Toyota Camry (2018 year). Manual - part 32

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

Operation signals
Doors: 
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
Windows and moon roof or panoramic moon roof:
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the windows and moon roof or panoramic
moon roof are operating.

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Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.

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When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the surface of the
door handle (vehicles with a smart key system)

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Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not fully closed, a
buzzer sounds continuously. Fully close the door to stop the buzzer, and lock
the vehicle once more.

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Alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm system. (

→P. 74)

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If the smart key system or the wireless remote control does not operate
properly (vehicles with a smart key system)
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. (

→P. 526)

Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted. (

→P. 466)

When the door cannot be locked even if
the lock sensor on the surface of the door
handle is touched by a finger, touch the
lock sensor with the palm.
When gloves are being worn, remove the
gloves.

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Door lock switches

Locks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors

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Inside lock buttons

Locks the door
Unlocks the door

The front doors can be opened
by pulling the inside handle
even if the lock buttons are in
the lock position.

Move the inside lock button to the lock position.
Close the door.

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Vehicles without a smart key system
The door cannot be locked if either of the front doors is open and
the key is in the engine switch.

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Vehicles with a smart key system
The door cannot be locked if the engine switch is in ACCESSORY
or IGNITION ON mode, or the electronic key is left inside the vehi-
cle.

The key may not be detected correctly and the door may be locked.

Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside

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Locking the front doors from the outside without a key

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Unlock
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 cancelled:

For instructions on customizing, refer to P. 569.

Rear door child-protector lock

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Automatic door locking and unlocking systems

Function

Operation

Speed linked door locking function

All doors are automatically locked
when vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 12 mph (20 km/h) or higher.

Shift position linked door locking 
function

All doors are automatically locked
when shifting the shift lever out of P.

Shift position linked door unlocking 
function

All doors are automatically unlocked
when shifting the shift lever to P.

Driver’s door linked door unlocking 
function

All doors are automatically unlocked
when driver’s door is opened.

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Switching the door unlock function (vehicles with a smart key system)
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks using the wireless
remote control. 

Turn the engine switch off.

When the indicator light on the key surface is not on, press and hold 

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 or 

 for approximately 5 seconds while pressing and holding

. 

The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as shown below.
(When changing the setting continuously, release the buttons, wait for at least
5 seconds, and repeat step 

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: 4.2-inch display

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: 7-inch display

Vehicles with an alarm: To prevent unintended triggering of the alarm, unlock
the doors using the wireless remote control and open and close a door once
after the settings have been changed. (If a door is not opened within 60 sec-
onds after 

 is pressed, the doors will be locked again and the alarm will

automatically be set.)
In case that the alarm is triggered, immediately stop the alarm. (

→P. 75)

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Multi-information 

display

Unlocking function

Beep

 

Holding the driver’s door
handle unlocks only the
driver’s door.

Exterior: Beeps 3
times
Interior: Pings once

Holding the front passen-
ger’s door handle unlocks
all the doors.

 

Holding either front door
handle unlocks all the
doors.

Exterior: Beeps
twice
Interior: Pings once

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