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FM
Push the “FM” button to turn on the radio
and select the FM band. “FM1”, “FM2” or
“FM TYPE” will appear on the display.
This system allows you to set twelve FM
and six RDS stations, three for each of
the preset button. If the RDS is off or
RDS stations are not preset to the preset
buttons, “FM TYPE” will not appear on the
display.
LOAD
This button is used to load the compact
discs in the compact disc player. This
player can store up to six discs.
To load one compact disc only, quickly
push and release the button,  then insert
a compact disc. After the disc is loaded,
the shutter of the slot will close.
If no compact disc  is inserted,  the shutter
will close after 15 seconds.To load multiple compact discs, push and
hold the button (until  you hear a beep
when the audio system is on), then insert
the first compact disc. After the disc is
loaded, the shutter of the slot will close.
After a few seconds, the shutter will auto-
matically open again so the next disc can
be inserted. The  same process  can be
applied for loading the rest of the di
scs.
If the player is full of discs, “DISC FULL”
will appear on the display.
If no compact disc  is inserted,  the shutter
will close after 15 seconds.
PWR·VOL (Power and Volume)
Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn “PWR·VOL” to adjust the
volume. RAND (Random)
There are two random features—you can
either listen to the tracks on one compact
disc in random order, or listen to the
tracks on all the compact discs  in the
magazine in random order.
To play the tracks on one disc in random
order: 
Quickly push and release “RAND” (preset
button 1). “
” will appear on the
display and the player will perform the
tracks on the disc you are listening to in
random order. To turn off the random fea-
ture, push this button again.
To play all the tracks  in the magazine in
random order:
Push and hold “RAND” (preset button 1)
until you hear a beep. “
” will ap-
pear on the display and the player will
perform all the tracks on all the discs in
the magazine in random order. To turn off
the random feature, push this button
again. 
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RDS (Radio Data System)
Your audio system is equipped with Radio
Data System (RDS). RDS station providing
good reception is automatically selected if
current reception worsens.
The “RDS” button turns  the RDS on and
off. This button is operational except in
AM mode.
To turn on the RDS,  push and hold this
button until  you hear a beep and “RDS”
will appear on the display. At  this time,
the radio starts to search the RDS sta-
tions and “RDS SEARCH” will flash on the
display.
Quickly push and release this button when
the RDS turns on, the radio starts to
search the RDS stations and “RDS
SEARCH” will flash on the display.
When the RDS stations are found,
“FOUND” and the number of the RDS sta-
tions will appear on the display, and you
will hear two beeps. The stations will be
preset to the preset buttons.
If the RDS stations can not be found, “NO
RDS ST” will appear on the display and
you will hear a beep, and the display
returns to the previous mode.
To turn the RDS off, push the button until
you hear a beep again.RPT (Repeat)
Cassette player
Push “RPT” (preset button 2) while the
track is playing. “
” will appear on
the display. When the track ends, it will
automatically rewind and replay. To turn
off the repeat feature, push this button
again.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for  the re-
peat feature to work correctly.
Compact disc player
There are two repeat features—You can
either replay a disc track or a whole com-
pact disc.
Repeating a track:
Quickly push and release “RPT” (preset
button 2) while the track is playing.
“
” will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically replay.
To turn off the repeat feature, push this
button again. Repeating a disc:
Push and hold “RPT” (preset button 2)
until you hear a beep. “
” will ap-
pear on the display. The player will repeat
all the tracks on the disc you are listening
to. When the disc ends, the player will
automatically go back to the first track on
the disc and replay. To turn off  the repeat
feature, push this button again.
SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequencies on
a band or scan only the preset stations
for that band.
To scan the preset stations: 
Push and hold the “SCAN” button until
you hear a beep. The radio will  tune in
the next preset station up the band, stay
there for 5 seconds, and then move to the
next preset station. To stop scanning,
push this button again.
To scan all the frequencies: 
Quickly push and release the “SCAN” but-
ton. The radio will find the next station up
the station band, stay there for 5 seconds,
and then scan again to the next station.
To stop scanning, push this button again. 
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TEXT
Radio
This button is operational only in RDS
mode.
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “TEXT” will be displayed. At
this time, push the “TEXT” button to view
the text message. The message display
will be canceled if any button that affects
the display  is pushed. To view the mes-
sage again, push this button again. After
the entire message has been displayed,
the message will disappear.
The RDS audio system has memory to
store three 64−character messages. To
store a message in memory, push and
hold the “TEXT” button until you hear a
beep.
If three messages are already stored in
memory, the oldest message will be over-
written by the new message.
To recall a radio text message, push the
“TEXT” button momentarily. This will dis-
play the most recent message. Each push
of the button will display messages in the
order of most to least recent. If no messages have been stored, or if
there are no more messages to be re-
called, “NO MESSAGE” will appear on the
display, and the message display will be
canceled.
The message display will be canceled if
you activate any function that affects the
display.
Compact disc player
This button is used to change the display
for the compact disc that contains text
data.
To change the display, quickly push and
release the “TEXT” button while the com-
pact disc is playing. The display changes
in the order from the elapsed time  to disc
title to track title, then back to the
elapsed time.
If this button is pushed while a compact
disc that does not contain text data is
playing, “NO TITLE” will appear on the
display.
If the entire disc or track title does not
appear on the display, push and hold the
button until you hear a beep. The rest of
the title will appear.TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off. This  button is
operational only in FM mode.
By pushing the “TRAF” button, “TRAF
SEEK” will flash on the display and the
radio will start seeking any  traffic program
station.
When a traffic program station is found,
“TRAF” will be displayed and you will hear
a beep.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the display returns to the previous
mode.
If no traffic program station is  found, “NO
TRAF INFO” appears on the display  for a
few seconds and the display returns to
the previous mode.
To cancel the traffic announcement, push
this button again.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the “TUNE” knob clockwise to step
up the frequency. Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to step down the frequency. 
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Some parts of the audio system can be
adjusted using the switches on the steer-
ing wheel.
Details of the specific switches, controls,
and features are described below.1. Volume control switch
2. “ ” switch
3. “MODE” switch
Audio remote controls (steering switches) 
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Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the DVD player is in operation, the
chapter or track can be changed by push-
ing the “” or “ ” side of the switch.
3. “MODE” switch
Push the “MODE” switch to select an au-
dio mode. Each push changes the mode
sequentially if the desired mode is ready
to use. The DVD player will be selectable
if a rear seat entertainment system is
installed in your vehicle.
To turn the audio system on, push the
“MODE” switch.
To turn the audio system off, push and
hold the “MODE” switch until the system
turns off. The rear seat audio system is designed
for the rear seat passengers to enjoy the
audio sound separately between the front
seats and the rear seats.
The rear seat audio system can be turned
on with the rear audio system controller
even if the front audio system is off.
When the front audio is turned off, the
rear audio system will be turned off simul-
taneously.
The rear passengers can enjoy all the
modes (AM and FM radio, cassette tape
player and compact disc player with
changer) with the rear seat audio system
when a cassette tape and a compact disc
are loaded in the front audio system.
When the same mode is selected on the
front and rear audio systems at the same
time, the system can be operated on the
front audio system.
If the radio mode is selected on the front
and rear audio systems at the same time,
AM and FM modes  cannot be  changed on
the rear seat audio system.You can enjoy the rear seat entertainment
system with commercial h
eadphone. See
“—Headphone input ja cks” on page 234 in
this Section for details.
You can also enjoy  the rear  seat enter-
tainment system with a wireless head-
phone. The wireless headphone can be
used within rear seat. If the signal be-
comes weak, the headphone will mute.
For details, refer to the manufacturer ’s
instructions.
With some wireless headphone generally
available in the market, it may be difficult
to catch sound properly. Toyota recom-
mends the use of Toyota genuine wireless
headphone.
You can purchase a wireless headphone
at a Toyota dealer.
CAUTION
Do not drive with using the head-
phone. Otherwise, you may be hard
to hear the sound from the outside
while using the headphone and may
cause an accident.
Rear seat audio system— 
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The rear seat audio system consists of
following components.1. Front audio system
2. Rear seat audio system display
3. Rear seat audio system controller
4. Headphone volume control dials
5. Headphone input jacks
6. Controller holder The rear seat audio system can be oper-
ated with the rear seat audio system con-
troller.
CAUTION
Do not disassemble or modify the
controller. It may cause an accident,
fire or electric shock.
NOTICE
Keep the controller away from direct
sunlight, high heat and high humidity.
These conditions could cause the
case to deform or the battery to ex-
plode or leak.
—Rear seat audio system
controller 
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BEFORE USING THE CONTROLLER 
(for new vehicle owners)
A battery is already set in the control-
ler with an insulating sheet, which pre-
vents the battery from being dis-
charged. Before using the controller,
remove the insulating sheet.
USING THE CONTROLLER
To use the rear seat audio system con-
troller, direct the signal output portion
of the controller to the signal reception
portion of the rear seat audio system
display.
The rear seat audio system controller can
be operated when the ignition switch is in
the “ACC” or “ON” position.
The controller does not operate properly
when the signal  reception portion of the
display is exposed to direct sunlight.
Block the display from direct sunlight.
Details of specific buttons, controls, and
features of the controller, see
“CONTROLLER FEATURES” on page 230
in this Section.
NOTICE
Observe the followings, otherwise the
controller may be damaged.
Do not drop or strongly knock the
controller against hard objects.
 Do not sit on or place heavy ob-
jects on the controller. 
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CONTROLLER FEATURES1. “
” and “” (DISC/CH/PROG) buttons
2. “
” and “” (TUNE/TRACK) buttons
3. “ON/SOURCE” button
4. “OFF” button 1. “
” and “” (DISC/CH/PROG) but-
tons
Radio
You can scan only the preset stations for
the band of the front audio system. (For
instructions, see “—Controls and features”
on page 211 in this Section.)
To scan the preset stations:
Push the “
” or  “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up or down the band. The
station frequency will appear on the dis-
play.
Cassette tape player
Push the “
” or  “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button to select the other  side of a cas-
sette tape. The display indicates which
side is currently selected. (“
” indicates
t he top si de, “
” indicates the bottom
side.)
Auto −reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches  the end of a tape  side, it
automatically  reverses and begins  to play
the other side. This is true whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding. Compact disc player with changer
Use these buttons to select a disc you
want to listen to.
Push the “
” or  “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button until the number of the disc you
want to listen appears on the display.
2. “
” and “” (TUNE/TRACK) buttons
Radio
Push the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK) but-
ton to tune or seek.
Tuning:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
(TUNE/TRACK) button. Each time you
push the button, the radio will  step up or
down to another frequency. If  you push
and hold the button, and the radio will go
into the seek mode.
Seeking:
Push and hold the “
” or  “” (TUNE/
TRACK) button. The radio will seek up or
down for a station of the nearest frequen-
cy and will stop on reception. Each time
you push the button,  the stations will be
searched one after another. 
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Cassette tape player
This button has the following features—
To fast forward or reverse:
Push and hold the “
” (TUNE/TRACK)
button until “FF” will appears on the dis-
play to forward a tape. Push and hold the
“
” (TUNE/TRACK) button until “REW”
appears on the display to rewind a tape.
To stop the tape while it is fast forward-
ing, push the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button.
To stop the tape while it is rewinding,
push the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play that same
side. If a tape fast forwards completely,
the cassette will play the other side of the
tape using the auto −reverse feature.
To skip up or down to locate a song or
recording:
You can select up to nine recordings (in-
cluding current one).
Push the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK) but-
ton. “FF 1” or “REW 1” will appear on the
display.
Next, push either  side of the track button
until the number on the display reaches
the number of tracks you want to skip. If
you push the button 10 times,  the skip
feature will be turned off. For the skip feature to work correctly a
blank space of at least 3 seconds is con-
sidered to be a start of a recording.
When a beginning of a tape is reached,
the player automatically resumes play.
When the end of the tape is  reached, the
player automatically reverses  sides and
resumes normal play.
In addition, the feature may not work well
with some spoken, live, or classical re-
cordings.
Compact disc player
This button has the following features—
To skip up or down to a different track:
Push the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK) but-
ton until the number of  the track  you want
to listen to appears on the display. If you
want to return to the beginning of the
current track, quickly push the “
”
(TUNE/TRACK) button one time.
To fast forward or reverse:
Push and hold the “
” or  “” (TUNE/
TRACK) button to fast forward or reverse
within a compact disc. When  you release
the button, the compact disc player will
resume playing. 3. “ON/SOURCE” button
Push “ON/SOURCE” button to turn on the
rear seat audio system.
Use “ON/SOURCE” button to select an
audio mode when the rear seat audio sys-
tem is on. Each time you push this but-
ton, the system changes between the ra-
dio, cassette player and compact disc
player.
When you change the mode, the display
indicates which mode is selected.
When a cassette tape and compact discs
are not loaded in the front audio system,
only a radio mode can be selected in the
rear seat audio system.
If you push “ON/SOURCE” button to se-
lect the casette tape player mode or com-
pact disc player mode in that  case, a
beep sounds from front audio system and
“INVALID” flashes on the screen for 6
seconds, and then the rear audio system
returns to the radio mode.
If you push “ON/SOURCE” button while
receiving an emergency broadcast, a beep
sounds and “INVALID” appears on the
screen to indicate that no button can be
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Radio
AM mode
When you select the AM mode, “AM” will
appear on the screen.
FM mode
When you select the FM mode, “FM1” or
“FM2” will appear on the display.
If the front audio system receives a traffic
announcement (TA) while the rear seat
audio system is in the radio mode,
“TRAF” will flash on the screen and the
rear seat audio system will turn off. When
the front audio receives a traffic an-
nouncement (TA), the rear seat audio sys-
tem cannot select the AM/FM mode.
Tape mode
“TAPE” appears on the screen while this
mode is selected.Compact disc mode
“CD” appears on the screen while this
mode is selected.
The screen shows the track, or track and
disc number currently being played.
Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will screen one of the four following
error messages.
“WAIT”:
 The compact disc player unit
may be too hot. Allow the player to cool
down.
“ERR 1”:  The disc may be dirty, damaged
or inserted incorrectly (up −side down).
Clean the disc and re −insert it.
“ERR 3”:  There is a problem inside the
system. Eject the disc. Set the disc again.
“ERR 4”:  Over−current. Ask  your Toyota
dealer to inspect.
If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
4. “OFF” button
Push “OFF” button to turn off  the rear
seat audio system. REPLACING CONTROLLER BATTERY
For replacement, use a CR2025 lithium
battery or equivalent.
CAUTION
Special care should be taken that
small children do not swallow the re-
moved battery or components.
NOTICE
When replacing the battery, be care-
ful not to lose the components.
 Replace only with the same or
equivalent type of battery recom-
mended by a Toyota dealer.
 Dispose of used batteries according
to the local regulations.