Monday, November 16, 2009

You Need The English Toyota Alphard Manual?

A reader sent me a query asking if I have a copy of the ENGLISH manual for the 2nd generation Toyota Alphard. Well I know that is a nice to have but unfortunately the Toyota Alphard/Vellfire are Japan Domestic Market (JDM) models so they really cater for their own market only which means they have never thought about having an English manual for their owners. So I have politely let the reader know that I don’t have such a manual. If your dealer is really nice they will provide the original Japanese manuals to you when you buy the car from them. Some dealers I know of don’t even bother to provide these manual because they don’t think the owners will either read it or need it.

Even though I don’t speak Japanese nor do I read Japanese well I still managed to “decipher” most of the content from the Japanese manuals provided with my 1st generation Toyota Alphard. In fact there are 3 set of manuals were provided for the NFL model as soon below. Toyota Alphard Japanese ManualsThe one on the left is the owner manuals, the middle and the right are the 1st and 2nd volume of the HDD navigation system manuals. The Japanese really provide very detailed descriptions on how to operate each of the functions in the car as well as the HU in these 3 manuals. I got most of my information on this blog from these three manuals.

If you really want an English version of the 1st generation Toyota Alphard, there is really a version available but you have to order it online from this publisher. However you will have to wait as these manuals are not ready in print. What happen is the publisher will collect enough of orders before they print the whole lot. My understanding is that they wait till the orders reaches 150 before they start printing. Therefore you will have to wait for quite a while. Some AOC members waited for more than 2 months before they got their copy.

So far I haven’t seen this publisher come up with the English version for the 2nd generation Alphard/Vellfire manual. In the meantime we will have to make do with the Japanese version. I guess if any owners of the 2nd generation Toyota Alphard/Vellfire need help on how to operate their HU, you can contact me via email to see if I can help to “decipher” the content for you!

Posted by Nighto Chan at 2:57 PM

7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Hi, I am having a 2008 Toyota Alphard and I would like to know how I can switch off the voice in Japanese. I understand we can do it using the HU however I dont read Japanese.

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    1. Nighto ChanNovember 21, 2012 at 9:59 PM

      I can't remember the exact location but it is in one of the sub-menu under the G-Book (情報-G) button.

      Hope you find it.

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  2. Nighto ChanMay 9, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Hi,

    I have not had the privilege to drive a 2nd generation Alphard yet so I am not familiar with the HU set up.

    On the 1st generation Alphard, you'll can turn off the Japanese voice from the G-Info Main Menu. I believed the 2nd generation Alphard has that function but I really can't tell you which one since I have not "played" with it before.

    Cheers

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  3. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Hey, I have a 2003 Toyota Alphard and I would like to know how to switch the words on the navigation system, and the radio, to english.

    Thanks in advance :)

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    1. Nighto ChanNovember 21, 2012 at 10:01 PM

      The original HU is designed to Japan market so they never put any English menu in there. I am not sure if you can do that.

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  4. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    Hi,

    Do you have extra sets of Japanese version manual, i am keen to get one. :)

    NCH

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    1. Nighto ChanNovember 21, 2012 at 11:36 PM

      Unfortunately mine has been given away together with the giant.

      I know many dealers has extra copies of Japanese version manual because many owners don't want to take it. You can try your luck with these dealers.

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