2012 TOYOTA CAMRY alarm

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
Wireless remote control
: If equipped
The wireless remote control can be used to lock and unlock the vehi-
cle.
Vehicles without a smart key system (type A)
Locks all the doors
Sounds the alarm
(press and hold)
Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks
the driver’s door. Pressing the
button again within 5 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
Opens the driver’s window
and moon roof (press and
hold)
*
Unlocks the trunk
(press and hold)
*: This setting must be custom-ized at your Toyota dealer.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
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Before driving
Vehicles without a smart key system (type B)
Locks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks
the driver’s door. Pressing the
button again within 5 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
Opens the driver’s window
and moon roof (press and
hold)
*
Sounds the alarm
(press and hold)
Unlocks the trunk
(press and hold)
*: This setting must be custom-ized at your Toyota dealer.
Vehicles with a smart key system
Locks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks
the driver’s door. Pressing the
button again within 5 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
Opens the driver’s window
and moon roof (press and
hold)
*
Unlocks the trunk
(press and hold)
Sounds the alarm
(press and hold)
*: This setting must be custom-ized at your Toyota dealer.

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■Operation signals
Doors: A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been locked/unlocked.
(Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
Trunk: A buzzer sounds to indicate that the trunk has been unlocked.
Driver’s window and moon roof: A buzzer sounds to indicate that the driver’s window and moon roof are opening.
■ Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not fully closed, a
buzzer sounds continuously. Fully close the door to stop the buzzer, and lock
the vehicle once more.
■ Panic mode
Vehicles without a smart key system
When is pressed for longer
than about one second, an alarm will
sound intermittently and the vehicle
lights will flash to deter any person from
trying to break into or damage your
vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button on
the wireless remote control.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
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Before driving
Vehicles with a smart key system
■ Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
■ Alarm (if equipped)
Using the wireless remote control to lock the doors will set the alarm system.
(P. 95)
When is pressed for longer
than about one second, an alarm will
sound intermittently and the vehicle
lights will flash to deter any person from
trying to break into or damage your
vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button on
the electronic key.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
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Before driving
■
Trunk light
The trunk light turns on when the trunk is opened.
■ Function to prevent the trunk being locked with the electronic key
inside (vehicles with a smart key system)
● When all doors are being locked, closing the trunk lid with the electronic
key left inside the trunk will sound an alarm.
In this case, the trunk lid can be opened using the entry function.
● Even when the spare electronic key is put in the trunk with all the doors
locked, the key confinement prevention function can be activated so the
trunk can be opened. In order to prevent theft, take all electronic keys
with you when leaving the vehicle.
● Even when the electronic key is put in the trunk with all the doors are
locked, the key may not be detected depending on the places and the
surrounding radio wave conditions. In this case, the key confinement pre-
vention function cannot be activated, causing the doors to lock when the
trunk is closed. Make sure to check where the key is before closing the
trunk.
● The key confinement prevention function cannot be activated if any one
of the doors is unlocked. In this case, open the trunk using the trunk
opener.
■ Internal trunk release lever
The trunk lid can be opened by pulling up
the glow-in-the-dark lever located on the
inside of the trunk lid.
The lever will continue to glow for some
time after the trunk lid is closed.

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1-4. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
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Before driving
■
Moon roof open reminder function
Vehicles without a smart key system
An alarm will sound when the driver’s door is opened with the moon roof not
fully closed and the engine switch off.
Vehicles with a smart key system
An alarm will sound when the driver’s door is opened with the moon roof not
fully closed and the “ENGINE START STOP” switch off.
■ Customization that can be co nfigured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. key linked operation) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 493)
CAUTION
■Opening the moon roof
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
●Do not allow any passengers to put their hands or heads outside the vehi-
cle while it is moving.
● Do not sit on top of the moon roof.
■ Closing the moon roof
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Check to make sure that all passengers do not have any part of their bod-
ies in a position where they could be caught when the moon roof is being
operated.
● Do not allow children to operate the moon roof.
Closing the moon roof on someone can cause death or serious injury.
■ Jam protection function
●Never use any part of your body to intentionally activate the jam protection
function.
● The jam protection function may not work if something gets caught just
before the moon roof fully closes.

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1-6. Theft deterrent system
Before driving
Alarm
: If equipped
The system sounds the alarm and flashes the lights when forced
entry is detected.
■ Triggering of the alarm
The alarm is triggered in the fo llowing situations when the alarm
is set:
● A locked door or trunk is unlocked or opened in any way other
than using the entry function, wireless remote control or
mechanical key.
● The hood is opened.
● Some models: The window is tapped or broken.
■ Setting the alarm system
Close the doors, trunk and
hood, and lock all the doors.
The system will be set auto-
matically after 30 seconds.
The indicator light changes
from being on to flashing when
the system is set.

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■System maintenance
The vehicle has a maintenance-free type alarm system.
■ 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.
■ Deactivating or stopping the alarm
Do one of the following to deactivate or stop the alarm.
●Unlock the doors or trunk.
● Vehicles without a smart key system: Turn the engine switch
to the “ACC” or “ON” position, or start the engine. (The alarm
will be deactivated or stop ped after a few seconds.)
● Vehicles with a smart key system: Turn the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch to ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode, or
start the engine. (The alarm will be deactivated or stopped
after a few seconds.)