2008 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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If the cellular phone is not registered, this
system cannot be used. See page 245 for
registering a cellular phone. Make sure
that [BT] is displayed and get the cellular
phone ready to use.
There are 3 ways to make a phone call
with this system.
Speed dial
A phone call can be made with a preset
button in which a phone number is regis-
tered. See page 261 for setting the preset
buttons.
Dial by Name
The system dials the numbers correspond-
ing to the spoken names registered in the
system.
Dial by Number
The system dials to the spoken numbers.
To make a phone call
Push the off −hook switch to turn the
hands −free system on. To speed dial
1. Push the preset button where the de- sired number is set. The name or tele-
phone number is displayed.
2. Push the off −hook switch to dial.
To dial by Name 1. Push the talk switch and say [Dial by name].
[Dial by name. Please push the talk
switch and say the stored name, or say
list names.] is heard and [Dial by Name]
is displayed.
2. Push the talk switch and say the phone name, or turn the “AUDIO CON-
TROL” knob until the name that you
want to dial is displayed and push the
knob. When using a voice command:
[XXXX (phone number) Push the off
−hook
switch to dial. Otherwise, push the talk
switch and say dial, or go back.] is heard.
After that, do the one of the following:
Push the off −hook switch.
Push the talk switch and say [Dial].
Turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Dial] is displayed and push the knob.
When using the knob:
It calls the number.
The system may not function in the follow-
ing cases:
If there is no number registered in the
preset button.
If the system does not recognize the
voice command.
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INFORMATION
The phone numbers registered in
the phone book can be retrieved.
The system does not recognize that
the voice tag is not registered in
the registered cellular phone. For
details about voice tags, see “To
add entry” on page 255.
A shortcut to [Dial by name] is
available. Push the talk switch and
say [Dial XXX (name you want to
dial)].
To dial by Number1. Push the talk switch and say [Dial by Number].
[Dial by number. Please push the talk
switch and say the number.] is heard and
[Dial by Num] is displayed. 2. Push talk switch and say the dial num- ber.
[Push the off −hook switch to dial. Other-
wise, push the talk switch and say dial,
go back, or delete.] is heard.
To dial the number, do the one of the
following:
Push the off −hook switch.
Push the talk switch and say [Dial].
Turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Dial] is displayed and push the knob.
If the number exceeds 24 digits, the sys-
tem may not function properly.
INFORMATION
The system can recognize single
digits from zero to nine, #(pound),
*(star), and +(plus). Numbers that
are ten or greater are not recog-
nized.
To speed up input, it is a good idea
to group all digits into a continuous
string. However, you can enter each
digit individually or group digits to-
gether in preferred string lengths.
The display corresponding to each op-
eration appears on the screen as fol-
lows:
Input operation—
You say: [Nine, nine, five]
Voice output: [995 push the offhook
switch to dial. Otherwise, push the
talk switch and say dial, go back, or
delete.]
Display: [995]
You say: [Seven, three, four]
Voice output: [734 push the offhook
switch to dial. Otherwise, push the
talk switch and say dial, go back, or
delete.]

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Display: [995734]
Repeat the above procedure until the
entire number that you want to dial is
input.
Go back operation—
You say: [Go back]
Voice output: [Go back, the last num-
bers entered have been removed.
Push the talk switch and continue
adding numbers otherwise say dial,
go back, or delete.]
Display: [995]
Repeating the above operation deletes
the last digits in reverse order of in-
put.
Delete operation—
You say: [Delete]
Voice output: [Deleted. The entire
number to dial has been deleted.
Please push the talk switch and say
the number.]
Display: [Dial by Num]
The display will return to the initial
screen that allows a number to be
input.Cancel operation—
Do either one of the following:
Push the onhook switch at anytime
during the operation.
Push the talk switch and say [Can-
cel] after the beep at anytime dur-
ing the operation except while a call
is connected.
When receiving a phone call, a ring tone
is audible and the system changes into
the telephone mode.
When receiving a phone call, the display
is as follows. The display differs depend-
ing on whether or not the vehicle is in
motion.
When the vehicle is stopped:
Number, name, or [Incoming] is displayed.
When the vehicle is in motion:
[Incoming] is displayed.
Do either one of the following:
Pushing the off−hook switch allows you
to talk on the phone.
Pushing the on −hook switch refuses
the call.
To adjust the ring volume, push “+” or “ −”
on the steering volume controls. Volume
adjustment cannot be done using the au-
dio system.
Repeatedly pushing “ −” on the steering
volume controls mutes the ring.
When receiving an international phone
call, the name of the party may not be
displayed correctly depending on the cellu-
lar phone.
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To transfer a call to the phone:
The received call can be transferred from
the hands−free system to the cellular
phone that is connected to Bluetooth . For
details, refer to the user’s guide for the
cellular phone. While talking on the phone, the display is
as follows. The display differs depending
on whether or not the vehicle is in motion.
When the vehicle is stopped:
Number is displayed.
When the vehicle is in motion:
[Talking] is displayed.
When the call is finished, push the on
−
hook switch.
In the following situations, your voice may
not reach the party.
Talk alternately with the other party on
the phone. If you talk at the same
time, the voice may not reach each
other. (It is not a malfunction.)
Keep the volume of receiving voice
down. Otherwise, echo is coming up.
When you talk on the phone, speak
clearly towards the microphone.
When driving on a rough road.
When driving at high speeds.
When the window is open.
When the air conditioning vents face
the microphone.
When the sound of the air conditioning
fan is loud.
The microphone can be muted by pushing
the talk switch and say [Mute]. To transfer a call from the phone:
Pushing the off
−hook switch while talking
on the cellular phone that is connected to
Bluetooth  allows you to talk hands −free.
A call can also be transferred by pushing
the talk switch and say [Call transfer].
To transfer a call to the phone:
The call can be transferred from the
hands −free system to the phone that is
connected to Bluetooth . For details, refer
to the user’s guide for the cellular phone.
—Talking on the phone

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Air conditioning system
Manual air conditioning systemControls 270
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Air flow selector settings 273
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Operating tips 273
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Air flow selector settings 280
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Operating tips 280
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Side vents 283
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Air conditioning filter 284
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1. Air flow selector
2. Fan speed selector
3. Temperature selector
4. “A/C” button
5. Air intake selector
Manual air conditioning system—
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Fan speed selector
Turn the dial to adjust the fan speed—to
the right to increase, to the left to de-
crease.
Temperature selector
Turn the dial to adjust the temperature—to
the right to warm, to the left to cool.
Air flow selector
Turn the dial to select the vents used for
air flow.1. Panel— Air flows mainly from the
instrument panel vents.
2. Bilevel— Air flows from both the floor
vents and the instrument panel vents.
3. Floor— Air flows mainly from the floor
vents.
4. Floor/Windshield— Air flows mainly
from the floor vents and windshield
vents.
Turning the air flow selector to the
floor/windshield position turns on the
defogging function with the purpose of
clearing the front view. In this position, air intake selector
mode changes to FRESH automatically
to clean up the front view quickly. It is
not possible to return to RECIRCULATE
in this position.
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears
the front view more quickly.
5. Windshield— Air flows mainly from the
windshield vents.
Turning the air flow selector to the
windshield position turns on the defog-
ging function with the purpose of clear-
ing the front view.
In this position, air intake selector
mode changes to FRESH automatically
to clean up the front view quickly. It is
not possible to return to RECIRCULATE
in this position.
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears
the front view more quickly.
For details about air flow selector settings,
see “—Air flow selector settings” on page
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Air intake selector
Press the button to select the air source.1. RECIRCULATE— Recirculates the air in-
side the vehicle.
2. FRESH— Draws outside air into the
system.
To prevent fogging up of the windshield,
the air intake mode may change automati-
cally to FRESH depending on the condi-
tion of the air conditioning system. “A/C” button
To turn on the air conditioning, press the
“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator
will come on. To turn the air conditioning
off, press the button again.