TOYOTA RAV4 2021 Owners Manual (in English)

3815-1. Basic function
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Press the “MENU” button to display the “Menu” screen.
Displays the clock. Select to display the clock settings screen.
( P.419)
Select to display the audio control screen. ( P.424)
Select to display the hands-free operation screen. ( P.471)
• When an Apple CarPlay connection is established, select to display the
Phone application screen.
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Select to display the Toyota Apps screen.*1, 2 (  P.510)
When an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection is established
and this button displays “Apple CarPlay”/“Android Auto”, select to
display the home screen of Apple CarPlay/Android Auto.
*1
( P.411)
Select to display the fuel consumption screen. ( P.99)
Select to display the “Setup” screen. ( P.384)
Select to adjust the contrast, brightness, etc. of the display.
( P.392)
*1: This function is not made available in some countries or areas .
*2: When an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection is established, this
function will be unavailable.
Menu screen
Menu screen operation
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3825-1. Basic function
Indicate during data commu-
nication performed via Data
Communication Module
(DCM)
*1
The reception level of Data
Communication Module
(DCM) display
*1 ( P.382)
The reception level of the
connected phone display
( P.382)
Remaining battery charge
display ( P.383)
Bluetooth
® phone connection
condition display ( P.383)
Wi-Fi
® connection condition
display
*1, 2 (  P.406)
*1: Vehicles equipped with DCM
*2: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
●The number of status icons that
can be displayed differs depend-
ing on the displayed screen.
The level of reception does not
always correspond with the level
displayed on the cellular phone.
The level of reception may not
be displayed depending on the
phone you have.
When the cellular phone is out
of the service area or in a place
inaccessible by radio waves,
/ is displayed.
“Rm” is displayed when receiv-
ing in a roaming area. While
roaming, display “Rm” top-left
on the icon.
The receiving area may not be
displayed depending on the type
of Bluetooth
® phone you have.
While connected with cellular
phone
Status icon
Status icons are displayed
at the top of the screen.
Status icon explanation
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Reception LevelIndicators
Poor
Excellent

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While using Data Communi-
cation Module (DCM)
While using Wi-Fi®Hotspot
●When Wi-Fi® Hotspot is off, no
item is displayed.
The amount displayed does not
always correspond with the
amount displayed on the
Bluetooth
® device.
The amount of battery charge
left may not be displayed
depending on the type of the
Bluetooth
® device connected.
This system does not have a
charging function. An antenna for the Bluetooth
®
connection is built into the
instrument panel.
The condition of the Bluetooth
®
connection may deteriorate and
the system may not function
when a Bluetooth
® phone is
used in the following conditions
and/or places:
The cellular phone is obstructed
by certain objects (such as
when it is behind the seat or in
the glove box or console box).
The cellular phone is touching or
is covered with metal materials.
Leave the Bluetooth
® phone in a
place where the condition of the
Bluetooth
® connection is good.
Reception LevelIndicators
Poor
Excellent
Reception LevelIndicators
No connection
Connected
Remaining battery charge
display
Remaining chargeIndicators
Empty
Full
Bluetooth® connection
condition display
IndicatorsConditions
(Blue)
Indicates that the con-
dition of the
Bluetooth
® connection
is good.
(Gray)
While in this condition,
sound quality during
phone calls may dete-
riorate.
Indicates that the cel-
lular phone is not con-
nected via Bluetooth
®.

3845-1. Basic function
Press the “MENU” button, then
select “Setup” to display the
“Setup” screen. The items
shown on the “Setup” screen
can be set.Select to change the selected
language, operation sound
settings, etc. ( P.418)
Select to set Bluetooth
®
device and Bluetooth
® sys-
tem settings. ( P.398)
Select to set audio settings.
( P.448)
Select to set the phone
sound, contacts, message
settings, etc. ( P.487)
Select to set the voice set-
tings. ( P.422) Select to set vehicle informa-
tion. (
P.423)
Select to set Wi-Fi
® connec-
tion settings.
*1, 2 (  P.407)
Select to set Toyota Apps
settings.
*2 (  P.514)
*1: Vehicles equipped with DCM
*2: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
“Setup” screen
“Setup” screen
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3855-2. Basic information before operation
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5-2.Basic information before operation
After a few seconds, the caution
screen will be displayed.
After about 5 seconds or select-
ing “Continue”, the caution
screen automatically switches to
the next screen.
When system response is
extremely slow, the system can
be restarted.
1Press and hold the “POWER
VOLUME” knob for 3 sec-
onds or more.
Initial screen
When the engine switch is
turned to ACC or ON, the
initial screen will be dis-
played and the system will
begin operating.
Caution screen
WARNING
●When the vehicle is stopped
with the engine running, always
apply the parking brake for
safety.
Restarting the system

3865-2. Basic information before operation
Operations are performed by touching the touch screen directly with
your finger.
*1: The above operations may not be performed on all screens.
*2: The Apple CarPlay Maps applicat ion is not compatible with pinch multi-
touch gestures.
Touch screen
Touch screen gestures
Operation methodOutlineMain use
 Touch
Quickly touch and
release once. Selecting an item
on the screen
Drag*1
Touch the screen
with your finger,
and move the
screen to the
desired position.
 Scrolling the lists
Flick*1
Quickly move the
screen by flicking
with your finger. Scrolling the main
screen page
Pinch in/Pinch
out
Slide fingers toward
each other or apart
on the screen.
 Changing the
scale of the
map
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●Flick operations may not be performed smoothly at high altitudes.
●If the system does not respond to
touching a screen button, move
your finger away from the screen
and then touch it again.
●Dimmed screen buttons cannot be
operated.
●The displayed image may become
darker and moving images may
be slightly distorted when the
screen is cold.
●In extremely cold conditions, the
screen may not be displayed and
the data input by a user may be
deleted. Also, the screen buttons
may be harder than usual to
depress.
●When you look at the screen
through polarized material such as
polarized sunglasses, the screen
may be dark and hard to see. If
so, look at the scr een from differ-
ent angles, adjust the screen set-
tings on the display settings
screen or take off your sun-
glasses.
●When is displayed on the
screen, select to return to the
previous screen.
The operable areas of the
capacitive touch screen buttons
use capacitive touch sensors
and may not operate properly in
the following situations:
 If the screen is dirty or wet
 If a source of strong electro-
magnetic waves is brought
near the screen
 If a glove is worn during oper-
ation
 If the screen is touched by a
fingernail
 If a stylus is used to operate
the buttons
 If your palm touches the oper-
able area of another button
during operation
 If a button is touched quickly
 If the operable part of a
capacitive touch screen but-
ton is touched by or covered
Touch screen operation
This system is operated
mainly by the buttons on
the screen. (Referred to as
screen buttons in this man-
ual.)
When a screen button is
touched, a beep sounds. (To
set the beep sound:
P.418)
NOTICE
●To prevent damaging the
screen, lightly touch the screen
buttons with your finger.
●Do not use objec ts other than
your finger to touch the screen.
●Wipe off fingerprints using a
glass cleaning cloth. Do not use
chemical cleaners to clean the
screen, as they may damage
the touch screen.
Capacitive touch screen
buttons

3885-2. Basic information before operation
with a metal object, such as
the following, it may not oper-
ate properly:
• Magnetic isolation cards
• Metallic foil, such as the inner
packaging of a cigarette box
• Metallic wallets or bags
• Coins
• Discs, such as a CD or DVD
 If the operable part of a
capacitive touch screen but-
ton is wiped, it may operate
unintentionally.
 If the capacitive touch screen
button is being touched when
the engine switch is changed
to ACC or ON, the button may
not operate properly. In this
case, remove anything touch-
ing the button, turn the engine
switch to OFF and then turn it
to ACC or ON, or restart the
system by press and hold the
“POWER VOLUME” knob for
3 seconds or more.
●Capacitive touch screen button
sensor sensitivity can be adjusted.
( P.418)
1 Press the “HOME” button.
2 Check that the home screen
is displayed.
 Selecting a screen will display
it full screen.
●The display information and area
on the home screen can be cus-
tomized.
●The home screen can be set to
several types of split layouts
Home screen
On the home screen, multi-
ple screens, such as the
audio/visual system screen,
hands-free screen and clock
screen, can be displayed
simultaneously.
Home screen operation

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The display information/area on
the home screen and the home
screen layout can be changed.
1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
 If the general settings screen
is not displayed, select “Gen-
eral”.
3 Select “Customize Home
Screen”.
4 Select the items to be set.
Select to change the display
information and area on the
home screen.
Select to change the home
screen layout. When searching by a name or
entering data, letters and num-
bers can be entered via the
screen.
Text field. Entered charac-
ter(s) will be displayed.
Select to erase one charac-
ter.
Select and hold to continue
erasing characters.
Select to move the cursor.
Select to choose predictive
text candidate for entered
text. ( P.390)
Select to display a list of pre-
dictive text candidates when
there is more than one.
( P.390)
Select to enter desired char-
acters.
Select to enter characters in
lower case or in upper case.
Customizing the home
screen
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Entering letters and
numbers/list screen
operation
Entering letters and num-
bers
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3905-2. Basic information before operation
Select to change character
types. (P.390)
Select to make a space on
cursor.
●Keyboard layout can be changed.
(  P.418)
1 Select “Change Type”.
2 Select the desired character.
●Depending on the screen being
displayed, it may not be 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. 1
Input text.
2 Select the desired candidate.
 To select a candidate that is
not displayed, select , and
then select the desired predic-
tive replacement candidate.
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.
Changing character type
Displaying predictive text
candidates
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