1999 TOYOTA SIENNA Owners Manual

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Half−opened sliding door stopper
(5−door models)
When opening the left side sliding door, it
stops at the half−opened position if the
fuel filler door is opened.
NOTICE
Avoid forcibly opening the sliding
door fully when refueling. Otherwise,
the fuel filler door may be damaged.
LOCKING WITH SLIDING DOOR CHILD−
PROTECTORS
Open the sliding door fully and move
the lock lever to the ”LOCK” position
as shown on the label. Then close the
sliding door.
If the child−protector is locked, you cannot
open the sliding door from the inside. We
recommend using this feature whenever
small children are in the vehicle.
Power sliding door—If the power sliding
door system is on, the child−protector fea-
ture is cancelled when someone pushes
one of the ”PWR DOOR” switches or
”POWER DOOR” switch of the wireless
remote control transmitter.
CAUTION
Make sure to turn off the power slid-
ing door system after locking the
child−protectors.
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CAUTION
When the vehicle is stopped on a
gradient, the door will slide faster
when opening or closing, so be es-
pecially careful that the passengers
do not get hit or pinched in the
doorway.
When stopping on a downward
slope, open the door fully while
passengers are getting on or off.
Do not pull the outside handle or
push the lock release button while
the door is open as the door could
suddenly close by itself causing in-
jury.
NOTICE
Do not close the sliding door by ap-
plying the brakes. Doing so could
cause the door to be damaged.
Power sliding door
Some vehicles are equipped with a power
sliding door on the right side. This system
has the following functions:
The power sliding door can be oper-
ated with the ”PWR DOOR” switches
inside the vehicle or wireless remote
control transmitter. (For details about
the wireless remote control transmitter,
see ”Wireless remote control” in this
chapter.)
If you move the sliding door to the
opening or closing direction by hand,
the sliding door will automatically and
completely open or close after you let
go of the sliding door.
CAUTION
Do not leave small children or pets
unattended in your vehicle. They
could operate the power sliding door,
and they themselves or others could
be injured. Turn off the power sliding
door system when the power sliding
door is not in use.
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”PWR DOOR OFF” SWITCH
This switch is used to turn on and off
the power sliding door system. For op-
erating the power sliding door, the
”PWR DOOR OFF” switch on the instru-
ment panel must be pushed out. (The
orange line on the side of the switch
indicates that the system is on.) To dis-
able the power sliding door feature,
push in the switch.When the power sliding door system is
on, you can open and close the sliding
door with the ”PWR DOOR” switches in-
side the vehicle or wireless remote control
transmitter even if the sliding door child−
protector is locked. If small children or
pets are in the vehicle, turn off the sys-
tem to prevent the accidental operation of
the door.
CAUTION
When jacking up the vehicle, turn off
the power sliding door system and
close the sliding door completely.
NOTICE
When your vehicle goes through an
automatic car wash, make sure the
power sliding door system is off.
Instrument panel
Center pillar
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”PWR DOOR” SWITCHES
These switches are used to open and
close the power sliding door. Push and
release one of the two ”PWR DOOR”
switches.
One switch is located on the instrument
panel on the driver ’s side. The other is
located on the right center pillar.
Opening and closing can be performed by
the ”PWR DOOR” switches under the fol-
lowing conditions:
The sliding door is unlocked.
The power sliding door system is on.
(The ”PWR DOOR OFF” switch is
pushed out.)
To open the power sliding door when
the ignition key is in the ”ON” position,
the transmission selector lever must be
in ”P”. (To close the sliding door from
the fully−opened or half−opened posi-
tion, the transmission selector lever is
not required to be in ”P”.)
CAUTION
If you shift the automatic transmis-
sion selector lever out of ”P” and
accelerate before the power sliding
door is closed completely, the sliding
door may reverse to the open posi-
tion. A child or others could fall out
of the vehicle and be injured. Always
make sure the power sliding door is
closed and latched before you start
driving.
OPENING BY HAND
When the power sliding door system is
on, if you pull the outside door handle or
push the inside lock release button to re-
lease the sliding door, it will then automat-
ically and completely open.
When the power sliding door system is
off, open the sliding door as usual.
CLOSING BY HAND
When the power sliding door system is
on, if you slide the door about 10 cm (4
in.) to the closing direction and let the
door go, it will automatically and com-
pletely close.
When the power sliding door system is
off, close the sliding door as usual.OPEN POWER SLIDING DOOR WARN-
ING LIGHT AND BUZZER
This light on the instrument panel comes
on if the power sliding door is not com-
pletely closed with the ignition key in the
”ON” position. (See ”Service reminder indi-
cators and warning buzzers” in Chapter
1−5.)
If you forcibly close the power sliding door
by hand when the ignition key is in the
”ON” position, the open power sliding door
warning light may stay on. In this case,
try opening and closing the power sliding
door again by hand slowly, or use one of
the ”PWR DOOR” switches or wireless
remote control transmitter.
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If you shift out of ”P” when the power
sliding door is opened or in the process
of closing with the power sliding door sys-
tem on, a buzzer will sound and the open
power sliding door warning light will flash.
This is a warning that the sliding door is
not completely closed.
JAM PROTECTION FUNCTION
If anything with sufficient resistance ob-
structs the power sliding door while it is
closing or opening, the sliding door will
automatically reverse to the opposite di-
rection. However, if the power sliding door
is between the fully−closed and half−
opened positions while it is opening, the
door will stop at that position.
Before operating the power sliding door,
make sure there is nobody near the slid-
ing door. Make sure the sliding door stops
at the fully−opened position, and then al-
low the passengers to get on and off the
vehicle.The resistance must be as strong as the
force of the moving door, or stronger. As
the sliding door approaches the fully−
closed or fully−opened position, its moving
force increases significantly.
If an impact is given to the sliding door,
this function may work without anything
caught.
CAUTION
Power sliding door could injure
people if they caught in the door
path. When using the power sliding
door, observe the following:
Never try jamming any part of your
body to make the jam protection
function work intentionally.
The jam protection function may
not work when something gets
caught just before the sliding door
is fully closed.
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You must always make sure the
head, hands and other parts of the
body of all occupants are away
from the sliding door. If someone’s
neck, head or hand gets caught in
a closing sliding door, it could re-
sult in a serious injury. When any-
one closes the power sliding door,
make sure he/she operates the slid-
ing door safely.
NOTICE
Objects caught in the path of the slid-
ing door may be damaged. Make sure
there is nothing in the doorway be-
fore closing the sliding door.CAUTION
When the vehicle is stopped on a
downward slope of a steep grade
(17% or more), the sliding door may
not stay in the fully−opened position
and could suddenly close by itself,
possibly resulting a personal injury.
Making sure the sliding door does not
close abruptly, turn on the power
sliding door system. Then the sliding
door will operate under the control of
the electric power.
RESETTING THE POWER SLIDING
DOOR SYSTEM
If the power sliding door system operates
incorrectly or does not operate under the
following conditions, the system must be
initialized and reset by the steps in the
next column.
The battery is disconnected and then
reconnected, or a discharged battery is
recharged.
In this case, initialize and reset the
system by doing the following steps
from 6 to 10.
The open power sliding door warning
light stays on though the sliding door
is closed.
In this case, initialize and reset the
system by doing the following steps
from 1 to 10.
CAUTION
To initialize and reset power sliding
door system, stop the vehicle on a
level ground.
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1. Be sure to turn off the power sliding
door system by pushing in the ”PWR
DOOR OFF” switch.
2. Disconnect the battery for 1 minute
and then reconnect it.
3. Close the sliding door by hand.
(Step 3 can be performed before step
2.)
4. Turn on the power sliding door system
by pushing out the ”PWR DOOR OFF”
switch.
5. Wait 5 seconds.
6. Open the sliding door by using one of
the ”PWR DOOR” switches or wireless
remote control transmitter.
7. Wait 3 seconds after the sliding door
stops at the fully−opened position.
8. Close the sliding door by using one of
the ”PWR DOOR” switches or wireless
remote control transmitter.
9. Wait 3 seconds after the sliding door
stops at the fully−closed position.
10. Repeat the steps from 6 to 9.
If the power sliding door system does not
operate properly after the above proce-
dure, there may be a problem in the sys-
tem. Contact your Toyota dealer.
Wireless remote control
Locking operation
Unlocking operation
The wireless remote control system al-
lows you to lock or unlock all the
doors from a distance within approxi-
mately 1 m (3 ft.) of the vehicle. On
some models, the system also allows
you to activate the theft deterrent sys-
tem from the same distance.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE
DOORS
To lock and unlock all the doors, push
the switches of the transmitter slowly
and securely.
To lock: Push the ”LOCK” switch. All the
doors are locked simultaneously. At this
time, parking lights, side marker lights and
tail lights flash.
Check to see that the doors are securely
locked.
If any of the doors is not securely closed,
or if the key is in the ignition switch,
locking cannot be performed by the
”LOCK” switch.
To unlock: Push the ”UNLOCK” switch
once to unlock the driver ’s door alone.
Pushing the switch twice within 3 seconds
unlocks all the doors simultaneously. At
this time, parking lights, side marker lights
and tail lights flash twice.
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You have 30 seconds to open a door after
using the wireless remote unlock feature.
If a door is not opened by then, all the
doors will automatically lock again.
If the ”LOCK” or ”UNLOCK” switch is kept
pressed in, the locking or unlocking opera-
tion is not repeated. Release the button
and then push again.
”POWER DOOR” SWITCH (on some
models)
This switch of the transmitter is used
to open and close the power sliding
door. Push the switch slowly and se-
curely.
To open: Push the switch. The sliding
door opens completely.
To close: Push the switch again. The slid-
ing door closes completely.Opening and closing can be performed by
the ”POWER DOOR” switch under the fol-
lowing conditions only:
The sliding door is unlocked.
The power sliding door system is on.
(The ”PWR DOOR OFF” switch is
pushed out.)
The ignition key is not in the ”ON”
position.
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