Get OPERATIONOFINSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS -> Side doors Guide for Toyota 4 Runner SUV Fourth Generation (2003-2009)

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Side doors—

When any of the side doors and back

door is unlocked 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 “Interior light” on page

136, “Luggage compartment light” on page

138, “Engine (ignition) switch light” on

page 139 and “Running board lights” on

page 140 in Section 1−5.)

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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH KEY

LOCKING

INSIDE LOCK KNOB

AND

UNLOCKING

WITH

Insert the key into the keyhole and turn

it.

Move the lock knob.

To lock: Turn the key forward.

To unlock: Turn the key backward.

To lock: Push the knob forward.

To unlock: Pull the knob backward.

All the side doors and back door lock and

unlock simultaneously with the driver’s

door. In the driver’s door lock, turning the

key once will unlock the driver’s door and

twice in succession will unlock all the side

doors and back door simultaneously.

The front doors can be opened by pulling

the inside handles even if the lock knobs

are in the locked position.

This double key turning operation to un-

lock all the side doors and back door can

be changed to a single key turning opera-

tion. For details, contact your Toyota deal-

er.

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LOCKING

POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH

AND

UNLOCKING

WITH

CAUTION

Driver’s side

Push the switch.

Do not pull the inside handle of the

front doors while driving. The doors

will open and an accident may occur.

Toyota strongly recommends that all

children be placed in the rear seat of

the vehicle.

To lock: Push the switch down on the

front side.

To unlock: Push the switch down on the

rear side.

Operating the switch simultaneously locks

or unlocks all the side doors and back

door.

Closing the door with the lock knob in the

lock position will also lock the door. Be

careful not to lock your keys in the ve-

hicle.

If you do either of the following, no side

door or back door can be unlocked with

the power door lock switch.

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The front doors cannot be locked if you

leave the key in the engine switch.

D Lock all the side doors and back door

with the key or wireless remote control

transmitter when all the side doors and

back door are closed.

Front passenger’s side

D Open the driver’s door or front passen-

ger’s door and move the inside lock

knobs of both front doors to the lock

position, then close the front doors.

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The power door lock switch can be reset

in the following ways.

CAUTION

D Turn the engine switch to “ON”.

Before driving, be sure that the doors

are closed and locked, especially

when small children are in the ve-

hicle. Along with the proper use of

seat belts, locking the doors helps

prevent the driver and passengers

from being thrown out from the ve-

hicle in an accident. It also helps pre-

vent the doors from being opened

unintentionally.

D Unlock all the side doors and back

door with the key or wireless remote

control transmitter.

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D Unlock the driver’s door or front pas-

senger’s door with the inside lock

knob, and then unlock all the side

doors and back door with the power

door lock switch.

This unlocking protection with the power

door lock switch can be disabled. For de-

tails, contact your Toyota dealer.

REAR DOOR CHILD−PROTECTORS

Move the lock lever to the “LOCK”

position as shown on the label.

When the child−protector is locked, you

cannot open the rear door by the inside

door handle. We recommend using this

feature whenever small children are in the

vehicle.

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—Automatic door locking and

unlocking functions

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING

To select the locking linked with the

shift position:

To select the locking linked with the

vehicle speed:

You can select the following functions:

D Locking linked with the shift position

1. Close all doors and turn the engine

switch to the “ON” position.

1. Close all doors and turn the engine

switch to the “ON” position.

All doors are automatically locked when

the selector lever is moved out of “P”

position.

2. Shift the selector lever to the “P” posi-

tion.

2. Shift the selector lever from “P” to the

“N” position.

3. Within 10 seconds of turning the en-

gine switch to the “ON” position, press

and hold the driver’s side power door

lock switch in the lock position for 5

seconds and then release.

3. Within 10 seconds of turning the en-

gine switch to the “ON” position, press

and hold the driver’s side power door

lock switch in the lock position for 5

seconds and then release.

D Locking linked with vehicle speed

All doors are automatically locked when

the vehicle speed goes above about 20

km/h (12 mph).

You can set or cancel the automatic

door locking functions:

The doors will be locked and unlocked

to indicate that the function is set.

The doors will be locked and unlocked

to indicate that the function is set.

Be sure to apply the parking brake when

performing the following operations.

To cancel the function, do the above op-

eration again.

To cancel the function, do the above op-

eration again.

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AUTOMATIC DOOR UNLOCKING

To select the unlocking linked with the

shift position:

To select the unlocking linked with the

engine switch:

You can select the following functions:

1. Close all doors and turn the engine

switch to the “ON” position.

1. Close all doors and turn the engine

switch to the “ON” position.

D Unlocking linked with the shift posi-

tion

2. Shift the selector lever to the “P” posi-

tion.

2. Shift the selector lever from “P” to the

“N” position.

All doors are automatically unlocked

when the selector lever is moved to

“P” position.

3. Within 10 seconds of turning the en-

gine switch to the “ON” position, press

and hold the driver’s side power door

lock switch in the unlock position for

5 seconds and then release.

3. Within 10 seconds of turning the en-

gine switch to the “ON” position, press

and hold the driver’s side power door

lock switch in the unlock position for

5 seconds and then release.

D Unlocking linked with the engine

switch

All doors are automatically unlocked

when the driver’s door is opened within

10 seconds after the engine switch is

turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” posi-

tion, or the key is removed.

The doors will be locked and unlocked

to indicate that the function is set.

The doors will be locked and unlocked

to indicate that the function is set.

To cancel the function, do the above op-

eration again.

To cancel the function, do the above op-

eration again.

You can set or cancel the automatic

door unlocking functions:

Be sure to apply the parking brake when

performing the following operations.

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