Toyota Highlander (2018 year). Manual - part 32

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WARNING

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Do not close the glass hatch while the rear wiper is switched on. The rear
wiper arm may be restarted suddenly after closing the glass hatch.

NOTICE

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Glass hatch damper stays
The glass hatch is equipped with damper stays that hold the glass hatch in
place. Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the glass hatch damper stay, result-
ing in malfunction.

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Do not place your hand or foot on the damper stay or apply lateral forces
to it.

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Do not insert any object in the wiper
motor drive disc.

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Do not attach any foreign objects, such
as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives
to the damper stay rod.

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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 glass
hatch.

Damper stays

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● Locking and unlocking the doors (→P. 115)
● Opening the back door (→P. 124)
● Opening the glass hatch (→P. 136)
● Starting the engine (→P. 221)

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Antenna location

Smart key system

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: If equipped

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.

Antennas outside the cabin

Antennas inside the cabin

Antenna outside the luggage compart-
ment

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2
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Effective range (areas within which the electronic key is detected)

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Alarms and warning indicators
An alarm sounds and warning messages are displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display are used to protect against unexpected accidents or theft of the
vehicle resulting from erroneous operation. When a warning message is dis-
played, take appropriate measures based on the displayed message. 
(

→P. 591)

When only an alarm sounds, circumstances and correction procedures are as
follows:

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 an outside front door
handle. (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 is inside the
vehicle.

When opening the glass hatch and locking or unlocking the doors

This system can be operated when the electronic key is within about
2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of the back door opener switch.

Alarm

Situation

Correction procedure

Exterior alarm sounds
once for 5 seconds

The glass hatch was
closed while the elec-
tronic key was still
inside the vehicle and
all the doors were
locked.

Retrieve the electronic
key from the vehicle
and close the glass
hatch.

An attempt was made
to lock the vehicle while
a door was open.

Close all of the doors
and lock the doors
again.

Interior alarm sounds
continuously

The engine switch was
turned to ACCESSORY
mode while the driver’s
door was open (or the
driver’s door was
opened while the
engine switch was in
ACCESSORY mode).

Turn the engine switch
off and close the
driver’s door.

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Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be activated in order to prevent the electronic
key battery and the vehicle battery from being discharged while the vehicle is
not in operation for a long time.

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In the following situations, the smart key system may take some time to
unlock the doors.

• The electronic key has been left in an area of approximately 6 ft. (2 m) of

the outside of the vehicle for 10 minutes or longer.

• The smart key system has not been used for 5 days or longer.

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If the smart key system has not been used for 14 days or longer, the doors
cannot be unlocked at any doors except the driver’s door. In this case, take
hold of the driver’s door handle, or use the wireless remote control or the
mechanical key, to unlock the doors.

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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 electronic

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 elec-
tronic key buttons.