Any way to turn off display? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kkobe2 · 11-09-2015, 09:18 PM

When driving at night the little screen is distracting me, is there way to make it go black? Totally black not audio off black

carma143 · 11-09-2015, 09:50 PM

Hold "Audio" button for ~3 sec, press turn off display. The display only turns on if you adjust the sound (lights up to a mostly black screen for a few seconds) or press one of the physical buttons (resumes normal display mode).

ARTBRZ · 11-09-2015, 10:08 PM

Nice! I also wondered about this. I'm trying this tomorrow.

extrashaky · 11-10-2015, 12:24 PM

For those who don't realize it, pressing the Audio button as described above also gives you the option of changing the screen brightness and manually switching to "day" or "night" mode. For example, if you're driving in the rain during the day and turn your headlights on (as required in some states), the screen will dim to night mode so that it's difficult to see. You can override that by going into that display screen and turning it back to day.

Special_K · 11-10-2015, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by extrashaky

For those who don't realize it, pressing the Audio button as described above also gives you the option of changing the screen brightness and manually switching to "day" or "night" mode. For example, if you're driving in the rain during the day and turn your headlights on (as required in some states), the screen will dim to night mode so that it's difficult to see. You can override that by going into that display screen and turning it back to day.

No shit?.. And to think, this whole time I've been doing it by going through all the menus like a chump.

extrashaky · 11-10-2015, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Special_K

No shit?.. And to think, this whole time I've been doing it by going through all the menus like a chump.

I couldn't find that in the manual. If it's there, I missed it. If you look, you can see that it says "DISP" above the button, but they didn't bother to tell us how to access that function.

I found it by accident. I had pushed the Audio button to switch back from the map as I was going over some rough road, and it looked like the faceplate flexed under my finger. I was pushing on it to confirm it was actually flexing, and suddenly the screen changed. So I guess I should thank Subaru for the shitty build quality leading me to a solution to a completely different problem.

Special_K · 11-10-2015, 04:27 PM

Just tried it at lunch, can confirm it works as previously stated.

jawn · 11-10-2015, 04:29 PM

What is this black magic?

Eski · 11-10-2015, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by extrashaky

For those who don't realize it, pressing the Audio button as described above also gives you the option of changing the screen brightness and manually switching to "day" or "night" mode. For example, if you're driving in the rain during the day and turn your headlights on (as required in some states), the screen will dim to night mode so that it's difficult to see. You can override that by going into that display screen and turning it back to day.

There is also the option of the cluster brightness control knob on the panel to the left of the sterring wheel. If you turn it all the way bright past the click it turns on day time brightness with the headlights on.

G-Man · 11-10-2015, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eski

There is also the option of the cluster brightness control knob on the panel to the left of the sterring wheel. If you turn it all the way bright past the click it turns on day time brightness with the headlights on.

This was a big one for me. Took a few months of ungodly driving at night with day radio until i figured it out.

carma143 · 11-10-2015, 09:37 PM

Ever drive at night with the daytime brightness mode? Ruined my whole day (or would that be night)

There are also "secret" menus that can be triggered with pressing various combinations of the three buttons.

Here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49713

Doing the pattern backwards brings up yet another menu.

Packofcrows · 11-12-2015, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Special_K

No shit?.. And to think, this whole time I've been doing it by going through all the menus like a chump.

hahaha me too!~ At stop lights trying to rush it! haha

11-10-2015, 04:27 PM	#7
Special_K Bannéd Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: WA Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 1,671 Thanked 2,079 Times in 912 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just tried it at lunch, can confirm it works as previously stated. __________________ The fascinating thing about my signature is that by the time you realize that it is of no importance, it will also be too late to stop reading it. Good luck getting those five seconds of your life back.

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11-09-2015, 09:50 PM	#2
carma143 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota Highlander; Subaru BRZ (SWP) Location: California Posts: 431 Thanks: 137 Thanked 156 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Hold "Audio" button for ~3 sec, press turn off display. The display only turns on if you adjust the sound (lights up to a mostly black screen for a few seconds) or press one of the physical buttons (resumes normal display mode).

11-09-2015, 10:08 PM	#3
ARTBRZ Aloha! Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 350 Thanks: 121 Thanked 180 Times in 109 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice! I also wondered about this. I'm trying this tomorrow.

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extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,045 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,618 Times in 2,266 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	For those who don't realize it, pressing the Audio button as described above also gives you the option of changing the screen brightness and manually switching to "day" or "night" mode. For example, if you're driving in the rain during the day and turn your headlights on (as required in some states), the screen will dim to night mode so that it's difficult to see. You can override that by going into that display screen and turning it back to day.

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jawn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2015 CWP BRZ Limited Location: NOVA Posts: 2,800 Thanks: 1,801 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,757 Posts Mentioned: 105 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	What is this black magic?

11-10-2015, 09:37 PM	#11
carma143 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota Highlander; Subaru BRZ (SWP) Location: California Posts: 431 Thanks: 137 Thanked 156 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Ever drive at night with the daytime brightness mode? Ruined my whole day (or would that be night) There are also "secret" menus that can be triggered with pressing various combinations of the three buttons. Here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49713 Doing the pattern backwards brings up yet another menu.

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