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WHAT ARE SUBARU STARLINK™ APPS?
SUBARU STARLINK™ Multimedia offers advanced connectivity
through Apple CarPlay™ or Android™ Auto apps. Wireless pairing
and hands-free smartphone operation allow for safe and easy
connection to your favorite apps and content. You can access
news, navigation, music, podcasts, and more through the available
SUBARU STARLINK™ app.
For a complete list of all the apps available, visit
www.subaru.com/engineering/starlink/multimedia.html.
Pandora®
Pandora is free personalized radio that offers effortless and endless music enjoyment and
discovery.
To use the Pandora application, connect your iPhone or Android device via Bluetooth
®.
Depending on differences between models and software version, some vehicles might be
incompatible with this app.
The Pandora application must be installed on your smartphone.
Android™ Auto
Android Auto can be used to view maps, play music,
and place calls by connecting your Android device to
the system. Supported applications can also be run.
For more information, please refer to page 116.
For details on the services or the operations, visit the
Android Auto sites www.android.com/auto/ or
www.support.google.com/androidauto/.
To use the Android Auto application, connect your
Android device to the USB port.
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SETTINGFUNCTION
Incoming
Call
Volume Sets the volume of the received call.
Call
Volume Sets the ringtone volume.
SMS/
MMS
Ringtone
Volume Sets the SMS/MMS ringtone volume.
SMS/
MMS
Read Out
Volume Sets the SMS/MMS read out volume.
Voice
Volume Sets the voice recognition prompts volume.
PHONE
The hands-free system lets you make and receive calls without taking your hands off the
steering wheel.
This system supports Bluetooth
®, a wireless data system. In the settings menu, you will be
able to change the microphone volume, ringtone, and phone volume.
To access the phone screen, press the “Home” button, then select “Phone”. On the
Multimedia Plus and Multimedia Navigation systems only, you can simply press the
“Phone” button.
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Updating Over-the-Air
To check for available updates over-the-air:
1. Connect to a Wi-Fi Network (see page 120).
2. From the Setting Navigation menu, select “Map Update”.
3. Select “Automatic Update”.
4. Select “Update maps automatically (at most 8 maps can be selected)”.
5. Choose up to eight regions to update by selecting the box for the regions (States) youwant to update.
6. Select “Back”.
You will get a screen if updates are available. From there, choose either “Yes”, “Select
Region(s)”, or “Cancel”.
Updating Using Your PC/MAC
Maps can also be updated using a USB memory device, which will
allow the entire map program to be updated at one time. This is a
great option if you are going to take a cross-country trip and your
maps have not been updated in a while.
To update the map using a USB memory device, start by going to
www.subaru.com. Click on the “For Owners” tab and select the
“Navigation” link, then follow the directions on the screen.
CLOCK
The clock can be updated in different ways depending on if it has navigation or not. It can
also be set manually or automatically through a Bluetooth-connected phone on vehicles
without navigation or through GPS for vehicles with navigation.
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5Select “Time Setting”.
NOTE: The default settings will be Time
Setting: Auto, Time Zone: Eastern, and
Daylight Savings Time: Off. The
recommended setting for all of these is Auto.
6 Select “Auto”.
7 Select “Back”.
The clock automatically adjusts as follows:
• Systems with Navigation: Automatically adjust the clock when a GPS signal is available.
• Systems without Navigation, but with STARLINK Telematics: Automatically adjust the clock using the cellular network.
• Systems without Navigation or STARLINK Telematics: Automatically adjust the clock when a phone is paired and connected via Bluetooth
®. “Phonebook Download” must be
enabled in the Phone Settings.
For step-by-step procedure to pair a phone to the SUBARU STARLINK™ Touchscreen,
see page 110 for Android devices or page 113 for Apple devices.
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OVERVIEW
This section gives you in-depth and step-by-step directions on how to do different things
on your SUBARU STARLINK™ Touchscreen.
BLUETOOTH®PAIRING
Pairing an Android Device
1To pair an Android device, start by
touching the “Phone” button on the Home
screen.
2 If there is no phone connected, it will ask
you, “Do you want to add a device?”.
Select “Yes”. If a device has already been
paired, select “Add Device”.
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3The screen to the right will be displayed
when pairing mode is in progress. The
device name will most likely be Subaru,
but be sure to make note of what name it
is so you can find it on your phone.
4 On your Android device, go to “Settings” (it can
be found under apps).
5 Next select “Connected Devices” or
“Connections”.
6 Now select “Bluetooth”. This will show a screen
to “Pair New Device” or it will be showing the
nearby devices to add. Select “Subaru”, if shown
on the list, or “Pair New Device”.
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7Now select “Pair”. Make sure to select “Yes” to
the “Message Access Request” popup box to
allow access to your contacts and call history.
8 Next, on the Touchscreen, select
“Confirm” if the PIN matches the phone.
Then select “Download” to download the
phonebook contacts.
9 If you cannot access your phonebook or
messages, go back to your phone’s
Bluetooth
®settings and select the gear
icon next to your vehicle’s device name
and ensure all settings are enabled.
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4On your iOS/Apple device, touch “Settings”. The
location on the Home screen will vary.
5 Select “Bluetooth”.
6 Now select “Subaru” or whatever the device
name is on the Touchscreen.
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