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Hi all,
I have a 07 Rav4 CV6 (which i think is the equivalent of US base model). I recently replaced the headunit with a doubleDIN Pioneer job. All was plug and play and done in about 30 mins (thanks Rav4world!)
I didn't realise however that although I had the ISO cable kit and it was all as easy as pie, that the audio controls on the wheel wouldn't work. I've now read that they are Bluetooth driven and i need a special aftermarket receiver and cable pack thing that will plug into the Pioneer 3.5mm control input.
Can someone explain how the steering wheel controls are read into the headunit? Is it indeed bluetooth controlled? In the cable kit that came with the headunit, it had 2 plugs that matched with the Ravs, but the Ravs third smaller one (that has maybe 3 wires coming into it) didnt have a match in the new cable kit. Is this the wheel controls? In this case does this mean they are hard wired?

I have a 07 Rav4 CV6 (which i think is the equivalent of US base model). I recently replaced the headunit with a doubleDIN Pioneer job. All was plug and play and done in about 30 mins (thanks Rav4world!)
I didn't realise however that although I had the ISO cable kit and it was all as easy as pie, that the audio controls on the wheel wouldn't work. I've now read that they are Bluetooth driven and i need a special aftermarket receiver and cable pack thing that will plug into the Pioneer 3.5mm control input.
Can someone explain how the steering wheel controls are read into the headunit? Is it indeed bluetooth controlled? In the cable kit that came with the headunit, it had 2 plugs that matched with the Ravs, but the Ravs third smaller one (that has maybe 3 wires coming into it) didnt have a match in the new cable kit. Is this the wheel controls? In this case does this mean they are hard wired?