2022 TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK Owners Manual (in English)

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■Closing the back door
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 using a handle.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.123
■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 engine switch is turned
off, the light will go off automatically after 20 minutes.
■Opening/closing the back door
using the wireless remote con-
trol
Press and hold the switch.
Pressing the switch while the back door
is opening/closing will stop the opera-
tion. Pressing the switch again will
operate the back door in the opposite
direction.
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
door (vehicles with a power
back door)

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■Opening/closing the back door
from the inside
Press and hold the switch.
A buzzer sounds and the back door
automatically opens and closes. Press-
ing the switch while the back door is
opening/closing will stop the operation.
Pressing the switch again will operate
the back door in the opposite direction.
■Opening/closing the back door
from the outside
 Opening the back door
When the back door is unlocked: Press
the back door opener switch.
A buzzer sounds and the back door
automatically opens. Pressing the
switch while the back door is opening
stops the operation.
When the back door is locked: While
carrying the electronic key on your per-
son, press the back door opener
switch.
The emergency flashers flash twice and
the back door automatically opens.
Pressing the switch while the back door
is opening stops the operation.
 Closing the back door
Press the switch.
A buzzer sounds and the back door
automatically closes. Pressing the
switch while the back door is closing
stops the operation. Pressing the
switch again will operate the back door
in the opposite direction.
 Closing the back door and lock-
ing all of the door s (close & lock
function)
Press the switch.
A different buzzer than the one for a
normal power back door closing opera-
tion will sound and the back door will
begin closing automatically. When the
back door is closed, all of the doors will
lock simultaneously and operation sig-
nals will indicate that all of the doors

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have been locked. If the switch is
pressed while the power back door is
closing, the operation will stop.
■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
The Hands Free Power Back Door
enables automatic opening and
closing of the power back door by
putting your foot near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper.
1 While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart entry &
start system operation range.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
Smart entry & start system oper-
ation detection area ( P.136)
2 Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 10 cm (3.9 in.) of
the rear bu mper and then pulling
it back.
• Perform the entire kick operation
within 1 second.
• The back door will not start oper-
ating while a foot is detected
under the rear bumper.
• Operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door without touching 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.
• When raining or in wet conditions
it may take slightly longer than
normal for the operation to occur.
• The kick has to be performed

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with instep (toe up) to activate 2
sensors.
• Vehicles with a genuine Toyota
towing hitch vertical detachable:
Refer to Installation Instructions.
Kick sensors
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
3 When the kick sensor detects
that your foot is pulled back,
after a short delay a buzzer will
sound and the back door will
automatically fully open/close.
If kick operation is performed while the
back door is opening/closing, the back door will stop the operation. Perform a
kick operation again will operate the
back door in the opposite direction.
■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 engine switch is turned off, the light will go off automatically
after 20 minutes.
■Power back door operating condi-
tions
If the following conditions are met with
the power back door operation enabled
( P.577), the power back door can be opened and closed automatically.
●When the back door is unlocked
●When the engine switch is in ON, one
of the following conditions must be met in addition to the above condi-
tions:
• The parking brake is engaged. • The brake pedal is depressed.
• The shift lever is in P (Multidrive) or N
(manual transmission).
■Kick sensor operating conditions
●When the kick sensor operation set-
ting is turned on and the engine switch is turned off
●When an electronic key is carried within the operation range
■Operation of the power back door
●When the power back door system is disabled, the power back door will not
operate, but it can still be opened and
closed manually.
●When the power back door is open-
ing, if the power back door becomes obstructed, 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 simultane-
ously. When the following procedures
are performed and there are no elec- tronic keys for the vehicle within the
vehicle, all of the doors will lock when
the 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
( P.128).
A different buzzer than the one for a nor-
mal power back door closing operation will sound and then the power back door
will begin closing automatically. When
the power back door is closed, all of the doors will lock simultaneously and oper-
ation signals will indicate that all of the
doors have been locked.
Vehicles with a double locking system:
The double locking syst em will not oper-

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ate at this time.
■Situations in which the close & lock
function may not operate properly
In the following situations, the close &
lock function may not operate properly:
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door ( P.128) is
pressed by a hand which is holding an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part of
the power back door ( P.128) 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.128) is
pressed when the electronic key is not
near the vehicle.
■Preventing unintentional operation of the kick sensor
When an electronic key is in the opera-
tion detection area, the kick sensor may operate unintentionally, so be careful in
the following situations:
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the lower center part of the
rear bumper, such as when the vehi- cle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the lower center part of the rear bumper
●When a small animal or small object,
such as a ball, moves under the lower center part of the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from under the lower center part of 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 lower center
part of the rear bumper while passing by the vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near an electrical noise source which affects
the sensitivity 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 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 lower center part of the rear
bumper
●If luggage, etc. is set near the lower
center part of 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.
■Situations in which the kick sensor
may not operate properly
In the following situations, the kick sen-
sor may not operate properly:
●When a foot remains under the lower
center part of the rear bumper
●If the lower center part of the rear
bumper is strongly hit with a foot or is
touched for a while If the lower center part of the rear
bumper has been touched for a while,
wait for a short time before attempting to operate the kick sensor again.
●When standing exce ssively close to the lower center part of the rear
bumper
●When an external radio wave source
interferes with the communication
between the electronic key and the
vehicle ( P.138)
●When the vehicle is parked near an
electrical noise source which affects the sensitivity 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,

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electric power 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 lower center part of the
rear bumper, such as when the vehi- cle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is attached to the lower center part of 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 lower center part of the rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed, turn
the kick sensor operation setting off.*
*: If a Toyota genuine accessory has
been installed, depending on the
accessory, the kick sensor may still be
operable. For details, contact any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer for details.
■When reconnecting the battery
To enable the power back door to oper-
ate properly, close the back door manu- ally.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are installed on the right and
left sides of the power back door. When the door is automatically closing and the
sensors are pushed due to an object
being clamped, etc., the jam protection function operates.
From that position the door automati-
cally moves a little in the opposite direc-
tion and then the function stops.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P.577)
WA R N I N G
■Power back door
Observe the following precautions
when operating the power back door. Failure to do so may cause death or
serious injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no
obstacles 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
automatically, the automatic opera- tion will be 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 oper-
ated manually. Take extra care when on an incline, as the back
door may open or close abruptly.

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WA R N I N G
●On an incline, the back door may
suddenly shut after it is opened.
Make sure the back door is fully open and secure.
●In the following situations, the power back door may detect an
abnormality and automatic opera-
tion 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 battery voltage suddenly
drops, such as when the engine switch is turned to ON or the engine
is started during an automatic oper-
ation
●If a heavy object is attached to the
back door, the power back door may not operate, causing a mal-
function, or the power back door
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,
ask any authorized Toyota retailer
or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer for details.
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or
serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activate the jam pro- tection 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
Observe the following precautions when operating the power back door.
Failure to do so may cause death or
serious injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obstacles 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 sufficiently, as touching hot exhaust
pipes can cause burns.
●Do not operate the kick sensor if
there is little space under the rear
bumper.
NOTICE
■Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with spin-
dles 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
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NOTICE
●Do not touch the spindle rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
●Do not attach hea vy accessories to
the back door. When attaching an
accessory, ask any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer for
details.
●Do not place your hand on either
spindle or apply lateral forces to it.
■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.
●Take care not to damage the sen-sors (installed on the right and left
edges of the power back door) with
a knife or other sharp object. If a sensor is disconnected, the power
back door will not close automati-
cally.
■Close & lock function
When closing the power back door using the close & lock function, a dif-
ferent buzzer than the one for a nor-
mal power back door closing operation will sound before the opera-
tion begins.
To check that the operation has
started correctly, check that a different
buzzer than the one for a normal power back door closing operation
has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back door is fully closed and locked, opera-
tion signals will indicate that all of the
doors have been locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make sure
that the operational signals have operated and that all of the doors are
locked.
■Kick sensor precautions
The kick sensor is located behind
lower center part of the rear bumper. Observe the following to ensure that
the power back door function oper-
ates 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 cur-
rent position and then check if the kick sensor operates.
If it does not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer,
or any reliable repairer.
●Do not apply coatings that have a
rain clearing (hydrophilic) effect, or
other coatings, to the lower center part of the rear bumper.
●Do not park the vehicle near objects that may move and contact the
lower center part of the rear
bumper, such as plants.
If the vehicle has been parked for a
while near objects that may move and
contact the lower center part of the
rear bumper, such as plants, the kick sensor may not operate. In this situa-
tion, move the vehicle from the cur-
rent position and then check if the kick sensor operates. If it does not
operate, have the vehicle inspected
by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli-
able repairer.