2023 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HYBRID Owners Manual

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Before driving
turns on when the back door is
opened.
●When the power switch is turned
to OFF, the ligh t will go off auto-
matically 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 oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back door can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.135)
●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 position is in P.
■Operation of the power back
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
cate that the back door is
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, the power back
door does not ope rate but it can
be opened and closed by hand.
●When the power back door auto-
matically opens, if an abnormality
due to people or objects is
detected, oper ation 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 b ack door will auto-
matically operate in the opposite direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is open-
ing automatically, applying exces-
sive force to it will stop the opening
operation to prevent the power back
door from suddenly shutting.
■Back door closing assist
If the back door is lowered manually
when the back door is stopped at an
open position, the back door will
fully close automatically.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors, before-
hand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is
performed, all the doors except the
power back door are locked and
then power back door will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back
door.
2 During the power back door clos-
ing operation, lock the doors
using the smart key system from
the side doors ( P. 1 1 5 ) o r t h e
wireless remote control.
(  P.115)
Operation signals will indicate that
all the doors have been closed and
locked ( P. 1 1 6 ) .
●If the electronic key is placed
inside the vehicle after starting a
close operation via the door
reserve lock function, the elec-
tronic key may become locked
inside the vehicle.
●If the power back door does not

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he operation of
the jam protection function, etc.,
while the back doo r is automati-
cally closing after a door reserve
lock operation is performed, the
door reserve lock function is can-
celed and all the doors will unlock.
●Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that all the doors are closed
and locked.
■Close & lock function
When the power back door is open,
this function closes the power back
door and then locks all of the doors
simultaneously.
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 com-
pletely 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.127).
A different buzzer than the normal
one will sound and then the power
back door will begi n closing auto-
matically. When the power back
door is closed, a ll of the doors will
lock simultaneously and operation
signals will indicate that all of the
doors have been locked.
The double locking system will not
operate at this time.
■Situations in which the close &
lock function may not operate
properly
In the following si tuations, the close
& lock function may not operate
properly:
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.127)
is pressed by a hand which is
holding an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.127)
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.127)
is pressed with the electronic key
not near the vehicle.
■Hands Free Power Back Door
operating conditions
The Hands Free Power Back Door
will open/close automatically when
the following conditions are met:
●The Hands Free Power Back Door
operation is enabled ( P.135)
●The power switch is in OFF.
●The electronic key is within the
operational range. ( P.140)
●A foot is put near the lower center
part of the rea r bumper and
moved away from the rear
bumper.
The power back door may also be
operated by putting a hand, an
elbow, a knee, etc. near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper. Make sure to put it close
enough to the center part of the
rear bumper.
■Situations in which the Hands
Free Power Back Door may not
operate properly
In the following si tuations, the
Hands Free Power Back Door may
not operate properly:
●When a foot remains under the
rear bumper
●If the rear bumper is strongly hit
with a foot or is touched for a while
If the rear bumper has been touched
for a while, wait f or a short time
before attempting to operate the
Hands Free Power Back Door
again.

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Before driving
●When operated while a person is
too close to the rear bumper
●When an external radio wave
source interferes with the commu-
nication between the electronic
key and the vehicle ( P.141)
●When charging from an external
power source or connecting the
AC charging cable
●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 a large amount of water is
applied to the rear bumper, such
as when the vehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is
attached to 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 rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands Free Power Back
Door operation setting off.
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Back Door
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may operate unin-
tentionally, so be ca reful in the fol-
lowing situations.
●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 wip ed 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 pow er 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
●If luggage, etc. is set near 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 Hands F ree Power Back
Door operation setting off. ( P.135)
■When reconnecting the 12-volt
battery
To enable the power back door to
operate properly, close the back
door manually.
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the cover.

1323-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Owners Manual_USA_M0C043_enTo prevent damage, cover the tip of
the screwdriver with a rag.
2
Move the lever.
3 When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(Customizable features: P.570)
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 fully closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
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 canceled.
■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.
WARNING
●If the power back door system is
turned off while the back door is
operating automatically, the
automatic operation is 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 operated manually.
Take extra care when on an
incline, as the back door may
open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, the back door
may suddenly shut after it
opens. Make sure the back door
is fully open and secure.

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Before driving
●In the following situations, the
power back door may detect an
abnormality and automatic
operation 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 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
●If a bicycle carrier or similar
heavy object is attached to the
back door, the power back door
may not operate, causing itself
to malfunction, or the back door
may suddenly shut again after
being opened, causing some-
one’s hands, arms, head or
neck to be caught and injured.
When installing an accessory
part to the back door, using a
genuine Toyota part is recom-
mended.
■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 back 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 Back Door
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.
WARNING
●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 suffi-
ciently, as touching hot exhaust
pipes can cause burns.
●Do not leave the electronic key
within the effective range
(detection area) of the luggage
compartment.

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NOTICE
■Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with
spindles that hold the back door in
place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the back door spindle,
resulting in malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign
objects, such as stickers, plastic
sheets, or adhesives to the
spindle rod.
●Do not touch the spindle 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
spindle or apply lateral forces to
it.
■To prevent back door closer
malfunction
Do not apply excessive force to
the back door while the back door
closer is operating. Applying
excessive force may cause the
back door closer to malfunction.
■To prevent damage to the
power back door
●Make sure that there is no ice
between the back door and
frame that would prevent move-
ment of the back door. Operat-
ing the power back door when
excessive load is present on the
back door may cause a mal-
function.
●Do not apply excessive force to
the back door while the power
back door is operating.
●Take care not to damage the
sensors (installed on the right
and left edges of the power
back door) with a knife or other
sharp object. If the sensor is
disconnected, the power back
door will not close automatically.
■Close & lock function
When closing the power back
door using the close & lock func-
tion, a different b uzzer than the
normal one will so und before the
operation begins.
To check that the operation has
started correctly, check that a dif-
ferent buzzer than the normal one
has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back
door is fully closed and locked,
operation signals will indicate that
all of the doors have been locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that the operation signals
have operated and that all of the
doors are locked.

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Before driving
The settings of the power back
door system can be changed by
displaying the “Vehicle Set-
tings” screen from the
setting screen of the multi-infor-
mation display. ( P.101)
The changed power back door set-
tings are not reset by turning the
power switch to OFF. In order to
NOTICE
■Hands Free Power Back Door
precautions
The kick sensor is located behind
lower center part of the rear
bumper. Observe the following to
ensure that the Hands Free
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 current
position and then check if the
kick sensor operates.
If it does not operate, have the
vehicle inspected by your Toy-
ota dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have
a rain cleari ng (hydrophilic)
effect, or other coatings, to the
lower center par t of the rear
bumper.
●Do not park the vehicle near
objects that may move and con-
tact the lower center part of the
rear bumper, such as grass or
trees.
If the vehicle has been parked
for a while near objects that
may move and contact the
lower center par t of the rear
bumper, such as grass or trees,
the kick sensor may not oper-
ate. In this situation, move the
vehicle from the current position
and then check if the kick sen-
sor operates. If it does not oper-
ate, have the vehicle inspected
by your Toyota dealer.
●Do not subject the kick sensor
or its surroundi ng area to a
strong impact.
If the kick sensor or its sur-
rounding area has been sub-
jected to a strong impact, the
kick sensor may not operate
properly. If the kick sensor does
not operate in the following situ-
ations, have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
• The kick sensor or its surround- ing area has been subjected to
a strong impact.
• The lower center part of the rear bumper is scratched or dam-
aged.
●Do not disassemble the rear
bumper.
●Do not attach stickers to the
rear bumper.
●Do not paint the rear bumper.
●If a bicycle carrier or similar
heavy object is attached to the
power back doo r, disable the
Hands Free Power Back Door.
Changing settings of the
power back door system
(vehicles with power back
door)

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Owners Manual_USA_M0C043_enrestore the original settings, they
need to be chan
ged back on the
setting screen of the multi-informa-
tion display.
The open position of the power
back door can be adjusted.
1 Stop the back door in the
desirable position. ( P.126)
2 Press and hold the power
back door switch on the back
door for approximately 2 sec-
onds.
When the settings are completed,
the buzzer sounds 4 times.
When opening the back door the
next time, the back door will stop at
that position.
■Canceling the adjusted open
position of the back door
Press and hold the power back door
switch on the back door for approxi-
mately 7 seconds.
After the buzzer sounds 4 times, it
sounds twice more. When the
power back door do es the opening
operation the next time, the door will
open to the initial settings position.
■Customization
The opening position can be set
with the multi-info rmation display.
(  P.570)
Priority for the stop position is given
to the last position set by either the
power back door switch on the back
door or multi-information display.
Adjusting the open posi-
tion of the back door
(vehicles with power back
door)