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===Start the vehicle using my Toyota key fob=== | ===Start the vehicle using my Toyota key fob=== | ||
Remote starting Toyotas with a key fob is now behind a paywall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How do I start the vehicle using my Toyota key fob? |url=https://support.toyota.com/s/article/How-do-I-start-the-ve-7424?language=en_US |archive-url=https:// | Remote starting Toyotas with a key fob is now behind a paywall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How do I start the vehicle using my Toyota key fob? |url=https://support.toyota.com/s/article/How-do-I-start-the-ve-7424?language=en_US |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0521-1531-53/https://support.toyota.com:443/s/article/How-do-I-start-the-ve-7424?language=en_US |archive-date=21 May 2026}}</ref> A Remote Connect subscription is required for some vehicles to process the remote start radio signal sequence from the key fob. | ||
===Crash protection is offered only on the driver's side=== | ===Crash protection is offered only on the driver's side=== | ||
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===Ending support of app suite ''(2023)''=== | ===Ending support of app suite ''(2023)''=== | ||
In 2023, [[Toyota]] decided to stop supporting the Toyota app suite, which included models as late as 2024, such as the 4Runner. Depending on the vehicle, Alexa, NPR One, iHeartRadio, LiveXLive, Scout GPS Link, Destination Search, Saved Destinations, H2 Station Finder (where applicable), Fuel, Sports, Stocks, Traffic, Weather. If your vehicle didn't have Android Auto, you were out of luck for GPS and other apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toyota App Suite Sunset |url=https://support.toyota.com/s/article/Toyota-App-Suite-Retirement?language=en_US |archive-url= | In 2023, [[Toyota]] decided to stop supporting the Toyota app suite, which included models as late as 2024, such as the 4Runner. Depending on the vehicle, Alexa, NPR One, iHeartRadio, LiveXLive, Scout GPS Link, Destination Search, Saved Destinations, H2 Station Finder (where applicable), Fuel, Sports, Stocks, Traffic, Weather. If your vehicle didn't have Android Auto, you were out of luck for GPS and other apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toyota App Suite Sunset |url=https://support.toyota.com/s/article/Toyota-App-Suite-Retirement?language=en_US |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0521-1535-51/https://support.toyota.com:443/s/article/Toyota-App-Suite-Retirement?language=en_US |archive-date=21 May 2026|website=Toyota Support}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Toyota App Suite being discontinued |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Toyota/comments/172subi/toyota_app_suite_being_discontinued/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231008115839/https://old.reddit.com/r/Toyota/comments/172subi/toyota_app_suite_being_discontinued/ |archive-date=8 Oct 2023|website=Reddit}}</ref> | ||
MyToyota app, which replaced the Toyota Suite, has built-in paywall features, such as scheduled pre-heating for your car. This affects all Toyota models. They offer the service for free for 3 years after purchase, but then disable it, forcing owners to either give up that feature or switch to a subscription model. | MyToyota app, which replaced the Toyota Suite, has built-in paywall features, such as scheduled pre-heating for your car. This affects all Toyota models. They offer the service for free for 3 years after purchase, but then disable it, forcing owners to either give up that feature or switch to a subscription model. | ||
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===Obfuscation of Maintenance Alerts ''(2016)''=== | ===Obfuscation of Maintenance Alerts ''(2016)''=== | ||
[[File:Prius Prime dashboard alert oil change.jpg|thumb|alt=Dashboard with screen showing "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer"|Prius Prime dashboard alert for an oil change]] | [[File:Prius Prime dashboard alert oil change.jpg|thumb|alt=Dashboard with screen showing "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer"|Prius Prime dashboard alert for an oil change]] | ||
Starting with the 2016 Prius, oil change alerts changed with a new generation of vehicles. Many static indicator lights were replaced with a simple screen message<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 671 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671}}</ref>. The oil change light, in particular, was replaced with the message "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer". This change obscured a regularly scheduled maintenance task, likely steering customers toward corporate dealerships rather than allowing them to make a decision based on the actual cause. In the owner's manual, it's noted that the original oil change light remains for Canada only<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 105 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=105}}</ref>. | Starting with the 2016 Prius, oil change alerts changed with a new generation of vehicles. Many static indicator lights were replaced with a simple screen message<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 671 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520201239/https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |archive-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>. The oil change light, in particular, was replaced with the message "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer". This change obscured a regularly scheduled maintenance task, likely steering customers toward corporate dealerships rather than allowing them to make a decision based on the actual cause. In the owner's manual, it's noted that the original oil change light remains for Canada only<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 105 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=105 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520201239/https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |archive-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||