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Before driving
for the operation to occur.
Hands Free Power Back Door sen-
sor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
3 When the sensor detects that your
foot is pulled back, a buzzer will
sound and the back door will auto-
matically fully open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper
while the back door is opening, the back
door will stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper
while the back door is closing, the back
door will open.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light turns on
when the back door is opened.
●If the luggage compartm ent light is left on
when the engine switch is turned off, the
light will go off automatically after 20
minutes.
■Power back door operating conditions
With the power back door operations set to
ON, it can automatically open and close for
the following conditions:
●The power back door is unlocked. How-
ever, the power back door will operate if
it is locked, in the following situations:
• When the electronic key is being carried
and the power back door opener switch
is pressed
• When the wireless remote control is
used
*
●When the engine switch is in ON, in addi-
tion to the above for the opening opera-
tions, the back door operates for any of
the following conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged
• The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift lever is in P
*: When configured with the customization
function so that it can be operated after
being unlocked, operate the back door
after it has been unlocked.
■Hands Free Power Back Door operating
conditions
●When the Hands Free Power Back Door
operation setting is turned on
●When an electronic key is carried within
the operation range
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left slightly
open, the back door closer will automati-
cally close it to the fully closed position.
Whatever the state of the engine switch, the
back door closer operates.
■Operation of the power back door
●A buzzer sounds and the emergency
flashers flash twice to indicate that the
back door is opening/closing.
●When the power back door operations
are OFF, the power back door does not
operate but it can be opened and closed
by hand.
●When the power back door automati-
cally opens, if an abnormality due to peo-
ple or objects is de tected, operation will
stop.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function reserves locking of all doors
beforehand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is per-
formed, all the doors except the power
back door are locked and then power back
door will also be locked at the same time it
is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back door.
2 During the power back door closing
operation, lock the doors using the
A
B
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smart access system with push-button
start (P.98) or the wireless remote
control. ( P.96)
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flash-
ers flash to indicate that all the doors have
been closed and locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that
all the doors are closed and locked. The
doors may not be locked due to the jam
protection function or door lock prevention
function.
■Close & lock function
When the power back door is open, this
function closes the power back door and
then locks all of the doors simultaneously.
When the following procedures are per-
formed and there are no electronic keys for
the vehicle within the vehicle, all of the
doors will lock when th e power back door is
completely closed.
1 Close all of the doors except the power
back door.
2 While carrying an electronic key, press
the switch on the lower part of
the power back door ( P.105).
A different buzzer than the normal one will
sound and then the power back door will
begin closing automatically. When the
power back door is closed, all of the doors
will lock simultaneously and operation sig-
nals will indicate that all of the doors have
been locked.
■Situations in which the close & lock
function may not operate properly
In the following situations, the close & lock
function may not operate properly:
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door ( P.105) is
pressed by a hand which is holding an
electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door ( P.105) is
pressed when the electronic key is in a
bag, etc. that is placed on the ground
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door ( P.105) is pressed with the electronic key not near
the vehicle
■Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate
properly
In the following situations, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate prop-
erly:
●When a foot remain s under the rear
bumper
●If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a
foot or is touched for a while
If the rear bumper has been touched for a
while, wait for a short time before
attempting to operate the Hands Free
Power Back Door again.
●When operated while a person is too
close to the rear bumper
●When an external radio wave source
interferes with the communication
between the electronic key and the vehi-
cle ( P.115)
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Back
Door, such as a pay parking spot, gas sta-
tion, electrically heated road, or fluores-
cent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or ot her facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is attached to
the rear bumper
●When the vehicle has been parked for a
while near objects that may move and
contact the rear bumper, such as plants
●When an accessory is installed to the rear
bumper
If an accessory has been installed, turn
the Hands Free Power Back Door opera-
tion setting off.
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Before driving
■Preventing unintentional operation of
the Hands Free Power Back Door
When an electronic ke y is in the operation
range, the Hands Free Power Back Door
may operate unintentiona lly, so be careful in
the following situations.
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rear bumper
●When a small animal or small object, such
as a ball, moves under the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from under the
rear bumper
●If someone is swinging their legs while sit-
ting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of someone’s
body contacts the rear bumper while
passing by the vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Back
Door, such as a pay parking spot, gas sta-
tion, electrically heated road, or fluores-
cent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or other facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a place
where objects such as plants are near the
rear bumper
●If luggage, etc. is set near the rear
bumper
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rear bumper
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation, turn the
Hands Free Power Back Door operation
setting off.
■When reconnecting the battery
To enable the power back door to operate
properly, close the back door manually.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are installed in the right and left sides of the power back door. When the
door is automatically closing and the sen-
sors are pushed due to an object being
clamped, etc., the jam protection function
operates.
From that position the door automatically
moves a little in the opposite direction and
then the function stops.
■If the back door opener is inoperative
The back door can be unlocked from the
inside.
1 Remove the cover.
To protect the cover, place a rag between
the flathead screwdri ver and the cover as
shown in the illustration.
2 Move the lever.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. (Cus-
tomizable features: P.412)
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WARNING
■Back door closer
●In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer will
automatically close it to the fully closed
position. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer begins to
operate. Be careful not to catch fingers
or anything else in the back door, as
this may cause bone fractures or other
serious injuries.
●Be careful not to catch fingers or any-
thing else when using the back door
closer as it still operates when the
power back door system is canceled.
■Power back door
Observe the following precautions when
operating the power back door.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obsta-
cles or anything that could cause any
of your belongings to get caught.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure
they are safe and let them know that
the back door is about to open or
close.
●If the power back door system is dis-
abled, while the back door is operating
automatically, the automatic operation
is stopped. The back door then has to
be operated manually. Take extra care
in this situation, as the back door may
open or close suddenly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door ( P.107) are no lon-
ger met, a buzzer may sound and the
back door may stop opening or clos-
ing. The back door then has to be
operated manually. Take extra care
when on an incline, as the back door
may open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, the back door may sud-
denly shut after it opens. Make sure
the back door is fully open and secure.
●In the following situations, the power
back door may detect an abnormality
and automatic operation may be
stopped. In this case, the back door
has to be operated manually. Take
extra care in this situation, as the back
door may open or close suddenly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the battery voltage suddenly drops, such as when the engine switch
is turned to ON or the engine is
started during automatic operation
●If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy
object is attached to the back door, the
power back door may not operate,
causing itself to malfunction, or the
back door may suddenly shut again
after being opened, causing some-
one’s hands, arms, head or neck to be
caught and injured. When installing an
accessory part to the back door, using
a genuine Lexus part is recommended.
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activa te the jam protec-
tion function.
●The jam protection function may not
work if something gets caught just
before the back door fully closes. Be
careful not to get fingers caught or
anything else.
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Before driving
WARNING
●The jam protection function may not
work depending on the shape of the
object that is caught. Be careful not to
catch fingers or anything else.
■Hands Free Power Back Door
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obsta-
cles or anything that could cause any
of your belongings to get caught.
●Exhaust gases cause the exhaust pipes
to become quite hot. When operating
the Hands Free Power Back Door, be
careful not to touch the exhaust pipe.
●Do not operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door if there is little space under
the rear bumper.
NOTICE
■Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with spindles
that hold the ba ck door in place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to
the back door spindle , resulting in
malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign objects, such
as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives
to the spindle rod.
●Do not touch the spindle rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
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●Do not attach any accessories other
than genuine Lexus parts to the power
back door.
●Do not place your hand on the spindle
or apply lateral forces to it.
■To prevent back door closer malfunc-
tion
Do not apply excessive force to the back
door while the back door closer is oper-
ating. Applying excessive force may
cause the back door closer to malfunc-
tion.
■To prevent damage to the power back
door
●Make sure that there is no ice between
the back door and frame that would
prevent movement of the back door.
Operating the power back door when
excessive load is present on the back
door may cause a malfunction.
●Do not apply excessive force to the
back door while the power back door
is operating.
●Take care not to damage the sensors
(installed on the right and left edges of
the power back door) ( P.109) with a
knife or other sharp object. If the sen-
sor is disconnected, the power back
door will not close automatically.
■Close & lock function
When closing the power back door using
the close & lock function, a different
buzzer than the normal one will sound
before the operation begins.
To check that the operation has started
correctly, check that a different buzzer
than the normal one has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back door
is fully closed and locked, operation sig-
nals will indicate that all of the doors have
been locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make sure
that the operation signals have operated
and that all of the doors are locked.
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Before driving
5ON and OFF will be switched over
with presses of “OK” on the meter
control switches.
If the Hands Free Power Back Door is dis-
abled, it will remain disabled unless it is
enabled on the multi-information display.
(It will not be enabled even when the
engine switch is turned off and then back to
ON.)
The open position of the power back
door can be adjusted.
1 Stop the back door in the desirable
position. ( P.105)
2 Press and hold the power back
door switch on the back door for 2
seconds.
• When the settings are completed, the buzzer sounds 4 times.
• When opening the back door the next time, the back door will stop at
that position.
■Returning the back door automatic stop
position to the initial settings
Press and hold the power back door switch
on the back door for 7 seconds.
After the buzzer sounds 4 times, it sounds twice more. When the power back door
does the opening operation the next time,
the door will open to th
e initial settings posi-
tion.
■Customization
The opening position can be set with the
navigation system or multimedia system.
( P.412)
Priority for the stop position is given to the
last position set by either the switch,
navigation system or multimedia system.
Adjusting the open position of
the back door (vehicles with
power back door)
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• Cards to which aluminum foil is attached
• Cigarette boxes that have aluminum foil
inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
•Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wireless ke ys (that emit radio
waves) are being used nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices that
emit radio waves
• Another vehicle’s electronic key or a
wireless key that emits radio waves
• Personal computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint with a metallic content or
metallic objects are attached to the rear
window
●When the electronic key is placed near a
battery charger or electronic devices
●When the vehicle is parked in a pay park-
ing spot where radio waves are emitted.
■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is within the
effective range (detection areas), the sys-
tem may not operate properly in the fol-
lowing cases:
• The electronic key is too close to the win-
dow or outside door handle, near the
ground, or in a high place when the doors
are locked or unlocked.
• The electronic key is on the instrument panel, luggage room, floor, or in the door
pockets or glove box when the engine is
started or engine switch modes are
changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on top of
the instrument panel or near the door
pockets when exiting the vehicle.
Depending on the radio wave reception
conditions, it may be detected by the
antenna outside the cabin and the door
will become lockable from the outside,
possibly trapping the electronic key
inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electron ic key is within the
effective range, the doors may be locked or unlocked by anyone. However, only
the doors detecting the electronic key
can be used to unlock the vehicle.
●Even if the electronic
key is not inside the
vehicle, it may be po ssible to start the
engine if the electronic key is near the
window.
●The doors may unlock if a large amount
of water splashes on the door handle,
such as in the rain or in a car wash when
the electronic key is within the effective
range. (The doors wi ll automatically be
locked after approximately 60 seconds if
the doors are not opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is used to
lock the doors when the electronic key is
near the vehicle, there is a possibility that
the door may not be unlocked by the
entry function. (Use the wireless remote
control to unlock the doors.)
●Touching the door lock sensor while
wearing gloves may delay or prevent lock
operation. Remove the gloves and touch
the lock sensor again.
●When the lock operation is performed
using the lock sensor, recognition signals
will be shown up to two consecutive
times. After this, no recognition signals
will be given.
●If the door handle becomes wet while the
electronic key is within the effective
range, the door may lock and unlock
repeatedly. In that case, follow the follow-
ing correction procedures to wash the
vehicle:
• Place the electronic key in a location 6 ft.
(2 m) or more away from the vehicle.
(Take care to ensure that the key is not
stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to battery-saving mode to disable the smart access system
with push-button start. ( P.115)
●If the electronic key is inside the vehicle
and a door handle becomes wet during a
car wash, a buzzer may sound outside the
vehicle and “Key Detected in Vehicle”
may be shown on the multi-information
display. To turn off the alarm, lock all the
doors.
●The lock sensor may not work properly if
it comes into contact with ice, snow, mud,
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Before driving
*: If equipped
When all of the following have been
performed, the driver’s seat and steer-
ing wheel are automatically adjusted to
a position that allows driver to enter
and exit the vehicle easily.
The shift lever has been shifted to P.
The engine switch has been turned
off.
The driver’s seat belt has been
WARNING
■After returning the rear seatback to
the upright position
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Make sure that the seatback is
securely locked in position by lightly
pushing it back and forth. If the seat-
back is not securely locked, the red
marking will be visible on the seatback
lock release lever. Make sure that the
red marking is not visible.
●Check that the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback.
Driving position memory*
This feature automatically adjusts
the positions of the driver’s seat,
steering wheel, outside rear view
mirrors and head-up display (if
equipped) to make entering and
exiting the vehicle easier or to suit
your preferences.
Up to 3 different driving positions
can be recorded.
Each electronic key (including a
card key) can be registered to
recall your preferred driving posi-
tion.
Enabling easier driver entry and
exit (power easy access system)