Subaru Forester: Setting screen / Date and time settings

You can set the date, time and 12h or 24h format settings.

Current date and time setting

For details about clock setting, refer to “Clock”.

Birthday setting

If a birthday or anniversary is approaching, a message will be displayed when the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position. This function can be set to on or off. For details, refer to “Bypass screen setting”.

  1. Select “Birthday” from the 2nd menu in the setting screen. Refer to “Setting screen”.

    Subaru Forester. Date and time settings

  2. Select from the list the number that you want to register.

    Subaru Forester. Date and time settings

  3. Enter the date and the text by using the control switches.
  4. Select “Set” to exit settings. Select “Go Back” to return to the previous screen without applying the setting changes.

NOTE

You can store a maximum of 5 birthdays.

Anniversary setting

  1. The procedure for setting an anniversary is the same as “Birthday setting”, except that in step 1 “Anniversary” is selected.

NOTE

You can store a maximum of 5 anniversaries.

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    If there is a warning message or a maintenance notification, it will appear on this screen. Take the appropriate actions based on the messages indicated.

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