2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Owners Manual

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1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
Side doors
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the entry function,
wireless remote control or door lock switch.
■Entry function (vehicles with smart key system)
P. 4 6
■ Wireless remote control
P. 5 9
■ 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. 556)
■ Door lock switch
Locks all doors
Unlocks all doors

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Rear door child-protector lockThe door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock
is set.
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear
doors.
■Inside lock button
Locks the door
Unlocks the door
Pulling the door handle can
open the front door even if the
lock button is in the lock posi-
tion.

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Before driving
Automatic door locking and unlocking systems
The following functions can be set or canceled:
To switch between setting and canceling, follow the procedure
below: Vehicles without smart key system:
Close all the doors and turn the engine switch to the “ON”
position. (Perform step 2 within 10 seconds.)
Vehicles with smart key system:
Close all the doors and set the “POWER” switch to ON mode.
(Perform step 2 within 10 seconds.)
FunctionOperation
Shift position linked
door locking functionShifting the shift lever out of P locks all
doors.
Shift position linked
door unlocking functionShifting the shift lever to P unlocks all doors.
Speed linked door lock-
ing functionAll the doors are locked when the vehicle
speed is approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) or
higher.
Driver's door linked door
unlocking function
(
vehicles without smart
key system
)
All the doors are unlocked when the driver's
door is opened within 10 seconds after turning
the engine switch to “ACC” or “LOCK”.
Driver's door linked door
unlocking function
(
vehicles with smart key
system
)
All the doors are unlocked when the driver's
door is opened within 10 seconds after turning
the “POWER” switch off.
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Shift the shift lever to P or N, and
press and hold the driver's door
lock switch (
or) for
approximately 5 seconds and
then release it.
The shift lever and switch posi-
tions corresponding to the
desired function to be set are
shown in the following table.
Use the same procedure to can-
cel the function.
When the setting or canceling operation is complete, all doors are
locked and then unlocked.
STEP2
FunctionShift lever positionDriver’s door lock switch position
Shift position linked door lock-
ing function
PShift position linked door
unlocking function
Speed linked door locking func-
tion
NDriver's door linked door unlock-
ing function

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When locking the doors using the key
Vehicles without smart key system
The door cannot be locked if the key is in the engine switch.
Vehicles with smart key system
The door cannot be locked if the “POWER” switch is in ACCESSORY or
ON mode, or the electronic key is left inside the vehicle.
Depending on the position of the electronic key, the key may not be
detected correctly and the door may be locked.
■ Using the mechanical key
The doors can also be locked and unlocked with the mechanical key.
(P. 556)
■ Customization that can be co nfigured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. door unlocking function) can be changed.
(Customizable features P. 599)
CAUTION
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failing to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant falling out,
resulting in death or serious injury.
●Always use a seat belt.
● Always lock the doors.
● Ensure that all doors are properly closed.
● Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
The doors may be opened and the passengers are thrown out of the vehi-
cle and it may result in serious injury or death.
Be especially careful of the front doors, as they may be opened even if the
inside lock button is in the locked position.
● Set the rear door child protector locks when children are seated in the rear
seats.

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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 5
Entry function (vehicles with smart key system)
 P. 4 7
Wireless remote control
 P. 5 9
■ Opening the back door from the outside the vehicle
Back door opener
Raise the back door while
pushing up the back door
opener switch.
■ Wireless remote control (veh icles with power back door)
 P. 5 9

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Before driving
Power back door switch (veh
icles with power back door)
Push the switch to close.
Pushing the switch again while
the power back door is closing
will cause it to open again.
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash twice to indicate
that the back door has been opened/closed.
The back door can be opened even if it is locked. Lock the back door
again when you l eave the vehicle. The back door will not lock auto-
matically after it has been opened and then closed.
■ Opening the back door from inside the vehicle (vehicles
with power back door)
Push and hold the switch to
open/close.
Pushing the switch again while
the power back door is operat-
ing will cause the operation to
reverse.

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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
A buzzer sounds twice and the
back door can then not be
opened with the wireless remote
control or power back door
switch.
■Back door strap
Use the strap when closing.