Toyota Touch 2, our range of innovative, highly-affordable touch-screen multimedia systems, has been refreshed for 2016 and has been launched at the Geneva motor show.
The simplified range now comprises a choice of either the standard Toyota Touch 2 system, or Toyota Touch 2 with Go, which incorporates a full-map navigation function.
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Toyota Touch 2 with Go
Toyota Touch 2 with Go receives a major software upgrade which includes an improved, clearer, more user-friendly menu screen design, 10 brand new features, the improved functionality of over 30 items, and simplified connection to the Toyota customer portal for easier downloading of apps.
The system also benefits from three years free map care and connected services. These include map updates and free registration to TomTom real-time traffic information, mobile speed camera notification*, fuel price information, parking locations and availability, weather updates, Google Search, Google Street View, Aupeo!, Aha and Twitter. The three year package may be extended by two years** to match Toyota’s five year extended vehicle warranty**. Moreover, this 2016 software update is also available to all current system owners.
All Touch 2 with Go system top menus now feature a tile-based icon design for greater clarity and improved touch operability. It also improves functionality by reducing the number of steps required for each operation. The navigation menu and sub-menus have been simplified, and a redesigned map screen features new shortcut tile icons for improved clarity and operability. A new split-screen view allows users to see more functions at a glance, combining the navigation map with media and app information.
Navigation services have also been enhanced within the system. For instance, when entering a destination, the driver can simultaneously check Street View images and the weather at the destination, as well as look for parking in the area. As the vehicle approaches the destination, the system will also inform the driver of available parking spaces nearby. TomTom real-time traffic is now automatically adopted as a default traffic information source as soon as the driver establishes a data connection with his mobile phone.
A new auto navigation function allows the driver to programme the system with up to four destinations, and a departure time window, for each day of the week. When the vehicle is switched on within that departure time window, the navigation system automatically activates, plotting a route to the chosen destination. The system incorporates TomTom real-time traffic information, and will propose alternative routes to the driver in order to avoid congestion on, for instance, a daily commute.
Point of Interest (POI) search functionality has also been improved through better map and listing information integration, and a POI search-word history function for the faster location of favourite destinations. The phone interface has also been redesigned for easier, more intuitive use on the move. A new screen layout gives direct access to an incoming/outgoing/missed call list in the top menu, once again reducing the number of operation steps required.
A higher grade Touch 2 with Go*** system further features voice recognition, a text-to-speech function and 3D navigation mapping. Voice recognition may now be used for the launch and control of apps, for simple, one-shot navigation address confirmation, and for the use of Apple Siri eyes-free. Driver merely need to press and hold the Voice Recognition button on the steering wheel to talk to Siri on their iPhone.
The setup menu now also includes a ‘Let’s get Started’ QR code which opens an online quick start system guide on the user’s mobile device. Connection to the Toyota customer portal has been made easier, and customers can now quickly create a My Toyota account on-screen, from within the vehicle. The downloading of apps has also been simplified. Once the owner has established a data connection with his mobile phone, apps can be installed directly onto the system from within the vehicle.
* Where allowed by law
** Market dependent
*** Model/grade dependent
I’ve recently upgraded my Prius Business Edition+ Touch 2 with Go to Maps 6.7.0WL and I’m now a bit perplexed concerning the weird interplay between the Media’s own Volume Level and the SatNav’s Volume Level, notwithstanding the fact that the latter has its own Sound Level in SETUP. Often even after all the Volumes are working fine and I turn down the Media Volume using the touch sensitive ‘- key’, the sound of the SatNav instructions can often just disappear altogether.
An untouched Preset SatNav volume level also seems to vary depending on whether the Media is actually switched on or not!
Also the ‘pathetic’ beep from the Speed Camera Alert can disappear too if the Media Volume is adjusted and one can only seem to have a decent alert if the SatNav’s Volume is set to a blaringly high level.
Also [is it me in not having the SatNav settings correctly adjusted or] is it now a ‘feature’ that the Speed Camera Alert only beeps once – a few hundred feet away from the Camera. On my previous 3-year old Prius I used to get 2 nice & loud double-beeps at, say, a quarter of a mile away from the camera as well as from hundred feet away.
I would love to hear what Toyota have to say about the volume control idiosyncrasies of the new Touch 2 with Go system and what other new Owners think about it !
Hi David. Thanks for following up on this. We’ve had a technical issue with our blog comments, which has caused a delay in responding which we apologise for. In regards to your issues, have you taken your vehicle to your local dealer to ensure it is working properly? This would be an ideal place to start, and we encourage you to let us know how you get on. Thanks David.
I’ve run the same upgrade (Map 6.7.0L) for my RAV4h Icon, and have found the same behaviour. I’m trying to make it reproducible, but there is some interaction/interference between the media and nav sound levels such that I’ve had to turn off any media if I wanted a sensible volume from the nav, or to mute the nav and rely on the map if I wanted to listen to my media at a sensible volume. Not a matter the dealer can fix, really, it is a “pure” software glitch that I guess will need 6.7.1 (smile)….
Hi David. Just to let you know that we have passed this information on to our technical team, who are currently investigating. Thank you for making us aware of the issue.
Oh yes, this is driving me crazy. This and the whole “can’t read music from either USB or Bluetooth most of the time”. Oh, and when every 3 weeks my car forgets where I live and work, or my Toyota Online login and password, yeah, that too.
You are not alone George! Strange my post to Paul’s comments of 17/05/16, left nearly 7 days ago was not published. I wonder why Totota/Charlotte does this?
Hi Michael. We do apologise but we’ve recently had a technical issue with the blog comments, which may explain why your post has not appeared yet. We’re working through it as we speak, and hope you understand!
Hello,
While we are in bug mode, there is a bug I have noticed on the DAB Text. If the Media is in Full screen (as opposed to split Nav/Media) the station Text (usually show name, current track/artist etc.) appears only briefly and then vanishes. Old (4.5.0) software used to have this permanently displayed. In split screen mode, it stays BUT is truncated as there is not enough space to display…shouldn’t it scroll (so maybe two separate bugs).
Otherwise I am liking the new software!
We’re glad you’re liking it Ian! We’ll pass on your feedback regarding the DAB text. Thank you for getting in touch with us.
Thanks for agreeing to forward details of the strange & inconsistent behaviour of the various Sound Levels within the latest release of Toyota Touch 2 with Go. I’ve already been in touch with my local dealer, however, they’ve so far had very little experience with 6.7.0 let alone with its idiosyncrasies. Indeed, they tend to leave the ‘SatNav’ systems to a peripatetic expert who only visits various dealerships on an infrequent basis.
And I have to agree with Lester that because of the irreproducible nature of this problem it is “not a matter the dealer can fix” on an otherwise normally functioning Touch 2 system.
I’ve just learnt that this problem is also prevalent in a Touch 2 with Go Plus system in an Auris Hybrid delivered to a friend of mine at the end of March. Ideally he’d like to drive around with the Media Volume normally set to zero but with the Traffic Announcements set to a reasonable volume. Unfortunately such a configuration often not only mutes the SatNav’s directions but also the insignificant “beeps” from the Speed Camera alerts.
Hi, I’ve installed update 6.7.0.H on my Toyota Auris TS (2015). I always have an 128GB usb stick with mp3’s to play music in the car. However, since the update the music player randomly crashes. The only way to get it playing again is to power-down the car, remove the stick, start and insert the stick again. I’ve never experienced this behaviour with the previous software version. Besides updating nothing else has changed. Can you advise me how to resolve this, or inform me wether a new update is going to fix this issue?
Hi David. Thanks for getting in touch. We’re sorry to hear you’re having issues with your Auris. Have you tried using a difference memory stick? Officially, we recommend using a 16gb stick to ensure compatibility. Furthermore, some high-end memory sticks have security encryption, which can cause also cause issues. It may be worth paying your local dealer a visit to see if they can spot anything first-hand, too. Thanks.
Hi Michael, thanks very much for replying. I do however doubt whether the usb stick itself has anything to do witch it, as prior to updating I never experienced any problems. I’ll give another stick (16gb, Kingston) a go though. My dealer unfortunately has no know-how in these issues. I believe it is a software related issue, and maybe your developers could look into it?
Thanks for the extra information David. As we said, this is something we’re looking into. Watch this space!
I have also experienced this problem along with many others since the upgrade. The workaround is to reduce the number of tracks to below 1900. Toyota needs to look at this problem and issue a fix.
Hi Rodger,
Thank you for your post and feedback. In order for us to recreate the problem we would advise contacting our Customer Services: po.st/DTEqmG stating login details, and if possible a screen shot of where the process is creating an error? This will help us to diagnose the issue you’re having. Hope this helps a little further and if you have any other questions please let us know.
Hi Gerry,
Thank you for your post and guidance. We are sorry to hear you are experiencing problems too. Officially, we recommend using a 16GB stick to ensure compatibility. We will feed your comments back to our product team for future product reviews. Many thanks.