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■Close
Lower the back door using the back
door handle, and make sure to push
the back door down from the outside
to close it.
■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 power switch is turned off, the
light will go off automatically after 20
minutes.
■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 screwdriver and the cover as
shown in the illustration. 2
Move the lever.
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with damper
stays that hold the back door in place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to
the back door damper stay resulting
in malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign objects, such
as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives
to the damper stay rod.
●Do not touch the damper stay rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
●Do not attach any accessories other
than genuine Lexus parts to the back
door.
●Do not place your hand on the damper
stay or apply lateral forces to it.
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Before driving
■Opening/closing the back door
using the wireless remote control
Press the for 1 second.
■Opening/closing the back door
from the inside
Press the for 1 second.
A buzzer sounds and the back door auto-
matically opens and closes.
Pressing the while the back door is
opening/closing stops the operation.
When the is pressed again for 1 sec-
ond during the halted operation, the back
door will perform th e reverse operation.
■Opening/closing the back door
from the outside
 Open
When the back door is unlocked: Press the
back door opener switch.
When the back door is locked: While car-
rying the electronic key on your person,
press the back door opener switch.
A buzzer sounds and the back door auto-
matically opens.
Pressing the switch while the back door is
opening stops the operation.
Close
Pressing the .
A buzzer sounds and the back door auto-
matically closes.
Pressing the while the back door is
closing stops the operation.
Pressing the again will reverse the
operation.
Close the back door and lock all
doors (close & lock function)
Press the .
Opening/closing the back door
(vehicles with power back door)

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A different buzzer than the normal one will
sound and the power back door will begin
closing automatically. When the power
back door is closed,
all of the doors will
lock simultaneously and operation signals
will indicate that all of the doors have been
locked.
If the is pressed while the power
back door is closing, the operation will
stop.
Pressing the again will close the
power back door automatically.
■Closing the back door using the
back door handle
Lower the back door using the back
door handle, then a buzzer sounds and
the back door automatically closes.
■Opening/closing the back door
using the kick sensor (vehicles with
Hands Free Power Back Door)
1 While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart access sys-
tem with push-button start opera-
tion range, approximately 19.7 to
27.6 in. (50 to 70 cm) from the rear
bumper.
Kick sensor
Kick sensor detection area
Smart access system with push-
button start operation detection
area ( P.127)
2 Perform a kick operation by mov-
ing your foot to within approxi-
mately 3.9 in. (10 cm) of the rear
bumper and then pulling it back.
• Perform the entire kick operation within 1 second.
• The back door will not start operat- ing while a foot is detected under
the rear bumper.
• Operate the back door without contacting the rear bumper with
your foot.
• If another electronic key is in the cabin or luggage compartment, it
may take slightly longer than normal
for the operation to occur.
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Before driving
When all of the doors are locked: If the
movement is detected by the kick sensor,
all of the doors will be unlocked.
Kick sensor
Kick sensor detection area
3 When the kick sensor detects that
your foot is pulled back, a buzzer
will sound and the back door will
automatically fully open/close.
If kick operation is performed again in the
middle of back door operating, the opera-
tion will stop.
■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 power 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:
●When the electronic key is being carried
and the power back door switch is
pushed
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●When the wireless re mote control is
used*
●When the power switch is in ON mode,
in addition to the above for the opening
operations, 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.
■Kick sensor operatin g conditions (vehi-
cles with Hands Free Power Back Door)
●When the kick sensor operation setting is
turned on
●The electronic key is within the opera-
tional range. ( P.127)
■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 power 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.
■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.
A different buzzer than the normal one will
sound and then the power back door will
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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
(vehicles with Hand
s Free Power Back
Door)
In the following situations, the close & lock
function may not operate properly:
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door is pressed by a hand
which is holding an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door 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 is pressed with the
electronic key not near the vehicle.
■Situations in which the kick sensor may
operate unintentionally (vehicles with
Hands Free Power Back Door)
In the following situations, the kick sensor
may not operate properly:
●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 attempt-
ing to operate the 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 vehicle and electronic key
(  P.128)
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the kick sensor, such as a pay
parking spot, gas stat ion, electrically
heated road, or fluorescent 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
kick sensor operation setting off.
■Situations in which the kick sensor does
not operate properly (vehicles with
Hands Free Power Back Door)
When an electronic key is in the operation
range, the kick sensor may operate unin-
tentionally, so be careful in the following sit-
uations.
●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 kick sensor, such as a pay
parking spot, gas station, electrically
heated road, or fluorescent 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
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Before driving
●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
kick sensor operation setting off.
■When reconnecting the 12-volt 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 screwdriver and the cover as
shown in the illustration. 2
Move the lever.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. back door automatic open
and stop position) can be changed. (Cus-
tomizable features: P.443)
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 take s 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.
●Use caution when using the back door
closer as it still operates when the
power back door system is canceled.

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WARNING
■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
turned off with the main switch while
the back door is operating automati-
cally, the automatic operation is
stopped. The back door then has to be
operated manually. Take extra care
when on an incline, as the back door
may open or close unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door are no longer met, a
buzzer may sound and the back door
may stop opening or closing. The back
door then has to be operated manu-
ally. 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 when on an incline, as the
back door may open or close abruptly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery voltage sud- denly drops, such as when the power
switch is turned to power ON mode or
the hybrid system 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, head or neck to be caught
and injured. When installing an acces-
sory 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 catch fingers caught or
anything else.
●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.
■Kick sensor (vehicles with Hands
Free 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.
●When putting your foot near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it from the rear bumper, be
careful not to touch the exhaust pipes
until they have cooled down suffi-
ciently, as touching hot exhaust pipes
can cause burns.
●Do not operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door if there is little space under
the rear bumper.

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Before driving
NOTICE
■Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with spindles that hold the back 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.
●Do not attach heavy accessories to the
back door. When attaching, ask your
Lexus dealer for details.
●Do not place your ha nd 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.
■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.
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●Take care not to damage the sensors
(installed on the right and left edges of
the power back door) with a knife or
other sharp object. If the sensor is dis-
connected, 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 operational signals have oper-
ated and that all of the doors are locked.
■Kick sensor precautions (vehicles
with Hands Free Power Back Door)
The kick sensor is lo cated behind lower
center part of the rear bumper. Observe
the following to ensure that the power
back door function operates properly:
●Keep the lower center part of the rear
bumper clean at all times.
If the lower center part of the rear
bumper is dirty or covered with snow,
the kick sensor may not operate. In this
situation, clean off the dirt or snow,
move the vehicle from the current
position and then check if the kick sen-
sor operates.
If it does not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have a rain
clearing (hydrophilic ) effect, or other
coatings, to the lower center part of
the rear bumper.