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

572-3. Apple CarPlay®/Android Auto™
2
Basic function
SymptomSolution
An Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto con-
nection cannot be
established.
Check if the device supports Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto.
Check if Apple CarPlay/Android Auto is
enabled on the connected device.
Check if that the Android Auto application is
installed to the device to be connected.
For details, refer to
https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/
,
https://www.android.com/auto/
.
For available countries or areas for Apple Car-
Play, refer to
https://www.apple.com/ios/
feature-availability/#apple-carplay.
Check if “Apple CarPlay”/“Android Auto” of
“Projection Settings” on the general settings
screen is set to on. (P. 6 0 )
Check if the USB cable being used is securely
connected to the device and USB port.
Try connecting the smartphone directly to the
USB port in the vehicle, without using the hub.
For Apple CarPlay: Check if the Lightning cable
being used is certified by Apple and check if Siri
is enabled.
After checking all of the above, try to establish
an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection.
(P. 5 3 )
When an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto con-
nection is established and
a video is being played,
the video is not displayed,
but audio is output
through the system.
As the system is not designed to play video
through Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, this is not
a malfunction.
Although an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto con-
nection is established,
audio is not output
through the system.
The system may muted or the volume may be
low. Increase the system volume.

582-3. Apple CarPlay®/Android Auto™
The Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto screen
has artifacts and/or audio
from Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto has
noise.
Check if the USB cable being used to connect
the device to the system is damaged. To check
if the USB cable is damaged internally, connect
the device to another system, such as a PC,
and check if the device is recognized by the
connected system. (The device should begin
charging when connected.)
After checking all of the above, try to establish
an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection.
(P. 5 3 )
The map display of the
Apple CarPlay Maps app
cannot be enlarged or
contracted with pinch
multi-touch gestures.
As the Apple CarPlay Maps app is not compati-
ble with pinch multi-touch gestures, this is not a
malfunction.
During Apple CarPlay
music application (Apple
Music, Spotify, etc.) play-
back, if the iPhone is
operated to start and play
audio from an application
that is not compatible with
Apple CarPlay
* and the
onboard device volume is
changed, the audio of the
incompatible application
stops and the system
resumes playback of the
original music application.
This operation is performed according to the
specification of the onboard device, this is not a
malfunction.
After interrupt audio (such
as navigation route guid-
ance) is played from an
application that is not
compatible with Apple
CarPlay while the onboard
device is playing audio
(FM/AM, CD, etc.), the
system does not resume
playback of the original
audio (FM/AM, CD, etc.).
This operation is performed according to the
specification of the onboard device, this is not a
malfunction. Manually change the audio source
by yourself. Or, do not use applications that are
not compatible with Apple CarPlay.
* Due to
some navigation applications are compatible
from iOS 12, update to the latest iOS and appli-
cation versions.
SymptomSolution

592-3. Apple CarPlay®/Android Auto™
2
Basic function
*: Applications not compatible with Apple CarPlay are applications installed
on the iPhone that are not displayed on the Apple CarPlay screen appli-
cation list. (such as visual voicemail)
When using Apple Car-
Play, route guidance
arrows and turn by turn
navigation are not dis-
played on the multi-infor-
mation display and
system display. When
using Android Auto, turn
by turn navigation is not
displayed on the multi-
information display and
system display.
This is not a malfunction as display of these
items is not possible with this function.
When using Android Auto,
hands-free call audio can-
not be heard from the
vehicle’s speakers.
Disconnect the phone from the USB cable and
check if hands-free call audio can be heard
using the hands-free system.
Connect the phone to the system using Android
Auto, turn up the volume on the system and
check if hands-free call audio can be heard.
Check if other sounds can be heard from the
vehicle’s speakers.
SymptomSolution

602-4. Other settings
2-4.Other settings
1Press the “MENU” button.
2Select “Setup”.
If the general settings screen
is not displayed, select “Gen-
eral”.
3Select the desired items to
be set.
“Clock”
Select to change the time zone and
select “On” or “Off” or “Auto”
*1 for daylight saving time, automatic
adjustment of the clock, etc.
(P. 6 1 )
“Language”
Select to change the language. The
language setting of Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto can only be
changed on the connected device.
“Customize Home Screen”
Select to change the display infor-
mation/area on the home screen
and the home screen layout.
(P. 2 9 )
“Projection Settings”*2
Select to set automatic Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto connection
establishment on/off. (P.62)
“Beep”
Select to turn the beep sound
on/off.
“Theme Setting”
Select to change the screen theme
setting.
“Unit of Temperature”*1
Select to change the unit of tem-
perature.
“Units of Measurement”
Select to change the unit of mea-
sure for distance/fuel consumption.
“Auto Change to Screen”*1
Select to set automatic screen
changes from the audio control
screen to the home screen to
on/off. When set to on, the screen
will automatically return to the
home screen from the audio control
screen after 20 seconds.
“Keyboard Layout”
General settings
Settings are available for
clock, operation sounds,
etc.
Displaying the general
settings screen
General settings screen

612-4. Other settings
2
Basic function
Select to change the keyboard lay-
out.
“Delete Keyboard History”
Select to delete the keyboard his-
tory.
“Memorize Keyboard History”
Select to set the memorize key-
board history on/off.
“Animation”
Select to turn the animations on/off.
“Driver Setting”
Select to change the driver set-
tings. (P. 6 3 )
“Delete Personal Data”
Select to delete personal data.
(P.63)
“Software Update”
Select to update software versions.
For details, contact your Toyota
dealer.
“Software Update Setting”*2, 3
Select to set software update set-
ting. (P. 6 3 )
“Gracenote Database
Update”
Select to update Gracenote® data-
base versions. For details, contact
your Toyota dealer.
“Software Information”
Select to display the software infor-
mation. Notices related to third
party software used in this product
are enlisted. (This includes instruc-
tions for obtaining such software,
where applicable.)
“SW Sensitivity Level”
Select to change the capacitive touch screen button sensitivity to 1
(low), 2 (medium), or 3 (high).
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
*3: Vehicles equipped with DCM
1Display the general settings
screen. (P. 6 0 )
2Select “Clock”.
3Select the desired items to
be set.
Select to change the time
zone. (P.62)
Select to set daylight saving
time on/off/auto
*.
Select to set automatic
adjustment of the clock by
GPS on/off.
When set to off, the clock can
be manually adjusted.
(P.62)
Select to set the 24 hour time
format on/off.
When set to off, the clock is
displayed in 12 hour time for-
mat.Clock settings
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622-4. Other settings
*: Premium Audio only
1Select “Time Zone”.
2Select the desired time zone.
Premium Audio only:
If “Auto” is selected, the time
zone is selected automatically
by current vehicle position.
When “Auto Adjust by GPS” is
turned off, the clock can be
manually adjusted.
1Select “Auto Adjust by GPS”
to set to off.
2Adjust the clock manually.
Select “+” to set the time for-
ward one hour and “-” to set
the time back one hour.
Select “+” to set the time for-
ward one minute and “-” to
set the time back one minute.
Select to round to the nearest
hour.
e.g.
1:00 to 1:29  1:00
1:30 to 1:59  2:00
*: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
1Display the general settings
screen. (P. 6 0 )
2Select “Projection Settings”.
3Select the desired items to
be set.
Select to turn Apple CarPlay
connection establishment
on/off.
Depending on the system,
this setting cannot be
changed when a device is
connected to the system via
USB. Disconnect the device
before attempting to change
the setting.
Select to turn Android Auto
connection establishment
on/off.
Depending on the system,
this setting cannot be
changed when a device is
connected to the system via
USB. Disconnect the device
before attempting to change
the setting. Setting the time zone
Manual clock setting
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632-4. Other settings
2
Basic function
The driver settings feature will
allow the system to link some
preferences (such as audio pre-
sets, screen theme, language,
etc.) to a paired Bluetooth
®
phone.
1Display the general settings
screen. (P.60)
2Select “Driver Setting”.
3Select “Enable This Feature”.
1Select “Manually Select
Linked Settings”.
2Select the desired phone.
After a few seconds, loaded
screen automatically switches
to the home screen.Registered or changed per-
sonal settings will be deleted or
returned to their default condi-
tions.
1Display the general settings
screen. (P. 6 0 )
2Select “Delete Personal
Data”.
3Select “Delete”.
4Select “Yes” when the confir-
mation screen appears.
Examples of settings that can be
returned to their default conditions:
Navigation settings*
Audio settings
Phone settings
etc.*: Premium Audio only
*: Vehicles equipped with DCM
only. This function is not made
available in some countries or
areas.
When the automatic update
check function is enabled, if a
software update is available
from the Cloud, a message will
be displayed.
1Display the general settings
screen. (P. 6 0 )
2Select “Software Update Set-
ting”. Driver settings
Manually select linked set-
tings
Deleting personal data
Software update settings
*

642-4. Other settings
3Select “Automatic Update
Check” to enable/disable the
automatic update check func-
tion.
●When software update information
is displayed, contact your Toyota
dealer.
1Press the “MENU” button.
2Select “Setup”.
3Select “Voice”.
4Select the desired items to
be set.
Vo ic e s e t ti n g s
Voice volume, etc. can be
set.
Displaying the voice set-
tings screen
Voice settings screen