It is a good idea to let it idle, yes.
If you want to waste a ton of gas, sure. Alternatively, do the install when you know you have a longer drive. Not sure about this current update but when I've done them in the past, I install it on my drive to work which is normally about 45min. It's usually done by about 30min. And if it's just another maps update, it is not urgent, you can wait and do it when you have a longer trip. I think I've done like three of them now and I've never noticed any difference it how it functions or anything. It updates some streets and stuff, but likely nothing you will notice. The biggest problem, the basically useless voice recognition, never gets fixed.
You could, but you don't want to shut it down if it's not done (unlike the map update)
So is your system saying its unable to reach the server or just that there is no update available? Mine says no update available, but I had previously done the USB update for the April update, so that makes sense.
I'm assuming that this is similar to a phone update? Download the update and then go out for a drive while it updates? This is the first update I'll be doing solo so any help is appreciated!
Is this a maps update or head unit software update
Sorry, I was talking about the maps update that we download to our own USB and then install into the car. I assumed that was what the OP was about, but re-reading, now I'm not sure what update they're talking about. Is there some new OTA option for updates? As far as I know the maps are the only updates we can do ourselves. When my car is at the dealer for the regular maintenance, they usually have had some other software update they do, which they always tell me should fix the annoying little infotainment issues.... uhhh, sure.
If you refer to the software thread in the Gen 6 forum, some generous folks have purchased access to the Subaru tech info system in order to download the software update files and allow the rest of us to update our own using the dealer mode USB option. Technically, it's not an option for owners but it's not horribly difficult to do (there's just a risk to doing it).Sorry, I was talking about the maps update that we download to our own USB and then install into the car. I assumed that was what the OP was about, but re-reading, now I'm not sure what update they're talking about. Is there some new OTA option for updates? As far as I know the maps are the only updates we can do ourselves. When my car is at the dealer for the regular maintenance, they usually have had some other software update they do, which they always tell me should fix the annoying little infotainment issues.... uhhh, sure.
Don't you just love a single point of failure?
