2021 SUBARU OUTBACK AUX

ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS
1Auxiliary Input Jack:The
3.5mm auxiliary input jack is
located below the Center
Information Display. You can
connect a portable music
player to the auxiliary jack
and hear the music stored on
it through your Subaru’s
speakers. Press the
“Source” button located on
the steering wheel or the
“Media” button on the
Touchscreen to select the
auxiliary mode.
For more information,
please refer to page 82 or your SUBARU STARLINK®Owner’s Manual.
2Dual USB Ports:The USB ports are located below the Center Information Display
and, if equipped, on the center console in the rear seat area. You can connect a
variety of USB-equipped devices to the front ports, such as portable music players or
smartphones, to enjoy your favorite music through your STARLINK
®Multimedia
System. All ports provide charging (5V, 2.1A) to devices. The ports on the rear center
console are for charging only.
For more information, please refer to page 82 or your SUBARU STARLINK®
Owner’s Manual.
Power Outlets:
Power outlets (12V) are located in the glove box, cargo area, and, if equipped, the center
console. Electrical power is available for use with in-vehicle electrical appliances with a
maximum power rating of 120W.
For more information, please refer to your Owner’s Manual.
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Connection Ports
GETTING COMFORTABLE
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MEDIA
Bluetooth®
Your Subaru has Bluetooth®hands-free technology to manage your phone and audio
systems. Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones link directly through your Touchscreen
automatically, once connected. Receive and initiate calls or play music directly from your
device while keeping it stowed for safety.
To pair a Bluetooth
®device to the Touchscreen, see page 130 for Android devices or page
133 for Apple devices.
CD(if equipped)
The CD player holds a single disc. To access the CD menu, put a CD in the player or on
the Home Screen, select "Media", then select "CD". Depending on the CD format, the
Touchscreen may show the CD album artwork.
USB / iPod
The USB connection is below the Center Information Display (CID) in front of the select
lever. You can plug in a USB memory storage device or iPod. This will bring up the media
screen with controls. If using an iPod, make sure to use an Apple certified cable or MFi
certified cable for proper operation.
Aux Input
The Aux jack is a port that allows the input
from an audio device such as MP3 players,
portable music players and iPods. To access
the Aux menu, plug in the device to the Aux
jack and the menu will appear, or select the
Aux menu from the Touchscreen under
“Media”.
MULTIMEDIA
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SOUND
To change the sound settings, press the “Home” button and select “Settings”, then
“Sound”. Choose the setting you want to change.
SETTING FUNCTION
Audio In the audio settings, you may have the following setting capabilities:
•Sound Customization— This function allows you to set the Equalizer,
Balance/Fader and Vocal Image Control.
•Equalizer— How good an audio program sounds is largely
determined by the mix of the treble, mid and bass levels. In fact,
different kinds of music and vocal programs usually sound better
with different mixes of treble, mid and bass.
•Balance/Fader— A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound levels is also important.
Keep in mind that when listening to a stereo recording or broadcast,
changing the right/left balance will increase the volume of 1 group of
sounds while decreasing the volume of another.
•Vocal Image Control— Extracts only vocal sound from whole
sound and adjusts volume balance off vocals only.
•Sound Restorer— This function plays compressed audio with quality
near original sound by adding the complement signal of high tone.
•Virtual Bass— This function corrects the bass sound by adding
harmonic sound.
•Dynamic Beat Enhancer— This function expands the dynamic range
lost in data compression and creates a sharp beat sound.
•Speed Volume Control— The system adjusts to the optimum volume
and tone quality according to vehicle speed to compensate for increased
vehicle noise.
•AUX Volume Gain— Sets the AUX volume gain.
Navigation
Guidance
VolumeSets the navigation prompt volume.
Notification
VolumeSets the interrupt guidance volume.
Beep
Sound
SettingTurns the tone sound on or off.
Beep
Sound
VolumeSets the tone sound volume.
Phone
Ringtone
VolumeSets the ringtone volume.
SETTINGS AND UPDATES
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Updating Maps Using Your PC/MAC..99
Updating Over-the-Air . . . . . . . . . 98
MAPS OVERVIEW . . . . . ........ 91
MEDIA................... 82
Aux Input . . . . . . . . . ........82
Bluetooth
®................82
CD ....................82
USB / iPod . . . . . . . .........82
MEMORY DRIVER’S SEAT . . . . . . . 129
MEMORY HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . 128
MYSUBARU . . . . . . .......... 90
Service Appointment Scheduler . . . 90
MYSUBARU INTEGRATION ....... 94
N
NEW VEHICLE BREAK-IN........ 60
O
OPERATION . . . . . . . ........ 101
OVERHEAD CONSOLE . . ........ 40
OVERVIEW OF YOUR MULTIMEDIA
SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Screen Layout . . . . . . ........66
Various Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
OWNER’S RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
PAIRING A PHONE . . . . ........ 83
PHONE................... 97
POWER EXTERIOR MIRRORS ..... 21
Power Folding Mirrors .........22
Reverse Tilt Mirror . . . . . ......23
POWER MOONROOF . . . . . ..... 25
Opening/Closing the Moonroof . . . . 25
Tilting the Moonroof . . . . . . . . . . 25
POWER REAR GATE (PRG) ....... 12
From the Rear of the Vehicle.....13
Hands-free Power Rear Gate .....14
Power Rear Gate Button ........12
Power Rear Gate Lock . ........14POWER WINDOWS............ 24
PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH . . 42
R
RADIO.................... 80
AM/FM Radio..............80
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Setting Presets . . . . . . . ......81
REARRANGING ICONS .......... 73
REAR SEAT REMINDER......... 54
Passenger Occupant Detection and
Seatbelt Reminders ...........54
REAR VIEW MIRROR . . . . . . ..... 23
Auto-dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . 23
HomeLink
®5 Accessory Mirror . . . 24
REAR-VISION CAMERA . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear-vision Camera Washer .....111
REAR WINDOW WIPER . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear-vision Camera Washer......39
RECEIVING A CALL ............ 85
REVERSE AUTOMATIC BRAKING
(RAB)................. 114
ROOF RAIL CAPACITY .......... 61
S
SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERVIEW . . 92
SEATING.................. 18
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . . . 20
Manual Seats . . . . . .........18
Power Driver’s Seat (if equipped) . . . 19
Seatbelt Adjuster . . . . . . . .....20
SETTINGS AND UPDATES OVERVIEW . . 95
Connect to Home Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . 95
Performing Software Updates .....95
SETTING THE CLOCK . . . ...... 123
Automatically . . . . ..........126
Manually................124
SOUND................... 96
SPARE TIRE................ 56
STARTING THE VEHICLE ......... 42
Without Push-button Ignition.....42
INDEX
164