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Pairing Guide For Toyota Entune

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Weiss Toyota Scion website has downloadable pairing guides and how to videos to get you on your way with Toyota Entune. Just Click Here Pairing your phone is the first step in connecting with your Toyota for hands-free calling and for audio streaming via Bluetooth. Once you have Bluetooth® enabled on your phone and ready to pair, you will need to initiate Bluetooth® on your Entune head unit. Please follow the instructions below to pair your Bluetooth enabled phone to your Entune system. Toyota Entune  is a fully integrated multimedia navigation system using a connected mobile phone to access the internet. Additional information such as traffic, weather, sports scores, stocks and fuel prices can be accessed without a smartphone, but instead via subscription from SiriusXM. The system utilizes mobile apps to provide the driver with information from  Bing (search engine) ,  OpenTable  and  movietickets.com , along with weather, traffic, fuel information (location and price), stocks,

Toyota Corolla…The Car for the Next Generation

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As a teenager in the market for your first car, your wish list probably includes features such as: sporty, looks expensive, and comes with a great sound-system.  As a parent, your realistic wish list may look more like this: practical, affordable, reliable, and above all…safe.  There are many features of the 2012 Toyota Corolla that will meet the expectations of both interested parties. The Toyota Corolla is a front-wheel drive, 5-passenger, 4-door car that carries an estimated fuel economy of 30 mpg.  Parents, as you hand over the wallet for gas to support your teens cruising habits, you can feel better about the mpg the Corolla will get them along the way.  As far as a sound system goes, the Corolla comes equipped with an AM/FM stereo, a CD player with MP3/WMA capability, satellite radio capability, aux audio input, auto sound leveling, CD-text display, and 4 speakers.  Teen drivers, in other words, it has everything you need to plug in your MP3s and listen to the music you enjoy whi

Toyota Partnership Raises Awareness of Distracted Driving

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Weiss Toyota is pleased to share this Toyota news! Visit Weiss Toyota today to test drive a Toyota Corolla in St. Louis ! Weiss Toyota is the premier Toyota dealer in St. Louis, offering the best selection of new and used Corollas in the metro area. Call, click or stop by to select your new Toyota today! Toyota has announced a new partnership with Teen Vogue, called “Arrive in Style.” From the Toyota Press Room: “In conjunction with Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, Teen Vogue and Toyota announced today “Arrive in Style,” a safe driving campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving among teenage girls and inspire them to make a mutual commitment with their mothers to drive safely. While cars today are safer than ever, automobile crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. In 2010 seven teens between the ages of 16 and 19 died every day on average from motor vehicle injuries. “We are thrilled to partner with Toyota on this important initiative. Wh

Toyota Best Brand Award

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When you are shopping for a vehicle, you are probably the most concerned about a few different attributes: safety, reliability, and resale value.  Resale value goes beyond just choosing a vehicle that will be worth more money down the road when you want to sell it.  I had a minivan with 160,000 miles on it and it was 12 years old.  One day it was innocently sitting in front of my house and a diesel truck smashed into it and totaled it.  Luckily, I was driving a van with high resale value, and despite its age and mileage, I still was given $7000 for it from the insurance company.  Any other brand would have been pennies in comparison.  This gave me a good amount of money to start with in my search for a new vehicle. Every year kbb.com chooses the best brand in the automotive industry for the best resale value award.  As you can imagine, this is an important award to win for any auto maker.  They also have a top 10 list of individual vehicles that stand out the most in this area.  This y

Driver Monitoring Devices

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Adding your teenage driver to your auto insurance plan will certainly raise the cost. In fact, your teen happens to be a boy you may be in for the biggest price hike of all. It’s no secret that teen drivers cost more to insure; boys costing more than girls. This is simply due to the fact that they have the least driving experience and because of that are at the highest risk for being involved in an auto accident. In this day and age of highly sophisticated technology there are devices which track vehicle information as your teen is driving. These devices will transmit data from the vehicle to a computer viewable by the parent at an alternate location. There are also devices which will set limitations on the vehicle such as, the volume of the radio, the top speed of the car, etc. These have all been designed to encourage teens to travel safely and minimize distractions while driving. If your teen begins their driving career with a clean record and continues to do so over a period of tim

Teen Distracted Driver Study Results

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Toyota Motor Sales, USA recently partnered with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute to conduct research on teens and distracted driving.  The study focused on parents of teens and teens between the ages of 16 and 18.  Participants were either interviewed about their driving habits via telephone survey or in live interviews conducted with parents and teens from the same household.  Researchers have made preliminary conclusions that include the importance of parents teaching teens safe driving habit by example.  Dr. Ray Bingham, Research Professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Head of the Young Driver Behavior and Injury Prevention Group, made this comment regarding the study’s findings, “Children look to their parents for a model of what is acceptable. Parents should know that every time they get behind the wheel with their child in the car they are providing a visible example that their child is likely to follow.” Noted fin

Safety Technology Makes US Roads Safer

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic death fatality numbers continue to go down thanks to advancements in safety technology.  The statistics speak for themselves with the number of deaths decreasing by 1.9% from 2011 to 2012, resulting in the lowest numbers in six decades.  Safety technology advancements that are noted as contributing include side-impact airbags, stability control, and seat belt usage. According to NBCNews.com: “The latest numbers show how the tireless work of our safety agencies and partners, coupled with significant advances in technology and continued public education, can really make a difference on our roadways,” says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “As we look to the future, it will be more important than ever to build on this progress by continuing to tackle head-on issues like seat belt use, drunk driving, and driver distraction.” Some interesting statistics include: An estimated 2,200 lives have been saved over the

From Recession to Recovery…Continued

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In continuation from our blog on recovery in the auto industry… Further surprise is shown when taking a closer look at the four states that have recovered to 2007  levels. In North Dakota, Alaska, Texas, and Louisiana employment recovery is attributed to an energy boom. Louisiana also had a low starting point due to Hurricane Katrina. Surpassing its 2007 auto sales by the end of 2011 was North Dakota. Ranked in the top ten and very close to breaking even in their auto sales was Alaska. Of the top four employment recovery states, only these two were on the top ten list for auto recovery. A key fact is highlighted in these inconsistencies concerning the employment recovery measured by job number. This fact being, all jobs are not created equal. The new or existing job must supply enough income to motivate the consumer to spend the money on a car. If the job does not feature adequate income then a key element is lacking. Despite their strong employment recoveries, Texas and Louisiana have

Preparing for College Graduation

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If you are planning to be a college graduate in the spring, you are probably already counting down the days until you are free and ready to start the next chapter of your life.  We probably don’t have to remind you that you only have about six months to make some pretty major decisions regarding your future.  While you probably already know what your career plans are, you may not have thought through all of the details quite yet.  For most college grads who are setting out with a new career, you will also likely be considering your first major purchase in life.  For many, this will be the purchase of a new vehicle.  Whether you are in the market for a new or a used car, truck or SUV, you will find the smartest choice is by first shopping at your local Weiss Toyota dealership.  Here, you will find the most fuel efficient, most affordable, and most reliable cars in the market.  You have spent years studying to make the grade…luckily there is a payoff.  Toyota has spent decades engineerin

Get Your Used Toyota Cars Ready For Weather

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If you are in the market for a new or used Toyota car or truck or if you already own a Toyota, we want you to be ready for the upcoming winter months!  Toyota vehicles are engineered with safety and reliability in mind so we have taken care of the hard part.  Even with the best efforts to keep you safe, it is important to do your part to maintain that level of safety on the roads by taking a few easy precautionary measures.  If you own a used Toyota car in St. Louis , you should consider taking these steps to get ready for winter: Make sure your routine maintenance is up-to-date. Get your oil changed and ask your technician what oil is best to use in your car during the colder winter months. Get new windshield wipers.  The last thing you want to do is get caught in a snow storm with inadequate wipers and find yourself unable to see the road ahead. Get your tires checked out.  Make sure the tread is still going strong and that the air pressure is holding as it should.  Consider purchasi

2014 Toyota Camry Sell Down, The Time to Buy!

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Camry is one exciting ride and has always been about more than just getting you to a destination. It’s been about the fun of sharing and doing things together.  Whether it’s a dash to the desert, or getting the whole family together, Camry is eager to get going. Camry isn’t just a thrilling ride, it’s also one of the most reliable cars in America. In fact, over 90% of all Camrys sold over the last 10 years are still on the road today.  Some would call that legendary. Some would say it’s time to take a break. Toyota didn’t; they kept going. The 2014.5 Toyota Camry continues to offer the high-end features, rewarding interior and impressive safety technology you have come to expect. Toyota don’t believe in sitting still, and they know that their drivers feel the same way. Let’s go places. 2014 Toyota Camry LE Weiss Toyota Scion of South County has your 2014 Toyota Camry in stock.  Take advantage of the Weiss Price and the TMS cash back rebate now through July 7th and save up