2021 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual (in English)

4415-8. Media operation
5
Audio
*: This function is not made avail-able in some countries or areas.
The Android Auto operation
screen can be reached by the
following methods: P.425
 Connecting an Android device
( P.426)
 When an Apple CarPlay con-
nection is established, this
function will be unavailable.
Select to display the audio
source selection screen.
Select to return to the top
screen.
Select to display the sound
setting screen. ( P.426)
Select to display the audio
control screen of Android
Auto.
Select to change the track.
Select to play/pause. Select to change the track.
Displays cover art
Press to change the track.
Turn to change the track.
Android Auto*
Overview
Control screen
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●Do not connect smartphone or
operate the cont
rols while driv-
ing.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your smartphone
in the vehicle. In particular, high
temperatures inside the vehicle
may damage the smartphone.
●Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the
smartphone while it is con-
nected as this may damage the
smartphone or its terminal.
●Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
smartphone or its terminal.
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4425-8. Media operation
The Bluetooth® audio operation
screen can be reached by the
following methods: P.425
 Connecting a Bluetooth
®
audio device ( P.444)
 Depending on the type of por-
table player connected, some
functions may not be avail-
able and/or the screen may
look differently than shown in
this manual.
 When an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto connec-
tion is established, Bluetooth
®
audio will be suspended and
become unavailable.
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*: This function is not made avail- able in some countries or areas.
Select to display the audio
source selection screen.
Select to return to the top
screen.
Select to display a song list
screen.
Select to display the play
mode selection screen.
Select to display the portable
device connection screen.
( P.444)
Select to display the sound
setting screen. ( P.426)
Select to set repeat playback.
( P.443)
Select to change the track.
Select and hold to fast
rewind.
Select to play/pause.
Select to change the track.
Select and hold to fast for-
ward.
Select to set random play-
back. ( P.443)
Bluetooth® audio
The Bluetooth® audio sys-
tem enables users to enjoy
listening to music that is
played on a portable player
on the vehicle speakers via
wireless communication.
This audio/visual system
supports Bluetooth
®, a wire-
less data system capable of
playing portable audio
music without cables. If
your device does not sup-
port Bluetooth
®, the
Bluetooth
® audio system
will not function.
Overview
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4435-8. Media operation
5
Audio
Select to change the album.
Displays cover art
Press to change the track.
Press and hold to fast for-
ward/rewind.
Turn to move up/down the
list. Also, the knob can be
used to enter selections on
the list screens by pressing it.
The track or album currently
being listened to can be
repeated.
1 Select .
●Each time is selected, the
mode changes as follows:
When random playback is off
• all repeat  track repeat  album
repeat  off
When random playback is on
• all repeat  track repeat  off
Tracks or albums can be auto-
matically and randomly selected.
1
Select .
●Each time is selected, the
mode changes as follows:
• random (1 album random) 
album random (all album random)
 off
●Depending on the Bluetooth®
device that is connected to the
system, the music may start play-
ing when selecting while it is
paused. Conversely, the music
may pause when selecting
while it is playing.
●In the following c onditions, the
system may not function:
• The Bluetooth
® device is turned
off.
• The Bluetooth
® device is not con-
nected.
• The Bluetooth
® device has a low
battery.
●When using the Bluetooth® audio
and Wi-Fi® Hotspot functions at
the same time, the following prob-
lems may occur:
• It may take longer than normal to
connect to the Bluetooth
® device.
• The sound may cut out.
●It may take time to connect the
phone when Bluetooth® audio is
being played.
●For operating the portable player,
see the instruction manual that
comes with it.
●If the Bluetooth® device is discon-
nected due to poor reception from
the Bluetooth
® network when the
engine switch is in ACC or ON,
the system automatically recon-
nects the portable player.
Control panel
Repeating
Random order
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4445-8. Media operation
●If the Bluetooth® device is discon-
nected on purpose, such as it was
turned off, this does not happen.
Reconnect the portable player
manually.
●Bluetooth® device information is
registered when the Bluetooth®
device is connected to the
Bluetooth
® audio system. When
selling or disposing of the vehicle,
remove the Bluetooth
® audio
information from the system.
(  P.421)
●In some situations, sound output
via the Bluetooth® audio system
may be out of syn c with the con-
nected device or output intermit-
tently.
To use the Bluetooth® audio
system, it is necessary to regis-
ter a Bluetooth
® device with the
system.
Registering an additional
device
1 Display the Bluetooth
® audio
control screen. ( P.442)
2 Select “Connect”.
3 Select “Add Device”.
 When another Bluetooth
®
device is connected, a confir-
mation screen will be dis-
played. To disconnect the
Bluetooth
® device, select
“Yes”.
WARNING
●Do not operate the player’s con-
trols or connect to the
Bluetooth
® audio system while
driving.
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Bluetooth® antennas. People
with implantable cardiac pace-
makers, cardiac resynchroniza-
tion therapy-pacemakers or
implantable cardioverter defibril-
lators should maintain a reason-
able distance between
themselves and the Bluetooth
®
antennas. The radio waves may
affect the operation of such
devices.
●Before using Bluetooth®
devices, users of any electrical
medical device other than
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should consult the manufacturer
of the device for information
about its operation under the
influence of radio waves. Radio
waves could have unexpected
effects on the operation of such
medical devices.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your portable
player in the vehicle. In particu-
lar, high temperatures inside the
vehicle may damage the porta-
ble player.
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth
® device

4455-8. Media operation
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Audio
4Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
( P.394)
Selecting a registered device
1 Display the Bluetooth
® audio
control screen. ( P.442)
2 Select “Connect”.
3 Select the desired device to
be connected.
4 Check that a confirmation
screen is displayed when the
connection is complete.
 If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance
on the screen to try again.

4465-9. Audio/visual remote controls
5-9.Audio/visual remote controls
Some parts of the audio/visual
system can be adjusted using
the switches on the steering
wheel.Volume control switch
“MODE” switch switch
■Volume control switch
• Press: Volume up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or more): Volume up/down con-
tinuously
■“MODE” switch
AM/FM/SXM*1
• Press: Change audio modes
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Mute/pause
*2 (Press
and hold again to resume)
USB*3, 4, iPod/iPhone (Apple
CarPlay)
*4, Bluetooth®
audio
*3, 4, Android Auto*3,
Toyota Apps
*3, 4
• Press: Change audio modes • Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Pause (Press and hold
again to resume the play
mode.)
*1: This function is not made avail-able in some countries or areas.
*2: If cached radio is enabled, press-ing and holding the “MODE”
switch pauses the broadcast.
(Press and hold again to play
back the cached radio program.)
*3: When an Apple CarPlay connec-tion is establishe d, this function
will be unavailable.
*4: When an Android Auto connec- tion is establishe d, this function
will be unavailable.
■ switch
AM/FM
• Press: Preset channel up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or more): Seek up/down
• Press and hold (1.5 sec. or more): Seek up/down continu-
ously while the switch is being
pressed
• Press and hold (1.5 sec. or more): Fast channel up/down
SXM*1
• Press: Preset channel up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or more): Seek for stations in the
relevant program type/chan-
nel category
• Press and hold (1.5 sec. or more): Fast channel up/down
Steering switches
Steering switch operation
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4475-9. Audio/visual remote controls
5
Audio
USB*2, 3, iPod/iPhone (Apple
CarPlay)
*3, Bluetooth®
audio
*2, 3
• Press: Track/file up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or more): Fast forward/rewind
Android Auto*2
• Press: Track up/down
*1: This function is not made avail-able in some countries or areas.
*2: When an Apple CarPlay connec-tion is established, this function
will be unavailable.
*3: When an Android Auto connec-tion is established, this function
will be unavailable.

4485-10. Audio settings
5-10.Audio settings
1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
4 Select the desired items to
be set.
Select to set the common
settings. ( P.448)
Select to set the radio set-
tings. ( P.448) 1
Display the audio settings
screen.
P.448
2 Select “Common”.
3 Select the desired items to
be set.
Select to set the cover art
display on/off.
Select to prioritize the display
of information from the
Gracenote database.
Select to change the screen
size.
* ( P.427)
Select to display the image
quality adjustment screen.
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( P.428)
*: Only in USB video mode
1Display the audio settings
screen
P.448
2 Select “Radio”.
3 Select the desired number of
preset radio stations dis-
played on the screen.
Setup
Detailed audio settings can
be programmed.
Displaying the audio set-
tings screen
Audio settings screen
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