Lexus RX350 Manual page 106

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
When an electronic key is carried within
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the operation range.
■ Hands free close & lock function oper-
ating conditions (vehicles with Hands
Free Power Back Door)
This function can be operated when all of
the following conditions are met:
• The hands free close & lock function set-
ting is on.
• The Hands Free Power Back Door oper-
ating conditions are met.
• An electronic key is not detected within
the vehicle.
• All of the doors other than the power
back door are closed.
• The engine switch is off.
■ Back door closer
In the event that the power back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer will auto-
matically close it to the fully closed position.
The back door closer can function when
●
the engine switch is in any mode.
● The power back door can be opened
using the back door opener switch even if
the back door closer is operating.
Operation of the power back door
■
● When the power back door begins to
operate, the emergency flashers will flash
and a buzzer will sound.
When the power back door is disabled,
●
the power back door will not operate but
can be opened and closed manually.
● The power back door turns to manual
operation when the back door opener
switch is pressed while the power back
door is in an automatic opening/closing
operation.
● If anything obstructs the power back
door while opening, a buzzer will sound
and the power back door will stop imme-
diately. If anything obstructs the power
back door while closing, a buzzer will
sound and the power back door will auto-
matically move slightly in the opposite
direction and then stop.
Back door reserve lock function
■
This function reserves the locking of the
power back door when the power back
door is open. If the following operations are
performed, all of the doors except the
power back door will lock and then the
power back door will lock when it is com-
pletely closed.
1
Close all of the doors, except the power
back door.
2
Perform an automatic closing operation
of the power back door and lock the
doors using the wireless remote control
(P.95) or smart access system with
push-button start (P.97) while the
power back door is closing.
Also, if the back door does not fully close
due to the operation of the jam protection
function, etc., while the back door is auto-
matically closing after a reserve lock opera-
tion is performed, the reserve lock function
is canceled and all the doors will unlock.
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
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power back door (P.103) is pressed by
a hand which is holding an electronic key
If the switch on the lower part of the
●
power back door (P.103) 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.103) is pressed
with the electronic key not near the vehi-
cle.
■ Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate
properly (if equipped)
In the following situations, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate prop-
erly:
When a foot remains under the rear
●
bumper
● If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a
foot or is touched for a while