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Mine is a 2018 Outback Touring, so not an older model.Perhaps my Outback is progammed differently but the paddle shifters work just like an automatic transmission.... 6 speed if I recall correctly... hit the left paddle shiffter to downshift and the right to upshift.
Now, mine is a 2016 Outback Limited.... I have a faint recollection that some earlier CVT models the shifts were not very noticeable, so perhaps you have an earlier model.
I know the display shows a "gear" when I've accidentally hit a paddle (though it reverts to what's programmed shortly thereafter), but there are no physical gears in a CVT. Subaru (and some other automakers) have chosen to mimic shifting gears, though it's unnecessary with a CVT, it's a marketing choice. The "gear number" displayed is whatever the programmer chooses to display...
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