2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

2495-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
*: Premium Audio with DCM/12.3-inch display model only. This
function is not available in some
countries or areas.
Text messages can be written
using the dictation function.
To use the dictation function, a
subscription to the connected
services is necessary. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
1 Select .
2 Speak to the system.
 Words recognized through
your speech will be displayed.
To confirm the entered text,
select “OK”.
●A keyboard screen will not be dis-
played when the vehicle is being
driven.
●Text message reply with the dicta-
tion function may n ot be available
depending on the type of cellular
phone.
*: Premium Audio with DCM/
12.3-inch display model only. This
function is not available in some
countries or areas.
Dictation function (English
only)
*
Natural language
understanding*
Due to natural language
speech recognition technol-
ogy, this system recognizes
commands when spoken
naturally. (If a connected
services subscription has
been entered, the system
will be able to connect to
the Cloud and the range of
naturally spoken English
which can be recognized
will be increased.) However,
the system cannot recog-
nize every variation of each
command. In some situa-
tions, it is possible to omit
the command for the proce-
dure and directly state the
desired operation. Not all
voice commands are dis-
played in the function menu.
To use this function, a sub-
scription to the connected
services is necessary. Con-
tact your Toyota dealer for
details.

2505-1. Voice command system operation
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
Recognizable voice commands
and their actions are shown
below.
Frequently used commands
are listed in the following
tables.
 For devices that are not
installed to the vehicle, com-
mands relating to that device
may not be displayed on the
screen. Also, depending on
other conditions, such as
compatibility, some com-
mands may not be displayed
on the screen.
 The functions available may
vary according to the system
installed.
 When an Apple CarPlay/
Android Auto connection is
established, some com-
mands will become unavail-
able.
 Voice recognition language
can be changed. ( P.67)
■Common
■Top menu
*: Vehicle must be parked
Command list
Command list overview
Command list
CommandAction
“Help”
Displays exam-
ples of some of
the available
commands
“Go back”Returns to the
previous screen
“Cancel”
Cancels the
voice command
system
“Start over”Returns to top
menu screen
“Pause”
Temporarily
pauses a voice
session until it is
resumed by
pressing the talk
switch again.
CommandAction
“Show com-
mand examples
for

2515-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
■Navigation*1
*1: Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model only
*2: English and French only
*3: Best recognitio n results occur
when saying the full address
without the zipcode
*4: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec Province in Canada
*5: For example; “Ga s stations”,
“Restaurants”, etc.
*6: Major national brands are always supported. Local brands are also
supported with a subscription to
the connected services. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
*7: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec City in Canada
*8: Used when multiple destinations are set on a route
CommandAction
“Get directions to
city, state>”
*2
Enables setting
a destination by
saying the
address
*3, 4
“Find a egory/POI
name>”
Displays a list of
gory
*5/POI
name
*6> near
the current posi-
tion
“Find a
near my destina-
tion”Displays a list of
near the
destination
“Find a egory> in a
city”
*2
Displays a list of
in a spec-
ified city and
state
*7
“Go home”Displays the
route to home
“Go to favorite
<1-10>”
Sets the location
registered to the
corresponding
favorite number
as the destina-
tion
“Show recent
destinations”
Displays recent
destinations.
Selecting a num-
ber from the list
will start naviga-
tion to the
selected recent
destination.
“Cancel route”Cancels the
route guidance
“Delete destina-
tions”Displays a list of
destination to
delete
*8
“Show egory> icons”
Displays the
specified point of
interest cate-
gory
*5 icons on
the map
CommandAction

2525-1. Voice command system operation
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■Phone
*: If the system does not recognize the name of a contact, create a
voice tag. ( P.353) The name of
a contact can also be recognized
by adding a voice tag.
■While in a phone call
■While incoming message
notification is displayed
*
*: Full screen message notification must be turned on within the
phone settings ( P.351)
CommandAction
“Call ”*
Places a call to
the specified
contact from the
phone book
“Call
”
*
Places a call to
the specified
phone type of
the contact from
the phone book
“Dial number>”Places a call to
the specified
phone number
“Redial”
Places a call to
the phone num-
ber of the latest
outgoing call
“Call back”
Places a call to
the phone num-
ber of latest
incoming call
“Show recent
calls”Displays the call
history screen
“Send a mes-
sage to tact>”
Sends a text
message to
specified con-
tact from the
phone book
CommandAction
“Send ”
Sends DTMF
tones has speci-
fied
“Mute”
Mutes the micro-
phone (far side
cannot hear the
conversation)
“Unmute”Unmutes the
microphone
CommandAction
“Read message”
Reads the
incoming mes-
sage over the
vehicle speakers
“Ignore”
Ignores the
incoming mes-
sage notification
“Reply”
Initiates sending
a reply to the
incoming mes-
sage
“Call”
Places a call to
the phone num-
ber of incoming
message

2535-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first using the radio screen ( P.141)
*2: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus/Pre-
mium Audio/12.3-inch display
model only
*3: Requires a satellite radio sub-scription
■Audio*CommandAction
“Tune to quency> AM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified AM fre-
quency
“Tune to quency> FM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified FM fre-
quency
“Play a
station”
Changes the
radio to an FM
station of the
specified genre
*1
“Tune to preset
<1-36>”
Changes the
radio to the
specified preset
radio station
“Tune to a
satel-
lite station”
*2
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
genre
*3
“Tune to lite channel
name>”
*2
Changes the
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the
specified name
*3
“Tune to chan-
nel on
XM”
*2
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
number
*3
CommandAction
“Play Playlist
”Plays tracks
from the
selected playlist
“Play Artist
”Plays tracks
from the
selected artist
“Play Song
”Plays the
selected track
“Play Album
”Plays tracks
from the
selected album
“Play Genre
”Plays tracks
from the
selected genre
“Play Composer
”
Plays tracks
from the
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast
”Plays tracks
from the
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook
”
Plays tracks
from the
selected audio-
book
“Audio On”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem on
“Audio Off”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem off
“Change the
audio source to
”Sets the source
to the specified
audio mode

2545-1. Voice command system operation
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
*: The audio device must be con-nected via a USB cable to use the
functionality in this section
■Information*1
*1: Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model only
*2: Only major US cities are sup-ported by voice
■Toyota apps
*: When an application is opened and is in full screen mode, press-
ing the talk swit ch will start the
voice command system and com-
mands for the currently displayed
application will be available
●Commands relating to operation
of the audio/visual system can
only be performed when the
audio/visual system is turned on.
CommandAction
“Get the Fore-
cast”Displays weather
information
“Get the Fore-
cast for ”
*2
Displays weather
for the specified
city
“Show Traffic”Displays traffic
information
“Show Traffic
near here”
Displays traffic
information near
your current
location
“Get traffic along
my route”
Displays traffic
information
along your cur-
rent route
“Show Traffic on
this street”
Displays traffic
information
along road you
are currently
driving on
“Show Traffic for
saved route”Displays traffic
information for a
saved route
“Show Predic-
tive Traffic”Displays the pre-
dictive traffic
map
CommandAction
“Launch cation name>”
*Activates the
Toyota apps

2555-2. Mobile Assistant operation
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Voice command system
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
5-2.Mobile Assistant operation
*: For countries or areas where Apple CarPlay/Android Auto is
not available
Mobile Assist supports the Siri
Eyes Free Mode and Google
App. The available features and
functions may vary based on the
iOS/Android version installed on
the connected device. 1
Press and hold the switch
on the steering wheel until
Mobile Assistant screen is
displayed.
2 The Mobile Assistant can be
used only when the following
screen is displayed.
 To cancel the Mobile Assis-
tant, select “Cancel” or press
and hold the switch on the
steering wheel.
 To restart the Mobile Assistant
for additional commands,
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
Mobile Assistant*
The Mobile Assistant func-
tion is a voice input assist
function. Mobile Assist sup-
ports the Siri Eyes Free
Mode and Google App.
(Google App can be used
only with the corresponding
device.) Instructions can be
spoken into the vehicle
microphone as if speaking a
command to the phone. The
content of the request is
then interpreted by the
phone and the result is out-
put from the vehicle speak-
ers. To operate the Mobile
Assistant, a compatible
device must be registered
and connected to this sys-
tem via Bluetooth
®. (  P.40)
Connectable devices and
available functions
Mobile Assistant opera-
tion

2565-2. Mobile Assistant operation
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)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 VOL-
UME”/“PWR/VOL” knob or
steering wheel volume control
switches. The Mobile Assis-
tant and phone call volumes
are synchronized.
●While a phone call is active, the
Mobile Assistant cannot be used.
●If using the navig ation 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.