2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER remote control

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the entry function,
wireless remote control, key or door lock switch.
■Entry function (vehicles with smart key system)
P. 3 3
■ Wireless remote control
P. 5 4
■ Key
Vehicles without smart key system
Locks all doors
Unlocks all doors
Turning the key unlocks the
driver's door. Turning the key
again unlocks the other doors.
Vehicles with smart key system
The doors can also be locked and unlocked with the mechanical
key. ( P. 539)

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Before driving
Back door
The back door can be locked/unlocked and opened by the following
procedures.
■Locking and unlocking the back door
Door lock switch
P. 6 7
Entry function (vehicles with smart key system)
 P. 3 4
Wireless remote control
 P. 5 4
Key
 P. 6 6
■ Opening the back door from the outside the vehicle
Back door opener
Push up
Raise
Wireless remote control (vehicles with power back door)
 P. 5 4

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Before driving
Canceling the power back door system
(vehicles with power back door)
Turn the main switch in the glove
box off to disable the power back
door system.
On
Off
The back door cannot be opened
even with the wireless remote
control or power back door
switch.
■Back door strap
Use the strap when closing.

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Before driving
■
If the power back door does not work
The back door must be initialized. To initialize, close the back door com-
pletely by hand.
■ Back door closer (vehicl es with power back door)
In the event that the back door is left slightly open, the back door closer will
automatically close it to the fully closed position.
■ Fall-down protection function ( vehicles with power back door)
While the power back door is opening automatically, applying excessive
force to it will stop the opening operation to prevent the power back door
from rapidly falling down.
■ Customization that can be co nfigured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. wireless remote control) can be changed.
(Customizable features P. 582)
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■Caution while driving
Keep the back door closed.
If the back door is open, the luggage will be thrown out and exhaust gases
will enter the vehicle.
■ Operating the power back door
● Check to make sure that passengers do not have any part of their body in
a position where it could be caught or hit when the back door is being
operated.
● Careful attention is needed so as not to get your fingers trapped as the
back door automatically closes when it has not been fully closed.
● Do not allow children to operate the back door.
Closing the back door on someone can cause serious injury, and in some
instances, even death.

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Before driving
Glass hatch
■Opening and closing the glass hatch
●Make sure that the rear wiper is switched off.
● Do not rotate the rear wiper arm while the glass hatch is opening. (If the
rear wiper arm is rotated, close the glass hatch as it is then switch on the
wiper. The rear wiper arm will return to the correct position automatically
after wiping.)
● Make sure that the back door is closed before closing the glass hatch.
The glass hatch can be opened using the glass hatch opener or wire-
less remote control.
■ Wireless remote control (veh icles without smart key sys-
tem)
 P. 5 4
■ Entry function (vehicles with smart key system)
P. 3 4
■ Glass hatch opener
Press and hold the button to
pop up the glass hatch.
Raise
The glass hatch can be
opened only when the back
door is closed.
The glass hatch cannot be
opened when the back door is
locked. Unlock the back door
to open the glass hatch.
(P. 54)
: If equipped

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Alarm
The system sounds the alarm and flashes the lights when forcible
entry is detected.
■Triggering of the alarm
The alarm is triggered in the following situations.
●A locked door is unlocked or opened in any way other than
using the wireless remote control door lock function or entry
function (vehicles with smart ke y system). The doors will lock
again automatically.
● The hood is opened while t he vehicle is locked.
● The locked glass hatch is opened in any way other than using
the wireless remote control door lock function or entry function
(vehicles with smart key system).
● The battery is reconnected.

: If equipped

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Before driving
■
Setting the alarm system
Vehicles without navigation system
Close the doors and hood,
and lock all doors using the
wireless remote control door
lock function or entry function
(vehicles with smart key sys-
tem). The system will be set
automatically after 30 sec-
onds.
The indicator light changes
from being on to flashing when
the system is set.
Vehicles with navigation system
Close the doors and hood,
and lock all doors using the
wireless remote control door
lock function or entry function
(vehicles with smart key sys-
tem). The system will be set
automatically after 30 sec-
onds.
The indicator light changes
from being on to flashing when
the system is set.

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■Items to check before locking the vehicle
To prevent unexpected triggering of the alarm and vehicle theft, make sure
of the following.
●Nobody is in the vehicle.
● The windows and moon roof are closed before the alarm is set.
● No valuables or other personal items are left in the vehicle.
■ Panic mode
P. 5 6
■ When the battery is disconnected
Be sure to cancel the alarm system.
If the battery is disconnected before canceling the alarm, the system may be
triggered when the battery is reconnected.
■ When using the key to unlock the doors
Deactivate the alarm.
■ Deactivating or stopping the alarm
Unlock the doors using the wireless remote control door lock
function or the entry function (v ehicles with smart key system).