2022 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER warning

1193-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or
wireless remote control
 P. 1 3 5
■If the smart key system or the
wireless remote control does
not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and
unlock the doors. ( P.488)
Replace the key battery with a new
one if it is depleted. ( P.434)
■If the battery is discharged
The doors cannot be locked and
unlocked using the smart key sys-
tem or wireless remote control. Lock
or unlock the doors using the
mechanical key. ( P.488)
■Rear seat reminder function
In order to remind you not to forget
luggage, etc. in the rear seat, when
the engine switch is turned off after
any of the following conditions are
met, a buzzer will sound and a mes-
sage will be displayed on the
multi-information di splay for approx-
imately 6 seconds.
●The engine is started within 10
minutes after opening and closing
a rear door.
●A rear door has been opened and
closed after the engine was
started.
However, if a rear door is opened
and then closed within approxi-
mately 2 seconds , the rear seat
reminder function may not operate.
The rear seat rem inder function
determines that luggage, etc. has
been placed in a rear seat based on
opening and closing of a rear door.
Therefore, depending on the situa-
tion, the rear seat reminder function
may not operate and you may still
forget luggage, etc. in the rear seat,
or it may operate unnecessarily.
The rear seat reminder function can
be enabled/disabled. ( P.521)
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.521)
WARNING
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions
while driving the vehicle. Failure
to do so may result in a door
opening and an occupant falling
out, resulting in death or serious
injury.
●Ensure that all doors are prop-
erly closed and locked.
●Do not pull the inside handle of
the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front
doors, as the doors may be
opened even if the inside lock but-
tons are in locked position.
●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 wh ether the vehi-
cle is on an incline, whether there
is enough space for a door to
open and whether a strong wind
is blowing. When opening or clos-
ing the door, hold the door handle
tightly to prepare for any unpre-
dictable movement.

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■Door lock switches
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
pulling the inside ha ndle 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.
The door cannot be locked if the
engine switch is in ACC or ON, or
the electronic key is left inside the
vehicle.
The key may not b e detected cor-
rectly and the door may be locked.
■Open door warning buzzer
If a door or the hood is not fully
closed, a buzzer will sound when
the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph (5
km/h).
The open door(s) or hood is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play.
The door cannot be opened
from inside the vehicle when the
lock is set.
1 Unlock
2 Lock
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear doors.
The following functions can be
set or canceled:
For instructions on customizing,
refer to P.521.
Unlocking and locking the
doors from the inside
Rear door child-protector
lock
Automatic door locking
and unlocking systems

1213-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
FunctionOperation
Speed linked
door locking
function
All doors are auto-
matically locked
when vehicle
speed is approxi-
mately 12 mph (20
km/h) or higher.
Shift position
linked door
locking func-
tionAll doors are auto-
matically locked
when shifting the
shift lever out of P.
Shift position
linked door
unlocking
functionAll doors are auto-
matically unlocked
when shifting the
shift lever to P.
Driver’s door
linked door
unlocking
functionAll doors are auto-
matically unlocked
when driver’s door
is opened.
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may result
in death or serious injury.
■Before driving the vehicle
Before driving t he vehicle, make
sure that the back door is fully
closed. If the back door is not fully
closed, it may open unexpectedly
while driving, causing an acci-
dent.
■Caution while driving
●Keep the back door closed
while driving.
If the back door is left open, it may
hit near-by objects while driving or
luggage may be unexpectedly
thrown out, causing an accident.
In addition, exhaust gases may
enter the vehicle, causing death
or a serious health hazard. Make
sure to close the back door before
driving.
●Never let anyone sit in the lug-
gage compartment. In the event
of sudden braking, sudden
swerving or a co llision, they are
susceptible to death or serious
injury.
■When children are in the vehi-
cle
●Do not allow child ren to play in
the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked in
the luggage compartment, they
could have heat exhaustion or
other injuries.

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WARNING
●Do not allow a child to open or
close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back
door to move unexpectedly, or
cause the child’s hands, arms,
head, or neck to be caught by the
closing back door.
■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.
●Vehicles without a 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 back 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 a power back
door: The back door may sud-
denly 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.
●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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Before driving
■Smart key system
Carry the electronic key to
enable this function.
1 Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
2Locks all the doors
Check that the d oor is securely
locked.
■Wireless remote control
 P.117
■Operation signals
 P. 1 1 8
■Door lock switches
 P.120
■Opening the back door
Raise the back door while push-
ing up the back door opener
switch.
■Closing the back door
Lower the back door using a
back door handle, and then
push the back door from the out-
side to close it.
WARNING
●Do not pull on the back door
damper stay (vehicles without a
power back door) ( P.124) or
back door spindle (vehicles with
a power back door) ( P.131) to
close the back door, and do not
hang on the back door damper
stay (vehicles without a power
back door) or back door spindle
(vehicles with a power back
door).
Doing so may cause hands to be
caught or the back door damper
stay (vehicles without a power
back door) or back door spindle
(vehicles with a power back door)
to break, causing an accident.
●If a heavy object is attached to
the back door, it may suddenly
shut again after being opened,
causing someone’s hands,
arms, head or neck to be caught
and injured. Do not attach any
accessories other than genuine
Toyota parts to the back door.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the out-
side
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles without a
power back door)

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Be careful not to pull the back
door sideways when using a
handle.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P. 1 2 0
■Opening/closing the back
door using the wireless
remote control
Press and hold the switch.
Pressing the switch while the back
door is opening/closing will stop the
operation. Pressing and holding the
switch again will operate the back
door in the opposite direction.
■Opening/closing the back
door using the power back
door switch on the instru-
ment panel
Press and hold the switch.
Unlock the back door before oper-
ating.
Pressing the switch while the back
door is opening/closing will stop the
operation. Pressing and holding 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 precau-
tions. 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 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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Before driving
●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 passing 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 po wer 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.
●When luggage, etc. is set in or
removed from the luggage com-
partment from outside of the vehi-
cle.
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rear
bumper.
●When snow attached to the inner
side of the rear bumper melts.
To prevent unintentional operation,
turn the kick sensor operation set-
ting off. ( P.521)
■When reconnecting the battery
To enable the power back door to
operate properly, close the back
door manually.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.521)
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 fu lly closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to get fingers caught or any-
thing 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 oper-
ates when the power back door
system is disabled.
■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 sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obs tacles 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 back door is
about to open or close.

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WARNING
●If the power back door system is
disabled while the power back
door is operating, the back door
will stop operating. The back
door must then be operated
manually. Take extra care in this
situation, as the back door may
open or close suddenly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door (
P.127) are
no longer met, a buzzer may
sound and the back door may
stop opening or closing. The
back door must then be oper-
ated manually. Take extra care
on an incline in this situation, as
the back door may move sud-
denly.
●On an incline, t he back door
may suddenly 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 must
then be operated manually.
Take extra care in this situation,
as the stopped back door may
suddenly open or close, causing
an accident.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the battery voltage sud- denly drops, such as when the
engine switch is turned to ON or
the engine is started during
automatic operation
●If a heavy objec t is attached to
the back door, the back door
may not operate, causing a mal-
function, or the back door may
suddenly shut again after being
opened, causing someone’s
hands, arms, head or neck to be
caught and injured. Do not
attach any acce ssories other
than genuine Toyota parts to the
back door.
■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 activate the jam
protection function.
●The jam protection function may
not work if something gets
caught just before the back door
fully closes. Be careful not to
get 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.
■Hands Free Power Back Door
(if equipped)
Observe the following precautions
when operating the Hands Free
Power Back 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 obs tacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●Exhaust gasses cause the
exhaust pipes to become quite
hot. When operating the Hands
Free Power Back Door, be care-
ful not to touch the exhaust
pipe.