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3
Before driving
■Jam protection function
Sensor is attached to the front
edge of the power sliding door. If
any object obstructs the power slid-
ing door when cl osing, the power
sliding door will stop after reversing
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm).
■Sliding door reserve lock func-
tion
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors before-
hand, when the power sliding door
is open.
When the following procedure is
performed, all the doors except the
power sliding door are locked and
then power sliding door will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the
power sliding door.
2 During the power sliding door
closing operation, lock the doors
using the smart key system from
the front doors ( P.132) or the
wireless remo te control.
( P.132)
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that
all the doors have been closed and
locked.
●If the electronic key is placed
inside the vehicle after starting a close operation via the door
reserve lock function, the elec-
tronic key may become locked
inside the vehicl
e. Make sure to
always carry the electronic key on
your person.
●If the power sliding door does not
fully close due to the operation of
the jam protection function, etc.,
while the sliding door is automati-
cally closing after a door reserve
lock operation is performed, the
door reserve lock function is can-
celed and all the doors will unlock.
●Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that all the doors are closed
and locked.
■Power sliding door brake func-
tion
When the power sliding door
detects an abnorma lity and stops
operating, power sliding door brake
function may be activated. When
brake function is activated, door
movement is restricted by the brake
and motion may appear to be not
smooth. This is not malfunction.
Move the door to fully closed posi-
tion to reset the system and normal
power sliding doo r function will
resume.
■Sliding door closer
In the event that the sliding door is
left slightly open, the sliding door
closer will automatically close it to
the fully closed position.
■Power sliding door operation
Wireless remote control: Even if the
door is locked, pressing and holding
the sliding door bu ttons will unlock
all doors and start open operation.
■If the power sliding door is
inoperative
When the power sliding door
detects an abnorma lity and stops
opening and can not be completely
closed manually, turn the inside lock
button to “LOCK” position to cancel
the function and close the door
manually. After that, have the vehi-
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cle inspected and repaired by your
Toyota dealer.
■Kick sensor operating condi-
tions (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Sliding Doors)
The Hands Free Power Sliding Door
will open/close automatically when
the following cond itions are met:
●The kick sensor operation is
enabled ( P.112)
●The front door (t he same side of
the sliding door you open) is
closed.
●The electronic key is within the
operational range. ( P.165)
●A foot is put under the portion with
a label on the rocker moulding
and moved away from the rocker
moulding.
The power sliding door may also
be operated by putting a hand, an
elbow, a knee, etc. under the por-
tion with a label on the rocker
moulding and moving it away from
the rocker moulding. Make sure to
put it close enough to the center
part of the rocker moulding.
■Situations in which the Hands
Free Power Sliding Door may
not operate properly (vehicles
with Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors)
In the following situations, the
Hands Free Power Sliding Door
may not operate properly:
●When a foot remains under the
rocker moulding
●If the rocker moulding is strongly
hit with a foot or is touched for a
while
If the rocker moulding has been
touched for a while, wait for a short
time before attempting to operate
the Hands Free Power Sliding Door
again.
●When operated while a person is
too close to the rocker moulding
●When an external radio wave source interferes with the commu-
nication between the electronic
key and the vehicle (
P.166)
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Sliding Door, such as
a pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric po wer plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the r ocker moulding,
such as when the v ehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is
attached to the rocker moulding
●When the vehicle has been
parked for a while near objects
that may move and contact the
rocker moulding, such as plants
●When an accessory i s installed to
the rocker moulding
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands Fre e Power Sliding
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off.
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Sliding Door (vehicles with
Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors)
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Sliding Do or may operate
unintentionally, so be careful in the
following situations.
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the r ocker moulding,
such as when the v ehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wip ed off the rocker
moulding
●When a small animal or small

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3
Before driving
object, such as a ball, moves
under the rocker moulding
●When an object is moved from
under the rocker moulding
●If someone is swinging their legs
while sitting on the rocker mould-
ing
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rocker
moulding while passing by the
vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Sliding Door, such as
a pay parking spot , gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric power plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a
place where objects such as
plants are near the rocker mould-
ing
●If luggage, etc. is set near the
rocker moulding
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rocker
moulding
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation,
turn the Hands Free Power Sliding
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off. ( P.112)
■Automatic car washes
P.400
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or
wireless remo te control
P.166
■Customization
Settings (e.g. opening and closing
operation) can be changed. (Cus- tomizable features:
P.545)
WARNING
■Sliding door closer
●In the event that the sliding door
is left slightly open, the sliding
door closer will automatically
close it to the fu lly closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the sliding door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
else in the sliding door, as this
may cause bone fractures or
other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the
sliding door clos er. The sliding
door closer operates even when
the power sliding door system is
canceled.
■Power sliding doors
Observe the following precautions
when the power sliding door sys-
tem is enabled. Failure to do so
may cause death or serious
injury.
●Do not get in and out of the
vehicle while the power sliding
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3
Before driving
■Using the entry function (if
equipped)
Carry the electronic key to
enable this function.
WARNING
●Vehicles without power back
door: The back door may sud-
denly shut if it is not opened
fully. It is more difficult to open
or close the ba ck door on an
incline than on a level surface,
so beware of the back door
unexpectedly opening or closing
by itself. Make sure that the
back door is fully open and
secure before using the luggage
compartment.
●Vehicles with power back door:
The back door may suddenly
shut if it is not opened fully,
while on a steep incline. Make
sure that the back door is
secured before using the lug-
gage compartment.
●When closing the back door,
take extra care to prevent your
fingers, etc. from being caught.
●Vehicles without power back
door: When closing the back
door, make sure to press it
lightly on its outer surface. If the
back door handle is used to fully
close the back door, it may
result in hands or arms being
caught.
●Do not pull on the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) ( P.153) or
back door spindle (vehicles with
power back door) ( P.161) to
close the back door, and do not
hang on the back door damper
stay (vehicles without power
back door) or back door spindle
(vehicles with power back door).
Doing so may cause hands to
be caught or the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) or back door
spindle (vehicles with power
back door) to break, causing an
accident.
●Do not attach a heavy acces-
sory part to the back door. If a
bicycle carrier or similar heavy
object is attached to the back
door, it may suddenly shut
again after being opened, caus-
ing someone’s hands, head or
neck to be caught and injured.
NOTICE
■Operating the back door
Do not attach a heavy accessory
part to the back d oor. Doing so
may cause the back door to be
damaged.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the out-
side

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Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
■Using the wireless remote
control
P.132
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been
locked/unlocked . (Locked: once;
Unlocked: twice)
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 seconds after the
vehicle is unlocked, the security fea-
ture automatically locks the vehicle
again.
■Using the door lock switch
P.135
■Open
Raise the back door while pressing up the back door
opener to release the lock to
open the back door.
■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.
Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back
door with the handle.
■Luggage compartment light
P.156
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the both side covers.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles without
power back door)
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the rear bumper.
Operate the Hands Free Power
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 nor-
mal for the operation to occur.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back
Door operation 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 a foot is moved under the rear
bumper while the back door is
opening/closing, the back door will
stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper again during the halted
operation, the back door will per-
form the reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light
turns on when the back door is
opened with the luggage compart-
ment light switch on.
When the power switch is turned to
OFF, the light will go off automati-
cally after 20 minutes. 1
On
2 Off
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer
will automatically clo se it to the fully
closed position.
Whatever the state of the power
switch, the back door closer oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back doo r can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.112)
●When the back door is unlocked.
Vehicles with entry function: How-
ever, if the back door opener switch
is pressed and held while carrying
the electronic key on your person,
the power back d oor will be oper-
ated even if the back door is locked.
( P.154)
●When the power switch is in ON,
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.
■Operation of the power back
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
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■Situations in which the close &
lock function may not operate
properly
In the following si tuations, the close
& lock function may not operate
properly:
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
is pressed by a hand which is
holding an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
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.154)
is pressed with the electronic key
not near the vehicle
■Kick sensor operating condi-
tions (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door
will open/close automatically when
the following cond itions are met:
●The kick sensor operation is
enabled ( P.112)
●The electronic key is within the
operational range. ( P.165)
●A foot is put near the lower center
part of the rear bumper and
moved away from the rear
bumper.
The power back door may also be
operated by putting a hand, an
elbow, a knee, etc. near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper. Make sure to put it close
enough to the center part of the
rear bumper.
■Situations in which the Hands
Free Power Back Door may not
operate properly (vehicles with
Hands Free Powe r Back Door)
In the following situations, the
Hands Free Power Back Door may not operate properly:
●When a foot remains 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 f or 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 commu-
nication between the electronic
key and the vehicle ( P.166)
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric po wer plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rea r 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 i s installed to
the rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands F ree Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off.

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3
Before driving
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Back Door (vehicles with Hands
Free Power Back Door)
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may operate unin-
tentionally, so be careful in the fol-
lowing 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 sitting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rear
bumper while passi ng by the vehi-
cle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot , gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric power plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates 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 s et 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 F
ree Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off. ( P.112)
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the both side covers.
2 Remove the bolts with a socket
wrench of an appropriate size.
3 Remove the inside panel.
4 Move the lever.