OPERATIONOFINSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS -> Back door for Your Toyota 4 Runner SUV Fourth Generation (2003-2009)

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Back door  
D Never leave anyone (particularly a  
small child) alone in your vehicle,  
especially with the key still in-  
serted. Otherwise, he/she could use  
the power back window switch and  
CAUTION  
To avoid death or serious injury, you  
must do the following.  
D Before you close the power back  
window, always make sure there is  
nobody around the power back win-  
dow. You must also make sure the  
heads, hands and other parts of the  
bodies of all occupants are kept  
completely inside the vehicle. If  
someone’s neck, head or hands get  
get trapped in  
a
window. Unat-  
tended person (particularly a small  
child) can be involved in a serious  
accident.  
D Keep the back window closed while  
driving. This not only keeps the  
luggage from being thrown out but  
also prevents exhaust gases from  
entering the vehicle.  
caught in  
a
closing window, it  
could result in death or serious in-  
jury. When anyone closes the power  
back window, make sure he or she  
operates the window safely.  
To open the back door, push up the  
back door opener.  
D Never try jamming any part of your  
body to activate the jam protection  
function intentionally, as it could re-  
sult in death or serious injury.  
The back door can be opened when the  
vehicle is stopped.  
D When small children are in the ve-  
hicle, never let them use the power  
back window switch without super-  
vision. Use the window lock switch  
to prevent them from making unex-  
pected use of the switch.  
If the back door opener does not operate  
except when the battery is disconnected  
or run down, contact your Toyota dealer.  
D The jam protection function may  
not work if something gets caught  
just before the window is fully  
closed.  
If the battery is disconnected or run  
down, the back door does not open after  
you reconnect, replace or recharge the  
battery. In any of these cases, you should  
normalize the back door.  
D Be sure to remove the key when  
you leave your vehicle.  
To open the back window with the wire-  
less remote control transmitter, see  
“—Opening back window” on page 18 in  
this Section.  
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To normalize the back door, unlock it with  
the key, remote control transmitter or pow-  
er door lock switch, see “—Locking and  
unlocking doors” on page 16 and “Side  
doors” on page 22 in this Section.  
When all the side doors and back door  
are unlocked simultaneously with a key,  
the interior light, luggage compartment  
light, engine switch light and running  
board lights (on some models) will come  
on and remain on for about 15 seconds  
before fading out. (For details, see “Interi-  
or light” on page 136, “Luggage compart-  
ment light” on page 138, “Engine (ignition)  
switch light” on page 139 and “Running  
board lights” on page 140 in Section 15.)  
Make sure that the back door opens. If  
the back door cannot be opened properly,  
have it checked by your Toyota dealer.  
The back door can be locked or unlocked  
in the following ways.  
D All the side doors and back door lock  
and unlock simultaneously with the  
back door. Insert the key into the key-  
hole, turn it clockwise to lock and turn  
it counterclockwise to unlock.  
The back window can be opened and  
closed with the key operation in the back  
door keyhole. (For details, see “Power  
back window” on page 30 in this Section.)  
When closing the back door, the inside  
strap can be used to make the reach  
easier.  
D Operate the power door lock switch.  
(See “Side doors” on page 22 in this  
Section.)  
To close the back door, lower it and press  
down on it. After closing the back door,  
try pulling it up to make sure it is secure-  
ly closed.  
D Operate the wireless remote control.  
(See “—Locking and unlocking doors”  
on page 16 in this Section.)  
Back door closer: When the back door  
has not been fully closed, it is automati-  
cally closed completely.  
D All the side doors and back door are  
locked and unlocked simultaneously  
with the driver’s door. (See “Side  
doors” on page 22 in this Section.)  
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 365  
in Section 2 for precautions when loading  
luggage.  
If the battery terminal is disconnected and  
reconnected, the back door will be auto-  
matically locked. Be careful not to lock  
your keys in the vehicle.  
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