Toyota Sequoia Hybrid (2023 year). Manual in english

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

■

Using the kick sensor

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.130) and you are carrying

an electronic key.

While carrying an electronic
key, stand within the smart
key system operation range,
approximately 2.3 ft. (0.7 m)
from the rear bumper.

Kick sensor

Hands Free Power Back
Door operation detection
area

Smart key system operation
detection area (



P.140)

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 operation

within 1 second.
The back door will not start operat-

ing 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 compartment, it

may take slightly longer than nor-

mal for the 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

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Before

driving

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.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 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

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.115) or the

wireless remote control.

(



P.115)

Operation signals will indicate that

all the doors have been closed and

locked (



P.116).

●

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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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

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.

■

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.

Close all of the doors except the

power back door.

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 begin closing auto-

matically. When the power back

door is closed, all 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 situations, 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 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

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.

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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 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

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.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.

Remove the cover.

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To prevent damage, cover the tip of

the screwdriver with a rag.

Move the lever.

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 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.

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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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 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

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.

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 buzzer than the

normal one will sound 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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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

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 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.

●

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.

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

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restore the original settings, they
need to be changed back on the
setting screen of the multi-informa-
tion display.

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

Stop the back door in the
desirable position. (



P.126)

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.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)

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Before

driving

Press the button to pop up
the glass hatch.

Raise

The glass hatch cannot be opened
when the back door is locked.
Unlock the back door to open the
glass hatch. (



P.124)

■

When opening the glass hatch

●

Open the glass hatch slowly and

carefully.

●

Use the glass hatch opener or

wireless remote control when the

back door is closed.

■

Opening the glass hatch while

the rear window wiper is in

operation

Rear window wiper operation will

stop moving. Operation will recom-

mence after the glass hatch has

been closed.

■

After closing the glass hatch

Check that the glass hatch is firmly

closed. If it is not firmly closed, the

power back door, the rear window

wiper and washer will not operate

correctly.

Glass hatch

The glass hatch can be
opened using the glass
hatch opener.

Opening the glass hatch

WARNING

■

While driving

●

Keep the glass hatch closed

while driving.

If the glass hatch is left open, it

may hit near-by objects while

driving or luggage may be unex-

pectedly thrown out, causing an

accident.

In addition, exhaust gases may

enter the vehicle, causing death

or a serious health hazard.

Make sure to close the glass

hatch before driving.

●

Before driving the vehicle, make

sure that the glass hatch is fully

closed. If the glass hatch is not

fully closed, it may open unex-

pectedly while driving, causing

an accident.

■

When children are in the vehi-

cle

Do not allow a child to open or

close the glass hatch.

Doing so may cause the glass

hatch to move unexpectedly, or

cause the child’s hands, head, or

neck to be caught by the closing

glass hatch.

■

Operating the glass hatch

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 glass

hatch before opening it. Failure

to do so may cause the glass

hatch suddenly shut again after

it is opened.

●

When opening or closing the

glass hatch, thoroughly check to

make sure the surrounding area

is safe.

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WARNING

●

If anyone is in the vicinity, make

sure they are safe and let them

know that the glass hatch is

about to open or close.

●

Use caution when opening or

closing the glass hatch in windy

weather as it may move

abruptly in strong wind.

●

The glass hatch may close if it is

not opened fully. It is more diffi-

cult to open or close the glass

hatch on an incline than on a

level surface, so beware of the

glass hatch unexpectedly open-

ing or closing by itself. Make

sure that the glass hatch is fully

open and secure before using

the luggage compartment.

●

When closing the glass hatch,

take extra care to prevent your

fingers, etc. from being caught.

●

When closing the glass hatch,

make sure to press it lightly on

its outer surface.

●

Do not pull on the glass hatch

damper stay to close the glass

hatch, and do not hang on the

glass hatch damper stay.

Doing so may cause hands to

be caught or the glass hatch

damper stay to break, causing

an accident.

●

Do not attach any accessories

other than genuine Toyota parts

to the glass hatch. Such addi-

tional weight on the glass hatch

may cause the glass hatch to

suddenly shut again after it is

opened.

NOTICE

■

Glass hatch damper stays

The glass hatch is equipped with

damper stays that hold the glass

hatch in place.

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may cause dam-

age to the glass hatch damper

stay, resulting in malfunction.

●

Do not attach any foreign

objects, such as strikers, 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 glass hatch.

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Before

driving

■

Antenna location

Antennas outside the cabin

Antennas inside the cabin

Antenna outside the luggage
compartment

NOTICE

●

Do not place your hand or foot

on the damper stay or apply lat-

eral forces to it.

Smart key system

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.



Locks and unlocks the
doors (



P.115)



Locks and unlocks the back
door (



P.115)



Starts the hybrid system
(



P.212)

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■

Effective range (areas within

which the electronic key is

detected)

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 door handle.
(Only the doors detecting the key
can be operated.)

When starting the hybrid system
or changing power switch modes

The system can be operated when
the electronic key is inside the vehi-
cle.

■

Alarms and warning messages

An alarm sounds and warning mes-

sages are displayed on the multi-

information display to protect

against unexpected accidents or

theft of the vehicle resulting from

erroneous operation. When a warn-

ing message is displayed, take

appropriate measures based on the

displayed message. (



P.519)

When only an alarm sounds, cir-

cumstances and correction proce-

dures are as follows.

●

When an exterior alarm sounds

once for 5 seconds

●

When an interior alarm sounds

continuously

■

If “Smart Key System Malfunc-

tion See Owner’s Manual” is

displayed on the multi-informa-

tion display

The system may be malfunctioning.

Have the vehicle inspected by Toy-

ota dealer immediately.

■

If “Key Detected in Vehicle” is

shown on the multi-information

display

An attempt was made to lock the

doors using the smart key system

while the electronic key was still

inside the vehicle. Retrieve the elec-

tronic key from the vehicle and lock

the doors again.

■

Battery-saving function

The battery-saving function will be

activated in order to prevent the

electronic key battery and the 12-

volt battery from being discharged

Situation

Correction

procedure

An attempt was

made to lock the

vehicle while a door

was open.

Close all of

the doors

and lock the

doors again.

Situation

Correction

procedure

The power switch

was turned to ACC

while the driver’s

door was open (The

driver’s door was

opened when the

power switch was in

ACC).

Turn the

power

switch off

and close

the driver’s

door.

The power switch

was turned off while

the driver’s door was

open.

Close the

driver’s

door.

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Before

driving

while the vehicle is not in operation

for a long time.

●

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.

●

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.

■

Turning an electronic key to

battery-saving mode

●

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 elec-

tronic 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 electronic key buttons.

●

Electronic keys that will not be

used for long periods of time can

be set to the battery-saving mode

in advance.

■

Conditions affecting operation

The smart key system uses weak

radio waves. In the following situa-

tions, the communication between

the electronic key and the vehicle

may be affected, preventing the

smart key system, wireless remote

control and immobilizer system from

operating properly. (Ways of coping:



P.535)

●

When the electronic key battery is

depleted

●

Near a TV tower, electric power

plant, gas station, radio station,

large display, airport or other facil-

ity that generates strong radio

waves or electrical noise

●

When carrying a portable radio,

cellular phone, cordless phone or

other wireless communication

device

●

When the electronic key is in con-

tact with, or is covered by the fol-

lowing metallic objects

• Cards to which aluminum foil is

attached

• Cigarette boxes that have alumi-

num foil inside

• Metallic wallets or bags

• Coins

• Hand warmers made of metal

• Media such as CDs and DVDs

●

When other wireless keys (that

emit radio waves) are being used

nearby

●

When carrying the electronic key

together with the following devices

that emit radio waves

• Another electronic key or a wire-

less key that emits radio waves

• Personal computers or personal

digital assistants (PDAs)

• Digital audio players

• Portable game systems

●

If window tint with a metallic con-

tent or metallic objects are

attached to the rear window

●

When the electronic key is placed

near a battery charger or elec-

tronic devices

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

●

When the vehicle is parked in a

pay parking spot where radio

waves are emitted.

■

Note for the entry function

●

Even when the electronic key is

within the effective range (detec-

tion areas), the system may not

operate properly in the following

cases:

• The electronic key is too close to

the window or outside door han-

dle, near the ground, or in a high

place when the doors are locked

or unlocked.

• The electronic key is near the

ground or in a high place, or too

close to the center of the rear

bumper.

• The electronic key is on the instru-

ment panel, or floor, or in the door

pockets or glove box when the

hybrid system is started or power

switch modes are changed.

●

Do not leave the electronic key on

top of the instrument panel or near

the door pockets when exiting the

vehicle. Depending on the radio

wave reception conditions, it may

be detected by the antenna out-

side the cabin and the doors will

become lockable from the outside,

possibly trapping the electronic

key inside the vehicle.

●

As long as the electronic key is

within the effective range, the

doors may be locked or unlocked

by anyone. However, only the

doors detecting the electronic key

can be used to unlock the vehicle.

●

Even if the electronic key is not

inside the vehicle, it may be possi-

ble to start the hybrid system if the

electronic key is near the window.

●

The doors may unlock or lock if a

large amount of water splashes on

the door handle, such as in the

rain or in a car wash, when the

electronic key is within the effec-

tive range. (The doors will auto-

matically be locked after

approximately 60 seconds if the

doors or the glass hatch are not

opened and closed.)

●

If the wireless remote control is

used to lock the doors when the

electronic key is near the vehicle,

there is a possibility that the door

may not be unlocked by the entry

function. (Use the wireless remote

control to unlock the doors.)

●

Touching the door lock sensor

while wearing gloves may delay or

prevent lock operation.

●

When the lock operation is per-

formed using the lock sensor, rec-

ognition signals will be shown up

to two consecutive times. After

this, no recognition signals will be

given.

●

If the door handle becomes wet

while the electronic key is within

the effective range, the door may

lock and unlock repeatedly. In this

case, follow the following correc-

tion procedures to wash the vehi-

cle:

• Place the electronic key in a loca-

tion 6 ft. (2 m) or more away from

the vehicle. (Take care to ensure

that the key is not stolen.)

• Set the electronic key to battery-

saving mode to disable the smart

key system. (



P.141)

●

If the electronic key is inside the

vehicle and a door handle

becomes wet during a car wash, a

message may be shown on the

multi-information display and a

buzzer will sound outside the vehi-

cle. To turn off the alarm, lock all

the doors.

●

The lock sensor may not work

properly if it comes into contact

with ice, snow, mud, etc. Clean

the lock sensor and attempt to

operate it again.

●

A sudden approach to the effec-

tive range or door handle may pre-

vent the doors from being

unlocked. In this case, return the

door handle to the original position

and check that the doors unlock

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

Before

driving

before pulling the door handle

again.

●

If there is another electronic key in

the detection area, it may take

slightly longer to unlock the doors

after the door handle is gripped.

■

When the vehicle is not driven

for extended periods

●

To prevent theft of the vehicle, do

not leave the electronic key within

6 ft. (2 m) of the vehicle.

●

The smart key system can be

deactivated in advance.

●

Setting the electronic key to bat-

tery-saving mode helps to reduce

key battery depletion. (



P.141)

■

To operate the system properly

●

Make sure to carry the electronic

key when operating the system.

Do not get the electronic key too

close to the vehicle when operat-

ing the system from the outside of

the vehicle.

Depending on the position and hold-
ing condition of the electronic key,
the key may not be detected cor-
rectly and the system may not oper-
ate properly. (The alarm may go off
accidentally, or the door lock pre-
vention function may not operate.)

■

If the smart key system does

not operate properly

●

Locking and unlocking the doors:



P.536

●

Starting the hybrid system:



P.536

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(



P.570)

■

If the smart key system has

been deactivated in a custom-

ized setting

●

Locking and unlocking the doors:

Use the wireless remote control or

mechanical key. (



P.115, 536)

●

Starting the hybrid system and

changing power switch modes:



P.536

●

Stopping the hybrid system:



P.214

■

Certification



P.618

WARNING

■

Caution regarding interfer-

ence with electronic devices

●

People with implantable car-

diac pacemakers, cardiac

resynchronization therapy-

pacemakers or implantable car-

dioverter defibrillators should

keep away from the smart key

system antennas. (



P.139)

The radio waves may affect the

operation of such devices. If

necessary, the entry function

can be disabled. Ask your Toy-

ota dealer for details, such as

the frequency of radio waves

and timing of the emitted radio

waves. Then, consult your doc-

tor to see if you should disable

the entry function.

●

Users of any electrical medical

device other than implantable

cardiac pacemakers, cardiac

resynchronization therapy-

pacemakers or implantable car-

dioverter defibrillators should

consult the manufacturer of the

device for information about its

operation under the influence of

radio waves.

Radio waves could have unex-

pected effects on the operation

of such medical devices.

Ask your Toyota dealer for details

on disabling the entry function.

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