Is there any way to add features to touch screen audio? - Toyota Yaris Forums

JayGee · 02-14-2012, 06:38 AM

Hi,

My car has the following touch screen audio system installed:

Is there any way to enable some of the additional features, like the SMS functionality, on it by way of firmware download or hidden service menu?

I have been told by three people at two different dealerships that our local spec cars are navigation ready and it will be enabled (not sure if at an extra cost) when the local maps become available. I am not 100% convinced of this though. Currently, it just displays "System not installed" when you press the Map/nav button.
I have emailed Toyota SA to confirm what the sales persons have told me, but they simply replied that the current radio is not navigation enabled - like I wasn't able to figure that out...
Is there any way I can enable the GPS (naturally it won't have maps) on the system or even to just confirm that it does indeed have the GPS receiver installed?

A couple of Qs to those who have this audio system, with nav enabled:

How does this radio store the maps?
Does it have internal storage of some kind? It doesn't have an SD card slot, like some other units I have seen on this site. Does it use the USB input? If so, what if it is used with an iPod? I assume you can have both map sets and MP3s on a flashdrive, but on an iPod?
Seems to be straight forward questions that a quick google would answer, but not with my search skills, it seems

None of this is covered in the manual I got with it, which seems to be a simplified version.

By the way, the "hidden menu yaris touch go" function, as seen on Youtube (search and ye shall find), doesn't work on my car, unless I'm doing it wrong(?)
Looks like the guy just holds in the Car button for a while. It only seems to be read only / diagnostic features anyway.

Any pointers in the right direction, if any of this can be done without dealer intervention or bricking the radio, will be greatly appreciated.

02-14-2012, 06:38 AM	#1
JayGee Drives: 2012 Yaris XR 3DR Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Africa Posts: 41	Is there any way to add features to touch screen audio? Hi, My car has the following touch screen audio system installed: Is there any way to enable some of the additional features, like the SMS functionality, on it by way of firmware download or hidden service menu? I have been told by three people at two different dealerships that our local spec cars are navigation ready and it will be enabled (not sure if at an extra cost) when the local maps become available. I am not 100% convinced of this though. Currently, it just displays "System not installed" when you press the Map/nav button. I have emailed Toyota SA to confirm what the sales persons have told me, but they simply replied that the current radio is not navigation enabled - like I wasn't able to figure that out... Is there any way I can enable the GPS (naturally it won't have maps) on the system or even to just confirm that it does indeed have the GPS receiver installed? A couple of Qs to those who have this audio system, with nav enabled: How does this radio store the maps? Does it have internal storage of some kind? It doesn't have an SD card slot, like some other units I have seen on this site. Does it use the USB input? If so, what if it is used with an iPod? I assume you can have both map sets and MP3s on a flashdrive, but on an iPod? Seems to be straight forward questions that a quick google would answer, but not with my search skills, it seems None of this is covered in the manual I got with it, which seems to be a simplified version. By the way, the "hidden menu yaris touch go" function, as seen on Youtube (search and ye shall find), doesn't work on my car, unless I'm doing it wrong(?) Looks like the guy just holds in the Car button for a while. It only seems to be read only / diagnostic features anyway. Any pointers in the right direction, if any of this can be done without dealer intervention or bricking the radio, will be greatly appreciated. Last edited by JayGee; 02-14-2012 at 07:00 AM.