Carista

What does Carista allow you to customize and is it worth the price?

 

Who is she and is she hot?

 

She's Siri's Cousin

 

Worth the price.

This:


Doors / Windows / Remote

Blink turn signals when locking/unlocking with remote
*YES* / NO

Beep when locking/unlocking with remote
*YES* / NO

Volume of beep when locking/unocking with remote
OFF / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / *MAX*

Warn (beep) when door can't be locked because it's still open
*YES* / NO

Warn (beep) when sunroof is still open when locking doors
*YES* / NO

Panic function on remote
*ENABLED* / DISABLED

Re-lock doors automatically if you unlock, but don't open a door
*YES* / NO

Re-lock doors automatically if you unlock, but don't open a door within…
30 SECONDS / *60 SECONDS* / 120 SECONDS

Unlock doors via remote
DRIVER'S DOOR ON 1ST PRESS, ALL ON 2ND / *ALL DOORS ON 1ST PRESS*

Unlock doors via physical key
*DRIVER'S DOOR ON 1ST PRESS, ALL ON 2ND* / ALL DOORS ON 1ST PRESS

Unlock doors via smart key (door handle button)
*DRIVER'S DOOR ON 1ST PRESS, ALL ON 2ND* / ALL DOORS ON 1ST PRESS

Auto-lock all doors
DISABLED / *WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR* / WHEN VEHICLE STARTS MOVING

Auto-unlock all doors
DISABLED / *WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK (P)* / WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED

After locking with smart key, don't allow re-opening within…
0.5 SECONDS / 1.5 SECONDS / 2.5 SECONDS / *5 SECONDS*

Smart key location to start car
FRONT SEATS / *ANYWHERE IN VEHICLE*



Instruments / Display / Dings

Engine start indicator
*ON* / OFF

Display odometer after ignition is turned off for…
30 SECONDS / 1 MINUTE / 10 MINUTES / *OFF*

Key-in-ignition ding sound
*SLOW* / MEDIUM / FAST

Ding when headlights are left on
YES / *NO*

Seat belt warning ding (driver)
ENABLED / *DISABLED*

Seat belt warning ding (front passenger)
ENABLED / *DISABLED*

Lane-change turn signal auto-flasher count
OFF / 3 FLASHES / *4 FLASHES* / 5 FLASHES / 6 FLASHES / 7 FLASHES

Remote low battery warning
*ON* / OFF

Rear parking sensor range
NARROW / *WIDE*

Mute parking sensor when stationary for more than 3 sec.
YES / *NO*

Parking sensor beep volume
1 / 2 / *3* / 4 / MAX

Activate parking sensors in neutral (N)
*YES* / NO

Enable rear parking sensors when in neutral or forward gear
REAR / REAR CORNER / *OFF*

Dash display mode
*ALL* / UNDISP



Lights

Daytime running lights
*ON* / OFF

Coming-home lights duration
OFF / 30 SECONDS / *60 SECONDS* / 90 SECONDS

Auto headlights activation threshold
*DARKEST* / DARKER / NORMAL / LIGHTER / LIGHTEST

Instrument lights dimming sensitivity
DARKEST / DARKER / *NORMAL* / LIGHTER / LIGHTEST

Instrument lights restoring sensitivity
DARKEST / DARKER / *NORMAL* / LIGHTER / LIGHTEST

Dim interior lights after…
7 SECONDS / *15 SECONDS* / 30 SECONDS

Turn on interior lights when you shut off engine
*YES* / NO

Turn on interior lights when you unlock doors
*YES* / NO

Turn on interior lights when smart key in range
*YES* / NO

Interior light control
*ENABLED* / DISABLED



Heater & A/C

Temperature dial calibration
-2°C / -1°C / *NORMAL* / +1°C / +2°C

Auto-increase blower speed when front defroster is on
YES / *NO*

Auto-turn on A/C when AUTO button pressed (if needed)
*YES* / NO

Deactivate front defroster when AUTO button pressed
*YES* / NO

Open vents to outside air when ignition is turned off
*YES* / NO

Fan speed reaches its target…
SLOWLY / *NORMALLY* / FAST

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/attachments/2016-toyota-tacoma-en-pdf.1001806

 

whats the diagnostics like for it?
does it have a service reset feature as well?

 

didn't realize you need to pay as a weekly/yearly subscription.
so you really can't do too much with the free version.

You'd think if you buy the adaptor from them you can use the app for free.

 

I believe the adapter will work with more apps than just that.

 

ya works with torque and such.
still you'd think you support their product and app they could at least offer a discount on it. say $20 a year

Maybe for toyota thats one thing but for $200 you can buy Ross tech's cable which activates the software that you download for free, and then can go way more into depth than the app can into any VW or Audi.
Unless they changed the pricing but when I bought mine years ago it was $200 and that includes all the repair manuals.

Cool app though and I'll definitely get the adaptor and what not. Just kind of disappointed its not a 1 time fee and its a subscription based thing.

 

I've used the VCDS cable on my S5. Working with the RossTech software was a complete bitch and I wasn't a fan of playing with codes on my $60k car. Working with carista is amazingly simple and I feel way more comfortable making changes to my truck. I'll pay $9.99 for a week to set my truck exactly how I like it.

This? Ross Tech


Or this? Carista App

 

haha I love the coding of VCDS. I've gotten so used to it, people ask me to do stuff for their car and then try to show me tutorials but I already know how to. Even if I've never done the coding on newer models it takes me a minute to read the code and know what to do.

I'll do the $10 one, just a bummer its not one time because the scanner would come in handy and the resetting of the service reminder.
I wonder if you can also set up TPMS with carista.

 

No

 

Toyota Techstream will do it. It is available as a free download, but requires a $25 cable to hook up to OBDII.

 

I thought you had to pay for tech stream?
Or can you download a free version just for TPMS?

 

You can download a true version for free, that will do everything listed in the 2016 options and TPMS and diagnostics:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/attachments/2016-toyota-tacoma-en-pdf.1001806

https://www.toyota-tech.eu/GTS/Wizard/Step5-Software.aspx

 

where can you download said version?
All the versions I've seen are the subscription based ones.

 

Added link to my original post.

 

Love my Carista. Anyone in my neck of the woods that would like to make some changes to their settings, is more than welcome to use mine.

 

have you used this one?
I was looking at this in the past and wasn't sure if it worked with North american models since this is european spec version. where as there is a tech stream for north american models.
And it still says you need a subscription online?