Let’s hope that a software update doesn’t remove this functionality. the subaru starlink infotainment systems technology froze causing the clock to freeze at 10:37am as well as the navigation system (no voice commands either. In this photo the climate controls silver buttons have red lit symbols because the car headlights are on, which makes the red symbols extremely hard to see in the daylight.
gloss black upper vent trim and 4way flasher button. Once it was up again, I reconnected my phone and presto, it worked! This definitely should be documented somewhere as it is extremely convenient. 2017 Subaru Outback Touring dual front zone climate control and 7' audio with navigation and pushbutton start. I pushed and held the power button to reset the unit. 'The premium variant, Liberty 2.5i Premium, and the 3.6R now come with an updated version of the factory fitted satellite navigation that includes, Siri integration and the new Subaru Map Update Program, allowing for three years of free map updates (subject to the vehicle having its scheduled services performed through an authorised Subaru. Yesterday I plugged in my phone as normal and CarPlay didn’t start. It actually worked! Now I had a potential workaround the next time I had a problem. I found this hard to believe, but went out to my car and tried it out. I searched and searched and found on a forum (can’t find the reference right now) that if you press and hold the power button for the radio until it shuts off and then for another 10 seconds, the unit restarts. That left me without navigation but luckily my son was able to use an iPad connected to my hotspot to navigate.Īfter this episode, I started looking for the real answer to rebooting the infotainment system. I could wait 10 minutes, but I had to leave. I had read that opening and closing the door 3 times would reboot the car, but it didn’t work.
However, last Saturday it didn’t start again and I actually needed the navigation to get somewhere. This is annoying and I thought the problems were gone with the recents updates. A few months ago in my post about a year with my 2017 Subaru Impreza, I mentioned that sometimes CarPlay doesn’t start.