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■Door lock switches (to
lock/unlock)
1 Locks all the doors
2 Unlocks all the doors
■Inside lock buttons
1 Locks the door
2 Unlocks the door
The front doors can be opened by pull-
ing the inside handle even if the lock
buttons are in the lock position.
■Locking the front doors from the outside without a key
1 Move the inside lock button to the
lock position.
2 Close the door while pulling the door handle.
Vehicles without a smart entry & start
system
The door cannot be locked if the key is
in the power switch.
Vehicles with a smart entry & start system
The door cannot be locked if the power
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.
■Open door warning buzzer
If a door or the back door is not fully closed, a buzzer will sound when the vehicle speed reaches 5 km/h (3 mph).
The open door(s) or back door is indi- cated on the multi-information display.
WARNING
●Set the rear door child-protector locks when children are seated in
the rear seats.
■When opening or closing a door
Check the surroundings of the vehicle such as whether the vehicle is on an incline, whether there is enough
space for a door to open and whether a strong wind is blowing. When open-ing or closing the door, hold the door
handle tightly to prepare for any unpredictable movement.
■When using the wireless remote control or the key and operating the power windows
Operate the power windows after checking to make sure that there is no possibility of any passenger having
any of their body parts caught in the windows. Also, do not allow children to operate the wireless remote control
or the key. It is possible for children and other passengers to get caught in the power windows.
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Before driving
The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when lock is set.
1 Unlock
2 Lock
These locks can be set to prevent chil-
dren from opening the rear doors. Push
down on each rear door switch to lock
both rear doors.
Rear door child-protector
lock
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the follow-
ing procedures.
WARNING
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■Before driving
●Make sure that the back door is fully closed. If the back door is not fully closed, it
may open unexpectedly while driv- ing and hit near-by objects or lug-gage in the luggage compartment
may be thrown out, causing an accident.
●Do not allow children 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.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the back door closed while driving.If the back door is left open, it may
hit near-by objects or luggage in the luggage compartment may be thrown out, causing an accident.
●Never let anyone sit in the luggage compartment.
In the event of sudden braking, sud- den swerving or a collision, they are susceptible to death or serious
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WARNING
■Back door handles
Do not hang any object to the back
door handles. If any object is hung, the back door may suddenly shut, causing parts of
the body to be caught, resulting in death or serious injury.
■Operating the back door
Observe the following precautions. 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 sud- denly 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 clos-ing the back door in windy weather as it may move abruptly in strong
wind.
●Vehicles without power back door: The back door may suddenly shut if it is not opened fully. It is more diffi-
cult to open or close the back door on an incline than on a level sur-face, 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 luggage 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.

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■Using the entry function (vehi-
cles with a smart entry & start
system)
Carry the electronic key to enable
this function.
1 Unlocks all the doors
The door cannot be unlocked for 3 sec-
onds after the door is locked.
2 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
■Wireless remote control
P. 1 3 5
■Key
P. 1 3 6
■Operation signals
P. 1 3 6
■Security feature
P. 1 3 6
■Door lock switches
P. 1 3 8
■Open
Raise the back door while pushing
up the back door opener switch.
The back door cannot be closed imme-
diately after the back door opener
switch is pushed.
WARNING
●Do not pull on the back door damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) ( P.142) or back door spindle (vehicles with power back door) ( P.149) 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.
●If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy object is attached to the back door, it may suddenly shut again after
being opened, causing someone’s hands, head or neck to be caught and injured. When installing an
accessory part to the back door, using a genuine Toyota part is rec-ommended.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the outside
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside
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■Close
Lower the back door using a back
door handle, and then push the
back door from the outside to close
it.
Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back
door with the handle.
■Open door warning buzzer
P. 1 3 8
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light turns
on when the back door is opened.
●If the luggage compartment light is left
on when the power switch is turned off, the light will go off automatically after 20 minutes.
■Using the wireless remote
control
Press and hold the switch.*
A buzzer sounds and the power back
door automatically opens/closes.
Unlock the back door before operating.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops the
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, result-ing 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
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Before driving
operation. When the switch is pressed
again during the halted operation, the
back door will perform the reverse
operation.
*: This setting must be customized at
any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer.
■Opening/closing the back door
from the inside
Press and hold the switch.
A buzzer sounds and the power back
door automatically opens/closes.
Unlock the back door before operating.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops the
operation. When the switch is pressed
again during the halted operation, the
back door will perform the 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
carrying the electronic key on your per-
son, press the back door opener
switch.
A buzzer sounds and the power back
door automatically opens.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops the
operation.
Close
Press the switch.
A buzzer sounds and the power back
door automatically closes.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is operating will stop the
operation. When the switch is pressed
again during the halted operation, the
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Close the back door and lock all
doors (close & lock function)
Press the close & lock switch.
The power back door will close and all
of the doors will be locked at the same
time.
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 close & lock switch is pressed
during the power back door closing, the
operation stops and all the doors
unlock.
If the close & lock switch is pressed
again, the power back door closes and
all the doors lock.
■Using the back door handles
Lower the back door using the back
door handle, then a buzzer sounds
and the back door automatically
closes.
■Using the kick sensor (Hands
Free Power Back Door)
1 While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart entry &
start system operation range,
approximately 30 to 50 cm (11.8
to 19.7 in.) from the rear
bumper.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
Smart entry & start system oper-
ation detection area ( P.152)
2 Perform a kick operation by
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the rear bumper and then pulling
it back.
Perform the entire kick operation within
1 second.
The back door will not start operating while a foot is detected under 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 normal for the oper- ation 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 open- ing/closing, the back door will stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper again during the halted opera-tion, the back door will perform the
reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light turns
on when the back door is opened.
●If the luggage compartment light is left on when the power switch is turned
off, the light will go off automatically after 20 minutes.
■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.
Whatever the state of the power switch, the back door closer operates.
■Power back door operating condi-tions
The power back door can automatically open and close under the following con-ditions:
●When the power back door system is enabled. ( P.151)
●When the back door is unlocked.
However, if the back door opener switch
is pressed while carrying the electronic
key on your person, the power back
door will be operated even if the back
door is locked. ( P.143)
●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
●When the power back door system is
disabled, 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
people or objects is detected, opera- tion will stop.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides of
the power back door. If anything obstructs the power back door while it is closing, the back door will automatically