Gidday all,
Earlier today I picked up my new (a.k.a. second hand freshly imported) car from the yard. It is a 2008 Toyota Corolla Fielder (the station wagon version). It features a touch screen with GPS, TV, Radio, Bluetooth and all sorts of other goodies (inc onboard storage full of Japanese Pop). The only issue is its all in Japanese (as is to be expected with a Jap Import). I have figured out the basics (setting radio presets etc) however I can't for the life of me figure things like the Bluetooth out (I got to the settings screen for it, I think, but could not get my phone to find the car).
Does anybody know if:
A. The language settings can be changed to English (I'm not holding out my breath for this) or
B. The entertainment console can be upgraded/re-imaged with an English version.
I'm going to pay a visit to my Grandma tomorrow has hosts Japanese students in the hope one of them may help me atleast get bluetooth etc going but would appreciate anyone's thoughts on who I could talk to in Chch about getting it converted. I'm hesitant to go to the official Toyota dealerships as I'm not sure how accommodating they would be to be honest but that will be my last resort.
Alas the included owners manuals are all in Japanese and I can't seem to find any English versions anywhere on the WWW. Absolute last resort will be learning Japanese, and if my high school attempts are anything to go by that's doomed to fail before it starts.
Cheers,