2020 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME power steering

964-1. Voice command system operation
4-1.Voice command system operation
■Steering switchTa l k s w i t c h
Voice command system:
• Press the talk switch to start the voice command system. To can-
cel voice command, press and
hold the talk switch.
When an Apple CarPlay connection
is established:
• Press and hold the talk switch to start Siri. To cancel Siri, press the
talk switch.
• Press the talk switch to start the voice command system.
■Microphone
 It is unnecessary to speak
directly into the microphone
when giving a command.
●Voice commands may not be rec-
ognized if:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while
voice commands are spoken.
• The fan speed of the air condition- ing system is set at high.
• The air conditioning vents are turned towards the microphone.
●In the following c onditions, the
system may not recognize the
command properly and using
voice commands may not be pos-
sible:
• The command is incorrect or
unclear. Note that certain words,
accents or speech patterns may
be difficult for the system to recog-
nize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.
●Normally, it is necessary to wait
for a beep before saying a com-
mand. To enable th e ability to talk
over prompts and say commands
before the beep, enable the voice
prompt interrupt function. ( P. 4 8 )
●This system may not operate
immediately after the power
switch is in ACCESSORY or ON
mode.
Voice command sys-
tem
The voice command sys-
tem enables the radio,
phone dialing, etc. to be
operated using voice com-
mands. Refer to the com-
mand list for samples of
voice commands. ( P. 9 9 )
Using the voice command
system
A

1044-2. Mobile Assistant operation
2The Mobile Assistant can be
used only when the following
screen is displayed.
 Type A: To cancel the Mobile
Assistant, select “Cancel” or
press and hold the talk switch
on the steering wheel.
Type B: To cancel the Mobile
Assistant, select “Cancel” or
press and hold the switch
on the steering wheel.
 Type A: To restart the Mobile
Assistant for additional com-
mands, press the talk switch
on the steering wheel.
Type B: To restart the Mobile
Assistant for additional com-
mands, press the switch
on the steering wheel.
• Mobile Assistant can only be
restarted after the system
responds to a voice command.
• After some phone and music commands, the Mobile Assistant
feature will automatically end to
complete the re quested action.
The volume of the Mobile
Assistant can be adjusted
using the “POWER VOLUME”
knob or steering wheel vol-
ume control switches. The Mobile Assistant and phone
call volumes are synchro-
nized.
●While a phone call is active, the
Mobile Assistant cannot be used.
●If using the navigation feature of
the cellular phone, ensure the
active audio source is Bluetooth
®
audio or iPod in order to hear turn
by turn direction prompts.
●Wait for the listening beeps before
using the Mobile Assistant.
●The Mobile Assistant may not rec-
ognize commands in the following
situations:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while the Mobile Assistant is being used.
• The fan speed of the air condition-
ing system is set at high.
• The air conditioning vents are turned toward the microphone.

1246-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
at the home screen while driving.
1Select “Answer” or press the
switch on the steering
wheel to talk on the phone.
To refuse to receive the call: Select
“Decline” or press the switch on
the steering wheel.
To adjust the volume of a received
call: Turn the “POWER VOLUME”
knob, or use the volume control
switch on the steering wheel.
●The contact image picture can be
displayed only when the vehicle is
not moving.
●During international phone calls,
the other party’s name or number
may not be displayed correctly
depending on the type of Blue-
tooth
® phone you have.
●The incoming call display mode
can be set. ( P.133)
●The ringtone that has been set in
the sound settings screen can be
Receiving a call using
the Bluetooth®hands-
free system
When a call is received, the
following screen is dis-
played with a sound.
Incoming calls

1296-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
6
Phone
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.140)
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.140)
*: If equipped
1 Display the message screen.
( P.127)
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.
A
B
C
D
Replying to a message
(dictation reply)*