2020 TOYOTA TUNDRA Owners Manual (in English)

1293-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
■Operation signals (vehicles with a wireless remote control or s mart key
system)
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate th at the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
■ When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the surface of the
door handle (vehicles with a smart key system)
■ Door lock buzzer (vehicles with a wireless remote control or sm art key
system)
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not full y closed, a
buzzer sounds continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close the door to stop the
buzzer, and lock the vehicle once more.
■ Security feature (vehicles with a wireless remote control or sm art key
system)
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after t he vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
■ Alarm (if equipped)
Using the wireless remote control to lock the doors will set th e alarm system.
( P. 95)
■ If the smart key system or the wireless remote control does not operate
properly (if equipped)
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. ( P. 521)
Replace the battery with a new one if it is depleted. ( P. 449)
When the door cannot be locked even if
the lock sensor on the surface of the door
handle is touched by a finger, touch the
lock sensor with the palm.
When gloves are being worn, remove the
gloves.

1303-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Door lock switchLocks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors
■Inside lock buttons
Locks the door
Unlocks the door
The front doors can be opened
by pulling the inside handle
even if the lock buttons are in
the lock position.
Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside
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Driver’s door lock switchPassenger’s door lock switch
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1313-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
Vehicles without a smart key system
Move the inside lock bu tton to the lock position.
Close the door.
Vehicles with power door lock system:
The door cannot be locked if either of the front doors is open and the
key is in the engine switch.
Vehicles with a smart key system
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 locke d.
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.
Locking the front doors from the outside without a key
Rear door child-protector lock
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1323-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The following functions can be set or canceled:
■Customization that can be configured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 562)
Automatic door locking and unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Shift position linked door locking
functionShifting the shift lever out of P locks
all the doors.
Shift position linked door unlocking
functionShifting the shift lever to P unlocks
all the doors.
Speed linked door locking function
All the doors are locked when the
vehicle speed is approximately 12 mph
(20 km/h) or higher.
Driver’s door linked door unlocking
function
All the doors are unlocked when the
driver’s door is opened within 10 sec-
onds after turning the engine switch to
OFF.
WARNING
■ To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant throwing out
of the vehicle, resulting in death or serious injury.
● Ensure that all doors are properly closed and locked.
● Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even
if the inside lock buttons are in locked position.
● Double Cab and CrewMax models: Set the rear door child-protecto r locks
when children are seated in the rear seats.

1333-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
Tailgate
Unlock the tailgate
Lock the tailgate
Pull the handle
Open the tailgate slowly
The support cables will hold the
tailgate horizontal.
Lift and close the tailgate
After closing the tailgate, try pulling
it toward you to make sure it is
securely locked.
The tailgate can be opened using the tailgate handle. The tail-
gate can be locked/ unlocked using a key.
Locking/unlocking the tailgate
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Opening/closing the tailgate
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1343-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Before removing the tailgate
These connector covers are used when removing the tailgate, to
prevent the back-up camera wire harness connectors from being
contaminated.
Connector cover (Gray)
Connector cover (White)
Store the connector covers in the
glove box in a plastic bag when not
using.
To disconnect the wire harness
connectors ( and ),
depress small plastic tab on
connector and pull apart
from connector .Tailgate wire harness con-
nector (White)
Frame wire harness connec-
tor (Gray)
Attach the connector cover
(White) to the frame wire har-
ness connector (Gray). Connector cover (White)
Frame wire harness connec-
tor (Gray)
Removing the tailgate
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1353-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
Open the tailgate.
Pull out the plastic wire protec-
tor located in the vehicle bed by
pressing the tabs and pulling
the protector.
Plastic wire protector
Pull out the wire harness from
the vehicle bed.
Attach the connector cover
(Gray) to the tailgate wire har-
ness connector (White). Tailgate wire harness con-
nector (White)
Connector cover (Gray)3
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1363-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Removing the tailgate
Open the tailgate to the angle
where you can release the
brackets on the support cables
from the lugs on both sides.
Lift the support cable bracket
up and slide it off.
To unhook the support cable
bracket, keep pulling up the clip on
the bracket and unhook the
bracket.
Support cable bracket
Clip
Tilt the tailgate to about 45°
from vertical and pull up the
right side of the tailgate to
unhook the right side.
Tilt the tailgate up to 15°.
Slide the tailgate a little to the
right to unhook the left side.
To attach the tailgate, follow the
removal procedure in reverse
order.
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