2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID door lock

941-3. Theft deterrent system
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Do one of the following to deactivate or stop the alarm:
●Unlock the doors.
● Turn the power switch to ACCESSORY or ON mode, or start the
hybrid system. (The alarm will be deactivated or stopped after a few
seconds.)
● Open the glass hatch (if equipped) using the entry function.
■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 following openings are closed before the alarm is set.
• The glass hatch (if equipped)
• The moon roof (if equipped)
• The panoramic moon roof (if equipped)
● No valuables or other personal items are left in the vehicle.
■ Triggering of the alarm
The alarm may be triggered in the following situations:
(Stopping the alarm deactivates the alarm system.)
Deactivating or stopping the alarm
●A person inside the vehicle opens a door
or the hood, or unlocks the vehicle using
a inside lock button.
● The 12-volt battery is recharged or
replaced when the vehicle is locked.
(→P. 628)

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For safety and security
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Alarm-operated door lock
In the following cases, depending on the situation, the door may automatically
lock to prevent improper entry into the vehicle:
●When a person remaining in the vehicle unlocks the door and the alarm is
activated.
● While the alarm is activated, a person remaining in the vehicle unlocks the
door.
● When recharging or replacing the 12-volt battery.
NOTICE
■To ensure the system operates correctly
Do not modify or remove the system. If modified or removed, the proper
operation of the system cannot be guaranteed.

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Operation of
each component
HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F12U) 3-1. Key information
Keys .................................. 120
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 124
Back door .......................... 130
Glass hatch ....................... 142
Smart key system ............. 146
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ........................ 154
Rear seats......................... 156
Driving position memory ........................... 163
Head restraints.................. 167
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 171
Inside rear view mirror ...... 173
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 175
3-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows ................. 177
Moon roof .......................... 181
Panoramic moon roof........ 185

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3-1. Key information
The following keys are provided with the vehicle.Electronic keys
• Operating the smart key system(→P. 146)
• Operating the wireless remote control function
Mechanical keys
Key number plate
Locks the doors (→ P. 125)
Unlocks the doors ( →P. 125)
Opens the windows and moon
roof
* ( → P. 125)
Opens and closes the power
back door (if equipped)
( → P. 131)
Sounds the alarm ( →P. 121)
*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
Keys
The keys
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Wireless remote control
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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
◆Entry function
Carry the electronic key to enable this function.
Front doors
Grip the driver's door handle
to unlock the door. Grip the
passenger's door handle to
unlock all the doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor
on the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked
for 3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be changed. (→P. 128)
Touch the lock sensor (indentation on the upper part of the door
handle) to lock all the doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
Back door
Press the unlock button to
unlock all the doors.
The doors cannot be unlocked
for 3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
Press the lock button to lock
all the doors.
Check that the door is securely
locked.
Side doors
Unlocking and locking the doors from the outside
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Operation of each component
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◆Wireless remote controlLocks all the doors
Check that the door is securely
locked.
Unlocks the door.
Pressing the button unlocks the
driver’s door. Pressing the but-
ton again within 5 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
Press and hold to open the win-
dows and moon roof.
*
( →P. 179, 182)
*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
■ Operation signals
●Doors: A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
● Windows and moon roof: A buzzer sounds to indicate that the windows and
moon roof are operating.
■ Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the doors are
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the doors again.
■ When the door ca nnot be locked by the lock sen sor on the upper part of
the front door handle
■ Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not fully closed, a
buzzer will sound continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close the door to stop the
buzzer, and lock the doors again.
■ Power back door reservat ion lock (vehicles with a power back door)
If the wireless remote control is used to lock the doors while the power back
door is closing with all side doors fully closed, a buzzer will sound and the
emergency flashers will flash to indicate that the reservation lock is activated.
At this time the side doors are locked. The back door will be locked when it is
fully closed.
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If the door will not lock even when the top-
side sensor area is touched, try touching
both the topside and underside sensor
areas at the same time.

1263-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm system. ( →P. 93)
■ If the smart key system or the wireless remote control does not operate
properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. ( →P. 623)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted. ( →P. 539)
◆Door lock switch
Locks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors
◆Inside lock buttonsLocks the doors
Unlocks the doors
The front doors can be opened
by pulling the inside handle
even if the lock buttons are in
the lock position.
Move the inside lock button to the lock position.
Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the power switch is in ACCESSORY or
ON mode, or the electronic ke y is left inside the vehicle.
The key may not be detected correctly and the door may be locked.
Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside
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Locking the front doors from the outside without a key
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Operation of each component
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The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock is
set.Unlock
Lock
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.
The following functions can be set or canceled:
For instructions on customizing, refer to P. 670.
Rear door child-protector lock
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Automatic door lockin g and unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Speed linked door locking function
All doors are automatically locked
when vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 12 mph (20 km/h) or higher.
Shift position linked door locking
functionAll doors are automatically locked
when shifting the shift lever to a
position other than P.
Shift position linked door unlocking
functionAll doors are automatically unlocked
when shifting the shift lever to P.
Driver’s door linked door unlocking
functionAll doors are automatically unlocked
when the driver’s door is opened.