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2012 Subaru Impreza

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#1245 of 1605 Re: "Bluetoot" and iPhones by clarkbar6

May 04, 2012 (7:18 am)

Replying to: crlsto (May 03, 2012 2:41 pm)
Bluetooth was a huge sticking point for me, especially since I was comparing to a Focus (SYNC is very cool). The Subaru website has a compatibility list (here Subaru Bluetooth that does not paint a rosy picture: Basically it says the system does not support phonebook downloads from an iPhone 4 (or any of the 15 other smartphones I checked, so its not an apple thing). The iPhone 4s DOES support phonebook downloads, i dont see why they would be different if both running up to date software. Heres my experience with an iPhone 4 (from memory, once, havent taken delivery yet):
 
Phone functions
+ you can pair the phone via bluetooth, which allows you to accept incoming calls via steering wheel controls (henceforth SWC)
 
+ I was not able to download my phone book. this basically means that via the "call" SWC you can only dial by number (call 9-7-8-4-5-...)
 
+ BUT you CAN use built in iPhone voice functions. you cant initiate them via SWC, but if you hold the button on the iphone to activate Siri, the voice will come through the car speakers and will listen via the car mic. This is the same as the SYNC, Siri stuff must me initiated via the phone.
 
+ So by just stabbing at the iphone home button, youll be able to do anything Siri can normally do - dial by name, read a text, dictate a text, whatever. This is a fine compromise to me.
 
+this also works for pre 4s voice functions, which is basically limited to dialing by name and playing music (like "play artist Bruce Springsteen")
 
Music functions
+ a paired iPhone will also stream music through the stereo. this works in the stock music app, and 3rd party apps like pandora and instacast (podcasts). It also displays track and artist info on the dash (if i remember right)
 
+ you can control iphone music streamed over bluetooth via SWC and the head unit. Wheel has no play pause button, but if you hit the power button on the head unit, itll pause. if you hit it again, itll resume right away. you can go forward and backwards via the up down toggle on the left side of the wheel. this even works in Pandora (something that the sales guy wasnt aware of)
 
+ via bluetooth, the only way to pick music is on the phone, and then it just routes it through the speakers
 
+ if you plug in via USB, the head unit will have all of your track info and artists and things and youll be able to scroll through them on the big screen.
 
+ if you are plugged in via USB, and not bluetooth, you wont be able to play 3rd party apps like pandora.
 
+ If you are connected via bluetooth, and you want to plug in f your phone to charge, and you want to use pandora, do one of the following 3 things:
 
1. at the playback screen in the app of choice, someone where near the time scrub bar, there should be a rectangle that has an up pointing arrow (it is also probably blue) that is the output picker menu, and its usually hidden if you arent connected to anything. tap that and choose bluetooth and not USB Audio.
 
2. from the homescreen, double tap the home button to bring up the multitask bar. swipe from to right to get to the playback controls. look for the same arrow in rectangle icon and select the desired output. (you might have to swipe left to right again to find the icon, im going from memory)
 
3. from the lock screen, double tap home to show playback controls. the blue triangle/rect should be right there. pick the output
 
this will allow you to use bluetooth audio to play pandora while you are charging.
 
I think the phone automatically picks the most recently connected output. so if you start the car and bluetooth connects, then plug it in, youll have to switch the output back to BT. if you get in the car, plug in the cord THEN start the car, then MAYBE BT will connect second and no switch will be required.
 
Ill be messing with this stuff extensively once i get my car. Crap that was long

#1246 of 1605 Re: LOVE the car, but it needs a little ooomph!! [kanjii] by ateixeira

May 04, 2012 (8:29 am)

Replying to: kanjii (May 03, 2012 3:16 pm)
4 words for real fun: double you are ex!

#1247 of 1605 Re: "Bluetoot" and iPhones [clarkbar6] by rsholland

May 04, 2012 (9:44 am)

Replying to: clarkbar6 (May 04, 2012 7:18 am)
On the '12 Impreza with navigation that I test drove, I was able to load my iPhone 4 (not 4S, but 4) contact list on to the car's Bluetooth.
 
Bob

#1248 of 1605 Re: LOVE the car, but it needs a little ooomph!! [ateixeira] by kanjii

May 04, 2012 (9:57 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (May 04, 2012 8:29 am)
Words to live by

#1249 of 1605 Re: LOVE the car, but it needs a little ooomph!! [kanjii] by once_for_all

May 04, 2012 (10:33 am)

Replying to: kanjii (May 03, 2012 3:16 pm)
for a 2.0 liter, the performance is outstanding. It will hold 80 mph no problem, and keep up with normal traffic.
 
Subaru hit a home run in my opinion, jacking the mpg into the 30's and keeping very normal modern performance. That is coming from my perspective of growing up with the 70-80's anemia where 1.6 to 1.9 liter carburated 4 cylinders were the norm. This FB engine is amazing in comparison.
 
John

#1250 of 1605 Re: LOVE the car, but it needs a little ooomph!! [once_for_all] by jd_24

May 04, 2012 (10:48 am)

Replying to: once_for_all (May 04, 2012 10:33 am)
Agree with John on the performance. Its solid and very good. Monday morning I had 3 teenagers and myself on the way to school. The Impreza had no problem on a long up hill on-ramp going from 20 mph to 70mph without much straining. I believe the max rpm I hit was 4k. That and my mpg is still improvong as outside temperatures get warmer.
 
--J

#1251 of 1605 Re: "Bluetoot" and iPhones [rsholland] by clarkbar6

May 04, 2012 (10:49 am)

Replying to: rsholland (May 04, 2012 9:44 am)
> On the '12 Impreza with navigation that I test drove,
> I was able to load my iPhone 4 (not 4S, but 4)
> contact list on to the car's Bluetooth
 
Yep, youre right, and thats reflected in the compatibility checker link that I posted. I wasn't clear in which model i was talking about. i tried the impreza limited with the color screen stereo but no nav. Havent tried the nav one. That said, i think the rest of my points will still apply, esp regarding how to use siri and how to play music through the speakers.

#1252 of 1605 Re: Nav System Not Detecting USB [mmetzge1] by birdadly

May 04, 2012 (1:42 pm)

Replying to: mmetzge1 (May 01, 2012 11:48 am)
I don't have the Nav, but I bought a new 16GB thumbdrive for the car and it won't read it. Actually, I only put 1 song in the ROOT folder (and a folder of 3 PDF's) and on a 30 mile trip, it wasn't reading it... so I kept trying... and ONE time, it found the USB drive and played my song... later in the trip, after turning it to FM for awhile, it wouldn't read the dang thing. Nothing changed, just about 15 minutes later in the drive.
 
I tried a friend's 4GB thumbdrive and it worked right off the bat, different brand. So, I think I'll just take back the drive I bought and get a different brand and size and see if it works.

#1253 of 1605 Re: "Bluetoot" and iPhones [clarkbar6] by crlsto

May 04, 2012 (9:50 pm)

Replying to: clarkbar6 (May 04, 2012 7:18 am)
Thanks for the link to the compatibility index. Honestly, Siri works fine for voice dialing my contacts through BT (it's also faster than having to press the "talk" button on the steering wheel 3 times to manually voice dial a number), although the caller ID and redial/call-back functions work efficiently. I'm going to manually enter my favorite numbers and see how that works. Overall, BT has been very useful and not complicated at all. Callers on the other line can hear me clear "enough" (moderate road noise affects clarity)...

#1254 of 1605 So..... by onemodog

May 05, 2012 (2:49 pm)

How do you know if you have broken in your engine correctly?

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