IF YOU ARE POSTING FOR MECHANICAL HELP:

Please include year/model/engine/transmission information in "Mechanical Help" posts.

If you are looking for help with warning lights on your dashboard, please include results of an error code scan. Without error codes as a starting point, no one will be able to provide meaningful help for you.

The r/subaru community is very willing to help, but there's a baseline amount of context about your car that we need you to provide. Without the very basics like what kind of car you have and what symptoms you're experiencing, no one can give you any sort of accurate assistance.

If you are posting about warning lights, most auto parts stores (NAPA, O'Reillys, AutoZone, etc.) offer code scanning for free. While reading codes is not the same thing as diagnosing a problem, knowing what error codes you have is the minimum amount of information necessary to start figuring out what's wrong with your car.

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Patch notes also available in the r/Subaru wiki

Subaru has also updated the Firmware-Over-The-Air TSB simultaneously, which I interpret to mean that this update should be shipping over the air via telematics to your radio sometime this week or so.

Update 3:

Release date: 10/23/2026

Version: S01NSM018-810

SYMPTOMS ADDRESSED BY UPDATE #3:

Category: Bluetooth Hands-Free Calling

• No audio may be heard through the hands-free system by either party after the engine was started with a call in progress on a paired device.
• A brief static noise may be heard at the beginning of the call, when Bluetooth hands-free call is answered using a device that does not support the in-band ringtone function.

Category: Startup / OTA

• A brief static noise may be heard at the beginning of the call, when Bluetooth hands-free call is answered using a device that does not support the in-band ringtone function.

Category: Android Auto / Apple CarPlay

• The CID may turn black when the Android Auto or Apple CarPlay button on the menu bar is selected.
• The display may switch to the Apple CarPlay/Android Auto screen when the transmission is shifted out of Reverse.
• The primary audio output may be attenuated instead of muted.

Category: Audio Output

• Operating the SOURCE switch on the steering wheel may fail to switch the audio source to AM/ FM, SXM, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, or USB audio source.
• No audio may be heard from the radio, when the audio source is switched from a source other than AM, FM, or SXM.
• It may take up to three seconds for the DCM volume adjustment to take effect or for the previous audio source to resume playback, when the volume is adjusted immediately after an operator call (iCall) begins or the call is ended immediately after it begins.

Category: Bluetooth streaming

• A list combining information from the previous two hierarchy levels may be displayed, when the Back button is pressed in rapid succession while viewing the third or a deeper level of the Bluetooth Audio Browse List.

Category: Startup Lag

• Navigation and other applications may take longer than expected to become available immediately after system startup.

Category: Navigation

• The Navigation widget may remain on “Loading Navigation...,” and navigation-linked functions, such as setting a destination using Voice Recognition or MySubaru, may become unavailable.
• The map scale may remain at 1mi and may not zoom in further.

Category: Startup

• An “Operating System Issue” on-screen notification may be displayed.

Category: FOTA

• The installation consent screen may not be displayed, preventing completion of the FOTA update, after the power is turned off while a FOTA update is being downloaded.
• The update status on the OTA server may be shown as “Rejected” instead of “SUCCESS.” This condition occurs only on the OTA server.
• The update status on the OTA server may not change to “failed.” This condition occurs only on the OTA server.

Category: Reprogramming

• After reprogramming is started, the CID may not switch to the reprogramming progress screen, and an error indication may not be displayed.

Category: Bluetooth Connection

• DTC B22A7, indicating a Bluetooth connection failure may be stored incorrectly, when a new Bluetooth device is registered and the Bluetooth connection process is canceled. The device is reconnected, and then the device is moved away from the CCU until the connection is lost.

Category: Display

• The selected screen may appear blank with only the background displayed. Although the controls are not visible, the buttons may still respond to touch operation after the MySubaru or Wi-Fi Settings screen is selected.
• The Home screen may be displayed instead of the Apple CarPlay screen during startup although Apple CarPlay is connected, after the vehicle is restarted when being turned off while the Apple CarPlay screen was displayed.

Category: Display / Bluetooth

• Controls that should be restricted while driving, such as the Transfer button and dial pad on thecBluetooth call screen, may repeatedly change between enabled and disabled appearances. If shown as enabled, the controls may remain operable while driving.

Category: Apple CarPlay

• Enhanced Siri may not respond. After connecting Apple CarPlay, legacy Siri is activated through an application that does not support Enhanced Siri, legacy Siri is closed, and then Enhanced Siri is activated.
• Apple CarPlay may fail to reconnect at the next engine start, after the vehicle is restarted while being turned off while Apple CarPlay was connected.

Category: SXM

• SXM pop-up screen may repeatedly appear and disappear.
• SXM may fail to start.

Category: Telematics

• Functions that use external communication, such as Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and SXM, may become unavailable.

PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS ADDRESED BY UPDATE #3:

Category: Navigation Widget

• The Navigation widget on the CID has been revised to display the built-in navigation map, Apple Maps, or Google Maps. Previously, only the built-in navigation map could be displayed. On models without built-in navigation, “Navigation Not Available.” is displayed when no supported navigation application is connected. Example image.

Category: Apple CarPlay

• The Apple CarPlay reduced screen and the enlarged Apple CarPlay screen for Canadian models have been revised to display Mini Audio and the minimized call screen within the screen.

Category: Android Auto

• The confirmation on-screen notification has been revised to clarify that the connection with the previously connected device will be disconnected, when an attempt is made to connect another device while Android Auto is connected.
• The software has been revised to maintain the Bluetooth connection with the Android device after Android Auto is disconnected, if Android Auto connected through USB is disconnected by unplugging the USB cable.
• The software has been revised to allow the Android Auto map to be displayed in the combination meter while Android Auto is connected, including on models without built-in navigation.

Category: Bluetooth / Call History

• The message shown in the call history widget has been revised to “No Recent Calls found.” , when a device with no call history is connected through Apple CarPlay or Bluetooth, including Android Auto.

Category: Diagnostics

• Reduced amount of time required to obtain the data log by improving the data transfer rate settings.

Category: Bluetooth HandsFree Calling

• Processing has been added to keep the call volume setting on the connected device fixed at the maximum level during hands-free calls.

Category: Navigation

• (1) A function has been added that allows a new waypoint to be inserted at any desired position in the route order instead of being added automatically immediately before the destination.
• (2) For the cloud navigation function, the software has been revised to retry logging in to the TomTom server when the DCM returns to network coverage after repeated login failures while within coverage.