993-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
To prevent unintended triggering of the
alarm, unlock the doors using the wireless
remote control and open and close a door
once after the settings have been changed.
(If a door is not opened within 60 seconds
after is pressed, the doors will be
locked again and the alarm will automati-
cally be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered, imme-
diately stop the alarm. (P.64)
■Locking the front doors from the outside
without a key
1 Push down the inside lock button.
( P.100)
2 Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the engine
switch is in ACC or ON, or the electronic
key is left inside the vehicle.
The key may not be detected correctly and
the door may be locked.
■Impact detection door lock release sys-
tem
In the event that the vehicle is subject to a
strong impact, all the doors are unlocked.
Depending on the force of the impact or the
type of accident, however, the system may not operate.
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flash-
ers flash to indicate that the doors have
been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once;
Unlocked: Twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that all win-
dows are opening.
■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.
■When the door cannot be locked by the
lock sensor on the upper part of the
door handle
When the door cannot be locked even if the
lock sensor on the upper part of the door
handle is touched by a finger, touch the lock
sensor with the palm.
When gloves are being worn, remove the
gloves.
■Open door warning buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when
a door is not fully closed, a buzzer sounds
continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close the
door to stop the buzzer, and lock the vehi-
cle once more.
■Setting the alarm
Locking the doors will set the alarm system.
( P.64)
■Conditions affecting the operation of
the smart access system with push-but-
ton start or wireless remote control
P.115
Multi-information
display/BeepUnlocking function
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the driver’s
door handle unlocks
only the driver’s door.
Holding the front pas- senger door handle
unlocks all the doors.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once
Holding a front door
handle unlocks all the doors.
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3
Before driving
When the door is unlocked, the inside lock
button will pop up.
■If a symbol indicating one or more doors
are open is shown on the multi-informa-
tion display
The hood or one or more of the doors are
not fully closed. The system also indicates
which doors are not fully closed. If the vehi-
cle reaches a speed of 3 mph (5 km/h), a
buzzer sounds to indicate that the door(s)
are not yet fully closed.
Make sure that the hood and all the doors
are closed.
The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock is set.
1 Unlock
2 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.408.
Rear door child-protector lock
Automatic door locking and
unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Speed linked door
locking function
All doors are auto-
matically locked
when vehicle speed
is approximately 12
mph (20 km/h) or
higher.
Shift position linked
door locking func-
tionAll doors are auto-
matically locked
when shifting the
shift lever out of P.
Shift position linked
door unlocking
functionAll doors are auto-
matically unlocked
when shifting the
shift lever to P.
Driver’s door linked
door unlocking
function
All doors are auto-
matically unlocked
when driver’s door is
opened within
approximately 45
seconds after turn-
ing the engine switch
off.
1083-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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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3
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)
1123-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The power back door system can be
enabled/disabled on the multi-informa-
tion display.(P.79)
1
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select .
2
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select “Vehicle Set-
tings” and then press “OK”. 3
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select and
then press “OK”.
4
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, and then select “Sys-
tem Settings”.
5
ON and OFF will be switched over
with presses of “OK” on the meter
control switches.
If the power back door is disabled, 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 Hands Free Power Back Door
(kick sensor) can be enabled/disabled
on the multi-information dis-
play.( P.79)
1
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select .
2
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select the “Vehicle
Settings” and then press “OK”.
3
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select and
then press “OK”.
4
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, and then select
“KICK SENSOR”.
NOTICE
■Hands Free Power Back Door pre-
cautions
Observe the following to ensure that the
power back door function operates
properly:
●Do not apply coatings that have a rain
clearing (hydrophilic) effect, or other
coatings, to the lower center part of
the rear bumper.
●Do not subject the rear bumper to a
strong impact.
If the rear bumper has been subjected
to a strong impact, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate
properly. If the Hands Free Power
Back Door does not operate in the fol-
lowing situations, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
• The Hands Free Power Back Door sensor or its surrounding area has
been subjected to a strong impact.
• The lower center part of the rear bumper is scratched or damaged.
●Do not disassemble the rear bumper.
●Do not attach stickers to the rear
bumper.
●Do not paint the rear bumper.
Canceling the power back door
system (vehicles with power
back door)
Canceling the Hands Free
Power Back Door (vehicles with
power back door)
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3
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)
1143-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Antenna locationAntennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna inside the luggage compart-
ment
Antenna outside the luggage compart-
ment
■Effective range (areas within which the
electronic key is detected)When locking or unlocking the doors
The system can be operated when the elec-
tronic key is within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
an outside front door handle. (Only the
doors detecting the key can be operated.)
When starting the engine or changing
engine switch modes
The system can be operated when the elec-
tronic key is inside the vehicle.
■If an alarm sounds or a warning message
is displayed
An alarm sounds and warning messages
are displayed on the multi-information dis-
play to protect against unexpected acci-
dents or theft of the vehicle resulting from
erroneous operation. When a warning mes-
sage is displayed, take appropriate mea-
sures based on the displayed message.
When only an alarm sounds, circumstances
and correction procedures are as follows.
●When an exterior alarm sounds once for
5 seconds
●When an Interior alarm pings repeatedly
Smart access system with
push-button start
The following operations can be
performed simply by carrying the
electronic key (including the card
key) on your person, for example in
your pocket. The driver should
always carry the electronic key.
Locks and unlocks the doors
( P.98)
Locks and unlocks the back door
( P.102)
Starts the engine ( P.152)
A
B
C
D
SituationCorrection proce-
dure
An attempt was
made to lock the
vehicle while a door was open.Close all of the
doors and lock the doors again.
A
B
1153-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving■If “Key Detected in Vehicle” is shown on
the multi-information display
An attempt was made to lock the doors
using the smart access system with push-
button start while the electronic key was still
inside the vehicle. Retrieve the electronic
key from the vehicle and lock the doors
again.
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving fu nction will be acti-
vated in order to prevent the electronic key
battery and the battery from being dis-
charged while the vehicl e is not in operation
for a long time.
●In the following situations, the smart
access system with pu sh-button start may
take some time to unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left in an
area of approximately 6 ft. (2 m) of the
outside of the vehicle for 10 minutes or
longer.
• The smart access system with push-but- ton start has not been used for 5 days or
longer.
●If the smart access system with push-but-
ton start has not been used for 14 days or
longer, the doors cannot be unlocked at
any doors except the driver’s door. In this
case, take hold of the driver’s door han-
dle, or use the wireless remote control or
the mechanical key, to unlock the doors.
■Turning an electronic key to battery-
saving mode
●When battery-saving mode is set, battery
depletion is minimized by stopping the
electronic key from receiving radio
waves.
Press twice while pressing and
holding .
Confirm that the electronic key indicator
flashes 4 times. While the battery-saving
mode is set, the smart access system with
push-button start cannot be used. To cancel
the function, press any of the electronic key
buttons.
●Electronic keys that will not be used for
long periods of time can be set to the bat-
tery-saving mode in advance.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart access system with push-button
start uses weak radio waves. In the following
situations, the communication between the
electronic key and the vehicle may be
affected, preventing the smart access sys-
tem with push-button start, wireless remote
control and engine immobilizer system
from operating properly. (Ways of coping:
P.380)
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power plant,
gas station, radio stat ion, large display,
airport or other fac ility that generates
strong radio waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio, cellular
phone, cordless phone or other wireless
communication device
●When the electronic key is in contact
with, or is covered by the following metal-
lic objects
SituationCorrection proce-
dure
The engine switch
was turned to ACC while the driver’s
door was open (The driver’s door was
opened when the
engine switch was in ACC).
Turn the engine
switch off and close the driver’s door.
The engine switch
was turned off while
the driver’s door was open.
Close the driver’s door.