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B1029BE-A
Issued March 2016
Printed in USA 03/16 2017A
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.TOKYO, JAPANSubaru of America, Inc., Subaru Plaza,
P.O. Box 6000, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
MSA5M1710A
2017
Forester, WRX, WRX STI
Love. It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.
7” SUBARU STARLINK™ Multimedia Plus and 7” SUBARU STARLINK™ Multimedia Navigation
2017 Forester, WRX, WRX STI OWNER’S MANUAL
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7” SUBARU STARLINK
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This supplement contains explanations and instructions for correctly
operating the following systems.
· Navigation System
· Audio and Visual System
· Handsfree System
· APPS
If your vehicle contains one of the systems above, be sure to check the
contents of this supplement carefully.
If you transfer the ownership of the vehicle to another person, make
sure that this supplement is provided with the Owner's Manual inside
the vehicle.
The information, specifications and illustrations in this supplement are
valid at the time of publication. Fuji Heavy Industries reserves the right
to change the specifications and design without prior notice, with no
obligation to perform the same or equivalent changes to vehicles sold
in the past.
This Owner's Manual supplement applies to all models, and describes
all devices, including manufacturer-installed options. This means that
information may be included about devices that are not installed in
your vehicle.
SUBARU STARLINK is the “in-car connectivity system” available on select
Subaru vehicles.
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN
is a registered trademark of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
©Copyright 2015, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Foreword
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1QUICK GUIDE19
2BASIC FUNCTION37
3AUDIO53
4PHONE11 5
5APPS149
6INFORMATION165
7SETTINGS175
8NAVIGATION SYSTEM
(WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION)197
9Siri/VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM247
10APPENDIX/WHAT TO DO IF/
INDEX273
*:Pandora is available in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
1 QUICK GUIDE
· BASIC FUNCTION... 20 · QUICK REFERENCE... 28
· NAVIGATION OPERATION... 29 · FUNCTION INDEX... 34
2 BASIC FUNCTION
· BASIC INFORMATION BEFORE OPERATION... 38
· REAR VIEW CAMERA... See vehicle Owner’s Manual
3 AUDIO
· BASIC OPERATION... 54 · RADIO OPERATION... 60
· MEDIA OPERATION... 78 · AUDIO/VISUAL REMOTE CONTROLS... 96
· SETUP... 99 · TIPS FOR OPERATING THE AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM... 102
4 PHONE
· PHONE OPERATION... 116 · SETUP... 136
5 APPS
· SUBARU STARLINK... 153 · MirrorLinkTM... 154 · ahaTM... 156 · Pandora®*... 162
6 INFORMATION
· USEFUL INFORMATION... 166
7 SETTINGS
· Bluetooth® SETTINGS... 176 · OTHER SETTINGS... 190
8 NAVIGATION SYSTEM (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION)
· NAVIGATION... 197
9 Siri/VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
· Siri... 248 · VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM OPERATION... 251
· COMMAND LIST... 257
10 APPENDIX / WHAT TO DO IF / INDEX
· MAP DATABASE INFORMATION AND UPDATES... 274
· TROUBLESHOOTING... 283 · ERROR MESSAGES... 289 · INDEX.\
.. 296
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INTRODUCTION
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PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
WARNING
OThe main unit requires a 12 V DC power supply. The main unit
should not be installed in any vehicle which does not have a
12 V power system with a ground-connected negative side.
An installation other than the one intended may cause severe
damage to the main unit, and electric shock or serious injury
to the users.
O Even when using the route guidance of the navigation
V \ V W H P E H V X U H W R G U L Y H E \ I R O O R Z L Q J W K H D F W X D O W U D I
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INTRODUCTION
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SAFETY INSTRUCTION (WITHOUT
NAVIGATION FUNCTION)
To use this system in the safest possible manner, follow all
the safety tips shown below.
Do not use any feature of this system to the extent it
E H F R P H V D G L V W U D F W L R Q D Q G S U H Y H Q W V V D I H G U L Y L Q J 7 K H
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Table of Contents
1QUICK GUIDE
BASIC FUNCTION ................................................ 20
OVERVIEW BUTTONS .........................................................20
“HOME (HOME)” SCREEN ..................................................22
“APPS (APPS)” SCREEN ....................................................23
“INFO (INFO)” SCREEN .......................................................24 SPLIT SCREEN .....................................................................25
STATUS DISPLAY .................................................................26
QUICK REFERENCE ............................................ 28
“SETTINGS (SETTINGS)” SCREEN ....................................28
NAVIGATION OPERATION .................................. 29
REGISTERING HOME (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) ...29
OPERATION FLOW: GUIDING THE ROUTE
(WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) .........................................31SETTING HOME AS THE DESTINATION
(WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) .........................................32
FUNCTION INDEX ................................................ 34
FUNCTION INDEX ................................................................34
2BASIC FUNCTION
BASIC INFORMATION BEFORE OPERATION ... 38
INITIAL SCREEN ..................................................................38 ” INITIAL SCREEN ............................................................38
LOADING AND UNLOADING A DISC ..................................40 ” LOADING A DISC ............................................................40
” UNLOADING A DISC.......................................................41
CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING A USB MEMORY/
PORTABLE DEVICE .............................................................41 ” CONNECTING A DEVICE ...............................................41
LOADING AND UNLOADING AN SD CARD
(WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) .........................................42 ” LOADING AN SD CARD .................................................42
” UNLOADING AN SD CARD ............................................43
TOUCH SCREEN GESTURES .............................................44
TOUCH SCREEN OPERATION ............................................46
INFO SCREEN OPERATION ................................................46 ” REORDERING THE MENU ICONS ................................46
SPLIT SCREEN OPERATION ...............................................47
” CUSTOMIZING THE SPLIT SCREEN ............................47
ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS/
LIST SCREEN OPERATION .................................................48 ” ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS .........................48
” LIST SCREEN OPERATION ...........................................48
SCREEN ADJUSTMENT ......................................................\
50 ” CHANGING BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT MODE ..........52
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3AUDIO
BASIC OPERATION ............................................. 54
SOME BASICS ......................................................................54 ” TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF .........................54
” SELECTING AN AUDIO SOURCE ..................................55
” SOUND SETTINGS.........................................................56
” AUDIO SCREEN ADJUSTMENT ....................................58
” VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM ...................................59
RADIO OPERATION ............................................. 60
AM/FM RADIO.......................................................................60
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..60
” PRESETTING A STATION ..............................................61
” SELECTING A STATION FROM THE LIST .....................62
” RADIO BROADCAST DATA SYSTEM ............................62
” AVAILABLE HD Radio™ TECHNOLOGY .......................64
” CACHING RADIO PROGRAMS......................................67
SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio ....................................................69
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..69
” HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio .....70
” DISPLAYING THE RADIO ID ..........................................73
” PRESETTING A CHANNEL ............................................73
” CACHING RADIO PROGRAMS......................................74
” REGISTERING A SMART FAVORITE CHANNEL ...........75
” TuneStart
TM FUNCTION ..................................................75
” TuneScanTM FUNCTION ..................................................76
” SEARCHING BY FEATURED FAVORITES ....................76
” SELECTING A CHANNEL FROM THE LIST ...................76
” PRESERVING A MUSIC INFORMATION .......................77
MEDIA OPERATION ............................................. 78
CD .....................................................................\
.....................78
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..78
USB MEMORY ......................................................................81 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..81
iPod ...................................................................\
....................84 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..84
SD CARD (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) .......................87 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..87
Bluetooth AUDIO ..................................................................91
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..91
” CONNECTING A Bluetooth DEVICE ...............................94
AUX ....................................................................\
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..94
AUDIO/VISUAL REMOTE CONTROLS ............... 96
STEERING SWITCHES ........................................................96
SETUP ................................................................... 99
AUDIO SETTINGS ................................................................99
” AUDIO SETTINGS SCREEN ..........................................99
TIPS FOR OPERATING THE AUDIO/VISUAL
SYSTEM .............................................................. 102
OPERATING INFORMATION ..............................................102
” RADIO ..................................................................\
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” CD PLAYER AND DISC ................................................104
” USB MEMORY ..............................................................107
” iPod ...................................................................\
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” SD CARD (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) ...............108
” FILE INFORMATION .....................................................108
” TERMS ..................................................................\
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OTHER SETTINGS ............................................. 190
GENERAL SETTINGS ........................................................190” GENERAL SETTINGS SCREEN ..................................190
VOICE SETTINGS ...............................................................196 ” VOICE SETTINGS SCREEN ........................................196
8NAVIGATION SYSTEM
BASIC OPERATION ........................................... 198
QUICK REFERENCE ..........................................................198 ” MAP SCREEN ...............................................................198
” MAP OPERATIONS ......................................................199
” NAVIGATION MENU .....................................................201
” CHECK CURRENT POSITION .....................................202
MAP SCREEN OPERATION ...............................................203 ” CURRENT POSITION DISPLAY ...................................203
” SHOW MAP ...................................................................203
” MAP SCALE ..................................................................204
” ORIENTATION OF THE MAP ........................................205
” POSITION MARKER .....................................................206
TRAFFIC INFORMATION ...................................................206 ” DISPLAYING TRAFFIC INFORMATION .......................206
DESTINATION SEARCH .................................... 207
DESTINATION SEARCH SCREEN .....................................207
SEARCH OPERATION ........................................................208
” SETTING HOME AS DESTINATION .............................209
” SEARCHING BY FIND ADDRESS ................................209
” SEARCHING BY FIND PLACES ...................................212
” SEARCHING BY FIND ON MAP ...................................216
” SEARCHING BY FAVORITES ......................................216
” SEARCHING FROM A FREQUENTLY USED
DESTINATION (SMART HISTORY) .............................217
” SEARCHING FROM HISTORY .....................................217
” SEARCHING BY COORDINATES ................................217
OTHER SEARCH OPERATION ..........................................218 ” SEARCHING BY WHERE AM I? ...................................218
STARTING ROUTE GUIDANCE .........................................219 ” STARTING ROUTE GUIDANCE ...................................219
” DISPLAYING ROUTE SIMULATION .............................219
” CANCELING ROUTE ....................................................220