TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
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Connecting a Bluetooth® 
device and editing the Blue-
tooth
® device information 
( P.41, 44)
Registering a Bluetooth
® 
device ( P. 4 3 )
Deleting a Bluetooth
® device 
( P. 4 3 )
Setting the Bluetooth
® sys-
tem ( P.45)
Up to 5 Bluetooth
® devices 
(Phones (HFP) and audio play-
ers (AVP)) can be registered.
If more than 1 Bluetooth
® device 
has been registered, select 
which device to connect to.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 0 )
2 Select “Registered Device”. 3
Select the device to be con-
nected.
“Add”: Registering a Bluetooth® 
device ( P. 4 3 )
“Preferred Device Settings”: Select 
to change the automatic connection 
priority of the registered Bluetooth
® 
devices. ( P.46)
“Remove”: Deleting a Bluetooth
® 
device ( P. 4 3 )
 Supported profile icons will be 
displayed.
: Phone
: Audio player
: Phone/Toyota apps services
The profile icon for a currently 
connected device will be dis-
played in color.
 Selecting a profile icon which 
is not currently connected will 
switch the connection to the 
function.
 If the desired Bluetooth
® 
device is not on the list, select 
“Add New Device” to register 
the device. ( P. 4 3 )
Bluetooth® setup screen
Connecting a Bluetooth® 
device
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B
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4Select the desired connec-
tion.
 “Device Info”: Select to con-
firm and change the Blue-
tooth
® device information. 
( P. 4 4 )
When another Bluetooth® 
device is connected
 To disconnect the Bluetooth
® 
device, select “Yes”.
5 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
connection is complete.
 If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance 
on the screen to try again.
●It may take time if  the device con-
nection is carried out during Blue-
tooth
® audio playback.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® device being connected, it 
may be necessary to perform 
additional steps  on the device.
●When disconnecting a Bluetooth® 
device, it is recommended to dis-
connect using the system.
 P.190
 P.204
 P.145
■Auto connection mode
To turn auto connection mode 
on, set “Bluetooth Power” to on. 
( P.45) Leave the Bluetooth
® 
device in a location where the 
connection can be established.
 When the engine switch is in 
ACC or ON, the system 
searches for a nearby regis-
tered device.
 The system will connect with 
the registered device that was 
last connected, if it is nearby. 
When automatic connection 
priority is set to on and there 
is more than one registered 
Bluetooth
® phone available, 
the system will automatically 
connect to the Bluetooth
® 
phone with the highest prior-
Connecting a Bluetooth® 
device in a different way 
(from phone top screen)
Connecting a Bluetooth
® 
device in a different way 
(from phone setup screen)
Connecting a Bluetooth
® 
device in a different way 
(from Bluetooth
® audio 
screen) 
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ity. (P.45)
■Connecting manually
When the auto connection has 
failed or “Bluetooth Power” is 
turned off, it is necessary to con-
nect the Bluetooth
® device man-
ually.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 0 )
2 Follow the steps in “Connect-
ing a Bluetooth
® device” from 
step  2. (P. 4 1 )
■Reconnecting the Blue-
tooth
® phone
If a Bluetooth
® phone is discon-
nected due to poor reception 
from the Bluetooth
® network 
when the engine switch is in 
ACC or ON, the system auto-
matically reconnects the Blue-
tooth
® phone.
Up to 5 Bluetooth
® devices can 
be registered.
Bluetooth
® compatible phones 
(HFP) and audio players (AVP) 
can be registered simultane-
ously.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 0 ) 2
Select “Add New Device”.
When another Bluetooth® 
device is connected
 To disconnect the Bluetooth
® 
device, select “Yes”.
When 5 Bluetooth® devices 
have already been registered
 A registered device needs to 
be replaced. Select “Yes”, and 
select the device to be 
replaced.
3 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for 
the first time” from step 5. 
( P.36)
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P.40)
2 Select “Remove Device”.
3 Select the desired device.
4 Select “Yes” when the confir-
mation screen appears.
Registering a Bluetooth® 
device
Deleting a Bluetooth® 
device 
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5Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
●When deleting a Bluetooth® 
phone, the cont act data will be 
deleted at the same time.
The Bluetooth® device’s infor-
mation can be displayed on the 
screen. The displayed informa-
tion can be edited.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 0 )
2 Select “Registered Device”.
3 Select the desired device to 
be edited.
4 Select “Device Info”. 5
Confirm and change the 
Bluetooth
® device informa-
tion.
The name of the Bluetooth
® 
device is displayed. It can be 
changed to a desired name. 
( P.45)
Select to set the Bluetooth
® 
audio player connection 
method. ( P.45)
Device address is unique to 
the device and cannot be 
changed.
Phone number is unique to 
the Bluetooth
® phone and 
cannot be changed.
Compatibility profile is unique 
to the Bluetooth
® device and 
cannot be changed.
Select to reset all setup 
items.
Editing the Bluetooth® 
device information
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B
C
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●If 2 Bluetooth® devices have been 
registered with the same device 
name, the devices can be distin-
guished referring to the device’s 
address.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, some information 
may not be displayed.
1 Select “Device Name”.
2 Enter the name and select 
“OK”.
●Even if the device name is 
changed, the name registered in 
your Bluetooth
® device does not 
change.
1 Select “Connect Audio Player 
From”.
2 Select the desired connec-
tion method.
“Vehicle”: Select to connect the 
audio player from the vehicle's 
audio/visual system.
“Device”: Select to connect the 
vehicle's audio/visual system from 
the audio player.
Depending on the audio  player, the “Vehicle” or 
“Device” connection method 
may be best. As such, refer to 
the manual that comes with 
the audio player.
The Bluetooth
® settings can be 
confirmed and changed.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P.40)
2 Select “Detailed Settings”.
3 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to set Bluetooth
® con-
nection on/off. ( P.46)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of 
the registered Bluetooth
® 
devices. ( P.46)
Select to edit the system 
information. ( P.47)
Select to reset all setup 
items.
Changing a device name
Setting audio player con-
nection method
“Detailed Settings” 
screen
A
B
C
D 
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1Select “Bluetooth Power”.
When “Bluetooth Power” is on: 
The Bluetooth
® device is auto-
matically connected when the 
engine switch is in ACC or ON.
When “Bluetooth Power” is off: 
The Bluetooth
® device is dis-
connected, and the system will 
not connect to it next time.
●While driving, the auto connection 
state can be changed from off to 
on, but cannot be changed from 
on to off.
The automatic connection prior-
ity of the registered Bluetooth
® 
devices can be changed.
1 Select “Preferred Device Set-
tings”.
2 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to set automatic con-
nection priority on/off.
Select to change the auto- matic connection priority of 
the registered Bluetooth
® 
phones. ( P.46)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of 
the registered Bluetooth
® 
audio players. ( P.46)
Select to reset all setup 
items.
■Changing Bluetooth® 
device automatic connec-
tion priority
1 Select “Preferred Phones” or 
“Preferred Audio Players”.
2 Select the desired Bluetooth
® 
device and select “Move Up” 
or “Move Down” to change 
the preferred order.
●A newly registered Bluetooth® 
device will automatically be given 
the highest automatic connection 
priority.
Changing “Bluetooth 
Power”
Setting automatic connec-
tion priority
A
B
C
D 
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1Select “System Information”.
2 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Displays system name. Can 
be changed to a desired 
name. ( P. 4 7 )
PIN code used when the 
Bluetooth
® device was regis-
tered. Can be changed to a 
desired code. ( P.47)
Device address is unique to 
the device and cannot be 
changed.
Select to set the connection 
status display of the phone 
on/off.
Select to set the connection 
status display of the audio 
player on/off. Compatibility profile of the 
system
Select to reset all setup 
items.
■Editing the system name
1 Select “System Name”.
2 Enter a name and select 
“OK”.
■Editing the PIN code
1 Select “System PIN Code”.
2 Enter a PIN code and select 
“OK”.
Editing the system infor-
mation
A
B
C
D
E
F
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*: Vehicles equipped with DCMThis function is not available in 
some countries or areas.
1 Enable the Wi-Fi® hotspot 
function. ( P. 4 9 )
2 Disable the “Hide Access 
Point” function. ( P.49)
3 Search for the vehicle access 
point using the device you 
wish to connect.
 For details about operating  the device, refer to the docu-
mentation which came with it.
4 Operate the device to con-
nect it to the vehicle access 
point.
 To check the vehicle access 
point password, check “Pass-
word”. ( P. 4 9 )
●Hints for connecting to the vehicle 
via Wi-Fi® can be displayed. 
(  P. 4 9 )
1 Enable the Wi-Fi® hotspot 
function. ( P. 4 9 )
2 Enable the “Hide Access 
Point” function. ( P. 4 9 )
3 Enter the access point name 
(SSID) into the device you 
wish to connect and connect 
it.
 To check the vehicle access 
point password, check “Pass-
word”. ( P. 4 9 )
 The security settings on the 
device must be the same as 
that displayed for “Security”. 
( P.49)
 For details about operating 
the device, refer to the docu-
mentation which came with it.
Wi-Fi® Hotspot*
By connecting a device to 
the vehicle via Wi-Fi
®, it can 
access the internet through 
the DCM (Data Communica-
tion Module).
 To use this function, a 
Wi-Fi
® hotspot service sub-
scription from AT&T is 
required. Connect your 
device to the in-vehicle 
access point (see instruc-
tions below), or contact the 
Customer Experience Cen-
ter at 1-800-331-4331 for 
assistance.
Connecting a device to 
the in-vehicle access 
point
Searching for and con-
necting a device to the 
vehicle access point
Connecting a device to the 
in-vehicle access point 
using the access point 
name (SSID) 
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1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Wi-Fi
*”.
*:Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark 
of Wi-Fi Alliance
®.
4 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to enable/disable the 
Wi-Fi
® hotspot function. 
( P. 5 0 ) Select to check/change the 
access point password. 
(
P.50)
Select to display hints for 
connecting to the vehicle via 
Wi-Fi
®.
Select to make the access 
point searchable/unsearch-
able.
Select to check/change the 
security protocol of the 
access point (for authentica-
tion and encryption). ( P.51)
Select to change the access 
point name (SSID). ( P.51)
Select to change the Wi-Fi
® 
connection channel (within 
the 2.4GHz frequency band). 
( P.51)
●If any settings have been 
changed, it will be necessary to 
reset the Wi-Fi
® system to com-
plete the changes. To reset the 
Wi-Fi
® system, select “Yes” on the 
pop-up displayed after changing 
the settings.
Changing the Wi-Fi® set-
tings
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B
C
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When the Wi-Fi® hotspot func-
tion is enabled, the system 
checks for a valid hotspot ser-
vice subscription.
If a hotspot service subscription 
has not been started, connect 
your device to the in-vehicle 
access point to start your sub-
scription. A trial subscription 
may be available.
Contact your Toyota dealer for 
details about the Toyota mobile 
application.
1 Select “Password”.
2 Check that the following 
screen is displayed.
Displays the password
Select to display/hide the 
entered password.
Select to change the pass-
word. 1
Select “Change Password”.
2 Enter the desired password 
and select “OK”.
 When setting/changing a 
password, observe the follow-
ing guidelines to help prevent 
the password from being 
cracked by a third party:
• Use an 8-character or longer 
password consisting of letters 
and numbers. (Non-ASCII char-
acters will not be recognized by 
the system.)
• Change the password regularly.
• If you write the password down,  do not leave it somewhere where 
it would be visible.
• Do not use the same password  for vehicle Wi-Fi
® hotspot as 
other accounts already protected 
by a password.
• Avoid using easy to identify  words, such as your vehicle’s 
model name or license plate 
number, simple dictionary words, 
or words with simple obfuscation, 
such as c@t (for cat), as your 
password.
Enabling/disabling the 
Wi-Fi
® Hotspot function
Checking/changing the 
password
A
B
C
 &