This evening I settled down for what I imagined to be a simple exercise in downloading a PDF user manual and it turned into a bit of a game designed by whoever is responsible for the the Toyota website. Here we go so after hitting the download PDF button i was presented with a moving circle in the middle of the webpage showing me download progress but no indication via my browser that anything was happening. Eventually the 551 pages that's right 551 appeared on my screen but no sign of a a physical PDF downloaded to my C directory hard drive on my laptop. So where is it ? well a small one line menu appeared subsequently on page 1 and within that appeared a small arrow pointing downwards and by hitting that the download was completed to the correct directory on my C drive. I then breathed a sigh of relief but my elation soon evaporated why ? the 551 pages of a large PDF file is virtually impossible to navigate unless you scroll page by page and who wants to do that ! Thank you Toyota !!
Thanks for the replies its actually 644 pages and there is nothing wrong with my OS. I use PDF's regularly and most of the pages at the beginning show the context and if I click on the highlighted text it normally takes me to the content I wish to view not mess around with scrolling. Toyota should have considered producing a quick guide on the most essential functions and their operation.
Their car software user integration leaves a lot to be desired and not a day goes by when I leave my drive and some pointless message appears on my display screen or driver's console its distracting and dangerous to boot. Toyota started their homework on this vehicle but got distracted and did not finish it that aside I actually like the car.
I am not struggling with the manual now that I have managed to find one that is 31 pages long and not 661 thanks to this forum members. The dealer has confirmed that there are software issues which need addressing but forgot to do so prior to me picking up the vehicle and I am not making this stuff up !! On another I expect when you are forking out nearly 35 k for a car it should really not come with all these software issues. I have owned many vehicles in the past and this one is unique in that it reminds me of an incalcitrant child. The dealer is collecting the car next week to fix the software issues I have encountered and I have every faith he will and I am not giving up on Toyota just yet.
Hi Simon the messages i am getting are as follows repeated random requests on the display screen asking me to agree to connect/synchronise followed by QR code and when I follow the instructions it says OK then 5 mins later it repeats the request all over again and so on and so forth.
The irritating thing is it knocks out my Apple Play, Wayze etc and i have to press an icon on the top left to get to reconnect with over and over again this can happen 3 to 4 times on a short journeys My Toyota app is connected and functioning after an outage but has stopped recording my journey history and mpg ??.
In addition on the driver's side display i keep getting messages to reset my speed which pops up randomly and i ignore because i have no clue what this message is about. This message pops up when no drivers assist stuff has been engaged and only started popping up in the last 7 days. I think my Excel was built in Derby when the guys were on a tea break and when they got back they forgot something.?
Failing that, look at 'This PC' (toward the bottom of the list on the left, you might need to scroll down a bit. Here you'll find your C Drive. Double click it, check if it's been somehow sent there.
A decent PDF viewing programme will likely let you click on a contents item and take you to that page. I'm not sure if Windows has one built in that would support that (or possibly Toyota didn't hyperlink the PDF manual).
in addition on the driver's side display i keep getting messages to reset my speed which pops up randomly and i ignore because i have no clue what this message is about. This message pops up when no drivers assist stuff has been engaged and only started popping up in the last 7 days.
So, for example if I've set cruise control to 40mph and I drive into a 60mph zone, the RSA reads the speed limit sign on the roadside and a message pops up asking if I want to set cruise control to the new speed.
Now I know that mobile phone connectivity seems to be an issue with the Excel as its intermittent. I will now try to explain so after attempting to drive home the display screen notified me that the iPhone 12 was no longer connected even though its bluetooth functionality was enabled. In addition "her indoors" Iphone 8 profile had vanished ( see pic) . After restarting the engine and my bluetooth iPhone 12 connectivity off the problem was solved. I think I shall deliver my Excel to the dealer personally rather than them collect it and hopefully will have some sort of hands on interaction to solve some these problems.
I would have to agree on this. I suspect it's user error. I had this come up after the OTA fix for the e-call unit. I went through all you have listed and no more problems since. I have only linked one phone though.
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