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February 3, 2016 Service bulletin

"This bulletin announces the reprogramming file availability and installation procedure to address the...

Subaru technical service bulletin 15-188-15R for 2015 Subaru Outback and 2015 Subaru Legacy.

Bulletin number
15-188-15R
Component
Electrical system: software
Summary
"this bulletin announces the reprogramming file availability and installation procedure to address the following customer concerns when operating the clarion 6.2” display audio unit: • concern: slow start-up time (approximately 18 seconds) for the fm menu screen to display improvement: reduced start-up time to 12 seconds. • concern: delay (approximately 14 seconds) before guidelines on back-up camera display appear improvement: reduced delay to 12 seconds. • concern: back-up camera display freezes (for 2 to 10 seconds) when shifting into reverse after switching the ignition on improvement: modified software to eliminate freezing of back-up camera display. • concern: delay (up to 10 seconds) before back-up camera display is shown after shifting into reverse when a USB memory device and / or an iphone is connected improvement: reduced delay to 2 seconds. The procedure will involve downloading the applicable update file from subarunet then loading it onto a flash drive for installation."

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