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122 3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors NOTICE ■ Back door spindles The power back door is equipped with that hold the power back door in place. , resulting in malfunction. ● Do not attach any foreign objects, such as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives to the spindle rod. ● Do not attach any accessories other than genuine Lexus parts to the power back door. ● Do not place your hand on the spindle or apply lateral forces to it. ■ To prevent back door closer malfunc- tion ● Do not apply excessive force to the power back door while the back door closer is operating. Applying excessive force may cause the back door closer to malfunction. ● If the power back door is opened and closed repeatedly in a short amount of time, the back door closer may stop operating. In this case, manually open the power back door once and wait for a while before attempting to close it again. A A ■ To prevent malfunction of the power back door ● Make sure that there is no ice between the power back door and frame that would prevent movement of the power back door. Operating the power back door when excessive load is present on the power back door may cause a malfunction. ● Do not apply excessive force to the power 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 ( knife or other sharp object. If a sensor is disconnected, the power back door will not close automatically. ■ Close & lock function/Hands free close & lock function When closing the power back door using the close & lock function/hands free close & lock function, a different buzzer than the normal one will sound before the operation begins. To check that the operation has started correctly, check that a different buzzer than the normal one has sounded. Additionally, when the power back door is fully closed and locked, operation sig- nals will indicate that all of the doors have been locked. Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that the operational signals have oper- ated and that all of the doors are locked. ■ Hands Free Power Back Door pre- cautions (if equipped) 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 operates properly: |