Get Audio -> Apple CarPlay/Android Auto Guide for Toyota Rav4 SUV 2020

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

5-4.Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

2 Connect the device to the

USB port. (P.422)

Apple Car-

®

*

Play /Android Auto

3 Select “Always Enable” or

“Enable Once”.

Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

allows some applications,

such as Map, Phone, and

Music, to be used on the

system.

When an Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto connec-

tion is established, Apple

CarPlay/Android Auto com-

patible applications will be

displayed on the system

display.

 “Do Not Enable”: Select to not

enable Apple CarPlay. Apple

CarPlay will remain off until

“Apple CarPlay” of “Projection

Settings” on the general set-

tings screen is turned on.

 Compatible device

Apple iPhone (iOS Ver. 9.3 or

later) that supports Apple Car-

Play. For details, refer to

https://www.apple.com/ios/car

play/.

5

 Depending on the device con-

nected,it may take approxi-

mately 3 to 6 seconds before

the system returns to previous

screen.

Android devices with Android

OS ver 5.0 or higher which

support Android Auto and

have the Android Auto appli-

cation installed. For details,

refer to

 The screen may change to

step 6 depending on the sys-

tem.

4 Press the “MENU” button.

https://www.android.com/auto/

.

*

: This function is not made avail-

able in some countries or areas.

Establishing an Apple

CarPlay connection

1 Enable Siri on the device to

be connected.

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

5 Select the “Apple CarPlay”.

3 Select “On” to enable the

function.

6 Check that home screen of

Apple CarPlay is displayed.

 “Off”: Select to not enable

Android Auto. Android Auto

will remain off until “Android

Auto” of “Projection Settings”

on the general settings screen

is turned on.

 Depending on the device con-

nected,it may take approxi-

mately 3 to 6 seconds before

the system returns to previous

screen.

A

Select to display the home

screen of Apple CarPlay.

Select and hold to activate

Siri.

 The screen may change to

step 6 depending on the sys-

tem.

B

Select to start the application.

User can use any iPhone

application supported by

Apple CarPlay.

4 Press the “MENU” button.

C

Select to display the system

screen.

Establishing an Android

Auto connection

1 Check that the Android Auto

application is installed to the

device to be connected.

2 Connect the device to the

USB port. (P.422)

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

®

5 Select the “Android Auto”.

• Bluetooth phone (Apple CarPlay

only)

• Toyota Apps

●When an Apple CarPlay/Android

Auto connection is established,

voice command system (Siri/Goo-

gle Assistant) and map application

voice guidance volume can be

changed by selecting “Voice Vol-

ume” on the voice settings screen.

It cannot be changed by “POWER

VOLUME” knob on Audio control

panel. (P.418)

6 Check that home screen of

Android Auto is displayed.

●Apple CarPlay/Android Auto is an

application developed by Apple

Inc/Google LLC. Its functions and

services may be terminated or

changed without notice depending

on the connected device’s opera-

tion system, hardware and soft-

ware, or due to changes in Apple

CarPlay/Android Auto specifica-

tions.

5

●For a list of the apps supported by

Apple CarPlay or Android Auto,

refer to their respective website.

A

Select to display the home

screen of Android Auto.

●While using these functions, vehi-

cle and user information, such as

location and vehicle speed, will be

shared with the respective appli-

cation publisher and the cellular

service provider.

B

Select to start the application.

User can use any Android

application supported by

Android Auto.

●By downloading and using each

application, you agree to their

terms of use.

C

Select to display the system

screen.

●Data for these functions is trans-

mitted using the internet and may

incur charges. For information

about data transmission fees, con-

tact your cellular service provider.

●When an Apple CarPlay/Android

Auto connection is established,

the function of some system but-

tons will change.

●Depending on the application, cer-

tain functions, such as music play-

back, may be restricted.

●When an Apple CarPlay/Android

Auto connection is established,

some system functions, such as

the following, will be replaced by

similar Apple CarPlay/Android

Auto functions or will become

unavailable:

●As the applications for each func-

tion are provided by a third-party,

they may be subject to change or

discontinuation without notice. For

details, refer to the website of the

function.

• iPod (Audio Playback)

• USB audio/USB video

®

• Bluetooth audio

●If the vehicle’s navigation system

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

is being used for route guidance

and a route is set using the Apple

CarPlay/Android Auto Maps app,

route guidance will be performed

through Apple CarPlay/Android

Auto. If the Apple CarPlay/Android

Auto Maps app is being used for

route guidance and a route is set

using the vehicle’s navigation sys-

tem, route guidance will be per-

formed by the vehicle’s navigation

system.

less performance.

●Apple CarPlay is a trademark of

Apple Inc.

●If the USB cable is disconnected,

operation of Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto will end. At this

time, sound output will stop and

change to the system screen.

●Android and Android Auto are

trademarks of Google LLC.

WARNING

■Certification

●Do not connect iPhone or oper-

ate the controls while driving.

NOTICE

●Do not leave your smartphone

in the vehicle. In particular, high

temperatures inside the vehicle

may damage the smartphone.

●Use of the Apple CarPlay logo

means that a vehicle user inter-

face meets Apple performance

standards. Apple is not responsi-

ble for the operation of this vehicle

or its compliance with safety and

regulatory standards. Please note

that the use of this product with

iPhone or iPod may affect wire-

●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.

Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing difficulties with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto,

check the following table.

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

Symptom

Solution

Check if the device supports Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto.

Check if Apple CarPlay/Android Auto is

enabled on the connected device.

Check 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/.

Check if “Apple CarPlay”/“Android Auto” of

“Projection Settings” on the general settings

screen is set to on. (P.414)

An Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto con-

nection cannot be

established.

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.

5

After checking all of the above, try to establish

an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection.

(P.407)

When an Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto con-

nection is established and As the system is not designed to play video

a video is being played, through Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, this is not

the video is not displayed, a malfunction.

but audio is output

through the system.

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.

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

Symptom

Solution

Check if the USB cable being used to connect

the device to the system is damaged.

To check if the USB cable is damaged inter-

nally, connect the device to another system,

such as a PC, and check if the device is recog-

nized by the connected system. (The device

should begin charging when connected.)

The Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto screen

has artifacts and/or audio

from Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto has

noise.

After checking all of the above, try to establish

an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection.

(P.407)

The map display of the

Apple CarPlay Maps app As the Apple CarPlay Maps app is not compati-

cannot be enlarged or

contracted with pinch

multi-touch gestures.

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

This operation is performed according to the

specification of the onboard device, this is not a

malfunction.

*

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.

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.

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5-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

Symptom

Solution

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 multiin-

formation display and sys-

tem display.

This is not a malfunction as display of these

items is not possible with this function.

Disconnect the phone from the USB cable and

check if hands-free call audio can be heard

using the hands-free system.

When using Android Auto,

hands-free call audio can-

not be heard from the

vehicle’s speakers.

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.

5

*

: 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)

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