a number of characters, the information
can be viewed when the track is played
back.
!WMA tag
.WMA files can contain a WMA tag that
is used in the same way as an ID3 tag.
WMA tags carry information such as track
title and artist name.
!ISO 9660 format
.This is the international standard for
the formatting of CD-ROM folders and
files. For the ISO 9660 format, there are 2
levels of regulations.
.Level 1: The file name is in 8.3 format
(8 character file names, with a 3 character
file extension. File names must be com-
posed of one-byte capital letters and
numbers. The“_”symbol may also be
included.)
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Audio/Audio set
!Touch screen operation
This system is operated mainly by the
keys on the screen.
When a screen key is touched, a beep
sounds. You can set the beep sound.
Refer to“Unit settings”F5-19.
NOTE
.If the system does not respond to
touching a screen key, move your
finger away from the screen and touch
it again.
.Grayed-out screen keys cannot be
operated.
.The displayed image may become
darkerandmovingimagesmaybe
slightly distorted when the screen is
cold.
.In extremely cold conditions, the
screen may not be displayed correctly.
Also, the screen keys may be less
responsive than usual when pressed.
.When you look at the screen
through polarized material such as
polarized sunglasses, the screen may
be dark and difficult to see. If so, look at
the screen from different angles, adjust
the screen settings or take off your
sunglasses. Refer to“Unit settings”
F5-19.!Entering letters and numbers/list
screen operation
!Entering letters and numbers
When entering the Bluetooth device name
or PIN-code, or the phone number, letters
and numbers can be entered via the
screen.
Enter letters (example: In-Car-Device
setting)
No. Function
&1Enter the desired characters (alpha-
bet key mode).
&2Switch to the screen for characters.
&3Enter a space.
&4Confirm the characters/numbers en-
tered into the window.No. Function
&5Delete a character/number entered
into the window.
!List screen
Multimedia playlists (example: iPod play-
list)
No. Function
&1Select a category that wants to play
back.
&2Return to the playback display of
each mode.
&3Select to skip to the next or previous
page.
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