2008 TOYOTA SIENNA Owners Manual

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This double switch operation to unlock all
the side doors and back door can be
changed to a single switch operation. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.
When the unlock switch is pressed, the
front personal lights and engine switch
light come on. The lights remains on for
about 15 seconds unless any of the side
doors or back door are opened then and
closed. (For further information, see “Front
personal lights” on page 179 and/or “En-
gine (ignition) switch light” on page 181 in
Section 1−5.)
You have 60 seconds to open a door after
using the wireless remote unlock feature.
If a door is not opened by then, all the
side doors and back door will automatical-
ly lock again.
The timing for the automatic door lock
function can be changed. For details, con-
tact your Toyota dealer.
If the lock or unlock switch is kept
pressed in, the locking or unlocking opera-
tion is not repeated. Release the switch
and then push again. The following adjustments can be made in
this system. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
Cancelling the wireless door locking or
unlocking function
Cancelling the flash of the turn signal
lights
Cancelling the beep sound
Right side power sliding door (type A)
Right side power sliding door (type B)
—Opening and closing sliding
doors

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Left side power sliding door (type B only)
Push and hold the switch of the wire-
less remote control transmitter about
one second. The power sliding door
opens and closes completely.
Right side power sliding door—
To open: Push the sliding door open
switch (right side).
To close: Push the sliding door open
switch (right side) again.
Left side power sliding door—
To open: Push the sliding door open
switch (left side).
To close: Push the sliding door open
switch (left side) again.Opening operation can be performed by
the switches under the following conditions
only:
The sliding door is unlocked.
The power sliding door system is on.
(The “SLIDE DOOR OFF” switch on the
instrument panel is pushed out.)
The key is not in the engine switch.
The sliding door is between the fully
−
closed position and half −opened posi-
tion.
The sliding door stops at the half −opened
position when the window is opened more
than about 15 cm (6 in.).
The left side power sliding door does not
operate when the fuel filler door is
opened.
Closing operation can be performed by the
wireless remote control switches under the
following conditions only:
The power sliding door system is on.
(The “SLIDE DOOR OFF” switch on the
instrument panel is pushed out.)
The key is not in the engine switch.
The sliding door is between the fully −
opened position and half −opened posi-
tion. The sliding door operation by the wireless
remote control can be changed or dis-
abled. For details, contact your Toyota
dealer.

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Push and hold the back door open
switch on the wireless remote control
transmitter for about one second. The
power back door opens and closes
completely.
When closing or opening the back door,
two beeps will be heard and the turn sig-
nal lights will flash twice.Opening operation can be performed by
the switch under the following conditions
only:
The back door is unlocked.
The power back door system is on.
(The “BACK DOOR OFF” switch on the
instrument panel is pushed out.)
The key is not in the engine switch.
The back door is between the fully
−
closed position and half −opened posi-
tion.
Closing operation can be performed by the
switch under the following conditions only:
The power back door system is on.
(The “BACK DOOR OFF” switch on the
instrument panel is pushed out.)
The key is not in the engine switch.
The back door is between the fully −
opened position and half −opened posi-
tion.
The back door operation by the wireless
remote control can be changed or dis-
abled. For details, contact your Toyota
dealer.
Pushing and holding the alarm switch
blows the horn intermittently and
flashes the headlights, tail lights and
turns on the front personal lights.
The alarm switch is used to deter vehicle
theft when you witness anyone attempting
to break into or damage your vehicle.
The alarm will last for one minute. To stop
alarm midway, do the following:
Push any of the switch on the wireless
remote control transmitter.
Lock or unlock either front doors or
back door with the key.
Turn the engine switch from the
“LOCK” to “ON” position.
—Opening and closing back
door (type B only) —Activating alarm

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The alarm does not work when the engine
switch is in the “ON” position.
This alarm function can be disabled. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.For replacement, use a CR2032 lithium
battery or equivalent.
CAUTION
Special care should be taken to pre-
vent small children from swallowing
the removed transmitter battery or
components.
NOTICE

When replacing the transmitter bat-
tery, be careful not to lose the com-
ponents.
 Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by a
Toyota dealer.
 Dispose of used batteries according
to the local laws.
Replace the transmitter battery by follow-
ing these procedures:
1. Using a coin or equivalent, open the
transmitter case.
—Replacing battery

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2. Remove the discharged transmitter bat-tery.
NOTICE
Do not bend the terminals.
3. Put in a new transmitter battery withpositive (+) side up.
Close the transmitter case securely.
NOTICE
 Make sure the positive side and
negative side of the transmitter bat-
tery are faced correctly.
 Do not replace the battery with wet
hands. Water may cause unexpected
rust.
 Do not touch or move any compo-
nents inside the transmitter, or it
may interfere with proper operation.
Be careful not to bend the electrode
when inserting the transmitter bat-
tery and that dust or oils do not
adhere to the transmitter case.
 Close the transmitter case securely.
After replacing battery, check that the
transmitter operates properly. If the trans-
mitter still does not operate properly, con-
tact your Toyota dealer.

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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH KEY
Insert the key into the keyhole and turn
it.
To lock: Turn the key forward.
To unlock: Turn the key backward.
All the side doors and back door lock and
unlock simultaneously with either front
door. In the driver ’s door lock, turning the
key once will unlock the driver’s door and
twice in succession will unlock all the
doors simultaneously.
This double key turning operation to un-
lock all the side doors and back door can
be changed to a single key turning opera-
tion. For details, contact your Toyota deal-
er.When either front door is unlocked with a
key, the front personal lights and engine
switch light will come on and remain on
for about 15 seconds before fading out.
(For details, see “Front personal lights” on
page 179 and “Engine (ignition) switch
light” on page 181 in Section 1
−5.)LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH
INSIDE LOCK KNOB
Move the lock knob.
To lock: Push the knob forward.
To unlock: Pull the knob backward.
The front doors can be opened by pulling
the inside handles even if the lock knobs
are in the locked position.
Front doors—

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CAUTION
Do not pull the inside handle of the
front doors while driving. The doors
will open and an accident may occur.
Toyota strongly recommends that all
children be placed in the rear seat of
the vehicle.
Closing the door with the lock knob in the
lock position will also lock the door. Be
careful not to lock your keys in the ve-
hicle.
The front doors cannot be locked if you
leave the key in the engine switch.
Driver’s side
Front passenger’s side
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH
POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH
Push the switch.
To lock: Push the switch down on the
front side.
To unlock: Push the switch down on the
rear side.
Operating the switch simultaneously locks
or unlocks all the side doors and back
door.
If you do either of the following, no side
door or back door can be unlocked with
the power door lock switch.
Lock all the side doors and back door
with the key or wireless remote control
transmitter when all the side doors and
back door are closed.
Open the driver ’s door or front passen-
ger’s door and move the inside lock
knobs of both front doors to the lock
position, then close the front doors.

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The power door lock switch can be reset
in the following ways.
Turn the engine switch to “ON”.
Unlock all the side doors and back
door with the key or wireless remote
control transmitter.
Unlock the driver’s door or front pas-
senger ’s door with the inside lock
knob, and then unlock all the doors
and back door with the power door
lock switch.
CAUTION
Before driving, be sure that the doors
are closed and locked, especially
when small children are in the ve-
hicle. Along with the proper use of
seat belts, locking the doors helps
prevent the driver and passengers
from being thrown out from the ve-
hicle in an accident. It also helps pre-
vent the doors from being opened
unintentionally.
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING
You can select the following functions:
Locking linked with the shift position
All doors are automatically locked when
the selector lever is moved out of “P”
position.
Locking linked with vehicle speed
All doors are automatically locked when
the vehicle speed goes above about 20
km/h (12 mph).
You can set or cancel the automatic
door locking functions:
Be sure to apply the parking brake when
performing the following operations.
To select the locking linked with the
shift position: 1. Close all doors and turn the engine switch to the “ON” position.
2. Shift the selector lever to the “P” posi- tion. 3. Within 10 seconds of turning the en-
gine switch to the “ON” position, press
and hold the driver’s side power door
lock switch in the lock position for 5
seconds and then release.
The doors will be locked and unlocked
to indicate that the function is set.
To cancel the function, do the above op-
eration again.
To select the locking linked with the
vehicle speed:
1. Close all doors and turn the engine switch to the “ON” position.
2. Shift the selector lever from “P” to the “N” position.
3. Within 10 seconds of turning the en- gine switch to the “ON” position, press
and hold the driver’s side power door
lock switch in the lock position for 5
seconds and then release.
The doors will be locked and unlocked
to indicate that the function is set.
To cancel the function, do the above op-
eration again.
—Automatic door locking and
unlocking functions