Gen 5 How do I turn off engine without turning off radio?

by **chainsaw1968** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:31 pm

Hi All, Recently upgraded from a Gen 4 GT to a Gen 5 GT.

Apart from the pathetic sat nav (my $95 tomtom is far better) One of the most annoying things is if i park the car & want to turn off the engine & keep listening to the radio i have to press the start button which shuts everything down then i have to press it again without foot on brake & wait for the sound system to boot up again.....very annoying!!!

Is there a simple way to turn off the engine without turning off the radio??

Give me a key start any day

Thanks in advance

by **HyRax** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:55 pm

Sell the Gen 5 and go back to the Gen 4?

Won't help your situation, but write into Subaru and make them aware of it. It's these small things that they sometimes tweak with the following year's model. They can't fix things without input.

by **chainsaw1968** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:42 pm

My wife drives the GEN 4 & I prefer it over the Gen 5.

I'm amazed how Subaru got it so right with the GEN 4 yet so wrong with the GEN 5.

I still havent bonded with the uglyness of ny new car either!!

by **Kekotic** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:56 pm

chainsaw1968 wrote:My wife drives the GEN 4 & I prefer it over the Gen 5.

I'm amazed how Subaru got it so right with the GEN 4 yet so wrong with the GEN 5.

I still havent bonded with the uglyness of ny new car either!!

Swap with her? Tell her you think she deserves the newer car :twisted:

by **rooby** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:10 pm

Or stick it to Subaru for messing up a great car by buying a different brand that isn't ugly or hard to live with.

by **Dropz** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:14 pm

Pretty sure if you park the car, electric brake on then you can press the on/off button with your foot OFF the brake it should kill the engine but leave all accessories on.

IE.
Foot brake, OFF
electric parking brake, ON
gear selector, Park

by **chainsaw1968** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:30 pm

Tried that but didnt work.

Also tried with foot brake on but still no good.

Even with all the short comings of my MY10 i still think the LGT has the best value for money performance, handling & safety which are my main criteria. I'm just a little let down with the current offering.

Just hoping more hacks / mods are developed to overcome some of these annoying problems.

by **garbo41610** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:25 pm

I only just figured it out last week.

Gear shift in D
Ebrake On
Hit ignition button.

Don't have your foot on the brake as it will turn the car off.

by **garbo41610** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:25 pm

I only just figured it out last week.

Gear shift in D
Ebrake On
Hit ignition button.

Don't have your foot on the brake as it will turn the car off.

by **chainsaw1968** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:56 pm

Thanks Garbo it works!!!

I also found following your instructions with gear selector in neutral also worked.

by **garbo41610** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:39 pm

All good. It's only taken me since Sept 2010 to figure it out.

by **mynameisdaniel** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:35 pm

So complicated! Keys FTW!

by **HyRax** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:45 pm

Surely that process is specified somewhere in the manual??

by **Ric** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:01 am

HyRax wrote:Surely that process is specified somewhere in the manual??

+1

by **sjm69** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:36 am

mynameisdaniel wrote:So complicated! Keys FTW!

you said it ....keys trusty old keys .....simple