TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
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acters.
Select to enter characters in 
lower case or in upper case.
Select to change character 
types. (P.31)
Select to make a space on 
cursor.
*: Premium Audio only. This func- tion is not available in some 
countries or areas.
●Keyboard layout can be changed. 
( P. 6 0 )
1 Select “Change Type”.
2 Select the desired character.
●Depending on the screen being 
displayed, it may not possible to 
change keyboard  characters.
When text is input, the system 
predicts the text that may com-
plete the currently unconfirmed 
text and displays predictive 
replacement candidates that 
match the beginning of the text.
1Input text.
2 Select the desired candidate.
 To select a candidate that is 
not displayed, select  , and 
then select the desired predic-
tive replacement candidate.
Changing character type
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The list screen may be dis-
played after entering characters. 
When a list is displayed, use the 
appropriate screen button to 
scroll through the list.
To scroll up/down the list, 
flick the list up/down.
Select to skip to the next or 
previous page. Select and 
hold   or   to scroll 
through the displayed list.
Indicates the position of the 
displayed entries in the entire 
list.
To scroll up/down pages, 
drag the bar.
●If   appears to the right of an 
item name, the complete name is 
too long to display.
• Select to   scro ll to the end of 
the name.
• Select   to move to the begin- ning of the name.
●Matching items from the data-
base are listed even if the entered 
address or name is incomplete.
●The list will be displayed automati- cally if the maximum number of 
characters is entered or matching 
items can be displayed on a single 
list screen.
●The number of matching items is 
shown on the right side of the 
screen. If the num
ber of matching 
items is more than 999, the sys-
tem displays “***”  on the screen.
The order of a list displayed on 
the screen can be sorted in the 
order of distance from the cur-
rent location, date, category, 
etc.
1Select “Sort”.
2 Select the desired sorting cri-
teria.
List screen
Scrolling list screen
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Items are displayed in the list 
with the most similar results of 
the search at the top.
1Select  .
2 Input text.
3 Select “Search”.
4 The list is displayed. 1
Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Display”.
3 Select the desired items to 
be set.
Select to turn the screen off. 
To turn it on, press any but-
Searching a list
Screen adjustment
The contrast and brightness 
of the screen display and 
the image of the camera dis-
play can be adjusted. The 
screen can also be turned 
off, and/or changed to either 
day or night mode.
(For information regarding 
audio/visual screen adjust-
ment: 
P.126)
Displaying the screen 
adjustment screen
A 
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ton.
Select to turn day mode 
on/off. (P.34)
Select to adjust the screen 
display. ( P.34)
Select to adjust the camera 
display.
●When the screen is viewed 
through polarized sunglasses, a 
rainbow pattern may appear on 
the screen due to optical charac-
teristics of the scr een. If this is dis-
turbing, please operate the screen 
without polarized sunglasses.
Depending on the position of the 
headlight switch, the screen 
changes to day or night mode. 
This feature is available when 
the headlight is switched on.
1 Select “Day Mode”.
●If the screen is  set to day mode 
with the headlight switch turned 
on, this condition is memorized 
even with the engine turned off.
The contrast and brightness of 
the screen can be adjusted 
according to the brightness of 
your surroundings.
1 Select “General” or “Cam-
era”.
2 Select the desired item.
 “Display (General)” screen 
only: Select “<” or “>” to select 
the desired display.
• “Contrast”
“+”: Select to strengthen the con-
trast of the screen.
“-”: Select to weaken the contrast of 
the screen.
• “Brightness”
“+”: Select to brighten the screen.
“-”: Select to darken the screen.
Changing between day 
and night mode
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Linking multi-infor ma-
tion display and the 
system
The following functions of 
the system are linked with 
the multi-information dis-
play in the instrument clus-
ter:
Audio*1
Phone*1, 2
etc.
These functions can be 
operated using the meter 
control switches on the 
steering wheel. For details, 
refer to “OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”.
*1: If equipped
*2: When an Apple CarPlay con-
nection is established, this 
function will be unavailable. 
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2-2.Connectivity settings
■Registering from the sys-
tem
1 Turn the Bluetooth
® connec-
tion setting of your cellular 
phone on.
 This function is not available 
when Bluetooth
® connection 
setting of your cellular phone 
is set to off.
2 Press the “MENU” button.
3 Select “Phone”.
 Operations up to this point 
can also be performed by 
pressing “PHONE” button on 
the instrument panel.
4 Select “Yes” to register a 
phone.
Registering/Connect-
ing a Bluetooth® 
device
To use the hands-free sys-
tem, it is necessary to regis-
ter a Bluetooth
® phone with 
the system.
Once the phone has been 
registered, it is possible to 
use the hands-free system.
This operation cannot be 
performed while driving.
When an Apple CarPlay 
connection is established, 
Bluetooth
® functions of the 
system will become unavail-
able and any connected 
Bluetooth
® devices will be 
disconnected.
*
When connecting to 
Android Auto, a Bluetooth
® 
connection will be made 
automatically.
* When an 
Android Auto connection is 
established, some Blue-
tooth
® functions other than 
hands-free system cannot 
be used.
*
*: This function is not available in  some countries or areas.
Registering a Bluetooth® 
phone for the first time 
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5Select the desired Bluetooth® 
device.
 If the desired Bluetooth
® 
phone is not on the list, select 
“If you cannot find...” and fol-
low the guidance on the 
screen. ( P. 3 8 )
6 Register the Bluetooth
® 
device using your Blue-
tooth
® device.
 For details about operating 
the Bluetooth
® device, see 
the manual that comes with it.
 A PIN code is not required for 
SSP (Secure Simple Pairing) 
compatible Bluetooth
® 
devices. Depending on the 
type of Bluetooth
® device 
being connected, a message 
confirming registration may 
be displayed on the Blue-
tooth
® device’s screen.  Respond and operate the 
Bluetooth
® device according 
to the confirmation message.
7 Check that the following 
screen is displayed, indicat-
ing pairing was successful (a 
Bluetooth
® link has been 
established but registration is 
not yet complete).
 The system is connecting to 
the registered device.
 At this stage, the Bluetooth
® 
functions are not yet avail-
able.
8 Check that “Connected” is 
displayed and registration is 
complete.
 If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance 
on the screen to try again.
●If a cellular phone does not oper-
ate properly after being con- 
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and on and then c
onnect it again.
■Registering from phone
1 Select “If you cannot find…”.
2 Select “Register from 
Phone”.
3 Check that the following 
screen is displayed, and reg-
ister the Bluetooth
® device 
using your Bluetooth
® 
device.
 For details about operating 
the Bluetooth
® device, see 
the manual that comes with it.
 A PIN code is not required for  SSP (Secure Simple Pairing) 
compatible Bluetooth
® 
devices. Depending on the 
type of Bluetooth
® device 
being connected, a message 
confirming registration may 
be displayed on the Blue-
tooth
® device’s screen. 
Respond and operate the 
Bluetooth
® device according 
to the confirmation message.
4 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for 
the first time” from step 7. 
( P.36)
To use the Bluetooth
® audio, it is 
necessary to register an audio 
player with the system.
Once the player has been regis-
tered, it is possible to use the 
Bluetooth
® audio.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
For details about registering a 
Bluetooth
® device:  P. 4 3
1 Turn the Bluetooth
® connec-
tion setting of your audio 
player on.
 This function is not available 
when the Bluetooth
® connec-
tion setting of your audio 
Registering a Bluetooth® 
audio player for the first 
time 
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player is set to off.
2 Press the “AUDIO” button.
3 Select “Source” on the audio 
screen or press “AUDIO” but-
ton again.
4 Select “Bluetooth”.
5 Select “Yes” to register an 
audio player.
6 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for 
the first time” from step  5. 
( P. 3 6 )
This system supports the follow-
ing services.
■Bluetooth® Core Specifica-
tion
 Ver. 2.0 (Recommended: Ver. 
4.2)
■Profiles
 HFP (Hands Free Profile) Ver. 
1.0 (Recommended: Ver. 1.7)
• This is a pro file to allow 
hands-free phone calls using a 
cellular phone. It has outgoing 
and incoming call functions.
 OPP (Object Push Profile) 
Ver. 1.1 (Recommended: Ver. 
1.2)
• This is a profile to transfer con-
tacts data.
 PBAP (Phone Book Access 
Profile) Ver. 1.0 (Recom-
mended: Ver. 1.2)
• This is a profile  to transfer phone-
book data.
 MAP (Message Access Pro-
file) Ver. 1.0 (Recommended: 
Ver. 1.2)
• This is a profile to use phone 
message functions.
 SPP (Serial Port Profile) Ver. 
1.1 (Recommended: Ver. 1.2)
• This is a profile to use the Toyota 
audio multimedia function.
 A2DP (Advanced Audio Dis-
tribution Profile) Ver. 1.0 (Rec-
ommended: Ver. 1.3)
• This is a profile to transmit stereo 
audio or high quality sound to the 
audio/visual system.
 AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote 
Control Profile) Ver. 1.0 (Rec-
ommended: Ver. 1.6)
• This is a profile  to allow remote 
control the A/V equipment.
●This system is not  guaranteed to 
operate with all Bluetooth® 
devices.
●If your cellular phone does not 
support HFP, registering the Blue-
tooth
® phone or using OPP, 
PBAP, MAP or SPP profiles indi-
vidually will not be possible.
Profiles 
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●If the connected Bluetooth® 
device version is older than rec-
ommended or incompatible, the 
Bluetooth
® device function may 
not work properly.
●Refer to https://www.toyota.com/audio-multimedia in the United 
States, 
https://www.toyota.ca/connected
 
in Canada, and 
http://www.toyotapr.com/
audio-multimedia in Puerto Rico, 
to find approved Bluetooth® 
phones for this system.
●Certification
Bluetooth is a reg istered trademark 
of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Bluetooth”.
4 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Setting Bluetooth® 
details
When an Apple CarPlay 
connection is established, 
this function will be unavail-
able.
*
When an Android Auto con-
nection is established, 
some functions will be 
unavailable.
*
*: This function is not available in 
some countries or areas.
Displaying the Blue-
tooth® setup screen