Toyota Alphard 2012 Display Language

[Afrasiab]

Does anyone know how to change display language from Japanese to English on my Toyota Alphard 2012 ANH20W

[anotherdom]

Google Translate lens on your phone is the best bet - there is no option to change the language on the head unit or dash.

[Afrasiab]

Yea, already tried it, but doesn’t seem to have an option. Also I did some research and apparently a GUI upgrade needs to be done first, which I don’t know how to do it. Any idea? 

[Rojie]

2 hours ago, Afrasiab said:

Does anyone know how to change display language from Japanese to English on my Toyota Alphard 2012 ANH20W

 

Yes. Chris.ac does

[Afrasiab]

Can you please elaborate who is Chris.ac and where do I find him?

[Rojie]

2 hours ago, Afrasiab said:

Can you please elaborate who is Chris.ac and where do I find him?

 

He is a member. he'll be in touch soon, I expect.

 

You could check out his threads. I am sure he has covered this before.

[arthurj]

2012 JDM models don’t have English, only models made for export, as far as I know.

[Chris.ac]

8 hours ago, arthurj said:

2012 JDM models don’t have English, only models made for export, as far as I know.

Spot on. 

 

You need a headunit from a Hong Kong or Malaysian export model. 

 

Be aware the wiring connectors are different too. 

 

You can tell the jdm vs export model by the chasis code. 

 

Anh20w is japanese 

Anh20R or anh20L are export for (R)ight and (L)eft hand drive

 

Edited April 12, 2023 by Chris.ac