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I’m having an issue with my 2015 Legacy where the touch screen for the stereo freezes completely. None of the buttons on the steering wheel work and nothing on the touch screen works. I can’t even adjust the volume or turn the radio off. The only thing that works is shutting the ignition off and restarting the car - something I do not want to do at (for example) highway speed. I found this old thread: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/head-unit-replacement-250350.html?t=250350 That thread mentions Subaru TSB 15-188-15R, which seems only tangentially applicable when I Google it. I found a video on YouTube showing how to enter the diagnostic mode on the head unit. The diagnostic mode shows NG for both USB ports, even when my phone is plugged into the USB port and playing through that. The issue seems to have something to do with having my phone plugged into the USB port when I first start the car. If I plug it in afterwards, I don’t seem to have the issue as much, though it DOES sometimes happen if I connect my phone via Bluetooth instead. I bought the car used in 2019; it’s my third Legacy. This problem started roughly when I had a new roll connector installed by a mechanic because my horn didn't work and I needed the repair to pass Pennsylvania safety inspection when I moved there from another state. I don’t think it’s related, but given that the roll connector has something to do with the stereo controls on the steering wheel as well, it could be related somehow. Is there a newer TSB on the head unit? Is this something to do with the NG diagnostic on the USB ports? Is it something to do with the new roll connector? Thanks!

I was afraid of that. How do you remove the brake light assembly then? The closest how-to video is for the 2015 Outback, which is similar enough that SOA provides the same manual for both -- however that video is showing two screws I can't see. There's a plastic cover over where I think those screws would be and I can't find an easy way to remove it. I have a link to the service manual but the PDF is not playing nicely with my computer.

6th Gen (2015) owner here. I deliver for Amazon Flex in my 6th Gen as a side job. The other day Flex had me delivering down a road that was closed and dug up for construction (neither their app nor Waze knew about it), resulting in me having to make a U turn in an area that was not wide enough for me to do so, and bam, backed into the corner of a construction crane bucket. Thus, I now have a broken tail light on the driver's side. The lights worked fine until Friday's rain, when I assume that the brake light shorted given water could now get into the housing and probably did. The marker light still works and so does the turn signal. The brake light does not. It is not the fuse as the passenger side bulb works. Thinking a brake light replacement would be the same as in my prior Legacies (had a 4th Gen 2007 and 5th Gen 2013), I headed into the trunk. No door to access the brake lights. I pull off the trunk trim and there it is -- the side marker light and the turn signal bulb... and... a plug. So how do I change the brake light bulb? The manual doesn't say anything about the brake light bulbs other than the cringy and bad-for-your-wallet "See your local Subaru dealership." Even the guy at Advanced Auto Parts was flummoxed when I asked what bulb I needed. I see the brake light assembly sells for a minimum of $84 depending on what website you look at. I'd hoped not to have to spend that much, especially given I can't see an easy way to remove the brake light housing/assembly. How do I change the bulb? What size bulb do I buy?