With the democratization of new technologies, the considerable use of smartphones, 24-hour internet connection and internet sites, it was clear that cars would stick to the tendency. And after the era of the DVD car radio that could be built in to the Toyota 86, for a few years now many cars have been built with touch screens. Although this provides a certain comfort, with technology comes also the concerns. In this article we’re going to try to help you solve a touch screen problem that doesn’t work on Toyota 86 anymore. To achieve this, first of all, we’re going to find out the advantages of having a touch screen in your car, then the various touch screen complications on Toyota 86 , and at last how to solve them.

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Benefits of a touch screen on Toyota 86

Before we can look at why the touch screen of your Toyota 86 no longer works, we will first find out all the positive aspects that this equipment will bring you. We will just focus on the native touch screens, those included by the manufacturer and not those bought in car centers. Here is a list of the advantages and interesting features of a touch screen included in your car:

  • The capacity to watch multimedia content on your screen.
  • The opportunity to stick to a GPS track with a screen of a sizeable size.
  • Gain access to to many setting options on his car because of the operating system included in the screen
  • Synchronize your smartphone and therefore receive calls.
  • Ease of use of the touchscreen as opposed to the buttons and knobs previously used

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Toyota 86 Touch Screen Complications

We will now move on to the section you are most interested in knowing why the touch screen of my Toyota 86 no longer functions? To achieve this, we tried to determine all the complications that exist on the touch screens of your car. There aren’t 50 different complications, but that said, in this article are the most important ones you might be experiencing:

  • The touch screen on my Toyota 86 doesn’t turn on anymore: This is one of the most general situations on a car with a screen, in most cases it’s a power supply problem, go to the next section to get the solution to this problem
  • The touch screen of my car doesn’t respond anymore: If your screen gets stuck on a page and it doesn’t respond anymore it’s most certainly a bug in the operating system of your screen.
  • The touch screen of my Toyota 86 turns on and off for no cause: In this case you are certainly a victim of a short circuit.

How to resolve touch screen Toyota 86

After seeing why the touch screen of your Toyota 86 is no longer functioning , we will try to give you the solutions to each of the complications you may encounter. Below are the solutions to each of the most important touch screen complications:

  • The touch screen doesn’t turn on at all: In this case, you will have to check out the power supply side of the touch screen, most of the time it will be a blown fuse, so verify the status of the fuse.
  • The touch screen is frozen: In that case, as we stated before, it’s most certainly a bug you’re encountering, you’ll have to try to unplug/replug the fuses, to restart the screen . If this doesn’t work, you may have a problem with the version of the screen’s operating system, make sure to contact your dealer. If it’s just your GPS that’s bugging, you can update the GPS of your Toyota 86 by following this tuto.
  • The touch screen of your Toyota 86 switches on and off for no cause: In this situation it is highly likely that you are the victim of a short circuit. Verify the condition of your fuses and connectors, if you can’t find anything, take your car to a car electrician who can resolve the problem.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Toyota 86, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota 86 category.