Your Subaru Touch Screen is where almost all the magic happens. It’s where you program your music, set up your radio, and if it’s not frozen, gone blank, or won’t work, then you could be dealing with a serious problem.
Luckily, in most cases, all you would need to do to get the touch screen back in shape is a simple fix, however, if this is something that happens often, you might want to look towards the cause of the problem rather than the solution.
In this guide, you will find causes and fixes for Subaru Touch Screen not working. Depending on the cause of the problem, you should be able to get the touch screen fixed on your own, or you would have to take it to your mechanic.
Subaru Touch Screen Not Working: Possible Causes
Technical Glitches
Issues like technical glitches are common with smartphones and laptops and can also happen to your car. In your smartphone, something as simple as powering it down and turning it on again could easily fix this problem. If you own a laptop, you can click the refresh button to clear glitches. These fixes can be applied to your Subaru when the touch screen fails.
Damaged Touchscreen
Even if there are no visible cracks or signs of damage on the screen, the device could still be damaged. Moisture and other factors could lead to internal damages that require you to repair or replace the screen.
Subaru Touch Screen Not Working: How to Fix
Reset the Touchscreen
Just like powering off and on your iPhone, you can reset the Touch Screen to get it back to normal. How you reset the Subaru touch screen would depend on the model.
In some models, you would only need to press and hold the power and tune/scroll buttons at the same time for about 15 seconds or until the screen turns off and comes back on.
In other models, you may have to hold down three buttons at once. This should be the power, tune/scroll, and disc-eject buttons. Press them down until the screen turns off and comes back on.
This should fix the problem in most cases.
Turn the Car Off and then On
If it happens that none of the buttons are working, then you can go for this fix. Or, you can apply this fix along with the first.
Turning the car off simply means cutting the power supply to the touch screen and then turning the power on again. You might not have to turn on your engine for this rather, you could leave the ignition switch in the RUN position.
When turned off, leave for about 15 seconds. This should fix any error and get the system working again.
Get a Mechanic to Check it
If the touch screen is damaged, you may need to get your mechanic to take it out and inspect it. With that, you should be able to understand the problem and if it is possible to fix the touch screen or if you would have to settle for a replacement.
Wrap-up
Serious issues with the Subaru touch screen are not quite common, but they could happen to you if you abuse the device or are unlucky to have one with a factory error. Avoid spilling water, food particles, or anything that could get on the touch screen surface, slip through the openings, and affects its internal components.
Serious problems rarely occur so you should be able to fix any issue with the touch screen using the first two simple fixes. If none work, then you’re better off letting your mechanic inspect it. If the problem is serious (internal or external damage), you should consider getting a replacement rather than having it fixed.
