2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ignition

BASIC FUNCTIONS
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Vehicles with smart key system —
When the “ENGINE START STOP” switch
is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON
mode, the initial screen will be displayed
and the system will begin operating.
Vehicles without smart key system —
When the engine switch is in “ACC” or
“ON” position, the initial screen will be
displayed and the system will begin oper-
ating.
CAUTION
When the vehicle is stopped with the
engine running, always apply the
parking brake for safety.
After a few seconds, the “CAUTION”
screen will be displayed.
After about 5 seconds, the “CAUTION”
screen automatically switches to the map
screen. When the “MAP/VOICE” button
is also pushed, the map screen is dis-
played.
While the “CAUTION” screen is displayed,
the “DEST” or “MENU” button cannot be
operated. And if the “Language”, “Cal-
endar” or “Maintenance” buttons on the
“Information” screen are touched, the
screen will change back to “CAUTION”
screen and then change to the map screen
in about 5 seconds later or if the “MAP/
VOICE” button is pushed.
Initial screen

OTHER FUNCTIONS
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Connecting a Bluetooth phone
(i) Automatically
When you register your phone, auto
connection will be turned on. Always
set it to this mode and leave the
Bluetooth phone in a condition where
connection can be established.
Each time you touch “Auto Connect”,
auto connection will be switched on or off.
Vehicles with smart key system —
When the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION
ON mode, the selected Bluetooth
phone will be automatically connected
and the connection result is displayed.
This screen appears when the Bluetooth
phone is first connected after the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch is in ACCESSORY
or IGNITION ON mode.
Vehicles without smart key system —
When the engine switch is in “ACC” or
“ON” position, the selected Bluetooth
phone will be automatically connected
and the connection result is displayed.
This screen appears when the Bluetooth
phone is first connected after the engine
switch is in “ACC” or “ON” position.

OTHER FUNCTIONS
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(ii) Manually
When the auto connection fails or is
turned off, you have to connect
Bluetooth manually.
Touch “Connect” after enabling the
Bluetooth connection on the phone.
When the connection is completed, this
screen is displayed.
Now you can use the Bluetooth phone.
Reconnecting the Bluetooth
phone
Vehicles with smart key system —
If the Bluetooth phone is
disconnected with a poor reception
from the Bluetooth network when the
“ENGINE START STOP” switch is in
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode,
the system automatically reconnects
the Bluetooth phone. In this case, the
connection result is not displayed.
Vehicles without smart key system —
If the Bluetooth phone is
disconnected with a poor reception
from the Bluetooth network when the
engine switch is in “ACC” or “ON”
position, the system automatically
reconnects the Bluetooth phone. In
this case, the connection result is not
displayed.
If the Bluetooth is disconnected on pur-
pose such as you turned your cellular
phone OFF, this does not happen. Recon-
nect it by the following methods.
Select the Bluetooth phone again.
Enter the Bluetooth phone.

OTHER FUNCTIONS
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Auto answer
When a call is received, the display au-
tomatically changes to the talking
screen and you can start to talk on the
phone (without touching any switch) af-
ter the preset time.
Touch “ON” of “Auto Answer” and “”
or “+” to adjust the waiting time of auto
answer within 1 60 seconds.
The Bluetooth connection status at
startup
Vehicles with smart key system —
When the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION
ON mode and the Bluetooth is auto-
matically connected, the connection
check is displayed.
Vehicles without smart key system —
When the engine switch is in “ACC” or
“ON” position and the Bluetooth is au-
tomatically connected, the connection
check is displayed.
Touch “ON” or “OFF” of “Show
Bluetooth∗ connection status at start
up”.
∗: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG. Inc.

AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM
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8“PWR/VOL” knob
Push this knob to turn the audio/video
system on and off, and turn it to adjust
the volume. For details, see page
188.
9“SEEK/TRACK” button
Push either side of this button to seek
up or down for a station, or to access
a desired track, file or chapter. For
details, see pages 195, 208, 212,219
and 222.This section describes some of the basic
features of your audio/video system.
Some information may not pertain to your
system.
Vehicles with smart key system —
Your audio system works when the “EN-
GINE START STOP” switch is in ACCES-
SORY or IGNITION ON mode.
Vehicles without smart key system —
Your audio system works when the engine
switch is in “ACC” or “ON” position.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the audio/video
system on longer than necessary
when the engine is not running.
Using your audio/video
system —
— Some basics

AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM
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(a) Inserting discs
Vehicles with smart key system —
The “ENGINE START STOP” switch must
be set at ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON
mode.
Vehicles without smart key system —
The engine switch must be set at “ACC” or
“ON” position.
Your CD changer can store up to 4 discs.
You can set a disc at the lowest empty disc
number.
1. Push the “LOAD·
/CLOSE” but-
ton. The “LOAD·EJECT” screen ap-
pears.
2. Touch “LOAD”. The display opens.
3. The amber indicators at either side
of the slot start blinking. When the indi-
cators change to green, insert only one
disc. After the disc is loaded, the amber
indicators at either side of the slot start
blinking again. When the indicators
change to green, you can insert the
next disc.
4. Push the “LOAD·
/CLOSE” but-
ton to close the display.
The changer will automatically start play-
ing from the last disc you inserted.
If the label faces down, the disc cannot be
played. In this case, “CD CHECK” ap-
pears on the screen.
— CD changer operation

AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM
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(f) Operating a DVD video disc
NOTE: The playback condition of some
DVD video discs may be determined by
a DVD video software producer. This
DVD player plays a disc as the software
producer intended. So some functions
may not work properly. Be sure to read
the instruction manual for the DVD vid-
eo disc separately provided. For the
detailed information about DVD video
discs, see “(i) DVD player and DVD vid-
eo disc information”.
Precautions on DVD video disc
When recording with a DVD video or video
CD, audio tracks may not record in some
cases while the menu is displayed. As au-
dio will not play in this case, verify that the
video tracks are playing and then activate
playback.
When playback of a disc is completed:
If an audio CD or MP3 disc is playing,
the first track or file starts.
If a DVD video or video CD is playing,
playback will stop or the menu screen
will be displayed.
The title/chapter number and playback
time display may not appear while playing
back certain DVD video discs.
CAUTION
Conversational speech on some
DVDs is recorded at a low volume to
emphasize the impact of sound ef-
fects. If you adjust the volume as-
suming that the conversations repre-
sent the maximum volume level that
the DVD will play, you may be startled
by louder sound effects or when you
change to a different audio source.
The louder sounds may have a signif-
icant impact on the human body or
pose a driving hazard. Keep this in
mind when you adjust the volume.
Vehicles with smart key system —
This “DVD Hint!” screen appears when
the video screen is first displayed after
the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode.
Vehicles without smart key system —
This “DVD Hint!” screen appears when
the video screen is first displayed after
the engine switch is in “ACC” or “ON”
position.
Touch “OK” when you read the message.

REAR VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM
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The rear view monitor system assists
the driver by displaying an image of the
view behind the vehicle while backing
up. The image is displayed in reverse
on the screen. This allows the image to
appear in the same manner as that of
the rear view mirror.
Vehicles with smart key system —
To display the rear view image on the
screen, place the shift lever in the “R”
position when the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch is in IGNITION ON mode.
Vehicles without smart key system —
To display the rear view image on the
screen, place the shift lever in the “R”
position when the engine switch is in
“ON” position.
If you move the shift lever out of the “R”
position, the screen returns to the previous
screen. Operating another function of the
navigation system will display another
screen.
The rear view monitor system is a supple-
ment device intended to assist back up.
When backing up, be sure to check behind
and all around the vehicle visually.
CAUTION
Never depend on the rear view
monitor system entirely when
backing up. Always make sure
your intended path is clear.
Use caution, just as you would
when backing up any vehicle.
Never back up while looking only at
the screen. The image on the
screen is different from actual
conditions. Depicted distances
between objects and flat surfaces
will differ from actual distance. If
you back up while looking only at
the screen, you may hit a vehicle, a
person or an object. When backing
up, be sure to check behind and all
around the vehicle visually and
with mirrors before proceeding.
Do not use the system when the
back door is not completely
closed.
If the back of the vehicle is hit, the
position and mounting angle of the
camera may change. Be sure to
have the camera’s position and
mounting angle checked at your
Toyota dealer.
As the camera has a water proof
construction, do not detach, disas-
semble or modify it. This may
cause incorrect operation.
If the temperature changes rapidly,
such as when hot water is poured
on the vehicle in cold weather, the
system may not operate normally.
Rear view monitor system