2021 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual (in English)

4735-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Audio
To use the hands-free system
for cellular phones, it is neces-
sary to register a cellular phone
with the system. (P.394)
■Connecting a Bluetooth®
device
Registering an additional
device
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select “Select Device”.
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”.
4 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
( P.394)
Selecting a registered device
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select “Select Device”.
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.
■Bluetooth® phone condition
display
The condition of the Bluetooth
®
phone appears on the upper
right side of the screen.
WARNING
●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 cellular phone
in the vehicle. T he temperature
inside may rise to a level that
could damage the phone.
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth® phone

4745-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
(P.382)
■Steering switch
By pressing the phone switch, a
call can be received or ended
without taking your hands off the
steering wheel.
Phone switch
• If the switch is pressed during a call, the call will end.
• If the switch is pressed when an incoming call is r eceived, the call
will be answered.
• If the switch is pressed during a call when a separate incoming
call is waiting, the waiting call will
be answered.
• If the switch is pressed when an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto con-
nection is established, the Apple
CarPlay/Android Auto phone
application will be displayed on
the system screen.
Volume control switch
• Press the “+” side to increase the volume.
• Press the “-” side to decrease the volume.
■Microphone
The microphone is used when
talking on the phone.
●The other party’s voice will be
heard from the front speakers.
The audio/vis ual system will be
muted during phone calls or when
hands-free voice commands are
used.
●Talk alternately with the other
party on the phone. If both parties
speak at the same time, the other
party may not hear what has been
said. (This is not a malfunction.)
●Keep call volume down. Other-
wise, the other party’s voice may
be audible outside the vehicle and
voice echo may increase. When
talking on the phone, speak
clearly towards the microphone.
●The other party may not hear you
clearly when:
• Driving on an unpaved road.
(Making excessive traffic noise.)
• Driving at high speeds.
• The roof or windows are open.
• The air conditioning vents are pointed towards the microphone.
• The sound of the air conditioning
fan is loud.
• There is a negative effect on sound quality due to the phone
and/or network being used.
Using the phone
switch/microphone
A
B

4755-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Audio
Press this switch to operate the
voice command system.
The voice command system
and its list of commands can
be operated. ( P.462)
 The following data is stored
for every registered phone.
When another phone is con-
nected, the following regis-
tered data cannot be read:
• Contact data
• Call history data
• Favorites data
• Image data
• All phone settings
• Message settings
●When a phone’s registration is
deleted, the above-mentioned
data is also deleted.
A lot of personal data is regis-
tered when the hands-free sys-
tem is used. When selling or
disposing of the v ehicle, initial-
ize the data. ( P.421)
 The following data in the sys-
tem can be initialized:
• Contact data
• Call history data
• Favorites data
• Image data
• All phone settings
• Message settings
●Once initialized, the data and set-
tings will be eras ed. Pay addi-
tional attention when initializing
the data.
NOTICE
●Do not touch and put a sharp
object to the microphone. It may
cause failure.
Voice command system
About the contacts in the
contact list
When selling or disposing
of the vehicle

4765-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
1Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select the desired method to
call from.
■Calling methods from
phone screen
 By call history ( P.476)
 By favorites ( P.477)
 By contacts ( P.477)
 By keypad ( P.478)
 By message ( P.485)
■Also the following lists are
available from each func-
tion’s screen
 By voice command system
( P.463)
 By home screen ( P.479)
Up to 30 of the latest call history
items (missed, incoming and
outgoing) can be selected.
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select “History” and select
the desired contact.
 If the contact which is not reg-
istered on the contact list is
selected, the name is dis-
played as “Unknown Con-
tact”. In this case, select the
number to make a call.
3 Check that the dialing screen
is displayed.
●The icons of call type are dis-
played.
: Missed call
: Incoming call
: Outgoing call
●When making a call to the same
number continuously, only the
most recent call is listed in call his-
tory.
●When a phone number registered
in the contact list is received, the
name is displayed.
●Number-withheld calls are also
memorized in the system.
Placing a call using
the Bluetooth® hands-
free system
After a Bluetooth® phone
has been registered, a call
can be made using the
hands-free system. There
are several methods by
which a call can be made, as
described below.
Calling methods on the
Bluetooth
® phone
By call history

4775-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Audio
●International phone calls may not
be made depending on the type of
Bluetooth
® phone you have.
●The list should group together
consecutive entries with the same
phone number and same call
type. For example, two calls from
John’s mobile would be displayed
as follows: John (2)
Calls can be made using regis-
tered contacts which can be
selected from a contact list.
( P.477)
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select “Favorites” and select
the desired contact.
3 Select the desired number.
4 Check that the dialing screen
is displayed.
Calls can be made by using
contact data which is transferred
from a registered cellular phone.
( P.489)
Up to 5000 contacts (maximum
of 4 phone numbers, e-mail
addresses and addresses per
contact) can be registered in the
contact list.
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select “Contacts” and select
the desired contact. 3
Select the desired number.
“Add Favorite”/“Remove Favorite”:
Select to register/remove the con-
tact in the favo rites list. (P.494)
“E-mail Addresses”: Select to dis-
play all registered e-mail addresses
for the contact.
“Addresses”: Select to display all
registered addresses for the con-
tact.
4 Check that the dialing screen
is displayed.
■For PBAP compatible
Bluetooth
® phones when
“Automatic Transfer” is set
to on ( P.489)
 Contacts are transferred auto-
matically.
By favorites list
By contacts list
When the contact list is
empty

4785-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
■For PBAP compatible
Bluetooth
® phones when
“Automatic Transfer” is set
to off ( P.489)
1 Select the desired item.
Select to always transfer all
the contacts from a con-
nected cellular phone auto-
matically.
Select to transfer all the con-
tacts from a connected cellu-
lar phone only once.
Select to cancel transferring.
2 Check that a confirmation
screen is displayed when the
operation is complete.
■For PBAP incompatible but
OPP compatible Bluetooth
®
phones
1 Select the desired item.
Select to transfer the con- tacts from the connected cel-
lular phone.
Transfer the contact data to
the system using a
Bluetooth
® phone.
Select to add a new contact
manually.
Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a new contact to the con-
tacts list” from step 2.
( P.492)
Select to cancel transferring.
●If your cellular phone is neither
PBAP nor OPP com patible, the
contacts cannot be transferred
using Bluetooth
®. But the contacts
can be transferred from USB
device. ( P.492)
●Depending on the type of
Bluetooth® phone:
• It may be necessary to perform additional steps on the phone
when transferring contact data.
• The registered image in the con- tact list may not transfer depend-
ing on the type of Bluetooth
®
phone connected.
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.471)
2 Select “Keypad” and enter
the phone number.
3 Select or press the
switch on the steering wheel.
4 Check that the dialing screen
is displayed.
●Depending on the type of
A
B
C
A
By keypad
B
C

4795-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Audio
Bluetooth® phone being con-
nected, it may be necessary to
perform additional steps on the
phone.
1 Display the home screen.
( P.388)
2 Select the desired contact.
3 Check that the dialing screen
is displayed.
■Registering a new contact
1 Select and hold the screen
button to add a contact.
2 Select the desired contact.
3 Select the desired number.
●If there is no contact in the con-
tacts list, the contacts cannot be
registered at the home screen.
●The contact cannot be registered
at the home screen while driving.
1Select “Answer” or press the
switch on the steering
wheel to talk on the phone.
“Decline”: Select to refuse to
receive the call.
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
Bluetooth
® phone you have.
●The incoming call display mode
can be set. ( P.488)
●The ringtone that has been set in
the sound settings screen can be
heard when there is an incoming
call. Depending on the type of
By home screen
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

4805-14. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
Bluetooth® phone, both the sys-
tem and Bluetooth® phone may
ring simultaneously when there is
an incoming call. ( P.487)
Select to display the keypad
to send tones. ( P.481)
Select to send tones. This
button only appears when a
number that contains a (w) is
dialed in hands-free mode.
( P.481)
Select to adjust your voice
volume that the other party
hears from their speaker.
( P.481)
Select to mute your voice to
the other party.
Select to change handset
modes between hands-free
and cellular phone.
Select to put a call on hold.
Talking on the
Bluetooth® hands-free
system
While talking on the phone,
the following screen is dis-
played. The operations out-
lined below can be
performed on this screen.
Call screen operation
A
B
C
D
E
F