
1163-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Locking the front doors from 
the outside without a key
1 Move the inside  lock button to 
the lock position.
2 Close the door.
Vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
The door cannot be locked if the key 
is in the engine switch.
Vehicles with a smart key system
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 trunk is not fully 
closed, a buzzer will sound when 
the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph (5 
km/h).
The open door(s) or trunk is indi-
cated on the multi -information dis-
play.
The door cannot be opened 
from inside the vehicle when 
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.412.
Rear door child-protector 
lock
Automatic door locking 
and unlocking systems
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. 

1173-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
Tr unk
The trunk can be opened 
using the trunk opener, 
entry function or wireless 
remote control or key.
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in 
death or serious injury.
■Before driving
●Make sure that the trunk lid is 
fully closed. If the trunk lid is not 
fully closed, it may open unex-
pectedly while driving and hit 
near-by objects or luggage in 
the trunk may be thrown out, 
causing an accident.
●Do not allow child ren to play in 
the trunk.
If a child is accidentally locked 
in the trunk, they could suffer 
from heat exhaustion, suffoca-
tion or other injuries.
●Do not allow a child to open or 
close the trunk lid.
Doing so may cause the trunk 
lid to open unexpectedly, or 
cause the child’s hands, head, 
or neck to be caught by the 
closing trunk lid.
■Important points while driving
Never let anyone sit in the trunk. 
In the event of sudden braking or 
a collision, they are susceptible to 
death or serious injury.
■Using the trunk
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause parts 
of the body to be caught, resulting 
in serious injury.
●Remove any heavy loads, such 
as snow and ice, from the trunk 
lid before openin g it. Failure to 
do so may cause the trunk lid to 
suddenly shut again after it is 
opened.
●When opening or closing the 
trunk lid, 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 trunk is about to 
open or close.
●Use caution when opening or 
closing the trunk lid in windy 
weather as it may move 
abruptly in strong wind.
●The trunk lid may suddenly shut 
if it is not opened fully. It is more 
difficult to ope n or close the 
trunk lid on an incline than on a 
level surface, so beware of the 
trunk lid unexpectedly opening 
or closing by itself. Make sure 
that the trunk lid is fully open 
and secure before using the 
trunk.
●When closing the  trunk lid, take 
extra care to pre vent your fin-
gers etc. from being caught. 

1183-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Trunk opener
Pull the lever upward to release 
the trunk lid.
■Trunk release button (vehi-
cles with a smart key sys-
tem)
While carrying the electronic 
key, press the button on the 
trunk lid.
When all the doors are unlocked 
using one of the following meth-
ods, the trunk can be opened 
without the electronic key:
 Entry function
 Wireless remote control
 Door lock switches
 Automatic door unlocking sys- tem
 Mechanical key
■Wireless remote control (if 
equipped)
Vehicles without a smart key 
system
Press and hold the switch.
A buzzer sounds.
Vehicles with a smart key sys-
tem
Press and hold the switch.
A buzzer sounds.
WARNING
●When closing the trunk lid, 
make sure to press it lightly on 
its outer surface.
●Do not attach any accessories 
other than genuine Toyota parts 
to the trunk lid . Such additional 
weight on the trunk lid may 
cause the lid to suddenly shut 
again after it is opened.
Opening the trunk 

1193-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
■Key (vehicles with a key 
cylinder on the trunk lid)
Turn the key clockwise to 
release the trunk lid.
■Trunk light
●The trunk light turns on when the 
trunk is opened.
●If the trunk light is left on when the 
engine switch is turned off, the 
light will go off aut omatically after 
20 minutes.
■Function to prevent the trunk 
being locked with the electronic 
key inside (vehicles with a 
smart key system)
●When all doors are locked, closing 
the trunk lid with the electronic key 
left inside the tr unk will sound an 
alarm.
In this case, the trunk lid can be 
opened pressing the trunk release 
button on the trunk lid.
●If the spare electronic key is put in 
the trunk with all the doors locked, 
the key confinement prevention 
function is activated so the trunk 
can be opened. In order to pre-
vent theft, take all electronic keys 
with you when leaving the vehicle.
●If the electronic key is put in the 
trunk with all the doors locked, the 
key may not be detected depend-
ing on the location of the key and 
the surrounding radio wave condi-
tions. In this case, the key con-
finement prevention function 
cannot be activate d, causing the  doors to lock when the trunk is 
closed. Make sure to check where 
the key is before closing the trunk.
●The key confinement prevention 
function cannot be activated if any 
one of the doors i
s unlocked. In 
this case, open the trunk using the 
trunk opener.
■Internal trunk release lever
The trunk lid can b e opened by pull-
ing up the glow-in-the-dark lever 
located on the inside  of the trunk lid.
The lever will contin ue to glow for 
some time after the trunk lid is 
closed.
■If the smart key system or the 
wireless remote control does 
not operate properly (if 
equipped)
Replace the key battery with a new 
one if it is depleted. ( P.333)
■Open door warning buzzer
 P. 1 1 6
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. 
(  P.412) 

1203-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
*: If equipped
■Antenna locationAntennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna inside the trunk
Antenna outside the trunk
■Effective range  (areas within 
which the electronic key is 
detected)
When locking or unlocking the 
doors
The system can be operated when 
the electronic key is within about 2.3 
ft. (0.7 m) of either of the front out-
side door handles. (Only the doors 
detecting the key can be operated.)
When starting the engine or 
changing engine switch modes
The system can be operated when 
the electronic key i s inside the vehi-
cle.
When opening the trunk
The system can be operated when 
the electronic key is within about 2.3 
ft. (0.7 m) of the trunk release but-
ton.
■Alarms and warning messages
A combination of exterior and inte-
rior buzzers as well as warning mes-
sages shown on the 
multi-information di splay are used to 
prevent theft of the vehicle and acci-
dents resulting from erroneous 
operation. Take appropriate mea-
sures based on the displayed mes-
sage. ( P.366)
When only an alarm sounds, cir-
cumstances and correction proce-
dures are as follows.
●Exterior buzzer sounds once for 5 
seconds
Smar t key system*
The following operations 
can be performed simply by 
carrying the electronic key 
on your person, for example 
in your pocket. The driver 
should always carry the 
electronic key.
 Locks and unlocks the 
doors ( P. 1 1 1 )
 Opens the trunk ( P. 1 1 8 )
 Starts the engine ( P.155) 

1213-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
●Interior buzzer sounds continu-
ously
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be 
activated in order to prevent the 
electronic key battery and the vehi-
cle battery from being discharged 
while the vehicle is  not operated for 
a long time.
●In the following situations, the 
smart key system may take some 
time to unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left  within approximately 11 ft. (3.5 m) 
of the outside of the vehicle for 2 
minutes or longer.
• The smart key system has not  been used for 5 days or longer.
●If the smart key 
system has not 
been used for 14 days or longer, 
the doors cannot be unlocked 
from any door except the driver’s 
door. In this case, hold the driver’s 
door handle, or use the wireless 
remote control or mechanical key 
to unlock the doors.
■Electronic key battery-saving 
function
●When battery-saving mode is set, 
battery depletion is minimized by 
stopping the electronic key from 
receiving radio waves.
Press   twice while pressing and 
holding  . Confirm that the elec-
tronic key indicator flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is 
set, the smart key system cannot be 
used. To cancel the function, press 
any of the electronic key buttons.
●Electronic keys that will not be 
used for long periods of time can 
be set to the battery-saving mode 
in advance.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak 
radio waves. In the following situa-
tions, the communication between 
the electronic key  and the vehicle 
may be affected, preventing the 
smart key system, wireless remote 
control and engi ne immobilizer sys-
tem from operating properly.
●When the electronic key battery is 
depleted
SituationCorrection 
procedure
An attempt was 
made to lock the 
vehicle while a door 
was open.Close all of 
the doors 
and lock the 
doors again.
The trunk was closed 
while the electronic 
key was still inside 
the trunk and all the 
doors were locked.Retrieve the 
electronic 
key from the 
trunk and 
close the 
trunk lid.
SituationCorrection procedure
The engine switch 
was turned to ACC 
while the driver’s 
door was open (or 
the driver’s door was 
opened while the 
engine switch was in 
ACC).
Turn the 
engine 
switch off 
and close 
the driver’s 
door.
The engine switch 
was turned to off 
while the driver’s 
door was open.
Close the 
driver’s door 

1223-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
●Near a TV tower, electric power 
plant, gas station, radio station, 
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio 
waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio, 
cellular phone, cordless phone or 
other wireless communication 
device
●When the electronic key is in con-
tact with, or is covered by the fol-
lowing metallic objects
• Cards to which al uminum foil is 
attached
• Cigarette boxes that have alumi- num foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
• Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wireless keys (that 
emit radio waves) are being used 
nearby
●When carrying the electronic key 
together with the following devices 
that emit radio waves
• Another vehicle’s electronic key or  a wireless key that emits radio 
waves
• Personal computers or personal  digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint with a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are 
attached to the rear window
●When the electronic key is placed 
near a battery charger or elec-
tronic devices
●When the vehicle is parked in a 
pay parking spot where radio 
waves are emitted
If the doors cannot be 
locked/unlocked using the smart key 
system, lock/unlock the doors by 
performing any of the following:
●Bring the electronic key close to 
either front door handle and oper-
ate the entry function.
●Operate the wireless remote con- trol.
If the doors cannot be 
locked/unlocked using the above 
methods, use the mechanical key. 
(  P.382)
If the engine cannot be started using 
the smart key system, refer to 
P.382.
■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is 
within the effective range (detec-
tion areas), the system may not 
operate properly in the following 
cases:
• The electronic key is too close to  the window or outside door han-
dle, near the ground, or in a high 
place when the doors are locked 
or unlocked.
• The electronic key is near the  ground or in a high place, or too 
close to the center of the rear 
bumper when the trunk is opened.
• The electronic key is on the instru- ment panel, rear  package tray or 
floor, or in the door pockets or 
glove box when the engine is 
started or engine switch modes 
are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on 
top of the instrument panel or near 
the door pockets when exiting the 
vehicle. Depending on the radio 
wave reception conditions, it may 
be detected by the antenna out-
side the cabin and the door will 
become lockable from the outside, 
possibly trapping the electronic 
key inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electronic key is 
within the effective range, the 
doors may be locked or unlocked 
by anyone. However, only the 
doors detecting the electronic key 
can be used to unlock the vehicle.
●Even if the electro nic key is not 
inside the vehicle, it may be possi-
ble to start the engine if the elec-
tronic key is near the window.
●The doors may unlock or lock if a 
large amount of water splashes on  

1233-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
the door handle, such as in the 
rain or in a car wash when the 
electronic key is within the effec-
tive range. (The  doors will auto-
matically be locked after 
approximately 60 seconds if the 
doors are not opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is 
used to lock the doors when the 
electronic key is  near the vehicle, 
there is a possib ility that the door 
may not be unlocke d by the entry 
function. (Use the wireless remote 
control to unloc k the doors.)
●If the doors have been locked 
from outside of the vehicle and are 
then not unlocked using the wire-
less remote contr ol or smart key 
system, the engine cannot be 
started using the smart key sys-
tem. (However, if the doors have 
been locked from inside the vehi-
cle, the engine can be started 
using the smart key system.)
If it is necessary to start the 
engine, it can be started using the 
procedure in “If the electronic key 
dose not operate properly” 
(  P.382).
●Touching the door lock or unlock 
sensor while wearing gloves may 
prevent lock or unlock operation.
●When the lock op eration is per-
formed using the lock sensor, rec-
ognition signals  will be shown up 
to two consecutive times. After 
this, no recogniti on signals will be 
given.
●If the door handle becomes wet 
while the electronic key is within 
the effective ran ge, the door may 
lock and unlock repeatedly. In that 
case, follow the fo llowing correc-
tion procedures to wash the vehi-
cle:
• Place the electronic key in a loca- tion 6 ft. (2 m) or  more away from 
the vehicle. (Take care to ensure 
that the key is not stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode to disable the 
smart key system. ( P.121)
●If the electronic key is inside the 
vehicle and a door handle 
becomes wet during a car wash, a 
message may be shown on the 
multi-information display and a 
buzzer will sound outside the vehi-
cle. To turn off the alarm, lock all 
the doors.
●The lock sensor may not work 
properly if it comes into contact 
with ice, snow, mud, etc. Clean 
the lock sensor and attempt to 
operate it again.
●A sudden handle operation or a 
handle operation immediately 
after entering the effective range 
may prevent the doors from being 
unlocked. Touch the door unlock 
sensor and check that the doors 
are unlocked befo re pulling the 
door handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in 
the detection area, it may take 
slightly longer to unlock the doors 
after the door handle is gripped.
■When the vehicle is not driven 
for extended periods
●To prevent theft of  the vehicle, do 
not leave the electronic key within 
6 ft. (2 m) of the vehicle.
●The smart key system can be 
deactivated in advance. ( P.412)
●Setting the electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode helps to reduce 
key battery depletion. ( P.121)
■To operate the system properly
●Make sure to carry the electronic 
key when operating the system. 
Do not get the electronic key too 
close to the vehicle when operat-
ing the system from the outside of 
the vehicle.
Depending on the position and hold-
ing condition of the electronic key, 
the key may not be detected cor-
rectly and the system may not oper-
ate properly. (The alarm may go off 
accidentally, or the door lock pre-
vention function m ay not operate.)