I agree with you about the "whats wrong with the good old fashioned manual switches". At least we can adjust the radio volume with the knob on the dash which I always do without taking my eyes off the road. To adjust the radio volume with the steering wheel volume adjuster, I must take my eyes off the road, and look at the steering wheel volume adjuster. Not safe.

The good thing is that the Avalon system is still better than the Ford (and Lincoln) MyFordTouch, where everything is on the touch screen. That was one of the reasons I did not buy a 2013/2014 MKZ.

 

I agree with you about the "whats wrong with the good old fashioned manual switches". At least we can adjust the radio volume with the knob on the dash which I always do without taking my eyes off the road. To adjust the radio volume with the steering wheel volume adjuster, I must take my eyes off the road, and look at the steering wheel volume adjuster. Not safe.

Wow, you seriously have to look at the steering wheel to use the controls? :facepalm:

 

Same here. I had the dealer do research and still could not come up with any adjustment. I have gotten some better with not touching the buttons, but still a problem some.

 

Go to another dealer.
They can adjust it.


Be careful. You might get what you ask for and with desensitiveized? you might have to look longer at screen and really touch them.


Manual switches are gone forever.


Soon, thoughts will control.........

 

Go to another dealer.
They can adjust it.

My dealer's tech came out with an iPad (I think it was an iPad...), plugged it in the car, then changed the setting by one. Took less than 10 minutes. Now the 'buttons' don't change when I brush by them, only when I actually touch them...

 

Yes I Can

Got a song snd dance from the dealer. Bought the cable and techstream software so I'll find it myself if in fact it is there. Want to turn off the seatbelt pings anyway.

 

not sure that I need it but what is the link to get which cable and software.

 

I recently purchased my 2014 Toyota Avalon XLE Touring. Every time I went to put it in park, I was turning off the air conditioner. Seemed as if my shadow was turning it off. Have learned to watch and slowly put it in park and have my hands or fingers kept away from all touch pads.

 

Highly doubt it was an Ipad. Techstream will not run on OS and it doesn't have a USB port. They usually use a silver cased laptop. Suppose to have my cable and software today. Bought a junker laptop with XP at our local computer recyclers for $50 just to use to program my Toyotas. But this is encouraging. My dealer flat out stated that the sensitivity is NOT adjustable.

 

The consumer is the one to blame for all the touch screen crap these days. The manufactures would not produce it people did not want it. As far a I am concerned they can keep that stuff. I'll drive old cars until they won't let me.

 

Well folks, I had to go to a on the ball dealership during my vacation trip to find the answer to the question, "How do you adjust the touch button sensitivity" on a 2014 Avalon Hybrid with the Nav system installed. As you recall, my home town dealer said he could not find the custumizing point in the Techstream program that deals with this adjustment. Well its not in the Techstream program after all. Its customer changeable using the console buttons themselves. Ok here is the procedure

1. Turn power switch on to ( ACC).
2. Press the radio "seek track" up and down buttons simultaneously for
10 seconds or more. All panel switches on the navigation/reciever will blink
Indicating you are in the change sensor mode.
3. Select a sensitivity level using the "Seek track" up or down switches.
4. The number of blinks for each sensitivity level is: 4 blinks for high (default)'
3 blinks for medium and 2 blinks for low sensitivity.
5. To save and exit, press the Setup button.

Note. The up switch will only increase sensitivity and the down switch will only decrease sensitivity. It does not loop back around.

I hope this helps you people out there with the installed Tech package and irratated with the over sensitivity of those buttons.

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Nice find! What sensitivity did you set yours to, low or medium, and how do you like it so far? The only downside I can think of would be having to keep your finger on one spot longer than is natural...just not sure what too long might be. I will definitely play around with this.

 

A very useful and interesting post. Thank you for investigating and finding the answer.

In my case, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the procedure works as described, although it took longer than 10 seconds before the switches began blinking and I could modify the settings. The bad news is that I can't tell any difference between the high and low settings. Even after adjusting down to 2, the slightest brush on a switch would activate it, as before. I'll be interested in what others find -- maybe it's me.

Robert N.

 

I didn't notice Bobodude's second post before posting mine, so I went back and double-checked -- I am now set for low sensitivity (two blinks), but I still don't really notice any significant change in the sensitivity. I have a 2013 Limited so maybe that's why my result is different.

Robert N.

 

Yeh, its not a dramatic difference but I can detect a lowering of the sensitivity.

 

Set mine to "2 blinks". The directions worked perfectly! Mine was set at "4 blinks" originally.

I have the wood-grain on my dash, should not make any difference......I played with selecting buttons for a couple minutes and really don't see a difference.

I'm sure their is a difference, just hard for me to notice.

I will let you know in the weeks to come if anything changes.

Thanks for the "trick"!

 

Thanks to Bobodude for providing the procedure! Can someone please confirm that it works with a 2013 TAH Limited with HDD Nav. I tried it but must be doing something wrong. Thanks in advance!

 

Yes it does.

I had the radio on during this procedure. Try turning off the ignition and turning acc back on and follow the procedure again. 10 seconds was about right.

GL!

 

Thanks Icemann. I was trying to do this in the middle of the day, and of course could not actually see the blinking!:facepalm:

 

Have to add that the procedure has to be started within 30 seconds of turning the ignition on to ACC. Sorry. I didn't read all of the fine print.

 

Have to add that the procedure has to be started within 30 seconds of turning the ignition on to ACC. Sorry. I didn't read all of the fine print.

Bobodude, thanks again for the great find! BTW, from where are your reading this great fine print? Does the fine print contain any other hidden gems or useful procedures?

 

I need to make one more point and then I will shut up. The blinking of the switches, up/down, media, radio, setup, info etc are pretty dim. You need to do this at night or in a dark garage. Once you get into the sensor sensitivity mode, the panel sws will continually blink the setting that the panel is set to every 3 seconds. Once you hit the setup button to exit and save the setting it will quit blinking. Thanks everybody for you kind comments. :smile:

 

Yeah, don't shut up. Very good thread, with you providing a solution to a potential issue. If necessary, keep it coming dude!

 

Ok one more tip. During this process, none of the buttons pushed will produce beeps or any other sounds. They are silent. Makes you think nothing is happening. But you will see the buttons background night lighting blink. Again do it in tbe dark.

 

Thank you Bobodude!!!

Your procedure worked on my 2013 TAH Limited w/o Tech. I set the sensitivity to 2. Although the buttons may still be a bit sensitive, it is good the procedure is no longer a mystery. Keep up the good work. We need more problem solvers and fewer complainers, on this forum and in the world in general.

 

Setting IntelliTouch Button Sensitivity

Ok, the Toyota Dealer gave me this information for my 2014 XLE Touring Avalon and it worked!


Vehicle ignition to ACC
Press the "PWR\VOL" on the radio for off
Press the AUDIO and SETUP switches simultaneously for 10 seconds
until "Capacitive Senor Setting" is displayed on the screen.
Set the sensitivity level by using the SEEK TRACK up or down buttons,
one beep is low sensitivity
two beeps is middle sensitivity
three beeps is high sensitivity
Touch any button other than SEEK TRACK UP or DOWN to exit.
Hope this helps others
Joe C

 

It Does Work

Ok, the Toyota Dealer gave me this information for my 2014 XLE Touring Avalon and it worked!


Vehicle ignition to ACC
Press the "PWR\VOL" on the radio for off
Press the AUDIO and SETUP switches simultaneously for 10 seconds
until "Capacitive Senor Setting" is displayed on the screen.
Set the sensitivity level by using the SEEK TRACK up or down buttons,
one beep is low sensitivity
two beeps is middle sensitivity
three beeps is high sensitivity
Touch any button other than SEEK TRACK UP or DOWN to exit.
Hope this helps others
Joe C

I tried this procedure on my 2014 XLE Touring, it DOES beep and IT DOES WORK!
THANKS!!

 

I was able to follow these steps and dial down the sensitivity, thank you!

 

I have same problem with my Canadian model 2014 Avalon with nav but not a hybrid. Do you think it would work for me..

 

I'm sure it would. It only takes two minutes to find out.

 

Setting IntelliTouch Button Sensitivity

I tried the solution posted by Joe C and it worked on my 2014 Avalon Limited with Display audio/Navigation (purchased in Canada). I haven't had a chance to check it on the road yet but the sensitivity seems to be lower. I can't understand why a problem like this wouldn't have been identified sooner by the manufacturer, perhaps during road tests etc. I appreciate the help...Thanks...Bob

 

You are welcome!

I tried the solution posted by Joe C and it worked on my 2014 Avalon Limited with Display audio/Navigation (purchased in Canada). I haven't had a chance to check it on the road yet but the sensitivity seems to be lower. I can't understand why a problem like this wouldn't have been identified sooner by the manufacturer, perhaps during road tests etc. I appreciate the help...Thanks...Bob

Bob,
It's amazing that Toyota made it so hard to find this information, and that the buttons are so sensitive. I had Toyota Consumer Service on the phone for hours, and their answer was, " Let us try to find a dealer close to you that knows how to change the sensitivity." I finally asked my dealer to practice on there show room car, and let me know when they figured it out.
Joe C

 

The touch-sensitivity is just one of the many annoyances and user-UN-friendliness of my 2013 Avalon Ltd with Nav pkg. I too got the same song from the dealer that they did not have a procedure for adjusting the sensitivity even though the owners manual states that it can be adjusted (by the dealer). It took them a few tries to reach out to Toyota Tech Support and finally got the procedure. I must have mis-heard the service manager - I thought he told me the procedure involved the SEAT buttons, which I thought was absurd. I guess he said SEEK. Anyway, they claimed they adjusted it down, but like several of you, I don't really notice a difference.
And speaking of touch-sensitive controls, does anyone else have the problem with the fan control that I have? I can affect the fan speed by touching the panel area ABOVE the designated -...+ strip. The Toyota gurus say "it works as designed".

 

great engineering

And speaking of touch-sensitive controls, does anyone else have the problem with the fan control that I have? I can affect the fan speed by touching the panel area ABOVE the designated -...+ strip. The Toyota gurus say "it works as designed".

Yes, mine does that too! Great engineering in a $38,000 car.
Joe C

 

My 2014 Avalon Limited has the same super sensitivity on the A/C fan controls as well. Since there's a way to reduce the sensitivity of the hot & cold arrows, I'm assuming there must be some method to do the same with the fan control??

 

When I adjusted the sensitivity, it affected all touch controls on the panel, not just the hot and cold arrows....