Very interesting, I will be sure to ask about this when I pick up my 2016 OB. Thanks!

 

Yellow - inside the larger yellow zone you should not have any accessories hanging inside the car or dangling outside for some reason. This is important in Norway where we have pre paid toll road sensors which we would normally mount beside or under your rear view mirror. On the 2015 Outback this must now be outside this yellow zone.

I don't know why Norway would be different but the US Service Manual for the 2015 Outback has the template below for mounting a toll transponder under the rearview mirror. Works without any interference on my 2015 Outback.

 

Interesting, your right though I don't know why it's different?
Your transponders look quite similar to ours here.
Chris

 

Lloyd 123 can you post a photo of the placement of your EZ Pass? I don't have the diagram you reference. My manual shows the shaded zone, yellow in the prev post, as an area in which nothing may be placed. I'm trying to install an EZ Pass transponder in the same model of Outback you have.

 

I mount the transponder upside down to keep the thickest end up - don't think it really makes that much difference as long as it's not more than 1.5 inches thick.

A couple of other views:

 

So it sounds like no radar detectors or GPS units on the dash or mirror?

 

So I can't have this on the dash?
I may have to cancel my order :wink2:

 

I use the same location as Lloyd (same transponder, too). No problems.

 

Thanks Lloyd123,

I understand, you're not getting any adverse indications on Eyesight for lane keeping or the adaptive cruise control?

We're planning a trip back to Massachusetts next month, so I need to mount the transponder on the new Outback. Would rather not make all those stops for tolls.

 

Thanks Lloyd123,

I understand, you're not getting any adverse indications on Eyesight for lane keeping or the adaptive cruise control?

2015's don't have Lane Keeping but do have Lane Departure and Sway - they work as advertised as well as ACC and Lead Vehicle Start Alert.


Pre-Collision Throttle Management works and I also have gotten Collision Avoidance Warnings but have avoided hitting anyone doing 30 mph yet to put to the full test but would like to keep it that way.

 

While the color coding is really cool, I think they may have over simplified the restrictions beyond what is actually possible. The manual should always be more accurate than anything the dealer tells you and when they are in conflict trust the manual.

The manual is a written "legal" document after all and it's vetted by engineers, marketing, and lawyers, at the highest level. There can be errors, but it's rare and corrected quickly.

When the manual is wrong, they ALWAYS issue a revision.

This color coding on the windshield is a better representation of when a new windscreen will be required from damage and not necessarily translates to where transponders can be installed.

 

OOOOPPPPS... guess I have to correct my statement now that the 16 does have lane keeping. You know what I meant and answered my question. Doesn't that "lead vehicle start alert" bug you? I mean it decelerates & stops by itself why wouldn't start automatically too?...LOL


Received our Mass EZ PASS today reviewing the location photos you were kind enough to post. Will be heading to the Cape in a few weeks, hope it's not too cold...used to this FLA heat now. Thanks again for the post.