TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK 2021 Owners Manual (in English)
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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.281)
Select to set the Bluetooth
® 
audio player connection 
method. ( P.281)
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.
●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 
Changing a device name
Setting audio player con-
nection method 
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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.277)
2 Select “Detailed Settings”.
3 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to set Bluetooth
® con-
nection on/off. ( P.282)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of 
the registered Bluetooth
® 
devices. ( P.282)
Select to edit the system 
information. ( P.283)
Select to reset all setup 
items. 1
Select “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-
“Detailed Settings” 
screen
Changing “Bluetooth 
Power”
Setting automatic connec-
tion priority 
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matic connection priority of 
the registered Bluetooth
® 
phones. ( P.283)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of 
the registered Bluetooth
® 
audio players. ( P.283)
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.
1 Select “System Information”. 2
Select the desired item to be 
set.
Displays system name. Can 
be changed to a desired 
name. ( P.284)
PIN code used when the 
Bluetooth
® device was regis-
tered. Can be changed to a 
desired code. ( P.284)
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 infor-
mation 
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■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”.
*: If equipped
1Enable the Wi-Fi® Hotspot 
function. ( P.285)
2 Disable the “Hide Access 
Point” function. ( P.285)
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.
Wi-Fi® Hotspot*
By connecting a device to 
the vehicle via Wi-Fi
®, it can 
access the internet through 
the DCM.
 To use this function, a 
Wi-Fi
® Hotspot service sub-
scription from Verizon Wire-
less is required. Contact 
your Toyota dealer for 
details.
 This function is not made 
available in some countries 
or areas.
Connecting a device to 
the in-vehicle access 
point
Searching for and con-
necting a device to the 
vehicle access point 
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4 Operate the device to con-
nect it to the vehicle access 
point.
 To check the vehicle access 
point password, check “Pass-
word”. ( P.285)
●Hints for connecting to the vehicle 
via Wi-Fi® can be displayed. 
(  P.285)
1 Enable the Wi-Fi® Hotspot 
function. ( P.285)
2 Enable the “Hide Access 
Point” function. ( P.284)
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.285)
 The security settings on the 
device must be the same as 
that displayed for “Security”. 
( P.285)
 For details about operating 
the device, refer to the docu-
mentation which came with it. 1
Press 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.286)
Connecting a device to the 
in-vehicle access point 
using the access point 
name (SSID)
Changing the Wi-Fi® set-
tings 
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Select to check/change the 
access point password. 
(P.286)
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.287)
Select to change the access 
point name (SSID). ( P.287)
Select to change the Wi-Fi
® 
connection channel (within 
the 2.4GHz frequency band). 
( P.287)
●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.
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.
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 consis ting of letters 
and numbers. (Non-ASCII char-
acters will not be recognized by 
the system.)
Enabling/disabling the 
Wi-Fi
® Hotspot function
Checking/changing the 
password
Changing the password 
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• 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 or a similar  password to that for other 
accounts.
• Avoid using easy to identify  words, such as your vehicle’s 
model name or license plate 
number, simple di ctionary words, 
or words with simple obfuscation, 
such as c@t (for cat), as your 
password.
1 Select “Security”.
2 Select the desired security 
protocol.
1 Select “Access Point Name”.
2 Enter the desired access 
point name (SSID) and select 
“OK”.
1 Select “Channel”. 2
Check that the following 
screen is displayed.
Select to change the chan-
nel selection to auto-
matic/manual.
When “Manual” is selected, 
select to change the channel.
1 Set “Select Channel” to 
“Manual”.
2 Select “Channel Number”.
3 Enter the desired channel 
number and select “OK”.
 Channels 1 through 11 can be 
selected.
●If a connected device is taken out 
of the Wi-Fi® connection area, the 
connection will be severed.
●If the vehicle is driven out of the 
cellular communic ation coverage 
area, connecting to the internet 
via the Wi-Fi
® Hotspot will not be 
possible.
●If a Bluetooth® device is used 
while a device is connected using 
the Wi-Fi
® Hotspot function, the 
Changing the security pro-
tocol
Changing the access point 
name (SSID)
Selecting a Wi-Fi
® connec-
tion channel
Changing the channel
Wi-Fi® function operating 
hints 
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decrease.
●If the vehicle is near a radio 
antenna, radio station or other 
source of strong radio waves and 
electrical noise, communication 
may be slow or impossible.
The condition of Wi-Fi® connec-
tion appears on the right upper 
side of the screen. ( P.260)
Communication standards
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n (2.4GHz)
 Security
WPA™
WPA2™
• WPA™ and WPA2™ are trade-
marks of Wi-Fi Alliance
®.
WARNING
●Use Wi-Fi® devices only when 
safe and legal to do so.
●Your audio unit is fitted with 
Wi-Fi® antennas. People with 
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization 
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators 
should maintain a reasonable 
distance between themselves 
and the Wi-Fi
® antennas.
The radio waves may affect the 
operation of such devices.
●Before using Wi-Fi® devices, 
users of any electrical medical 
device other than implantable 
cardiac pacemakers, cardiac 
resynchronization ther-
apy-pacemakers or implantable 
cardioverter defib rillators should 
consult the manufacturer of the 
device for information about its 
operation under the influence of 
radio waves. 
Radio waves could have unex-
pected effects on the operation 
of such medical devices.
Conditions displayed with 
Wi-Fi
® icon
Specifications 
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*: This function is not made avail- able in some countries or areas.
1 Enable Siri on the device to 
be connected. 2
Connect the device to the 
USB port. ( P.305)
3 Select “Always Enable” or 
“Enable Once”.
 If “Do Not Enable” is selected, 
an Apple CarPlay connection 
will not be established. In this 
case, the device can be oper-
ated as a normal Apple 
device, such as an iPod.
 Depending on the device con-
nected, it may take approxi-
mately 3 to 6 seconds before 
an Apple CarPlay connection 
is established.
4 Press the “MENU” button.
Apple CarPlay/
Android Auto*
Apple CarPlay allows some 
applications, such as Map, 
Phone, and Music, to be 
used on the system.
When an Apple CarPlay 
connection is established, 
Apple CarPlay compatible 
applications will be dis-
played on the system dis-
play.
Compatible device
Apple iPhone (iOS Ver. 9.3 or 
later) that supports Apple Car-
Play. For details, refer to
https://www.apple.com/ios/car
play/.
Android devices with Android OS 
ver 5.0 or higher which support 
Android Auto and have the 
Android Auto  application 
installed.
For details, refer to
https://www.android.com/auto/
.*
*: Some devices may not operate  with this system.
Establishing an Apple 
CarPlay connection 
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5Select the “Apple CarPlay”.
6 Check that home screen of 
Apple CarPlay is displayed.
Select to display the home 
screen of Apple CarPlay.
Touch and hold to activate 
Siri.
Select to start the application.
User can use any iPhone 
application supported by 
Apple CarPlay.
Select to display the system 
screen.
1 Check that the Android Auto 
application is installed to the 
device to be connected.
2 Connect the device to the 
USB port. ( P.305) 3
Select “On” to enable the 
function.
 “Off”: Select to not enable 
Android Auto. Android Auto 
will remain off until “Android 
Auto” of “Projection Settings” 
on the general settings screen 
is turned on.
 Depending on the device con-
nected, it may take approxi-
mately 3 to 6 seconds before 
the system returns to previous 
screen.
 The screen may change to 
“step 6” depending on the 
system.
4 Press the “MENU” button.
5 Select “Android Auto”.
6 Check that home screen of 
Android Auto is displayed.
●When an Apple CarPlay/Android 
Auto connection is established, 
the function of  some system but-
tons will change.
●When an Apple CarPlay/Android 
Auto connection is established, 
some system functions, such as 
the following, will be replaced by 
similar Apple  CarPlay/Android 
Auto functions or will become 
unavailable:
Establishing an Android 
Auto connection