TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
Manufacturer: TOYOTA, Model Year: 2021, Model line: 4RUNNER, Model: TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2021Pages: 258, PDF Size: 8.9 MB
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2018-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Select to call the message 
sender.
Select to have messages 
read out.
To cancel this function, select 
“Stop”.
When “Automatic Message 
Readout” is set to on, mes-
sages will be automatically 
read out. (P.212)
Select to display the previous 
or next message.
This function can be chosen 
the method to reply mes-
sage with “Dictation” or 
“Quick Message”.
●Reading a text m essage is not 
available while driving.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone being connected, 
this function cannot be used.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone being connected, it 
may be necessary to perform 
additional steps on the phone.
●Messages are displayed in the 
appropriate connected Blue-
tooth
® phone’s registered mail 
address folder. Se lect the desired 
folder to be displayed.
●Only received messages on the 
connected Bluetooth® phone can 
be displayed.
●The text of the message is not dis-
played while driving.
●Turn the “POWER VOLUME” 
knob, or use the volume control 
switch on the steering wheel to 
adjust the message read out vol-
ume.
●“Subject:” field is not shown on 
SMS case.
●E-mail only: Select “Mark Unread” 
or “Mark Read” to mark mail 
unread or read on the message 
screen.
This function is available when 
“Update Message Read Status on 
Phone” is set to on. ( P.212)
*: If equipped
1 Display the message screen. 
( P.199)
2 Select the desired message 
from the list.
3 Select “Reply”.
4 Select “Dictation”.
5 When the “Say Your Mes-
sage” screen is displayed, 
speak message that you 
want to send.
6 Select “Send” to send mes-
sage.
“Cancel”: Select to cancel sending 
the message.
“Retry”: Select to retry speaking 
message that you want to send.
While the message is being 
sent, a sending message 
screen is displayed.
7 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
 If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance 
on the screen to try again.
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(dictation reply)* 
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15 messages have already 
been stored.
1Display the message screen. 
( P.199)
2 Select the desired message 
from the list.
3 Select “Reply”.
4 Select “Quick Message”.
5 Select the desired message.
: Select to edit the message. 
(  P.202)
6 Select “Send”.
“Cancel”: Select to cancel sending 
the message.
While the message is being 
sent, a sending message 
screen is displayed.
7 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
 If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance 
on the screen to try again.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, reply function is not 
available.
■Editing quick reply mes-
sages
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Select   corresponding to 
the desired message to edit. 2
Select “OK” when editing is 
completed.
●To reset the edited quick reply 
messages, select “Default”.
●Quick message 1 (“I am driving 
and will arrive in approximately 
[##] minutes.”)
*: 
This message cannot be edited 
and will automatica lly fill in [##] 
with the navigation calculated esti-
mated time of arrival on the con-
firm message screen.
If there are waypoi nts set, [##] to 
the next waypoin t will be shown.
If there is no route currently set in 
the navigation system, quick mes-
sage 1 cannot be selected.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone used for receiving 
messages, reply function may not 
be used.
*: Premium Audio only
Calls can be made to an 
e-mail/SMS/MMS message 
sender’s phone number.
This operation can be per-
formed while driving.
■Calling from e-mail/SMS/
MMS message display
1 Display the message screen. 
( P.199)
2 Select the desired message.
3 Select  , or press the   
switch on the steering wheel.
 If there are 2 or more phone 
numbers, select the desired 
Replying to a message 
(quick reply)
Calling the message 
sender 
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2038-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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number.
4 Check that the dialing screen 
is displayed.
■Calling from a number 
within a message
Calls can be made to a number 
identified in a message’s text 
area.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the message screen. 
( P.199)
2 Select the desired message.
3 Select the text area.
 Identified phone numbers 
contained in the message are 
displayed in blue text.
4 Select the desired number.
5 Check that the dialing screen 
is displayed.
●A series of numbers may be rec-
ognized as a phone number. Addi-
tionally, some phone numbers 
may not be recog nized, such as 
those for other countries.
■Calling from the incoming 
message screen
For detail, refer to “Receiving a 
message”. ( P.200) 
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8-2.Setup
1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Phone”.
4 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Connecting a Bluetooth
® 
device and editing the Blue-
tooth
® device information 
( P.41, 44)
Sound settings
* (  P.204)
Notifications/display set-
tings
* (  P.205) Contact/call history settings
* 
( P.206)
Message settings
* (  P.212)
*: This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
The call and ringtone volume 
can be adjusted. A ringtone can 
be selected.
1 Display the phone settings 
screen. ( P.204)
2 Select “Sounds”.
3 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to set the desired ring-
tone.
Select “-” or “+” to adjust the 
ringtone volume.
Select “-” or “+” to adjust the 
default volume of the other 
Phone settings
Displaying the phone set-
tings screen
Phone settings screen
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party’s voice.
Select to set the desired 
incoming e-mail tone.
Select to set the desired 
incoming SMS/MMS tone.
Select “-” or “+” to adjust the 
incoming SMS/MMS tone 
volume.
Select “-” or “+” to adjust the 
incoming e-mail tone volume.
Select “-” or “+” to adjust the 
message readout volume.
Select to reset all setup 
items.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, certain functions 
may not be available.
1 Display the phone settings 
screen. ( P.204)
2 Select “Notifications/Display”. 3
Select the desired item to be 
set.
Select to change the incom-
ing call display.
• “Full Screen”: When a call is 
received, the incoming call 
screen is displayed and can be 
operated on the screen.
• “Drop-down”: A message is dis- played at the top of the screen.
Select to set the SMS/MMS 
notification pop-up on/off.
Select to change the incom-
ing SMS/MMS display.
• “Full Screen”: When an SMS/MMS message is received, the 
incoming SMS/MMS display 
screen is displayed and can be 
operated on the screen.
• “Drop-down”: When an SMS/ MMS message is received, a 
message is displayed at the top 
of the screen.
Select to set the e-mail notifi-
cation pop-up on/off.
Notifications/display set-
tings screen
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Select to change the incom-
ing e-mail display.
• “Full Screen”: When an e-mail is received, the incoming e-mail dis-
play screen is displayed and can 
be operated on the screen.
• “Drop-down”: When an e-mail is  received, a message is displayed 
at the top of the screen.
Select to set display of the 
contact/history transfer com-
pletion message on/off.
The phone top screen can be 
set to be displayed on the 
multi-information display or 
system screen.
Select to reset all setup 
items.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, these functions 
may not be available.
Contacts can be transferred 
from a Bluetooth
® phone to this 
system. Contacts and favorites 
can be added, edited and 
deleted. Also, the call history 
can be deleted.
1 Display the phone settings 
screen. ( P.204)
2 Select “Contacts/Call His-
tory”. 3
Select the desired item to be 
set.
For PBAP compatible Blue-
tooth
® phones: Select to 
change the contact/history 
transfer settings. ( P.207)
Select to update contacts 
from the connected device. 
( P.208)
Select to sort contacts by the 
first name or last name field.
Select to add contacts to the 
favorites list. ( P.210)
Select to delete contacts 
from the favorites list. 
( P. 2 1 1 )
Select to clear the call his-
tory.
*
Select to add new contacts to 
the contact list.
* (  P.209)
Select to edit contacts in the 
Contacts/Call history set-
tings screen
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2078-2. Setup
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contact list.* ( P.210)
Select to delete contacts 
from the contact list.
* 
( P.210)
Select to set the voice tags. 
( P.211)
Select to reset all setup 
items.
*: For PBAP compatible Bluetooth® 
phones, this function is available 
when “Automatic Transfer” is set 
to off. ( P.207)
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, certain functions 
may not be available.
●Contact data is managed inde-
pendently for every registered 
phone. When one phone is con-
nected, another phone’s regis-
tered data cannot be read.
The automatic contact/history 
function is available for PBAP 
compatible Bluetooth
® phones 
only.
1 Select “Automatic Transfer”.
2 Select the desired item to be 
set. Select to set automatic con-
tact/history transfer on/off. 
When set to on, the phone’s 
contact data and history are 
automatically transferred.
Select to update contacts 
from the connected phone. 
(
P.207)
Select to set the transferred 
contact image display on/off.
Only when the vehicle is not 
moving, the contact image 
can be displayed.
Select to reset all setup 
items.
■Updating contacts from 
phone
1 Select “Update Now”.
 Contacts are transferred auto-
matically.
2 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
 This operation may be unnec-
essary depending on the type 
of Bluetooth
® phone.
 If another Bluetooth
® device 
is connected when transfer-
ring contact data, depending 
on the phone, the connected 
Bluetooth
® device may need 
to be disconnected.
 Depending on the type of 
Bluetooth
® phone being con-
nected, it may be necessary 
to perform additional steps on 
Setting automatic con-
tact/history transfer
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the phone.
■Updating the contacts in a 
different way (from the call 
history screen)
*
1Display the phone top 
screen. ( P.188)
2 Select “History” and select a 
contact not yet registered in 
the contact list.
3 Select “Update Contact”.
4 Select the desired contact.
5 Select a phone type for the 
phone number.
*: For PBAP compatible Bluetooth® 
phones, this function is available 
when “Automatic Transfer” is set 
to off. ( P.207)
When an Android Auto connec-
tion is established, this function 
will be unavailable.
*
*: This function is not available in 
some countries or areas.
When the contact is not regis-
tered
1 Select “Transfer Contacts 
from Device”.
2 Select “From Phone (Blue-
tooth)”. 3
Transfer the contact data to 
the system using a Blue-
tooth
® phone.
 This operation may be unnec-
essary depending on the type 
of Bluetooth
® phone.
 To cancel this function, select 
“Cancel”.
4 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
When the contact is regis-
tered
1 Select “Transfer Contacts 
from Device”.
2 Select “From Phone (Blue-
tooth)”.
3 Select “Replace Contacts” or 
“Add Contact”.
“Replace Contacts”: Select to trans-
fer the contact fr om the connected 
cellular phone and replace the cur-
rent one.
“Add Contact”: Select to transfer 
the desired contact data from the 
connected cellular  phone to add to 
the current one.
4 Transfer the contact data to 
the system using a Blue-
tooth
® phone.
 This operation may be unnec-
essary depending on the type 
of Bluetooth
® phone.
 To cancel this function, select 
“Cancel”.
5 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
Transfer contacts from 
device
From phone (OPP compati-
ble Bluetooth
® phones only) 
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2098-2. Setup
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Backed-up contact data 
(“vCard” formatted) can be 
transferred from USB device or 
Bluetooth
® phone to this sys-
tem.
1 Connect a USB device. 
( P.124)
2 Select “Transfer Contacts 
from Device”.
3 Select “From USB”.
4 Select “USB 1” or “USB 2” 
when the multiple USB 
devices are connected. If a 
USB device is connected, 
skip this procedure.
5 Select “Replace Contacts” or 
“Add Contact”. If the contact 
is already registered, skip 
this procedure.
“Replace Contacts”: Select to trans-
fer the contact fro m the connected 
USB device or Bluetooth
® phone 
and replace the current one.
“Add Contact”: Select to transfer 
the desired contact data from the 
connected USB device or Blue-
tooth
® phone to add to the current 
one.
6 Select a desired file from 
vCard file list.
7 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone used and number of 
files, it may take time to display 
vCard file lists and download con- tacts.
●Downloading may not complete 
correctly in the
 following cases:
• If the engine switch is turned off  during downloading.
• If the USB device or Bluetooth
® 
phone is removed before down-
loading is complete.
New contact data can be regis-
tered.
Up to 4 numbers per person can 
be registered. For PBAP com-
patible Bluetooth
® phones, this 
function is available when “Auto-
matic Transfer” is set to off. 
( P.207)
1 Select “New Contact”.
2 Enter the name and select 
“OK”.
3 Enter the phone number and 
select “OK”.
4 Select the phone type for the 
phone number.
5 To add another number to 
this contact, select “Yes”.
■Registering a new contact 
in a different way (from the 
call history screen)
1 Display the phone top 
screen. ( P.188)
2 Select “History” and select a 
contact not yet registered in 
the contact list.
3 Select “Add to Contacts”.
From USB device
Registering a new contact 
to the contacts list 
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2108-2. Setup
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4Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a new contact to the con-
tacts list” from step  2. 
( P.209)
For PBAP compatible Blue-
tooth
® phones, this function is 
available when “Automatic 
Transfer” is set to off. ( P.207)
1 Select “Edit Contact”.
2 Select the desired contact.
3 Select   corresponding to 
the desired name or number.
4 Enter the name or the phone 
number and select “OK”.
For PBAP compatible Blue-
tooth
® phones, this function is 
available when “Automatic 
Transfer” is set to off. ( P.207)
1 Select “Delete Contacts”.
2 Select the desired contact 
and select “Delete”.
3 Select “Yes” when the confir-
mation screen appears.
●Multiple data can be selected and 
deleted at the same time.
●When a Bluetooth® phone is 
deleted, the contact data will be 
deleted at the same time.
Up to 15 contacts (maximum of 
4 numbers per contact) can be 
registered in the favorites list.
■Registering the contacts in 
the favorites list
1 Select “Add Favorite”.
2 Select the desired contact to 
add to the favorites list.
 Dimmed contacts are already 
stored as a favorite.
3 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
When 15 contacts have 
already been registered to the 
favorites list
1 When 15 contacts have 
already been registered to 
the favorites list, a registered 
contact needs to be replaced.
Select “Yes” when the confir-
mation screen appears to 
replace a contact.
2 Select the contact to be 
replaced.
3 Check that a confirmation 
screen is displayed when the 
operation is complete.
■Registering contacts in the 
favorites list in a different 
way (from the contact 
details screen)
1 Display the phone top 
screen. ( P.188)
Editing the contact data
Deleting the contact data
Favorites list setting