What Can Toyota Touch Life Do For You?

Schaumburg Toyota has taken great pride in touching the lives of its customers for years, and is looking forward to continuing that tradition when the world’s first smart phone mirroring infotainment product, Toyota Touch Life,  hits our lot.  This feature, which is just the most recent addition to the Toyota Touch infotainment family, will offer a never before seen connection between the smartphone and the vehicle.  Mirroring the smartphone’s display on the infotainment systems touchscreen will allow easy access to the phone’s functionalities using steering wheel-based controls or the touchscreen itself.

Nokia smartphone users will be able to easily connect their devices with the new feature using MirrorLink, which was developed by Car Connectivity Consortium, but don’t fret if you are an Iphone user.  Once you download the free “Application Launcher” app from the App Store you’ll be able to connect your device with the Toyota Touch Life, as well.  Some of the apps that will be accessible to drivers and passengers alike include the Garmin StreetPilot, internet radio apps, and Facebook or Twitter.  In addition, connectivity to the Apple iPod comes standard on this exciting new feature granting full access to their music collection, and connectivity will continue to expand as more mobile communications and consumer electronics companies implement the MirrorLink standard.

While all features will be accessible when the car is stationary, the Nokia Car Mode app will ensure that drivers can only access the most essential and non-distracting functions on the smartphone while the car is on the move.  This will grant the driver access to much of the most important features on their smartphone or iPod without hindering the safety of the drivers because, at the end of the day, that is our number one mission.  We encourage everyone to come take a look at new cars at Schaumburg Toyota and to ask questions about the Toyota Touch Life feature, and find out when they can get behind the wheel of a Toyota and test this out for themselves.