2017 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

Instruments and controls/Multi function display
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&Date and time settings
The items in the date and time settings
can be set. To change the items, operate
the “
”or “”switch.
NOTE
. The “Time/Date ”item must be set to
display the “Birthday ”, “Anniversary ”
and notifications for vehicle mainte-
nance.
. The “Birthday ”and “Anniversary ”
items can be entered after the “Time/
Date ”item has been set.
. Dates that do not exist in the
Gregorian calendar cannot be set (for
example, April 31).
. If your vehicle is equipped with
genuine SUBARU navigation system,
the clock of navigation system must be
set separately.
! Preparation for date setting
1. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
2. Push and hold the
button to show
the selection screen.
3. After the selection screen is displayed,
operate the “”or “”switch to show the
“Time/Date ”item. Then, push the
button.
! Current date and time setting
1. Perform the preparation steps accord-
ing to “Preparation for date setting ”F 3-
59.
2. Operate the “”or “”switch to
select the “Time/Date”item. Then push
the
button.
3. Select the item to set by operating the
“” or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
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4. Select a number by operating the“”
or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
When “12 h”is selected, the clock will be
set to a 12-hour display. When “24 h”is
selected, the clock will be set to a 24-hour
display.
5. After entering the date and time, select
“Set ”by operating the “”switch and
confirm the setting by pushing the
button.
6. The system will notify you that the
setting is complete.
! Birthday setting
1. Perform the preparation steps accord-
ing to “Preparation for date setting ”F 3-
59.
2. Operate the “”or “”switch to
select the “Birthday ”item. Then push the
button.
3. Select an entry in the list to set by
operating the “”or “”switch. Then
push thebutton.
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4. The selected item will be shown. Push
thebutton to set the selected item.
5. Select numbers by operating the“”
or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
6. After entering the date by repeating
step 5, you can enter the name.
7. Select characters by operating the
“” or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
–You can select characters of the English alphabet (upper case charac-
ters and lower case characters are
available), eleven symbols or blank
spaces.
–
The word being edited will be
displayed with an underline.
8. After entering the name by repeating
step 7, select “Set”by operating the “”
switch and confirm the setting by pushing
the
button.
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9. The system will notify you that the
setting is complete.
If a birthday is approaching, the following
screen will be displayed accompanied by
a beep when the ignition switch has been
turned to the“ON”position. This function
can be set to on or off. For details, refer to
“Bypass screen setting ”F 3-74.From 1 to 7 days prior to the birthday
On a birthday (displayed in red)
NOTE
If “__ ”is selected for either the
“ Month ”or “Day ”item instead of
numbers, the birthday notification will be deactivated.
!
Anniversary setting
1. Perform the preparation steps accord-
ing to “Preparation for date setting ”F 3-
59.
2. Operate the “”or “”switch to
select the “Anniversary ”item. Then push
the
button.
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3. Select an entry in the list to set by
operating the“”or “”switch. Then
push thebutton.
4. The selected item will be shown. Push
thebutton to set the selected item.
5. Select numbers by operating the “”
or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
6. After entering the date by repeating
step 5, you can enter the name.
7. Select characters by operating the
“” or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
–You can select characters of the
English alphabet (upper case charac-
ters and lower case characters are
available), eleven symbols or blank
spaces.
– The word being edited will be
displayed with an underline.
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8. After entering the name by repeating
step 7, select“Set”by operating the “”
switch and confirm the setting by pushing
the
button.
9. The system will notify you that the
setting is complete. If an anniversary is approaching, the
following screen will be displayed accom-
panied by a beep when the ignition switch
has been turned to the
“ON ”position. This
function can be set to on or off. For details,
refer to “Bypass screen setting ”F 3-74.
From 1 to 7 days prior to the anniversary
On an anniversary (displayed in orange)
NOTE
If “__ ”is selected for either the
“ Month ”or “Day ”item instead of
numbers, the anniversary notification
will be deactivated.
! Clearing birthday or anniversary
1. Perform the preparation steps accord-
ing to “Preparation for date setting ”F 3-59
and display “Birthday ”or “Anniversary ”on
the screen.
2. Select the preferred birthday/anniver-
sary.
3. When “__ ”is selected for either the
“Month ”or “Day” item instead of numbers,
the setting of “Birthday ”or “Anniversary ”
will be cleared.
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!Daylight saving time setting
1. Perform the preparation steps accord-
ing to “Preparation for date setting ”F 3-
59.
2. Operate the “”or “”switch to
select the “Daylight Saving Time ”item.
Then push the
button.
3. The current setting will be displayed.
Push thebutton to enter the selection
mode.
4. Select “On”or“Off ”by operating the
“” or “”switch. Then push thebutton.
5. Select “Set ”by operating the “”
switch, and confirm the setting by pushing
the
button.
6. The system will notify you that the
setting is complete.
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