Toyota RAV4 Prime (2023 year). Manual in english

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

Before

driving

■

Using the door lock
switches

Locks all the doors

Unlocks all the doors

■

Using the inside lock but-
tons

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.

■

Locking the front doors from

the outside without a key

Move the inside lock button to

the lock position.

Close the door.

The door cannot be locked if the

power switch is in ACC or ON, or

the electronic key is left inside the

●

Do not pull the inside handle of

the doors while driving.

Be especially careful for the

front doors, as the doors may

be opened even if the inside

lock buttons are in locked posi-

tion.

●

Set the rear door child-protector

locks when children are seated

in the rear seats.

■

When opening or closing a

door

Check the surroundings of the

vehicle such as whether the vehi-

cle is on an incline, whether there

is enough space for a door to

open and whether a strong wind

is blowing. When opening or clos-

ing the door, hold the door handle

tightly to prepare for any unpre-

dictable movement.

■

When using the wireless

remote control, key or

mechanical key and operating

the power windows, moon

roof (if equipped) or pan-

oramic moon roof (if

equipped)

Operate the power window, moon

roof or panoramic moon roof after

checking to make sure that there

is no possibility of any passenger

having any of their body parts

caught in the side window, moon

roof or panoramic moon roof.

Also, do not allow children to

operate the wireless remote con-

trol, key or mechanical key. It is

possible for children and other

passengers to get caught in the

side window, moon roof or pan-

oramic moon roof.

Unlocking and locking the
doors from the inside

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vehicle.
Depending on the position of the

electronic key, the key may not be

detected correctly and the door may

be locked.

■

Open door warning buzzer

If the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph

(5 km/h), a buzzer sounds to indi-

cate that the door(s) or the hood is

not fully closed.

The open door(s) or hood is dis-

played on the multi-information dis-

play.

■

When all the doors are locked

with the entry function or wire-

less remote control

●

The doors cannot be unlocked

with the door lock switch.

●

The door lock switches can be

reset by unlocking all the doors

with the entry function or wireless

remote control.

The door cannot be opened
from inside the vehicle when the
lock is set.

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 canceled:

For instructions on customizing,
refer to P.599.

Rear door child-protector
lock

Automatic door locking
and unlocking systems

Function

Operation

Speed linked
door locking
function

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

Shift position
linked door lock-
ing function

All doors are
automatically
locked when
shifting the shift
lever to position
other than P.

Shift position
linked door
unlocking func-
tion

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

Driver’s door
linked door
unlocking func-
tion

All doors are
automatically
unlocked when
driver’s door is
opened within
approximately 45
seconds after
turning the power
switch off.

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Before

driving

Back door

The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.

Charging port lid and charging
connector will also be locked
and unlocked. (



P.105)

WARNING

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

■

Before driving

●

Make sure that the back door is

fully closed.

If the back door is not fully

closed, it may open unexpect-

edly while driving and hit near-

by objects or luggage in the lug-

gage compartment may be

thrown out, causing an acci-

dent.

●

Do not allow children to play in

the luggage compartment.

If a child is accidentally locked

in the luggage compartment,

they could get heat exhaustion

or other injuries.

●

Do not allow a child to open or

close the back door.

Doing so may cause the back

door to operate unexpectedly,

or cause the child’s hands,

head, or neck to be caught by

the closing back door.

WARNING

■

Important points while driving

●

Keep the back door closed

while driving.

If the back door is left open, it

may hit near-by objects or lug-

gage in the luggage compart-

ment may be thrown out,

causing an accident.

●

Never let anyone sit in the lug-

gage compartment.

In the event of sudden braking,

sudden swerving or a collision,

they are susceptible to death or

serious injury.

■

Back door handles

Do not hang any object to the

back door handles.

If any object is hung, the back

door may suddenly shut, causing

parts of the body to be caught,

resulting in death or serious

injury.

■

Operating the back door

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may cause parts

of the body to be caught, resulting

in death or serious injury.

●

Remove any heavy loads, such

as snow and ice, from the back

door before opening it. Failure

to do so may cause the back

door to suddenly shut again

after it is opened.

●

When opening or closing the

back door, 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 back door is

about to open or close.

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■

Using the entry function

Carry the electronic key to
enable this function.

●

Use caution when opening or

closing the back door in windy

weather as it may move

abruptly in strong wind.

●

Vehicles without power back

door: The back door may sud-

denly shut if it is not opened

fully. It is more difficult to open

or close the back door on an

incline than on a level surface,

so beware of the back door

unexpectedly opening or closing

by itself. Make sure that the

back door is fully open and

secure before using the luggage

compartment.

●

Vehicles with power back door:

The back door may suddenly

shut if it is not opened fully,

while on a steep incline. Make

sure that the back door is

secured before using the lug-

gage compartment.

●

When closing the back door,

take extra care to prevent your

fingers, etc. from being caught.

WARNING

●

Vehicles without power back

door: When closing the back

door, make sure to press it

lightly on its outer surface. If the

back door handle is used to fully

close the back door, it may

result in hands or arms being

caught.

●

Vehicles without power back

door: Do not pull on the back

door damper stay (



P.231) to

close the back door, and do not

hang on the back door damper

stay.

Doing so may cause hands to

be caught or the back door

damper stay to break, causing

an accident.

●

Vehicles with power back door:

Do not pull on the back door

spindle (



P.238) to close the

back door, and do not hang on

the back door spindle.

Doing so may cause hands to

be caught or the back door spin-

dle to break, causing an acci-

dent.

●

Vehicles without power back

door: If a bicycle carrier or simi-

lar heavy object is attached to

the back door, it may suddenly

shut again after being opened,

causing someone’s hands,

head or neck to be caught and

injured. When installing an

accessory part to the back door,

using a genuine Toyota part is

recommended.

Unlocking and locking the
back door from the out-
side

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Before

driving

Unlocks all the doors

The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.

Locks all the doors

Check that the door is securely
locked.

■

Using the wireless remote
control



P.222

■

Operation signals



P.223

■

Security feature



P.223

■

Using the door lock
switches



P.225

■

Open

Raise the back door while
pressing up the back door
opener switch.

■

Close

Lower the back door using the
back door handle

, and make

sure to push the back door
down from the outside to close
it.

Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back
door with the handle.

■

Luggage compartment light

●

The luggage compartment light

turns on when the back door is

opened.

●

When the power switch is turned

to OFF, the light will go off auto-

matically after 20 minutes.

■

If the back door opener is inop-

erative

The back door can be unlocked

from the inside.

Remove the cover.

To prevent damage, cover the tip of

the screwdriver with a rag.

Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside

Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles without
power back door)

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Loosen the screw.

Turn the cover.

Move the lever.

When installing, reverse the

steps listed.

■

Open door warning buzzer



P.226

■

Using the wireless remote
control

Press and hold the switch.

The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops

NOTICE

■

Back door damper stays

The back door is equipped with

damper stays that hold the back

door in place.

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may cause dam-

age to the back door damper stay,

resulting in malfunction.

●

Do not attach any foreign

objects, such as stickers, plastic

sheets, or adhesives to the

damper stay rod.

●

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 back door.

●

Do not place your hand on the

damper stay or apply lateral

forces to it.

Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles with power
back door)

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Before

driving

the operation. When the switch is
pressed and held again during the
halted operation, the back door will
perform the reverse operation.

■

Using the power back door
switch on the instrument
panel

Press and hold the switch.

The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Unlock the back door before oper-
ating.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops
the operation. When the switch is
pressed and held again during the
halted operation, the back door will
perform the reverse operation.

■

Using the back door opener
switch

When the back door is
unlocked: Press the back door

opener switch.
When the back door is locked:
While carrying the electronic key
on your person, press and hold
the back door opener switch.

The power back door automatically
opens.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops
the operation.

■

Using the power back door
switch on the back door

Press the switch.

The power back door automatically
closes.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is operating will stop the
operation.
When the switch is pressed again
during the halted operation, the
back door will perform the reverse
operation.

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

■

Using the back door han-
dles

Lower the back door using the
back door handle

The back door closing assist
(



P.234) will be activated, and the

power back door will fully close
automatically.

■

Using the kick sensor (vehi-
cles with Hands Free Power
Back Door)

The Hands Free Power Back
Door enables automatic opening
and closing of the power back
door by putting your foot near
the lower center part of the rear
bumper and moving it away
from the rear bumper. When
operating the Hands Free
Power Back Door, make sure
that the power switch is in OFF,
the Hands Free Power Back
Door operation is enabled
(



P.191) and you are carrying

an electronic key.

While carrying an electronic
key, stand within the smart
key system operation range,
approximately 11.8 to 19.7 in.

(30 to 50 cm) from the rear
bumper.

Kick sensor

Hands Free Power Back
Door operation detection
area

Smart key system operation
detection area (



P.242)

Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the rear bumper, and then
pulling it back.

• Perform the entire kick opera-

tion within 1 second.

• The back door will not start

operating while a foot is
detected under the rear
bumper.

• Operate the Hands Free

Power Back Door without
contacting the rear bumper
with your foot.

• If another electronic key is in

the cabin or luggage compart-
ment, it may take slightly lon-
ger than normal for the

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Before

driving

operation to occur.

Kick sensor

Hands Free Power Back
Door operation detection
area

When the kick sensor detects
that your foot is pulled back,
a buzzer will sound and the
back door will automatically
fully open/close.

If a foot is moved under the rear

bumper while the back door is

opening/closing, the back door will

stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear

bumper again during the halted

operation, the back door will per-

form the reverse operation.

■

Luggage compartment light

●

The luggage compartment light

turns on when the back door is

opened.

●

When the power switch is turned

to OFF, the light 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.191)

●

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 lever 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 operate 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, operation 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 back 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

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

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.

Close all doors, except the back

door.

During the power back door clos-

ing operation, lock the doors

using the smart key system from

the side doors (



P.222) or the

wireless remote control.

(



P.222)

Operation signals will indicate that

all the doors have been closed and

locked (



P.223).

●

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

fully close due to the operation of

the jam protection function, etc.,

while the back door 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.

■

Hands Free Power Back Door

operating conditions (vehicles

with Hands Free Power Back

Door)

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.191)

●

The power switch is in OFF.

●

The electronic key is within the

operational range. (



P.242)

●

A foot is put near the lower center

part of the rear 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 (vehicles with

Hands Free Power Back Door)

In the following situations, 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 for a short time
before attempting to operate the
Hands Free Power Back Door
again.

●

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.243)

●

When charging from an external

power source or connecting the

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Before

driving

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 power 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 (vehicles with 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 careful 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 wiped 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 power 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 Free Power Back
Door operation setting off. (



P.191)

■

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.

Remove the cover.

To prevent damage, cover the tip of

the screwdriver with a rag.

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Loosen the screw.

Turn the cover.

Move the lever.

When installing, reverse the

steps listed.

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. power back door

opening angle) can be changed.

(Customizable features:



P.607)

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 obstacles 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.

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Before

driving

●

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.

●

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

WARNING

●

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, head or neck to be

caught and injured. When

installing an accessory part to

the back door, using a genuine

Toyota part is recommended.

■

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 activate 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

(if equipped)

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 obstacles or any-

thing that could cause any of

your belongings to get caught.

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●

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.

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 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.

NOTICE

■

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 automati-

cally.

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Before

driving

The settings of the power back
door system can be changed by
selecting the “Vehicle Settings”
from the

screen of the multi-

information display and display-
ing the “PBD” screen. (



P.191)

The changed power back door set-
tings are not reset by turning the

■

Hands Free Power Back Door

precautions (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 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

Toyota dealer.

●

Do not apply coatings that have

a rain clearing (hydrophilic)

effect, or other coatings, to the

lower center part 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 part 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.

NOTICE

●

Do not subject the kick sensor

or its surrounding 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 door, disable the

Hands Free Power Back Door.

(



P.191)

Changing settings of the
power back door system
(vehicles with power back
door)

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

power switch to OFF. In order to
restore the original settings, they
need to be changed back on the

screen of the multi-information

display.

The open position of the power
back door can be adjusted.

Stop the back door in the
desirable position. (



P.231)

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 does 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-information display.

(



P.191)

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)

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