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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

4-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors

changed. (P.167)

Side doors

2 Touch the lock sensor (the

indentation on the side of the

door handle) to lock the

doors.

The vehicle can be locked

and unlocked using the

entry function, wireless

remote control, door lock

switches or inside lock but-

tons.

Check that the door is securely

locked.

■ Using the wireless remote

control

Unlocking and locking the

doors from the outside

■ Using the entry function

Carry the electronic key to

enable this function.

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1 Locks all the doors

Check that the door is securely

locked.

2 Unlocks all the doors

Pressing the button unlocks the

driver’s door. Pressing the button

again within 5 seconds unlocks the

other doors.

1 Grip the driver’s door handle

to unlock the door. Holding

the driver’s door handle for

approximately 2 seconds

unlocks all the doors.

Press and hold to open the side

*

windows.

*

: This setting must be customized

Grip the front passenger’s

door handle (some models)

or rear door handle (some

models) to unlock all the

at your Toyota dealer.

■Switching the door unlock func-

tion

doors^*.

It is possible to set which doors the

entry function unlocks using the

wireless remote control. Perform the

switching operation in the vehicle or

within approximately 3.2 ft. (1 m) of

the vehicle.

Make sure to touch the sensor on

the back of the handle.

The doors cannot be unlocked for 3

seconds after the doors are locked.

*

1 Turn the power switch to OFF.

: The door unlock settings can be

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In a case that the alarm is triggered,

immediately stop the alarm. (P.69)

2 When the indicator light on the

key surface is not on, press and

■Locking the front doors from

hold

approximately 5 seconds while

pressing and holding

,

or

for

the outside without a key

1 Move the inside lock button to

.

the lock position. (P.170)

2 Close the door.

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 2.)

The door cannot be locked if the

power switch is in ACC or ON, or

the electronic key is left inside the

vehicle.

Depending on the position of the

electronic key, the key may not be

detected correctly and the door may

be locked.

Multi-informa-

Unlocking func-

tion dis-

tion

■Impact detection door lock

release system

play/Beep

Holding the

In the event that the vehicle is sub-

ject to a strong impact, all the doors

are unlocked. Depending on the

force of the impact or the type of

accident, however, the system may

not operate.

driver’s door han-

dle unlocks only

the driver’s door.

Holding the pas-

senger’s door

■Operation signals

Exterior: Beeps 3

times

handle or press-

ing the back door

opener switch

unlocks all the

doors.

Doors: A buzzer sounds and the

emergency flashers flash to indicate

that the doors have been

locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once;

Unlocked: Twice)

Side windows: A buzzer sounds to

indicate that the side windows are

operating.

Holding a door

handle or press-

ing the back door

opener switch

unlocks all the

doors.

■Security feature

If a door is not opened within

approximately 60 seconds after the

vehicle is unlocked, the security fea-

ture automatically locks the vehicle

again. (However, depending on the

location of the electronic key, the

key may be detected as being in the

vehicle. In this case, vehicle may be

unlocked.)

Exterior: Beeps

twice

Vehicles with 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 seconds after

■When the door cannot be

locked by the lock sensor on

the surface of the door handle

is pressed, the doors will be

When the door cannot be locked

even if the lock sensor on the sur-

face of the door handle is touched

locked again and the alarm will

automatically be set.)

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by a finger, touch the lock sensor

with the palm.

sound and a message will be dis-

played on the multi-information

display for approximately 6 sec-

onds.

• The EV system is started within 10

minutes after opening and closing

a rear door.

When gloves are being worn,

remove the gloves.

• A rear door has been opened and

closed after the EV system was

started.

However, if a rear door is opened

and then closed within approxi-

mately 2 seconds, the rear seat

reminder function may not operate.

■Door lock buzzer

If an attempt to lock the doors using

the smart key system is made when

a door other than the door you are

locking is open, a buzzer sounds

continuously for 5 seconds. Fully

close all the doors, and lock the

vehicle once more.

●The rear seat reminder function

determines that luggage, etc., has

been placed in a rear seat based

on opening and closing of a rear

door. Therefore, depending on the

situation, the rear seat reminder

function may not operate and you

may still forget luggage, etc., in

the rear seat, or it may operate

unnecessarily.

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■Setting the alarm (if equipped)

Locking the doors will set the alarm

system. (P.69)

●The rear seat reminder function

can be enabled/disabled.

(P.566)

■Conditions affecting the opera-

tion of the smart key system or

wireless remote control

■Customization

P.188

Settings (e.g. unlocking function

using a key) can be changed.

(Customizable features: P.569)

■If the smart key system or the

wireless remote control does

not operate properly

●Use the mechanical key to lock

and unlock the doors. (P.539)

WARNING

■To prevent an accident

●Replace the key battery with a

new one if it is depleted. (P.497)

Observe the following precautions

while driving the vehicle.

Failure to do so may result in a

door opening and an occupant

could be thrown out of the vehicle,

resulting in death or serious injury.

■If the 12-volt battery is dis-

charged

The doors cannot be locked and

unlocked using the smart key sys-

tem or wireless remote control. Lock

or unlock the doors using the

mechanical key. (P.539)

●Ensure that all doors are prop-

erly closed and locked.

■Rear seat reminder function

●In order to remind you not to for-

get luggage, etc., in the rear seat,

when the power switch is turned to

OFF after any of the following con-

ditions are met, a buzzer will

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Unlocking and locking the

WARNING

doors from the inside

●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.

■ Using the door lock

switches

●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.

1 Locks all the doors

2 Unlocks all the doors

■ Using the inside lock but-

tons

■When using the wireless

remote control or mechanical

key and operating the power

windows

Operate the power window after

checking to make sure that there

is no possibility of any passenger

having any of their body parts

caught in the side window. Also,

do not allow children to operate

the wireless remote control or

mechanical key. It is possible for

children and other passengers to

get caught in the side window.

1 Locks the door

2 Unlocks the door

The front doors can be opened by

pulling the inside handle even if the

lock buttons are in the lock position.

■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.

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■When all the doors are locked

with the entry function or wire-

less remote control

refer to P.566.

Function

Operation

●The doors cannot be unlocked

All doors are

automatically

locked when

vehicle speed is

approximately

12mph (20 km/h)

or higher.

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.

Speed linked

door locking

function

Rear door child-protector

lock

All doors are

automatically

locked when

shifting the shift

position other

than P.

Shift position

linked door lock-

ing function

The door cannot be opened

from inside the vehicle when the

lock is set.

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All doors are

automatically

unlocked when

shifting the shift

position to P.

Shift position

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.

Driver’s door

linked door

unlocking func-

tion

1 Unlock

2 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.

Automatic door locking

and unlocking systems

The following functions can be

set or canceled:

For instructions on customizing,

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