1463-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
WARNING
●When using the door handle to
open or close the power sliding
door, remove your hand from
the door handle immediately
after starting power sliding door
operation. If you leave your
hand on the door handle during
operation, your hand, fingers,
wrist etc. may be subjected to
an excessive amount of force.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obstacles or any-
thing 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 sliding door is
about to open or close. Also, do
not operate the power sliding
door if anyone inside or outside
the vehicle is leaning against
the vehicle in the area around
the sliding door.
●If the power sliding door system
is disabled with the main switch
while the sliding door is operat-
ing automatically, the automatic
operation is stopped. The slid-
ing door then has to be oper-
ated manually. Take extra care
when on an incline, as the slid-
ing door may open or close
unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power sliding door are no longer
met, a buzzer may sound and
the sliding door may stop open-
ing or closing. Th e sliding door
then has to be operated manu-
ally. Take extra care when on
an incline, as the sliding door
may open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, a sliding door
may close by itself after it opens
automatically. Make sure the
sliding door is fully open and
secure.
●In the following si tuations, the
power sliding door may detect
an abnormality and automatic
operation may be stopped. In
this case, the sliding door has to
be operated manually. Take
extra care when on an incline,
as the sliding door may open or
close abruptly.
• When the sliding door contacts an obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery volt- age suddenly drops, such as
when the power switch is turned
to ON or the hybrid system is
started during automatic opera-
tion
●Do not attach any accessories
other than genuine Toyota parts
to the power slid ing door. The
power sliding door may not
operate, causing itself to mal-
function, or the power sliding
door may close again after it is
opened.
●When the sliding door child-pro-
tector locks are set, make sure
to disable the power sliding door
system with the main switch in
order to totally disable the sys-
tem.
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Before driving
WARNING
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may cause
death or serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body
to intentionally a ctivate the jam
protection function.
●The jam protection function may
not work if something gets
caught just before the power
sliding door fully closes. Be
careful not to catch fingers 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.
■Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors (if equipped)
Observe the following precautions
when operating the Hands Free
Power Sliding Door. Failure to do
so may cause death or serious
injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obstacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●Do not leave the electronic key
within the eff ective range
(detection area) of the power
sliding door.
NOTICE
■Sliding door
Make sure magazines are not
bent or protruding from the sliding
door pockets. Do not insert any-
thing too big so that the shape of
the sliding door pockets is dis-
torted. Such objects may obstruct
the opening/closing of the sliding
doors, damage the sliding door
pockets or the vehicle body, and
may result in a malfunction.
■Sliding door closer
●Do not apply excessive force to
the sliding door w hile the sliding
door closer is operating.
●The sliding door closer may not
operate when you repeat open-
ing/closing in a short period of
time. To operate again, open
the power sliding door once and
then close after a while.
■To prevent damage to your
vehicle
●Do not apply excessive force
when the sliding door is operat-
ing.
●Do not place your hand or foot
near door hinges or rollers when
the sliding door is operating.
●Avoid forcibly opening the left
side sliding door fully when the
fuel filler door i s opened. Other-
wise, the fuel filler door may be
damaged.
1483-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The power sliding door system
can be enabled/disabled by
using the power sliding door
NOTICE
●Take care not to damage the
sensors (installed on the front
edge of the power sliding door)
with a knife or other sharp
object.
●Make sure there is nothing in
the doorway before closing.
●Do not close the sliding door by
applying the brakes. Doing so
could cause the sliding door to
be damaged.
■Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors precautions (if
equipped)
The kick sensors are located
behind the portions with labels on
the rocker mouldings. Observe
the following to e nsure that the
Hands Free Power Sliding Door
function operates properly:
●Keep the portions with labels on
the rocker mouldings clean at all
times.
If the portions with labels on the
rocker mouldings are dirty or
covered with snow or mud, the
kick sensors may not operate.
In this situation, clean off the dirt
or snow, move the vehicle from
the current posi tion and then
check if the ki ck sensors oper-
ate.
If they do not o perate, have the
vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have
a rain cleari ng (hydrophilic)
effect, or other coatings, to the
portions with labels on the
rocker mouldings.
●Do not park the vehicle near
objects that may move and con-
tact portions with labels on the
rocker mouldings, such as
grass or trees.
If the vehicle has been parked
for a while near objects that
may move and contact the por-
tions with labels on the rocker
mouldings, such as grass or
trees, the kick sensors may not
operate. In this situation, move
the vehicle from the current
position and the n check if the
kick sensors operate. If they do
not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not subject the kick sensors
or their surrounding areas to a
strong impact.
If the kick sensors or their sur-
rounding areas have been sub-
jected to a strong impact, the
kick sensors may not operate
properly. If the kick sensors do
not operate in the following situ-
ations, have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
• The kick sensors or their sur- rounding areas have been sub-
jected to a strong impact.
• The portions with labels on the rocker mouldings are scratched
or damaged.
●Do not disassemble the rocker
mouldings.
●Do not attach an accessory con-
taining metal or apply metallic
paint to the rocker mouldings.
Canceling the power slid-
ing door system
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Before driving
main switch or on the multi-infor-
mation display. However, when
the power sliding door system is
disabled by the main switch, the
setting of the power sliding door
system cannot be changed on
the multi-information display.
■Using the multi-information
display
The power sliding door system
can be enabled/disabled on the
multi-information display.
( P.112)
■Using the power sliding
door main switch
Use the main switch to disable
the power sliding door system.
1 The power sliding door sys-
tem is enabled.
*
2The power sliding door sys-
tem is disabled.
The sliding doors can only be
opened and closed manually.
*: The orange line of the switch
indicates that t he power sliding
door system is enabled.
Operate the sliding door handle
or inside door handle, when the
power sliding door system is off.
Sliding door handle
Inside door handle
A
Opening/closing the slid-
ing door manually
A
B
1503-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.
WARNING
■Before driving
Make sure that the back door is
fully closed.
If the back door is not fully closed,
it may open unexpectedly while
driving and hit near-by objects or
luggage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thro wn out, causing
an accident.
■When children ar e in the vehi-
cle
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may result
in death or serious injury.
●Do not allow child ren to play in
the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked
in the luggage compartment,
they could get heat exhaustion
or other injuries.
●Do not allow a child to open or
close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back
door to operate unexpectedly,
or cause the child’s hands,
head, or neck to be caught by
the closing back door.
■Caution while driving
●Keep the back door closed
while driving.
If the back door is left open, it
may hit near-by objects or lug-
gage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thrown out,
causing an accident.
●Never let anyone sit in the lug-
gage compartment.
In the event of sudden braking,
sudden swerving or a collision,
they are susceptible to death or
serious injury.
■Back door handle
Do not hang any object to the
back door handle.
If any object is hung, the back
door may suddenly shut, causing
parts of the body to be caught,
resulting in dea th or serious
injury.
■Operating the back door
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause parts
of the body to be caught, resulting
in death or serious injury.
●Remove any heavy loads, such
as snow and ice, from the back
door before opening it. Failure
to do so may cause the back
door to suddenly shut again
after it is opened.
●When opening or closing the
back door, thoroughly check to
make sure the surrounding area
is safe.
●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.
●Use caution when opening or
closing the back door in windy
weather as it may move
abruptly in strong wind.
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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
1523-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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)
A
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Before driving
2Remove the bolts with a socket
wrench of an appropriate size.
3 Remove the inside panel.
4 Move the lever.
■Open door warning buzzer
P.136
■Using the wireless remote
control
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Pressing the switch again while the
power back door is operating will
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with
damper stays that hold the back
door in place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age 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 Toyota parts
to the back door.
●Do not place your hand on the
damper stay or apply lateral
forces to it.
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles with power
back door)