PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE
WELCOME................. 4
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION.............. 4
OWNER’S RESOURCES....... 4
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY..... 5
TOWING YOUR ALL-WHEEL
DRIVE SUBARU............. 6
ENTRY AND EXIT
KEYLESS ENTRY............ 7
KEYLESS ACCESS WITH PUSH
BUTTON START............. 8
INSTRUMENT PANEL........10
GETTING COMFORTABLE
SEATING...................12
TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING
COLUMN...................15
POWER EXTERIOR MIRRORS . . 16
REAR VIEW MIRROR.........18
POWER WINDOWS..........19
CENTER CONSOLE STORAGE . 19
POWER MOONROOF........20
CLIMATE CONTROL..........21
ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS . . 29
CONTROLS
INSTRUMENT PANEL SWITCHES
(LOWER LEFT)..............30
AUDIO CONTROLS...........30ADVANCED ADAPTIVE CRUISE
CONTROL..................31
I SWITCH...................31
LIGHT CONTROLS...........32
TURN SIGNALS.............33
WINDSHIELD WIPERS........33
OVERHEAD CONSOLE........34
GAUGES AND WARNING
LIGHTS
COMBINATION METER.......35
WARNING AND INDICATOR
LIGHTS....................36
OPERATING THE VEHICLE
IGNITION SWITCH...........37
PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION
SWITCH...................37
STARTING THE VEHICLE......37
DRIVING THE VEHICLE.......38
AUTO START–STOP..........39
ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE
(EPB).....................42
TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE...44
REFUELING
FUEL FILLER LID............45
FUEL SPECIFICATIONS AND
CAPACITY..................45
PASSENGER/CARGO AREAS
FOLDING THE REAR SEATS...46
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHILD SAFETY LOCKS.......46
LATCH/ANCHOR............47
REAR SEAT REMINDER.......48
INTERNAL SAFETY TRUNK
RELEASE WITH SELF-
ILLUMINATING HANDLE......49
SPARE TIRE................49
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
HOOD PROP................50
2.5L ENGINE................51
2.4L TURBO ENGINE.........52
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
NEW VEHICLE BREAK-IN......53
ENGINE OIL................53
ENGINE OIL CAPACITY.......53
ROOF RAIL CAPACITY.......54
TRAILER TOWING CAPACITY . . 54
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS).............55
STARLINK OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW OF YOUR MULTIMEDIA
SYSTEM...................58
BUTTONS..................60
TOUCHSCREEN.............61
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS . 62
VOICE RECOGNITION........62
STARLINK HOME
HOME SCREEN ICONS.......64
REARRANGING ICONS.......65
ADDING SHORTCUTS........66
DRIVER PROFILE
CREATING A DRIVER PROFILE . 68
MULTIMEDIA
RADIO.....................72
MEDIA.....................74
PHONE
PAIRING A PHONE...........75
MAKING A CALL.............76
RECEIVING A CALL..........77
TEXT MESSAGES............78
APPS
SUBARU STARLINK®IN-VEHICLE
APPS......................79SUBARU STARLINK
®MOBILE
APP.......................80
MYSUBARU................81
MAPS
MAPS OVERVIEW............82
STARLINK SAFETY AND
SECURITY
SAFETY AND SECURITY
OVERVIEW.................83
ENROLLMENT..............84
MYSUBARU INTEGRATION....84
SUBARU STARLINK
®WI-FI
HOTSPOT..................85
SETTINGS AND UPDATES
SETTINGS AND UPDATES
OVERVIEW.................86
SOUND....................87
PHONE....................88
MAPS/NAVIGATION..........88
CLOCK....................90
EYESIGHT
EYESIGHT®OVERVIEW.......91
OPERATION................92
FUNCTIONS................92
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS . 98
EYESIGHT
®ASSIST MONITOR
(EAM)....................100
LANE DEPARTURE WARNING AND
PRE-COLLISION BRAKING
SYSTEM OFF..............101
DRIVER ASSIST
TECHNOLOGIES
REAR-VISION CAMERA......102
FRONT VIEW MONITOR.....102
BLIND SPOT DETECTION (BSD) /
REAR CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT
(RCTA)...................103
HIGH BEAM ASSIST (HBA)...105
STEERING RESPONSIVE
HEADLIGHTS (SRH).........105
REVERSE AUTOMATIC BRAKING
(RAB)....................106
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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KEYLESS ENTRY
1Lock/Arm
• Press the lock/arm button to lock the doors, the trunk, and
the fuel door and to activate the security alarm. A chirp
sounds and the hazard warning lights flash once.
• If any of the doors or the trunk are not fully closed, five rapid
chirps sound and the hazard warning lights flash to alert you.
• Press the lock/arm button three times to activate the vehicle
finder function. If you are within 30 feet of your Subaru, the
horn sounds once, and the hazard warning lights flash three
times.
2Unlock/Disarm
• Press the unlock/disarm button once to unlock the driver’s
door and fuel door. Two chirps sound and the hazard
warning lights flash twice. To unlock all the doors and the
trunk, briefly press the button twice.
• The interior lights will illuminate when you press the
unlock/disarm button if they are set to the “DOOR” position
on the overhead console.
3Trunk
• Press and hold the trunk button to open the trunk.
4Panic Alarm
• Press the panic alarm button to sound the horn and flash
the hazard warning lights.
• Press any button on the access key fob or transmitter to
deactivate the panic alarm.
Automatic Door Locking/Unlocking
This feature allows you to set when your Subaru automatically locks or unlocks the doors
through the STARLINK®Touchscreen (select “Settings”, then select the “Car” menu in the
top bar). The available settings are listed in the table below.
AVAILABLE SETTINGS
AUTO DOOR LOCK
Vehicle Speed
(12 mph)Shift into or
out of PARKOFF
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
Ignition OFF Driver’s Door
OpenShift into or
out of PARKOFF
Transmitter
Access Key Fob
ENTRY AND EXIT
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KEYLESS ACCESS WITH PUSH BUTTON START
(if equipped)
The Keyless Access with Push-Button Start system features the following touch-activated
door locking or unlocking functions without the key ever leaving your pocket or purse. You
can customize the touch-activated door locking or unlocking settings using the
STARLINK
®Touchscreen by selecting “Settings” then selecting the “Car” menu in the top
bar.
Unlocking Using Door Handles
Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the driver’s door (or all
doors depending on the setting).
Grip the front passenger’s door
handle to unlock all doors and the
trunk. Two chirps sound and the
hazard warning lights flash twice.
Locking Using Door Handles
Close all the doors and the trunk
and touch the door lock sensor
(two lines) on either front door
handle. All doors and the trunk
lock. One chirp sounds and the
hazard warning lights flash once.
Door Unlock Sensor
Door Lock Sensor
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Unlocking the Trunk
Press the trunk opener button to
unlock and open the trunk. Two
chirps sound and the hazard
warning lights flash twice.
Trunk Opener Button
ENTRY AND EXIT
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LIGHT CONTROLS
1AUTO:Rotate the end of the lever to set
your headlights to automatically turn on
or off, depending on the level of light
outside. When in the “AUTO” position,
the headlights will automatically turn on
when the windshield wipers operate
several times.
NOTE: The sensitivity of the automatic
headlights can be adjusted through the
STARLINK
®multimedia display.
2Parking Lights:Rotate the end of the lever to turn on the instrument panel
illumination, parking lights, side marker lights, tail lights, and license plate lights.
3Headlights:Rotate the end of the lever to turn on the headlights, instrument panel
illumination, parking lights, side marker lights, tail lights, and license plate lights. To
flash the headlights, pull the lever toward you, then release. The high beams will stay
on as long as you hold the lever. The headlight flasher works even with the headlight
control switch in the off position.
4High Beams:Push the lever forward to change from low beam to high beam. When
set to the “AUTO” position, pushing the lever forward also activates the High Beam
Assist (HBA) system. Pull the lever back to center to return to low beam.
5Fog Lights:If equipped, rotate the dial to turn on the fog lights when the headlights
are on low beams in the “
” or “AUTO” position.
Illumination Brightness
When the light controls are on
(in the,, or “AUTO”
position), and ambient light is low,
rotating the illumination
brightness dial on the instrument
panel upward will make the
instrument panel illumination
brighter. When the dial is fully
rotated upward (dots aligned), the
instrument panel illumination
stays at full brightness. Rotating
the dial downward dims the
instrument panel illumination.
When the ambient light is bright,
the illumination brightness is set
to the maximum regardless of the
position of the control dial.
Illumination Brightness Dial
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Daytime Running Lights
The daytime running lights automatically turn on when the engine is running, the parking
brake is fully released, the select lever is out of the “P” position, and the light switch is set
to Off, “AUTO”, or “
”. Always turn on the headlights when it’s dark outside by rotating
the dial to the “
” or “AUTO” position.
TURN SIGNALS
Push fully up for the right turn signal and fully
down for left turn signal. Your Subaru also has
a one-touch lane changer feature: push slightly
up and release to signal a right lane change or
push slightly down and release to signal a left
lane change.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS
1Intermittent:Push the wiper control lever
down one position for intermittent
operation. When the lever is in the
intermittent position, you can rotate the
dial to adjust the operating interval of the
wipers.
2Low Speed:Push the wiper control lever
down two positions for low speed wiper
operation.
3High Speed:Push the wiper control lever
down three positions for high speed wiper operation.
4Mist:Push the wiper up from the OFF position for a single wipe.
5Windshield Washer:Pull the lever toward you to wash the windshield. The washer
will spray and the wipers will operate while you pull the lever.
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OVERHEAD CONSOLE
1SOS Emergency
Assistance:Press the red
“SOS” button to connect
with a SUBARU STARLINK
®
Customer Care Advisor
(Subscription required).
Press and hold the button for
about two seconds to cancel
the call.
For more information,
please refer to page 83 in
this Getting Started Guide or
“Introduction” in your
SUBARU STARLINK
®Safety
and Security Owner’s Manual.
2Enhanced Roadside Assistance:Press the blue “i” button to connect with a
SUBARU STARLINK
®Roadside Assistance Provider (Subscription required). Press
and hold the button for about two seconds to cancel the call.
For more information, please refer to page 83 in this Getting Started Guide or
“Introduction” in your SUBARU STARLINK®Safety and Security Owner’s Manual.
3Automatic Illumination:When the switch is in the “DOOR” position, the map lights
illuminate when any door is opened, the doors are unlocked using the remote keyless
entry system or keyless access function, or the ignition is turned from “ON” or “ACC”
to “LOCK”/“OFF”.
4Power Moonroof Switch:Use this switch to operate the power moonroof.
For more information, please refer to page 20 in this Getting Started Guide or
“Keys and Doors” in your Owner’s Manual.
5Map Lights:Press a map light to turn it on or off.
NOTE: The map lights can remain on even when the ignition is off, key removed from
vehicle and doors are locked.
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