2019 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Voice command system operation

Voice command system operation

Microphone

It is unnecessary to speak directly into the microphone when giving a command.

Steering switch

Talk switch

’ Voice command system

Press the talk switch to start the voice command system. To cancel voice command, press and hold the talk switch.

’ When an Apple CarPlay con- nection is established

Press and hold the talk switch to start Siri. To cancel Siri, press the talk switch.

Press the talk switch to start the voice command system.

Voice commands may not be rec- ognized if:

Spoken too quickly.

Spoken at a low or high volume.

The roof or windows are open.

Passengers are talking while voice commands are spoken.

The fan speed of the air condition- ing system is set at high.

The air conditioning vents are turned towards the microphone.

In the following conditions, the system may not recognize the command properly and using voice commands may not be pos- sible:

The command is incorrect or unclear. Note that certain words, accents or speech patterns may be difficult for the system to recog- nize.

There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.

Normally, it is necessary to wait for a beep before saying a com- mand. To enable the ability to talk over prompts and say commands before the beep, enable the voice prompt interrupt function. (P.414)

This system may not operate immediately after the engine switch is in ACC or ON.

Press the talk switch.

Voice guidance for the voice command system can be skipped by pressing the talk switch.

If “Getting Started with Voice” screen is displayed, select “OK” or press the talk switch. (P.452)

After hearing a beep, say a supported command.

To display sample commands of the desired function, say the desired function or select the desired function button. To display more commands, select “More Commands”.

Selecting “Help” or saying “Help” prompts the voice com- mand system to offer exam- ples of commands and operation methods.

Registered POIs, registered names in the contacts list etc., can be said in the place of the “<>” next to the commands. (P.453)

For example: Say “Find a restau- rant”, “Call John Smith” etc.

If a desired outcome is not shown, or if no selections are available, perform one of the following to return to the pre- vious screen:

Say “Go back”.

Select .

To cancel voice recognition,

select , say “Cancel”, or press and hold the talk switch.

To perform the voice com- mand operation again, select “Start Over” or say “Start over”.

To suspend voice command operation, select “Pause” or say “Pause”. To resume the

voice command operation, select “Resume” or press the talk switch.

If the system does not respond or the confirmation screen does not disappear, press the talk switch and try again.

If a voice command cannot be rec- ognized, voice guidance will say “Sorry, could you repeat that?” and voice command reception will restart.

If a voice command cannot be rec- ognized 3 consecutive times, voice recognition will be canceled.

Voice recognition prompts can be changed on the voice settings screen. (P.414)

This function can be used to cancel voice guidance by turning the voice prompts off. When you press the talk switch while using this setting, a beep sounds, and then you can immediately say a command.

Some voice guidance can be can- celed by setting voice prompts to off. Use this setting when it is desirable to say a command immediately after pressing the talk switch and hearing a beep.

The “Tutorials” and “Voice Train- ing” functions can also be started on the voice settings

screen. (P.414)

Press the talk switch.

Select the desired item to be set.

Select to display the voice command tutorials.

Select to train the voice com- mand system.

The user will be asked to say 10 sample phrases. This will help the voice command system adapt to the user’s accent.

Select to proceed to the voice command screen.

Command list

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.

Voice recognition language can be changed. (P.411)

Common

Top menu

*: Vehicle must be parked

Phone*1

*: When an Apple CarPlay connec- tion is established, this voice commands will be unavailable.

While incoming message notification is displayed*1, 2

*1: When an Apple CarPlay connec- tion is established, this voice commands will be unavailable.

*2: If the system does not recognize the name of a contact, create a voice tag. (P.476) The name of a contact can also be recognized by adding a voice tag.

While in a phone call*

*1: Full screen message notification must be turned on within the phone settings (P.474)

*2: When an Apple CarPlay connec- tion is established, this voice commands will be unavailable.

Radio

*: A station list must be built first using the radio screen (P.422)

Audio*1

*1: The audio device must be con- nected via a USB cable to use the functionality in this section

*2: When an Apple CarPlay connec- tion is established, this voice commands will be unavailable.

Apps*1

*1: When an Apple CarPlay connec- tion is established, this voice command will be unavailable.

*2: When an application is opened and is in full screen mode, press- ing the talk switch will start the voice command system and commands for the currently dis- played application will be avail-

Commands relating to operation of the audio/visual system can only be performed when the audio/visual system is turned on.