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2021 - Cimate control display - way see the temperature digitally on any display?

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Is there a way for me to see the temperature digitally on any display in 2021 forester premium? I am changing the temperature but it is more random as I cannot see the temperature on any screen.. what am I missing?

PS: first time subaru buyer, so I might have missed something obvious.
 
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1 welcome to Subaru family.
2 are you looking for the outside temp or the temp for climate control?
You can play around w the center display and there is a screen to show climate temp. Press the info and scroll through the options.
Merry Christmas.
 
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Merry Christmas Yarameme. I am looking for inside car climate control. The knob only has I think 62/72/82 but there is no way for me to know what temp I have set in the car.

I have tried with info button on the steering wheel but it only shows milage and other trip status. Nothing related to temperature in side the car.
 
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I know the lower trims have a smaller main LCD, and a less sophisticated upper LCD. This impacts the format and detail of the displays. If I remember correctly, the manual explains it all, and provides illustrations.
 
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Just for clarification; are you wanting to know what the inside temperature is set at or are you wanting to know what the actual current inside temperature is. The outside temperature and the inside climate control set temperature is shown on the upper mini screen. The inside set temperature is shown in the top middle of that screen and the outside temperature is in the top left of that screen. Unless I'm missing something, there is no display of the actual inside temperature.

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On my wife's 2020 Premium, the outside temperature, time and inside climate control tem[erature setting is visible in the center MFD (multi-function display).

Below is a video showing the MFD and what is basically the same thing I see in her 2020 Premium. ....less the dual climate zone temps since we don;t have that feature. I'm assuming what you would see is the same thing in your 2021:


.....and here is one more focused on the climate controls:


This is for Subaru Canada so the values are in Celsius vs. Fahrenheit but it operates essentially the same way and the display is basically the same. .....at least it is in our 2020 Premium.

....and I hate to be that guy saying "RTFM" but in cars these days especially, it is a really good idea to do exactly that. If it helps, download the PDF copy(s) from MySubaru so you can search for key words, etc. a lot faster and easier.
 
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OK, so, I checked my manual. Subaru calls the smaller center display the "Multi-Function Display" or MFD. The MFD is located above the main center display. The main center display is larger, and is used for radio/media and the reverse camera. The MFD is located above the main center display, and is set further into the dashboard (closer to the front of the car).

There are two MFD types; they vary with the trim of the vehicle. One is black-and-white, with fixed format display areas -- mainly 7-segment displays, and a few fixed symbols. It has similar display capabilities as that of a cheap digital watch. The other MFD type is color, dot matrix, and can display arbitrary graphics (similar to the main display). The Subaru website says the Premium trim comes with the simpler, black-and-white MFD. So OP has this:

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(logical page 202, ordinal page 206, file MSA5M2102A_STIS_opt.PDF, dated 2020AUG24)

Note the limited display capabilities. The next page lists lists what the "Driving information display" can show:

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Note the absence of climate control information.

So the B&W MFD display isn't going to help OP. I cannot find any mention of climate control information display, outside of the color MFD. The section on the climate controls does not mention displays at all.

Perhaps there is a way to show climate info on the main display (that's how my old Honda worked). Perhaps the manual is wrong, and it does show up on the B&W MFD. Perhaps a climate control readout simply doesn't exist (that would be lame, even for Subaru, but I could believe it).

I would suggest contacting the dealer for assistance.
 
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The Subaru website says the Premium trim comes with the simpler, black-and-white MFD. So OP has this:

View attachment 546411


.....then again, since it is an option available on the Premium we still need to know whether the OP has the base MFD or the color.

Here's my wife's color MFD in her 2020 Premium:

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It came with the option pkg 15 on her car:


Option Package: 15 $1,345.00
Blind Spot Detection w / Rear Cross Traffic Alert & Lane
Change Assist
Keyless Access & Push-Button Start
Color Multi-Function Display
Dual Rear-Seat USB Charging Ports
Power Rear Gate w/ Height Memory

Her car was one of several on the lot back in July that had the package.
 
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