Thank you so much. We just got a Subaru and I returned to ask the salesperson a few questions. His response was "didn't read the manual, huh". Mine was "I didn't read War and Peace either". This really helps.
Wow, there's a salesperson who's not interested in your repeat business, I guess! I wonder if he's read the manual. I'm a retired college technical writing instructor, and it's hands-down the worst manual I've ever seen, by a considerable margin. It's literally gibberish in places. Thank goodness for all the Subaru how-to videos out there on UA-cam.
@@kathyleslie1903 Why they can not make a manual for people that not collage or made in China manuals. I could make one darn simple and then there is none with smart phones . Good thing for good videos out there - Thanks to everyone ...
Our dealership had a "training session", with a $25 gas card, but they wanted us to have the car at least 2 weeks so we could try stuff and see what we needed help with. Great idea and very helpful.
Worth a mention - I spent a month blinded by my maps through carplay at night since it wouldn't switch to nightmode at night. The issue was the dimmer you first mentioned. if it's all the way up it won't switch to night mode.
I live in MN too and plan to buy a new car before the winter comes. I had a test drive on the 2020 Forester Sport the other day and I liked it overall even tho there was a metal clanking noise coming from the bottom of the vehicle during the test drive and Stop-Start was new to me. How has your driving experience been so far? Do you recommend it?
Thanks Brandon! It was bugging me that the tire pressure was in KPH, but I figured it out just last week. Took my 3 month old 2019 Forester Touring on it's first trip. Went to Death Valley. Been watching and learning from all your videos. Had all types of driving situations. Got to play with the Paddle Shifters and Adaptive Cruise. Going from 250 feet below Sea Level to 4000 feet above. No snow on the road, but on the shoulders, and melting. Got a warning, "May Be Icy". WOW. Also got a yellow warning, car with wavy lines, and an "X". I'm trying to look it up. Last note: My Samsung phone was old, got a new one on Black Friday. Able to use Android Auto and Google Maps. In Death Valley, lost signal from Google, but was able to get signal from Tom Tom and use it. Love this car, and thanks again, for the videos.
Useful, thanks! This is my first vehicle with TPMS, and I did not know I was able to view that information via the car's display. I've been doing a lap around the car with the gauge up until now! Less walking in circles for me now, thank you!
Just picked up my new Crosstrek Sport Limited and love it. Subaru dealers all offer a free seminar on how to understand all of the features of your new Subaru. Not only is it free but they will give you a $25 gas card.
Thanks for the video Brandon! Just picked up our 2021 Forester Touring yesterday and searching for videos like yours to tweet settings, etc. We absolutely love Subaru as this is the fifth Subaru in our family. I now need to look for a video that explains how to set the number 1 and 1 seat positions with facial recognition, the 1/2 setting buttons, and the individual key fobs themselves. My wife and I will both be driving this vehicle so the two seat settings options will be extremely nice to have.
Hey everyone who hates the auto on-off thing every time you come to a stop--you can in fact turn that off! its the A in a partial circle in the lower left buttons next to the steering wheel (Second button, bottom row). Unfortunately you have to do this every time you start the car, but at least it fixes this damn thing!
Thanks for the suggestions. Another one to add is the dumb idea of having the side view mirrors point down when backing up. This is especially a problem backing out of the garage... you can't see the sides of the garage door opening. I had to go to the dealership to get this deactivated. Much better now.
Wanna know that coolest "hack" for our cars? Turning your rear camera on while you're driving around. It might not work on all of them, and the head unit gets warm if you leave it on for hours (I was towing a 5x8 to CO). Hold [Home] button and press [Tune] wheel twice. A secret menu comes up but don't mess with it. Just touch [Camera] > scroll down to [Camera Setting]. Boom, the camera is on whenever. I removed the steering position lines. It looks cleaner. You can see your blindspots pretty much perfectly with it. Fisheye AF.
Boulder Colarado. what a great town! I am an Aussie but have a friend based there at the University.. Had a great time touring the microbreweries. love my subaru forester.
Just down the road in Boulder so I LOVED the location of the filming and references to mountain stuff like the Eisenhower tunnel. That's a big tunnel and I can see how that dimmer thing you talked about at the end would be super helpful. Will be watching more!!! thanks
Own my second Subaru. They should have a "simulator" in every dealership to practice and learn the tech features. It's kind of getting ridiculous-not just Subaru.
Wow, being able to change the settings on the screen makes it so much easier than models from just a few years ago! My Forester is a few years old and to get the horn to stop chirping whenever I locked it there was a bizarre sequence that had to be done which included inserting the ignition key 7x in a row (7 sisters of the Pleiades?). This system is much better.
I actually find that having my outback's tire pressure units set to kPA is nice because it allows for a more precise tire pressure fill. The only thing you need is a tire pressure gauge that reads kPA. I bought a digital gauge for like $10.
OMG, the auto light sensor thing!!! I've been wondering why my screen goes from dim to bright to dim when I haven't touched the controls! This setting just may take care of what I thought was an electrical thing!! Thank you!!
Thanks for the info. On an unrelated note, I couldn't help noticing the cover/plate Subaru puts on where the ignition would normally be if this car wasn't push button start (see 0:34). Thought that was kind of tacky... but that might just be me.
The problem is that the TPMS is set for my normal (summer) tires but when I switch to my snow tires, the TPMS won't work and tells me I have an inflation problem. To have it manually changed would cost me about $80 at Subaru and then another $80 to change it back when I switch back to my normal tires. I am aware of other car brands that allow for two sets of tires. So for the winter, I ignore the automated warning system and have to check tire pressure manually. With all the sophistication that Subaru adds to a car, it seems like this would be a simple perk to include.
I recently purchased my first Subaru and so far, I love it! My question is, when I get into my Touring I see "Welcome, " can I get it say "Welcome, my name"?
Just picked up my new 2024 Outback Limited and love it but no initially in love with the Lane Assist thing. With the hands in the steering wheel it feels like it's constantly wandering back and forth in a freeway lane
Thanks Brandon! I’d like to think I’m pretty “with it” when it comes to all things Subaru, but you surprised me with the light sensor (min-high). I’ve always had mine at Min, and noticed it took longer than I wanted it to, for the lights to come on, say going through the Eisenhower tunnel. Picking up my 2020 Forester Sport tomorrow and trading my 50th Anniversary Edition Legacy. We have a 2018 Crosstrek Limited and we love it. Can’t wait!
I have an older Subaru with the Harmon Kardon system. This is definitely better that Subaru has developed, but still seems behind other manufacturers like GM. For example, because of OnStar, even if you lack a mapping system, it will switch the weather automatically to where you are while with Subaru, you have to manually change the weather to each town you go to. Better than the older system but still not great. Thanks for this - if I buy a new Subaru this is very useful.
I have a 2019 outback that I love...except for the clock. Even the dealer could not set it automatically. I could not set the clock by the books directions. So every 6 months I have to drive to Reno to get the clock set....again!
On my third windshield. Buy the protection plan. What’s up with this Subaru? May consider another vehicle next year due to the poor quality of the windshield. BTW I’m in a 2019 Forester
@@4winds2go someone told me that they have made the frames lighter and lighter on these cars to comply with MPG emission laws. The lighter the frame the more the frame twists when driving the more likely your windshield will chip will turn into a long crack
@@Cutlerypotato The best windshield I ever had was in my 1979 VW Diesel Rabbit. The car lasted until 1996 when the injector pump died but the windshield still had only a few barely noticeable chips.
Very nice info - I installed a hidden exterior on/off switch to the positive lead to the battery - it takes years to learn all this crap on this thing - works great
Great video, and it was satisfying that I had made most of those changes already. Unfortunately, in my 2019 Outback I am not able to change the weather location. I've had the car for 4 months and the SiriusXM trial has elapsed and I can't make any modifications.
Can you imagine if the screen ever froze or malfunctioned? There goes your HVAC controls. What a dumb design. Why is Subaru copying Jeep with this dumb shit? Yeah lets integrate everything including HVAC controls in a giant ass touch screen yeah that wont cause any problems..
Armada Gaming exactly... I’ll stick with my 19 Leggy! No auto start stop and no huge Tesla screen! I would however,like the driver’s seat with the thigh extension tho!
Great stuff. Just got my new 21 xtreck and The Auto Light Sensor was driving me crazy! Everytime I got to a super important junction the screen would go to night mode so I couldn't see a thing on maps. All sorted now! Thnx
I have a flash drive with a couple dozen of my favorite albums on it. When I play one in my Forester, it plays the songs in alphabetical order, rather than the original album order. Is there a way to change this?
Yes, very helpful. There is so much one can do with Settings, etc. It is all too much to absorb, especially if you read the manual. One could spend hours just reading it. And then trying to remember what to do is impossible. Furthermore, who has days to spend hours sitting in their car just to see what everything can do. Also, we are glad that you gave us your "personal opinion" but just wondering what is your "impersonal" opinion?
My first Subaru, and six years newer than my last car. I think most of the technology is unnecessarily complicated. I kind of makes me angry. If you can’t get in a car and drive it without all that stuff going on, then who’s the dummy?
Purchased my Outback several months ago and I'm still trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. I think the car came with 55 manuals. Do ya think ya could send me a few more? One manual please! I still don't know how to operate all the crap on this thing and I find it annoying.
I’d recommend doing what schoolkids do: take notes on a notebook of all that stuff in the manuals that you want to adjust and try out, and take it out to the car. Or take photos of the manual pages, use a playlist of UA-cam videos, and sit in the car with your smartphone/tablet and figure it out. I finished reading the Getting Started book and have yet to start the main owner’s manual. 📗
Thanks. It's beyond my grasp why Subaru would not have an imbedded program like yours on its "smart" panel. I'm still wondering how to reset the back door on the Outback so I don't bank my head on it ;-)
I cant believe at night I cant shut off the damn lights under the side mirrors when the car is parked, off, and locked when i'm inside it with the trunk open. Made so many bugs flock around the car when we were camping out the back. Very annoying.
Ray I got my 2021 Forester Sport (similar to the one in the video) last week and it doesn't have the Wi-fi Settings or check for updates either. I asked my salesman and he said this model does not have maps (the one on my Samsung Galaxy phone is better) or GPS or wi-fi.
Up here in Canada the free sirius radio is only free for four months, because of that i can not access Travel Link, then after three years our Navigation is no longer free. I will then have to access another system such as Waze or ??? Not happy to have to rely on Sirius...
You need a darn training class for all this technology - I was overwhelmed with the Crosstrek. It makes beeps, non-stop storm warnings. I can't wait to get rid of it!
Thanks , hope that the problem on our 2016 outback we bought a few years old and they never work . My wife was taking my disable brother in law to hospital when his air machine not working so had to turn around and I got suck into driving them in his pickup .
Great video. Thank you so much. A setting that seems to be eluding me is the volume for Bluetooth calls. The only one I haven't figured out yet is when it responds, "Ok, calling so & so" That one's still inaudible. What am I doing wrong?
About #5 auto light sensor setting, it always takes my car 15 seconds to turn on lights on Auto mode. I have tried all settings but no help. I took it to the dealership to check if sensor was faulty but they said it’s a bug and the behavior is noticed across all subarus. When I enter a tunnel, the lights turn on after driving over 0.75 mile which is dangerous.
Nice video - just found your channel today. I always turn off the "acquired vehicle" beep in the automatic cruise control settings. With it on, the car beeps every time a vehicle comes into my lane ahead of me and again when it leaves. That was too much beeping for me.
Thank you great video! I changed the settings for updating but now it keeps saying that it is all updated every 5 minutes.... Is there a way to stop that or do I need to put the settings back? Thanks again!
Nice to know thanks. But here is a settings that might be worth looking into. Headlight adjustment it’s so bright on my 2020 outback which is good for visibility while on low beam but so incredibly dangerous for other oncoming traffic. I am constantly being flashed to the point where I have almost gone off road so I took to dealership and they adjusted Subaru put them way to high from factory and they are very bright. I recently had to replace my windshield because of this. A oncoming truck through a handful of nuts and bolts out the window at me by the time I turned around they were gone I wish they had installed a dial in cab for angle just like my Toyota Tundra. So convenient. After Subaru adjusted my lights I loade it I up and have small trailer. Guess what back to square one they need a adjustment dial in side. Please Subaru fix this before someone dies
I have a 2018 Forester, nice to see the improvements in the 2019. I wish I could get the radio and paddle shifters of the 2019 in the 2018 and keep everything else... I much prefer the looks of the 2018, but the radio is outdated (no Android Auto, no Apple CarPlay, and so on). The paddle shifters (virtual gears, giving you the ability to manually select the CVT ratio) were only available with the turbo, and I didn't need turbo (and the high price of gas it would be), so didn't get that. Got everything else, though!
Hmm. In my 2019 Ascent when I go into the I/SET pull tabs (to change the tire pressure units) and select “Settings”, I only get 3 options…Warning Volume, EyeSight, and Go Back. What am I missing?
Thanx Brendan but I wish you had mentioned the stupid feature that my new Crosstrek has and it's the one that stops your engine when you stop at a light. I know there is a switch to stop it but it defaults to on when you next start your engine. It's just another moving part and it makes noise when you release the brake pedal.
I own one, and it has 3 very annoying aspects: 1) You can't permanently turn off the annoying auto start/stop; and 2) You can't permanently turn off the radio.; 3) you can't turn off that stupid frost warning beep.
The start/stop thing really irritates me on my 2020 forester. I was never told that it was a feature on the car so right as I drove it off the lot and stopped at my first red light I thought it stalled lol. I was real mad at first till it tool my foot off the brake and it started up. Very annoying feature though. Might save $20 worth of gas but burn my $100 battery out in the process. That also cant be good for the longevity of the starter either.
@@johnnywaffles2482 I hate that too--mercifully you can turn it off , its the A in a partial circle in the lower left buttons next to the steering wheel. Unfortunately you have to do this every time you start the car, but at least it fixes this damn thing!
@@grotusuberchannel5655 yeah, it's now a force of habit for me to push the button right after I turn the key. It would be nice if they made it so you could turn it off permanently and on again when you wanted. I have my lane warning turned off because I live in a city and it just beeps all the time, especially down narrow side roads with a poorly maintained line and oddly parked cars. Wish the stop/start feature could be toggled like that.
As othe4 folks have recommended, I keep radio volume knob at 0, easiest reliable fix. The auto stop is almost a deal breaker, I researched and for me buying a $90 ($80 with online discount code), was the only viable fix. Sanity again after weeks.
I'd appreciate verification, I don't think much about this applies to my '17 Forester XT Touring? (the prior generation) Even after 3.5 years of ownership I find our car's electronic gadgets by far its weakest link. 1) power seat position memory loses its place on height, needs another reset every few weeks 2) butt-unlocking of car parked in street leaves it permanently unlocked 3) power tailgate is slow and balky 4) stereo cannot be turned off while transmission is in Reverse 5) there is a mystery single "bong" chime which occurs only on long trips, from time to time with no dashboard explanation 6) I find neither max nor min make auto headlight reaction time fast enough for my own driving which involves lots of tunnels and parking garages 7) the car cannot remember 8 tire pressure sensors at once so winter tire/rim exchanges require time-consuming dealer visits twice per year. 8) the car goes beeper-bonkers if you happen to shut off the engine before shifting to Park, and won't stop until the ignition is cycled through acc/on/off again. All of this, in my imagination at least, could be addressed in an "operating system update" like I'm used to doing for my computers all the time. At this point, if I ever think about buying another Subaru, I'm going to insist that the sale agreement include a back-out if any of the above problems are still unsolved in future Subarus.
and another - the fastest two intermittent wiper settings are too far apart from each other - you either can have a 1 second pause, or a 5 second pause. there needs to be a notch in between these. (I live in Seattle, the world drizzle capital)
Excellent points. Thanks for sharing. I've been shopping for a new car for over a year and cannot commit to anything because of these types of issues - which as you suggest, could be fixed with a software update.
hello how to change the temperature from fahrenheit to celsius in forester V. I saw that there were celcius on the test you were doing. Thank you very much for your help
Thank you so much. We just got a Subaru and I returned to ask the salesperson a few questions. His response was "didn't read the manual, huh". Mine was "I didn't read War and Peace either". This really helps.
Good answer!
Wow, there's a salesperson who's not interested in your repeat business, I guess! I wonder if he's read the manual. I'm a retired college technical writing instructor, and it's hands-down the worst manual I've ever seen, by a considerable margin. It's literally gibberish in places. Thank goodness for all the Subaru how-to videos out there on UA-cam.
@@kathyleslie1903 Why they can not make a manual for people that not collage or made in China manuals. I could make one darn simple and then there is none with smart phones . Good thing for good videos out there - Thanks to everyone ...
Our dealership had a "training session", with a $25 gas card, but they wanted us to have the car at least 2 weeks so we could try stuff and see what we needed help with. Great idea and very helpful.
Very helpful. Just joined the Subaru family today and was overwhelmed w the total 5” thick car manuals.
same🤣
Waste of paper. Doesn’t even fit in the glove compartment.
Same. It's a brick.
I bought 2021 Forester limited.
That isn’t just the Bible that the Gideons left? 😂
Yep. More things to break.
Worth a mention - I spent a month blinded by my maps through carplay at night since it wouldn't switch to nightmode at night. The issue was the dimmer you first mentioned. if it's all the way up it won't switch to night mode.
Donnie Hursey ill have to try that... I have factory navigation but I like google maps better sometimes
MANUAL !
First time subaru owner. I used to hate MN winters, winter couldn't come soon enough now. I can't wait. Thank you for the tips. Nice video.
I live in MN too and plan to buy a new car before the winter comes. I had a test drive on the 2020 Forester Sport the other day and I liked it overall even tho there was a metal clanking noise coming from the bottom of the vehicle during the test drive and Stop-Start was new to me. How has your driving experience been so far? Do you recommend it?
UA-cam knows too much about me, this popped up in my recommended the day after I bought my first Subaru.
I know! Me too! And I bought a 2019 Forester Sport!!
Nada and
I just bought my 2021 sport yesterday and this popped up as well.,.hmmm.
Same
The day of for me
Just got my new Subaru yesterday and wondered certain things. Found all the answers in your video. Very useful.
Thanks Brandon! It was bugging me that the tire pressure was in KPH, but I figured it out just last week. Took my 3 month old 2019 Forester Touring on it's first trip. Went to Death Valley. Been watching and learning from all your videos. Had all types of driving situations. Got to play with the Paddle Shifters and Adaptive Cruise. Going from 250 feet below Sea Level to 4000 feet above. No snow on the road, but on the shoulders, and melting. Got a warning, "May Be Icy". WOW. Also got a yellow warning, car with wavy lines, and an "X". I'm trying to look it up. Last note: My Samsung phone was old, got a new one on Black Friday. Able to use Android Auto and Google Maps. In Death Valley, lost signal from Google, but was able to get signal from Tom Tom and use it. Love this car, and thanks again, for the videos.
I'm late to the party, but this was very helpful. Just bought the new Outback and I'm still figuring out everything... Thanks.
I am lost on this new CrossTrek also - gal from dealer is going to touch base in 15 days - but you need a college course to learn all this crap
Useful, thanks! This is my first vehicle with TPMS, and I did not know I was able to view that information via the car's display. I've been doing a lap around the car with the gauge up until now! Less walking in circles for me now, thank you!
Just picked up my new Crosstrek Sport Limited and love it. Subaru dealers all offer a free seminar on how to understand all of the features of your new Subaru. Not only is it free but they will give you a $25 gas card.
Thanks for the video Brandon! Just picked up our 2021 Forester Touring yesterday and searching for videos like yours to tweet settings, etc. We absolutely love Subaru as this is the fifth Subaru in our family. I now need to look for a video that explains how to set the number 1 and 1 seat positions with facial recognition, the 1/2 setting buttons, and the individual key fobs themselves. My wife and I will both be driving this vehicle so the two seat settings options will be extremely nice to have.
Hey everyone who hates the auto on-off thing every time you come to a stop--you can in fact turn that off!
its the A in a partial circle in the lower left buttons next to the steering wheel (Second button, bottom row). Unfortunately you have to do this every time you start the car, but at least it fixes this damn thing!
Wish I could like it twice since I just came back to rewatch to better adjust some settings. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the suggestions. Another one to add is the dumb idea of having the side view mirrors point down when backing up. This is especially a problem backing out of the garage... you can't see the sides of the garage door opening. I had to go to the dealership to get this deactivated. Much better now.
If you go to Settings -> Car, this is actually an option you can turn off and on yourself!
@@Vixus is
Wanna know that coolest "hack" for our cars? Turning your rear camera on while you're driving around. It might not work on all of them, and the head unit gets warm if you leave it on for hours (I was towing a 5x8 to CO).
Hold [Home] button and press [Tune] wheel twice. A secret menu comes up but don't mess with it. Just touch [Camera] > scroll down to [Camera Setting]. Boom, the camera is on whenever.
I removed the steering position lines. It looks cleaner. You can see your blindspots pretty much perfectly with it. Fisheye AF.
Boulder Colarado. what a great town! I am an Aussie but have a friend based there at the University.. Had a great time touring the microbreweries. love my subaru forester.
Good video! The 2014 - 2018 Subaru Forester is my favorite of all Subarus. Planning on getting a 2017 2.5i Premium Forester soon!
Just down the road in Boulder so I LOVED the location of the filming and references to mountain stuff like the Eisenhower tunnel. That's a big tunnel and I can see how that dimmer thing you talked about at the end would be super helpful. Will be watching more!!! thanks
Own my second Subaru. They should have a "simulator" in every dealership to practice and learn the tech features. It's kind of getting ridiculous-not just Subaru.
Wow, being able to change the settings on the screen makes it so much easier than models from just a few years ago! My Forester is a few years old and to get the horn to stop chirping whenever I locked it there was a bizarre sequence that had to be done which included inserting the ignition key 7x in a row (7 sisters of the Pleiades?). This system is much better.
YOU GOT A LISENCE FOR THAT PRE ROLL
I actually find that having my outback's tire pressure units set to kPA is nice because it allows for a more precise tire pressure fill. The only thing you need is a tire pressure gauge that reads kPA. I bought a digital gauge for like $10.
I just bought a 2020 Subaru Impreza sport. This was very helpful.
Jose Fuentes hell yea me too bro
I did too 😀
OMG, the auto light sensor thing!!! I've been wondering why my screen goes from dim to bright to dim when I haven't touched the controls! This setting just may take care of what I thought was an electrical thing!! Thank you!!
Thanks for the info. On an unrelated note, I couldn't help noticing the cover/plate Subaru puts on where the ignition would normally be if this car wasn't push button start (see 0:34). Thought that was kind of tacky... but that might just be me.
I think some markets they probably use the keys.
The problem is that the TPMS is set for my normal (summer) tires but when I switch to my snow tires, the TPMS won't work and tells me I have an inflation problem. To have it manually changed would cost me about $80 at Subaru and then another $80 to change it back when I switch back to my normal tires. I am aware of other car brands that allow for two sets of tires. So for the winter, I ignore the automated warning system and have to check tire pressure manually. With all the sophistication that Subaru adds to a car, it seems like this would be a simple perk to include.
I recently purchased my first Subaru and so far, I love it! My question is, when I get into my Touring I see "Welcome, " can I get it say "Welcome, my name"?
Just picked up my new 2024 Outback Limited and love it but no initially in love with the Lane Assist thing. With the hands in the steering wheel it feels like it's constantly wandering back and forth in a freeway lane
Thanks Brandon! I’d like to think I’m pretty “with it” when it comes to all things Subaru, but you surprised me with the light sensor (min-high). I’ve always had mine at Min, and noticed it took longer than I wanted it to, for the lights to come on, say going through the Eisenhower tunnel. Picking up my 2020 Forester Sport tomorrow and trading my 50th Anniversary Edition Legacy. We have a 2018 Crosstrek Limited and we love it. Can’t wait!
Why does every American presenter start with "What's up, Guys"?
I have an older Subaru with the Harmon Kardon system. This is definitely better that Subaru has developed, but still seems behind other manufacturers like GM. For example, because of OnStar, even if you lack a mapping system, it will switch the weather automatically to where you are while with Subaru, you have to manually change the weather to each town you go to. Better than the older system but still not great. Thanks for this - if I buy a new Subaru this is very useful.
Great video, even better delivery. Thanks!
I have a 2019 outback that I love...except for the clock. Even the dealer could not set it automatically. I could not set the clock by the books directions. So every 6 months I have to drive to Reno to get the clock set....again!
Make sure to set your windshield to rock chip mode
These go thru a lot of windshields ? Or just Suffer from chipping easily
On my third windshield. Buy the protection plan. What’s up with this Subaru? May consider another vehicle next year due to the poor quality of the windshield. BTW I’m in a 2019 Forester
@@truckacabrarex9831 they chip for about 30 seconds and then the crack spreads across the whole windshield
@@4winds2go someone told me that they have made the frames lighter and lighter on these cars to comply with MPG emission laws.
The lighter the frame the more the frame twists when driving the more likely your windshield will chip will turn into a long crack
@@Cutlerypotato The best windshield I ever had was in my 1979 VW Diesel Rabbit. The car lasted until 1996 when the injector pump died but the windshield still had only a few barely noticeable chips.
Thanks, have had my new Forester for a month and am still trying to figure things out.
does your starlink work?
@@tyronneg don't know, haven't tried it.
@@Ronkraus i tried downloading the app and tried to connect and it wont start starlink app in car infotainment >_
Subaru Outback is the best thing ever
Music at the beginning is too loud... other than that, great video... Very informative and easy to understand. 😊
Very nice info - I installed a hidden exterior on/off switch to the positive lead to the battery - it takes years to learn all this crap on this thing - works great
Pardon my ignorance but for what means did you do this?
@@GaryCimsRN Probably for thieves, or he enjoys setting everything again each time
Great video, and it was satisfying that I had made most of those changes already. Unfortunately, in my 2019 Outback I am not able to change the weather location. I've had the car for 4 months and the SiriusXM trial has elapsed and I can't make any modifications.
donmoemu You need to contact SiriusXM to renew.
@@jamief5820 For a fee. If you don't renew, Sirius will bombard you with pleas to resubscribe. I'm still getting mailings after two years.
Very informative!👌 I still have more features to explore about with my Subaru Forester!!!💚 Thanks for sharing!!!💙
I'm a little upset you didn't cover the secret "turn off seatbelt alarm" code. The process for that one blew my mind but is such a game changer.
Can't wait for you to do a series on the 2020 Legacy with that massive glass screen....
Can you imagine if the screen ever froze or malfunctioned? There goes your HVAC controls. What a dumb design. Why is Subaru copying Jeep with this dumb shit? Yeah lets integrate everything including HVAC controls in a giant ass touch screen yeah that wont cause any problems..
Armada Gaming exactly... I’ll stick with my 19 Leggy! No auto start stop and no huge Tesla screen! I would however,like the driver’s seat with the thigh extension tho!
nice timing for a ups add .metro delivery truck at 57 seconds of your video
Great stuff. Just got my new 21 xtreck and The Auto Light Sensor was driving me crazy! Everytime I got to a super important junction the screen would go to night mode so I couldn't see a thing on maps. All sorted now! Thnx
I have a flash drive with a couple dozen of my favorite albums on it. When I play one in my Forester, it plays the songs in alphabetical order, rather than the original album order. Is there a way to change this?
Put numbers in front of the albums on the files.
@@alexanderprom509 hahahah...clever hack!
Great video and very helpful!
These suggestions are very helpful. Thank you!
Yes, very helpful. There is so much one can do with Settings, etc. It is all too much to absorb, especially if you read the manual. One could spend hours just reading it. And then trying to remember what to do is impossible. Furthermore, who has days to spend hours sitting in their car just to see what everything can do.
Also, we are glad that you gave us your "personal opinion" but just wondering what is your "impersonal" opinion?
My first Subaru, and six years newer than my last car. I think most of the technology is unnecessarily complicated. I kind of makes me angry. If you can’t get in a car and drive it without all that stuff going on, then who’s the dummy?
Purchased my Outback several months ago and I'm still trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. I think the car came with 55 manuals. Do ya think ya could send me a few more? One manual please! I still don't know how to operate all the crap on this thing and I find it annoying.
I’d recommend doing what schoolkids do: take notes on a notebook of all that stuff in the manuals that you want to adjust and try out, and take it out to the car. Or take photos of the manual pages, use a playlist of UA-cam videos, and sit in the car with your smartphone/tablet and figure it out.
I finished reading the Getting Started book and have yet to start the main owner’s manual. 📗
It is a piece of cake.
Everything explains itself
One thing for sure about the new forester is that when your headlights bulb goes out it has to be replace with the whole assembly not just a bulb.
On every car with LED
Thanks. It's beyond my grasp why Subaru would not have an imbedded program like yours on its "smart" panel. I'm still wondering how to reset the back door on the Outback so I don't bank my head on it ;-)
I cant believe at night I cant shut off the damn lights under the side mirrors when the car is parked, off, and locked when i'm inside it with the trunk open. Made so many bugs flock around the car when we were camping out the back. Very annoying.
I'm missing that wi-fi and check for updates setting
Ray I got my 2021 Forester Sport (similar to the one in the video) last week and it doesn't have the Wi-fi Settings or check for updates either. I asked my salesman and he said this model does not have maps (the one on my Samsung Galaxy phone is better) or GPS or wi-fi.
I changed to PSI and now I can't get the screen to go back to normal. It is staying in the I-set screen. What should I do?
Up here in Canada the free sirius radio is only free for four months, because of that i can not access Travel Link, then after three years our Navigation is no longer free. I will then have to access another system such as Waze or ??? Not happy to have to rely on Sirius...
You need a darn training class for all this technology - I was overwhelmed with the Crosstrek. It makes beeps, non-stop storm warnings. I can't wait to get rid of it!
Good tip on the tire pressure setting, was wondering what “KPA” was!
Thanks for the tips...there were a couple I didn’t know about!
Thanks , hope that the problem on our 2016 outback we bought a few years old and they never work . My wife was taking my disable brother in law to hospital when his air machine not working so had to turn around and I got suck into driving them in his pickup .
Still waiting for the unboxing video.
My handbook says not to leave headlights in auto mode as it can drain the battery.
This is insane! Lol. Thanks for the info about tire pressure though.
Great video. Thank you so much. A setting that seems to be eluding me is the volume for Bluetooth calls. The only one I haven't figured out yet is when it responds, "Ok, calling so & so" That one's still inaudible. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks! Useful for my new Crosstrek.
Thank you for helping me get rid of Yonkers Area
About #5 auto light sensor setting, it always takes my car 15 seconds to turn on lights on Auto mode. I have tried all settings but no help. I took it to the dealership to check if sensor was faulty but they said it’s a bug and the behavior is noticed across all subarus. When I enter a tunnel, the lights turn on after driving over 0.75 mile which is dangerous.
excellent video, thank you
Fantastic information, thanks for posting.
Flip the cargo light in the back on. I complained a lot about why our outback didn’t have a cargo light. Whoops.
Nice video - just found your channel today. I always turn off the "acquired vehicle" beep in the automatic cruise control settings. With it on, the car beeps every time a vehicle comes into my lane ahead of me and again when it leaves. That was too much beeping for me.
Wow I can barely turn on my phone and the thought of having to figure all this out gives me a headache
Nice video. Thanks man.
Thank you so much for this helpful video!
Thank you great video! I changed the settings for updating but now it keeps saying that it is all updated every 5 minutes.... Is there a way to stop that or do I need to put the settings back? Thanks again!
It looks like there is no follow through after the video is posted. Did you ever figure out how to stop the 5 minute thing?
@@Thelby1 l ended up deleting Aha Radio after updating and loading it back on when I want to update again.
Thankyou for this!
Metric is the way to go.
Very helpful, thanks!
Nice to know thanks. But here is a settings that might be worth looking into. Headlight adjustment it’s so bright on my 2020 outback which is good for visibility while on low beam but so incredibly dangerous for other oncoming traffic. I am constantly being flashed to the point where I have almost gone off road so I took to dealership and they adjusted Subaru put them way to high from factory and they are very bright. I recently had to replace my windshield because of this. A oncoming truck through a handful of nuts and bolts out the window at me by the time I turned around they were gone I wish they had installed a dial in cab for angle just like my Toyota Tundra. So convenient. After Subaru adjusted my lights I loade it I up and have small trailer. Guess what back to square one they need a adjustment dial in side. Please Subaru fix this before someone dies
I have the 2014 forester xt and it has none of the features except the interior lights dimmer lol
Same, yet we're still able to drive.
I have a 2018 Forester, nice to see the improvements in the 2019. I wish I could get the radio and paddle shifters of the 2019 in the 2018 and keep everything else... I much prefer the looks of the 2018, but the radio is outdated (no Android Auto, no Apple CarPlay, and so on). The paddle shifters (virtual gears, giving you the ability to manually select the CVT ratio) were only available with the turbo, and I didn't need turbo (and the high price of gas it would be), so didn't get that. Got everything else, though!
I've got the 2018 Forester XT and the faster you go the less gas it uses. ; )
Safety note. Always put your headlights on when driving around a parking lot.
Good job 👏 very helpful
Hmm. In my 2019 Ascent when I go into the I/SET pull tabs (to change the tire pressure units) and select “Settings”, I only get 3 options…Warning Volume, EyeSight, and Go Back.
What am I missing?
Same problem for me on my 2019 Forester did you figure out how to change it? I can’t figure it out! Thx
Thanx Brendan but I wish you had mentioned the stupid feature that my new Crosstrek has and it's the one that stops your engine when you stop at a light. I know there is a switch to stop it but it defaults to on when you next start your engine. It's just another moving part and it makes noise when you release the brake pedal.
Buy the eliminator kit.
Start Stop eliminator
Very helpful thx.
Very helpful! Thanks
great info.
Thank you so much! 2020 impressa!
Yonkers? I thought Subaru was headquartered in Camden, NJ and US models were manufactured in Indiana.
Is there a way to shut off the automatic shut off and start? Not just for everytime you start the car but disable unless you change setting.
Ever get an answer on this?
@@timessig3549 no. I dont think you can besides when you first get in. So you would have to do it everytime you drive.
@@timessig3549 I went with a 4runner instead.
You can buy a eliminator kit.
The video is here in youtube
wouldn't some of these changes be done by the service department before taking delivery of the car?
What do you do if your city is not listed in Travel Link for weather??
Move
I own one, and it has 3 very annoying aspects: 1) You can't permanently turn off the annoying auto start/stop; and 2) You can't permanently turn off the radio.; 3) you can't turn off that stupid frost warning beep.
Try holding the radio button for several seconds
The start/stop thing really irritates me on my 2020 forester. I was never told that it was a feature on the car so right as I drove it off the lot and stopped at my first red light I thought it stalled lol. I was real mad at first till it tool my foot off the brake and it started up. Very annoying feature though. Might save $20 worth of gas but burn my $100 battery out in the process. That also cant be good for the longevity of the starter either.
@@johnnywaffles2482 I hate that too--mercifully you can turn it off , its the A in a partial circle in the lower left buttons next to the steering wheel. Unfortunately you have to do this every time you start the car, but at least it fixes this damn thing!
@@grotusuberchannel5655 yeah, it's now a force of habit for me to push the button right after I turn the key. It would be nice if they made it so you could turn it off permanently and on again when you wanted. I have my lane warning turned off because I live in a city and it just beeps all the time, especially down narrow side roads with a poorly maintained line and oddly parked cars. Wish the stop/start feature could be toggled like that.
As othe4 folks have recommended, I keep radio volume knob at 0, easiest reliable fix. The auto stop is almost a deal breaker, I researched and for me buying a $90 ($80 with online discount code), was the only viable fix. Sanity again after weeks.
Informative, very helpful, and he's so handsome.
Not as Handsome as you Eric.
@@Britswhiphun - oh ... you're good! Thank you.
Thanks
SF SG GC and GD are the real subarus :)
I don't think I have the option to update my head unit but I also have the 6.5 inch screen on a '18 base outback
2021 Subaru Forrester. How do I stop my headlights from coming on with the switch in the off position
I'd appreciate verification, I don't think much about this applies to my '17 Forester XT Touring? (the prior generation) Even after 3.5 years of ownership I find our car's electronic gadgets by far its weakest link. 1) power seat position memory loses its place on height, needs another reset every few weeks 2) butt-unlocking of car parked in street leaves it permanently unlocked 3) power tailgate is slow and balky 4) stereo cannot be turned off while transmission is in Reverse 5) there is a mystery single "bong" chime which occurs only on long trips, from time to time with no dashboard explanation 6) I find neither max nor min make auto headlight reaction time fast enough for my own driving which involves lots of tunnels and parking garages 7) the car cannot remember 8 tire pressure sensors at once so winter tire/rim exchanges require time-consuming dealer visits twice per year. 8) the car goes beeper-bonkers if you happen to shut off the engine before shifting to Park, and won't stop until the ignition is cycled through acc/on/off again. All of this, in my imagination at least, could be addressed in an "operating system update" like I'm used to doing for my computers all the time. At this point, if I ever think about buying another Subaru, I'm going to insist that the sale agreement include a back-out if any of the above problems are still unsolved in future Subarus.
and another - the fastest two intermittent wiper settings are too far apart from each other - you either can have a 1 second pause, or a 5 second pause. there needs to be a notch in between these. (I live in Seattle, the world drizzle capital)
Excellent points. Thanks for sharing.
I've been shopping for a new car for over a year and cannot commit to anything because of these types of issues - which as you suggest, could be fixed with a software update.
hello how to change the temperature from fahrenheit to celsius in forester V. I saw that there were celcius on the test you were doing. Thank you very much for your help