TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
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1615-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
The voice command system is 
operated by saying commands 
which correspond to a sup-
ported function. To display 
examples of commands for sup-
ported functions, select a func-
tion button on the screen after 
starting the voice command sys-
tem.
1Press the talk switch.
 Voice guidance for the voice 
command system can be 
skipped by pressing the talk 
switch.
2 If “Getting Started with Voice” 
screen is displayed, select 
“OK” or press the talk switch. 
( P.162) 3
After hearing a beep, say a 
supported command.
 To display sample commands 
of the desired function, say 
the desired function or select 
the desired function button. 
To display more commands, 
select “More Commands”.
 Selecting “Help” or saying 
“Help” prompts the voice com-
mand system to offer exam-
ples of commands and 
operation methods.
 Registered POIs, registered 
names in the contacts list etc., 
can be said in the place of the 
“<>” next to the commands. 
( P.164)
For example: Say “Find a restau-
rant”, “Call John Smith” etc.
If a desired outcome is not 
shown, or if no selections are 
available, perform one of the 
following to return to the pre-
vious screen:
• Say “Go back”.
•Select  .
To cancel voice recognition, 
select  , say “Cancel”, or 
press and hold the talk switch.
 To perform the voice com-
mand operation again, select 
“Start Over” or say “Start 
over”.
 To suspend voice command 
operation, select “Pause” or 
say “Pause”. To resume the 
NOTICE
●Do not touch and  put a sharp 
object to the microphone. It may 
cause failure.
Voice command system 
operation
Operation from the main 
menu 
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voice command operation, 
select “Resume” or press the 
talk switch.
●If the system does not respond or 
the confirmation screen does not 
disappear, press the talk switch 
and try again.
●If a voice command cannot be rec-
ognized 3 consecutive times, 
voice recognition will be canceled.
●Voice recognition prompts can be 
changed on the voice settings 
screen. ( P.66)
This function can be used to cancel 
voice guidance by turning the voice 
prompts off. When you press the 
talk switch while using this setting, a 
beep sounds, and then you can 
immediately say a command.
●Some voice guidance can be can-
celed by setting voice prompts to 
off. Use this setting when it is 
desirable to say a command 
immediately after pressing the talk 
switch and hearing a beep.
To increase voice recognition 
performance, use the “Tutori-
als” and “Voice Training” func-
tions on the “Getting Started 
with Voice” screen. These func-
tions are only available when 
the vehicle is not moving.
The “Tutorials” and “Voice 
Training” functions can also be 
started on the voice settings 
screen. ( P.66)
1 Press the talk switch. 2
Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to display the voice 
command tutorials.
Select to train the voice com-
mand system.
The user will be a sked to say 10 
sample phrases. This will help the 
voice command system adapt to 
the user’s accent.
Select to prevent the screen 
from being displayed again.
Select to proceed to the 
voice command screen.
*: Premium Audio with DCM only.  This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
Text messages can be written 
using the dictation function.
To use the dictation function, a 
subscription to the Connected 
Services is necessary. Contact 
your Toyota dealer for details.
Increasing the voice rec-
ognition performance
Dictation function (English 
only)
*
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Voice command system
1Select  .
2 Speak to the system.
 Words recognized through 
your speech will be displayed. 
To confirm the entered text, 
select “OK”.
●A keyboard screen  will not be dis-
played when the vehicle is being 
driven.
●Text message reply  with the dicta-
tion function may n ot be available 
depending on the type of cellular 
phone.
*: Premium Audio with DCM only. 
This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
Natural language 
understanding*
Due to natural language 
speech recognition technol-
ogy, this system recog-
nizes commands when 
spoken naturally. (If a Con-
nected Services subscrip-
tion has been entered, the 
system will be able to con-
nect to the Cloud and the 
range of naturally spoken 
English which can be recog-
nized will be increased.) 
However, the system cannot 
recognize every variation of 
each command. In some sit-
uations, it is possible to 
omit the command for the 
procedure and directly state 
the desired operation. Not 
all voice commands are dis-
played in the function menu.
To use this function, a sub-
scription to the Connected 
Services is necessary. Con-
tact your Toyota dealer for 
details. 
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Recognizable voice commands 
and their actions are shown 
below.
Frequently used commands 
are listed in the following 
tables.
 For devices that are not 
installed to the vehicle, com-
mands relating to that device 
may not be displayed on the 
screen. Also, depending on 
other conditions, such as 
compatibility, some com-
mands may not be displayed 
on the screen.
 The functions available may 
vary according to the system 
installed.
 Voice recognition language 
can be changed. ( P.62)
 When an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto connec-
tion is established, some 
commands will become 
unavailable.
■Common
■Top menu
*: Vehicle must be parked
Command list
Command list overview
Command list
CommandAction
“Help”
Displays exam-
ples of some of 
the available 
commands
“Go back”Returns to the 
previous screen
“Cancel”
Cancels the 
voice command 
system
“Start over”Returns to top 
menu screen
“Pause”
Temporarily 
pauses a voice 
session until it is 
resumed by 
pressing the talk 
switch again.
CommandAction
“Show com-
mand examples 
for <menu>”Displays the 
command list of 
the selected 
menu
“More com-
mands”Displays more 
commonly used 
commands
“Voice settings”Displays Voice 
Setting screen
“Train my voice”
Displays Train 
Voice Recogni-
tion screen
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Voice command system
■Navigation*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: English and French only
*3: Best recognition results occur 
when saying the full address 
without the zipcode
*4: When the language is set to  French, the supported area is 
only Quebec Province in Canada
*5: For example; “Ga s stations”, 
“Restaurants”, etc.
*6: Major national brands are always  supported. Local brands are also 
supported with a subscription to 
the Connected Services. Contact 
your Toyota dealer for details.
*7: When the language is set to French, the supported area is 
only Quebec City in Canada
*8: Used when multiple destinations are set on a route
CommandAction
“Get directions to 
<house #, street, 
city, state>”
*2
Enables setting 
a destination by 
saying the 
address
*3, 4
“Find a <POI cat-
egory/POI 
name>”
Displays a list of 
<POI cate-
gory
*5/POI 
name
*6> near 
the current posi-
tion
“Find a <POI> 
near my destina-
tion”Displays a list of 
<POI> near the 
destination
“Find a <POI cat-
egory> in a 
city”
*2
Displays a list of 
<POI> in a spec-
ified city and 
state
*7
“Go home”Displays the 
route to home
“Go to favorite 
<1-10>”
Sets the location 
registered to the 
corresponding 
favorite number 
as the destina-
tion
“Show recent 
destinations”
Displays recent 
destinations. 
Selecting a num-
ber from the list 
will start naviga-
tion to the 
selected recent 
destination.
“Cancel route”Cancels the 
route guidance
“Delete destina-
tions”Displays a list of 
destination to 
delete
*8
“Show <POI cat-
egory> icons”
Displays the 
specified point of 
interest cate-
gory
*5 icons on 
the map
CommandAction 
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■Phone
*: If the system does not recognize the name of a contact, create a 
voice tag. ( P.252) The name of 
a contact can also be recognized 
by adding a voice tag.
■While in a phone call
■While incoming message 
notification is displayed
*
*: Full screen message notification  must be turned  on within the 
phone settings ( P.250) 
CommandAction
“Call <contact>”*
Places a call to 
the specified 
contact from the 
phone book
“Call <contact> 
<phone type>”
*
Places a call to 
the specified 
phone type of 
the contact from 
the phone book
“Dial <phone 
number>”Places a call to 
the specified 
phone number
“Redial”
Places a call to 
the phone num-
ber of the latest 
outgoing call
“Call back”
Places a call to 
the phone num-
ber of latest 
incoming call
“Show recent 
calls”Displays the call 
history screen
“Send a mes-
sage to <con-
tact>”
Sends a text 
message to 
specified con-
tact from the 
phone book
CommandAction
“Send <digits>”
Sends DTMF 
tones has speci-
fied
“Mute”
Mutes the micro-
phone (far side 
cannot hear the 
conversation)
“Unmute”Unmutes the 
microphone
CommandAction
“Read message”
Reads the 
incoming mes-
sage over the 
vehicle speakers
“Ignore”
Ignores the 
incoming mes-
sage notification
“Reply”
Initiates sending 
a reply to the 
incoming mes-
sage
“Call”
Places a call to 
the phone num-
ber of incoming 
message 
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Voice command system
■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first using the radio screen ( P.127) 
*2: Requires a satellite radio sub-
scription
■Audio*
*: The audio device must be con- nected via a USB cable to use the 
CommandAction
“Tune to <fre-
quency> AM”
Changes the 
radio to the 
specified AM fre-
quency
“Tune to <fre-
quency> FM”
Changes the 
radio to the 
specified FM fre-
quency
“Play a <genre> 
station”
Changes the 
radio to an FM 
station of the 
specified genre
*1
“Tune to preset 
<1-36>”
Changes the 
radio to the 
specified preset 
radio station
“Tune to a 
<genre> satel-
lite station”
Changes the 
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel 
of the specified 
genre
*2
“Tune to <satel-
lite channel 
name>”
Changes the 
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the 
specified name
*2
“Tune to chan-
nel <number> on 
XM”
Changes the 
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel 
of the specified 
number
*2
CommandAction
“Play Playlist 
<name>”Plays tracks 
from the 
selected playlist
“Play Artist 
<name>”Plays tracks 
from the 
selected artist
“Play Song 
<name>”Plays the 
selected track
“Play Album 
<name>”Plays tracks 
from the 
selected album
“Play Genre 
<name>”Plays tracks 
from the 
selected genre
“Play Composer 
<name>”
Plays tracks 
from the 
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast 
<name>”Plays tracks 
from the 
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook 
<name>”
Plays tracks 
from the 
selected audio-
book
“Audio On”
Turns the 
audio/visual sys-
tem on
“Audio Off”
Turns the 
audio/visual sys-
tem off
“Change the 
audio source to 
<source name>”Sets the source 
to the specified 
audio mode 
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functionality in this section
■Information*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: Only major US cities are sup-ported by voice
■Toyota Apps*1
*1: This function is not made avail-able in some countries or areas.
*2: When an application is opened and is in full screen mode, press-
ing the talk switch will start the 
voice command system and 
commands for the currently dis-
played application will be avail-
able
●Commands relating to operation 
of the audio/visual system can 
only be performed when the 
audio/visual system is turned on.
CommandAction
“Get the Fore-
cast”Displays weather 
information
“Get the Fore-
cast for <city>”
*2
Displays weather 
for the specified 
city
“Show Traffic”Displays traffic 
information
“Show Traffic 
near here”
Displays traffic 
information near 
your current 
location
“Get traffic along 
my route”
Displays traffic 
information 
along your cur-
rent route
“Show Traffic on 
this street”
Displays traffic 
information 
along road you 
are currently 
driving on
“Show Traffic for 
saved route”Displays traffic 
information for a 
saved route
“Show Predic-
tive Traffic”Displays the pre-
dictive traffic 
map
CommandAction
“Launch <appli-
cation name>”
*2Activates the 
Toyota Apps 
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1706-1. Information display
6-1.Information display 
*: Premium Audio only
1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Info”.
3 Select “Weather”.
4 Check that the weather 
screen is displayed.
Select to display the current 
weather information. 
( P.171)
Select to display a 3-day  weather forecast for the cur-
rently displayed location. To 
view the details of a specific 
day, select the date.
Select to display the weather 
information for the next 6 
hours and 12 hours. (This 
button is not displayed when 
a location is selected from 
the “National Cities” list of 
“National/Local”.)
Select to display the weather 
of a desired location in the 
recently checked locations 
list.
Select to change the dis-
played weather location. A 
location can be selected from 
two different lists: a list of 
national cities and a list of 
local cities. (
P.171)
Select to display Doppler 
weather radar information 
over the map.
●This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
●The weather for current location 
might not show the closest city 
when it first displays.
●The weather information is 
updated every 5 to 90 minutes. 
The time elapsed since the last 
update is displayed at the bottom 
right corner of the screen. If the 
weather has been updated less 
than 5 minutes a go, “Now” will be 
displayed.
Receiving weather 
information*
Weather information can be 
received via HD Radio 
broadcast or DCM (Data 
Communication Module).
Displaying weather 
screen
A
B
C
D
E
F