2012 TOYOTA SIENNA Owners Manual

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NOTICE
■
Sliding door
■ To prevent damage to your vehicle
● Vehicles with the power sliding door:
• Do not apply excessive force when the sliding door is operating.
• Do not place your hand or foot near door hinges or rollers when the
sliding door is operating.
• Avoid forcibly opening the left side sliding door fully when the fuel filler door is opened. Otherwise, the fuel filler door may be damaged.
• Take care not to damage the sensors (installed on the front edge of the power sliding door) with a knife or other sharp object.
● Make sure there is nothing in the doorway before closing.
● Do not close the sliding door by applying the brakes. Doing so could cause
the sliding door to be damaged.
Make sure magazines are not bent or
protruding from the sliding door pockets.
Do not insert anything too big so that the
shape of the sliding door pockets is dis-
torted. Such objects may obstruct the
opening/closing of the sliding doors, dam-
age the sliding door pockets or the vehi-
cle body, and may result in a malfunction.

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Back door
The back door can be locked and unlocked using the entry function
(vehicles with a smart key system), wireless remote control or door
lock switch.
The back door can be opened using the back door opener.
In addition, the power back door can be opened/closed using the
power back door switch or wireless remote control.
■ Locking and unlocking the back door
Entry function (vehicles with a smart key system)
 P. 3 7
Wireless remote control
 P. 5 3
Door lock switch
 P. 6 1
■ Opening the back door from outside the vehicle
Back door opener Raise the back door while
pressing the back door opener
to release the lock to open the
back door.
Wireless remote control (veh icles with power back door)
 P. 5 3

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Opening the back door from inside the vehicle (vehicles
with power back door)
Press and hold the switch to
open/close the back door.
Pressing the switch again
while the power back door is
operating will cause the opera-
tion to reverse.
However, the reverse opera-
tion cannot be performed for
the first second after automatic
operation starts even if the
switch is pressed again.
As the power back door starts to open or close automatically, two
beeps sound and the emergency flashers flash twice.

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Back door closer (if equipped)Press the switch to close the
back door.
Pressing the switch again while
the power back door is closing
will cause it to open again.
However, the reverse operation
cannot be performed for the first
second after automatic operation
starts even if the switch is
pressed again.
A buzzer sounds twice and the
emergency flashers flash twice to
indicate that the back door is
opening/closing.
Canceling the power back door system (vehicles with power
back door)
Turn the main switch off to dis-
able the power back door sys-
tem.Off
On
*
*
: Orange mark on the switch should be visible when the switch
is on.

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When closing the back door using the back door handle
■ Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light turns on when the back door is opened with
the luggage compartment light switch on.
Lower the back door using the back door
handle, and make sure to push the back
door down from the outside to close it.
On
Off

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■If the back door opener is inoperative
The back door can be operated from the inside.
Move the lever.
Vehicles without power back door
Vehicles with power back door
Remove the inside panel.STEP1
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The power back door can be operated when
● The shift lever is in P.
● The back door is unlocked.
■ Jam protection function (vehicles with power back door)
● If anything obstructs the power back door while it is closing or opening,
the back door will automatically operate in the opposite direction.
● If the jam protection function operates during two consecutive closing
operations, the back door will be stopped at that position.
■ 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.
■ When the battery is disconnected
● The back door will be automatically locked after the battery is recon-
nected.
● The power back door (if equipped) must be initialized in order to ensure
proper operation.
Unlock the back door with the wireless remote control or door lock
switch.
Close the back door completely by hand.
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CAUTION
■While driving
● Keep the back door closed while driving.
If the back door is left open, it may hit near-by objects while driving or lug-
gage may be unexpectedly thrown out, causing an accident.
In addition, exhaust gases may enter the vehicle, causing death or a seri-
ous health hazard. Make sure to close the back door before driving.
● Before driving the vehicle, make sure that the back door is fully closed. If
the back door is not fully closed, it may open unexpectedly while driving,
causing a passenger to be thrown out of the vehicle.
● Never let anyone sit in the luggage compartment. In the event of sudden
braking or a collision, they are susceptible to death or serious injury.
■ When children are in the vehicle
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Do not leave children alone in the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked in the luggage compartment, they could
have heat exhaustion.
● Do not allow a child to open or close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back door to move unexpectedly, or cause the
child’s hands, head, or neck to be caught by the closing back door.