2008 TOYOTA SIENNA child lock

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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

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CLOSING THE FULLYOPENED SLIDING
DOOR
To close the fully−opened sliding door, pull
the inside or outside handle and then
close the door.
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 passengers from being
thrown out from the vehicle in an
accident. It also helps prevent the
doors from being opened unintention-
ally.
Sliding door closer (on some models):
When the sliding door has not been fully
closed, it is automatically closed com-
pletely even if the power sliding door sys-
tem is off.
CAUTION
Careful attention is needed so as
not to get your fingers trapped as
the sliding door automatically
closes when it has not been fully
closed.
Never allow a child to operate the
sliding door.
NOTICE
Do not apply excessive force when
the sliding door closer is operating.
Otherwise, the sliding door closer
may be damaged.
CAUTION
When closing the sliding door, con-
firm safety of the area around.
Keep the heads, hands and other
parts of the bodies of all occupants
away from the sliding door. Other-
wise, the closing door may cause
death or serious injury.
When the vehicle is stopped on a
slope, the door will slide faster
when opening or closing, so be es-
pecially careful that the passengers
do not get hit or pinched by the
door.

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SLIDING DOOR CHILDPROTECTORS
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.
On Off
POWER SLIDING DOOR MAIN SWITCH
(“SLIDE DOOR OFF” switch)
This switch is used to turn on and off
the power sliding door system. In order
to operate the power sliding door, the
“SLIDE DOOR OFF” switch on the in-
strument panel must be pushed out.
(The orange line on top of the switch
indicates that the power sliding door
system is on.) To disable 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 power sliding door switches
on the overhead console or wireless re-
mote control transmitter even if the sliding
door child
−protector is locked.
When the power sliding door system is
off, you can open and close the sliding
door by the same operations as non− pow-
ered sliding door.
The sliding door closer is operative even
if the power sliding door system is off.
See page 32 about sliding door closer.CAUTION
Do not leave small children or pets
unattended in your vehicle. They
could operate the power sliding
door and injure themselves or oth-
ers. Turn off the power sliding door
system when the power sliding door
is not in use.
When jacking up the vehicle, turn
off the power sliding door system
and close the sliding door com-
pletely.
Power sliding doors—

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NOTICE
When your vehicle goes through an
automatic car wash, make sure the
power sliding door system is off.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH
INSIDE LOCK KNOB
Move the lock knob.
To lock: Move the knob forward.
To unlock: Move the knob backward.
Closing the sliding door with the lock knob
in the lock position will also lock the slid-
ing door. Be careful not to lock your keys
in the vehicle.
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 passengers from being
thrown out from the vehicle in an
accident. It also helps prevent the
doors from being opened unintention-
ally.

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Center pillar
OPERATING WITH THE POWER SLIDING
DOOR SWITCHES
To open the door, push the switch. To
close the door, push the switch once
again. The door opens and closes com-
pletely.
Switches on the front overhead con-
sole:“
” switch—To operate the left side
door (type B only)
“
” switch—To operate the right side
door Switches on the center pillar:
“PWR DOOR” switch—To operate each
side door
Opening operation can be performed by
the switches under the following condi-
tions:
The sliding door is unlocked.
The power sliding door system is on.
(The “SLIDE DOOR OFF” switch is
pushed out.)
The sliding door is between the fully −
closed position and half −opened posi-
tion.
When the engine switch is in the “ON”
position, the transmission selector lever
must be in “P”.
The child −protector is unlocked.
(switches on the center pillar only) Closing operation can be performed by
the switches under the following condi-
tions:
The power sliding door system is on.
(The “SLIDE DOOR OFF” switch is
pushed out.)
The sliding door is between the fully
−
opened position and half −opened posi-
tion.
Left and right side power sliding door
models—The left side power sliding door
does not operate when the fuel filler door
is opened.
The length of time required to push the
switches for operating the sliding door can
be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
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.

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When the sliding door window is
opened more than about 15 cm (6 in.),
the sliding door will stop at half
opened position for safety reasons.
Close the window and then operate the
sliding door.
CAUTION
When the power sliding door is ON—
Do not leave the sliding door at half
opened position because the door will
unlock after 30 minutes. If the vehicle
is stopped on a downward slope, it
may move and cause an unexpected
injury.
When the power sliding door is
OFF—Do not leave the sliding door at
halfopened position because the
door is not latched at this position.
If the vehicle is stopped on a down-
ward slope, it may move and cause
an unexpected injury.
NOTICE
When the power sliding door is ON—
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the sliding door
at halfopened position.
Open the sliding door fully and move
the lock lever to the “LOCK” position
as shown on the label. Then close the
sliding door.
When the child −protector is locked, you
cannot open the sliding door by the inside
door handle. We recommend using this
feature whenever small children are in the
vehicle.
—Sliding door
childprotectors

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CAUTION
Make sure to turn off the power slid-
ing door system after locking the
childprotectors.
To open the back door, push up the
back door opener and raise the door.
The back door can be opened when the
vehicle is stopped.
The back door can be locked or unlocked
in the following ways.
Operate the power door lock switch.
(See “Front doors” on page 22 in this
Section.)
Operate the wireless remote control.
(See “Wireless remote control” on page
14 in this Section.)
All the side doors and back door are
locked and unlocked simultaneously
with the driver’s door. (See “Front
doors” on page 22 in this Section.)When all the side doors and back door
are unlocked simultaneously 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.)
If the back door opener does not operate,
see “If you cannot operate back door
opener” on page 494 in Section 4.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the back door will be automatically
locked after you reconnect, replace or re-
charge the battery. Be careful not to lock
your keys in the vehicle.
Back door (nonpowered)