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1-7. Loading luggage
WARNING
Vehicles without a power back door:
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The back door may suddenly shut if it is
not opened fully. It is more difficult to
open or close the back door on an
incline than on a level surface, so
beware of the back door unexpectedly
opening or closing by itself. Make sure
that the back door is fully open and
secure before using the luggage com-
partment.
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Vehicles with a power back door: The
back door may suddenly shut if it is not
opened fully while on a steep incline.
Make sure that the back door is
secured before using the luggage
compartment.
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When closing the back door, take
extra care to prevent your fingers, etc.,
from being caught.
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When closing the back door, make
sure to press it lightly on its outer sur-
face. If the back door handle is used to
fully close the back door, it may result
in hands or arms being caught.
Do not pull on the back door damper
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stay (vehicles without a power back
door) (
P.105) or back door spindle
(vehicles with a power back door)
(
P.105) to close the back door, and
do not hang on the back door damper
stay (vehicles without a power back
door) or back door spindle (vehicles
with a power back door).
Doing so may cause hands to be caught
or the back door damper stay (vehicles
without a power back door) or back door
spindle (vehicles with a power back
door) to break, causing an accident.
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If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy
object is attached to the power back
door, it may suddenly shut again after
being opened, causing someone's
hands, arms, head or neck to be
caught and injured. When installing an
accessory part to the power back
door, using a genuine Lexus part is
recommended.
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Back door closer (vehicles with
power back door)
In the event that the back door is left
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slightly open, the back door closer will
automatically close it to the fully closed
position. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer begins to
operate. Be careful not to get fingers
caught or anything else in the back
door, as this may cause bone fractures
or other serious injuries.
Use caution when using the back door
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closer as it still operates when the
power back door system is disabled.
Power back door (vehicles with
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power back door)
Observe the following precautions.
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Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obsta-
cles or anything that could cause any
of your belongings to get caught.
If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure
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they are safe and let them know that
the power back door is about to open
or close.
If the power back door system is dis-
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abled while the power back door is
operating, the power back door will
stop operating. The power back door
must then be operated manually. Take
extra care in this situation, as the
power back door may open or close
suddenly.
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If the operating conditions of the
power back door are no longer met, a
buzzer may sound and the power back
door may stop opening or closing. The
power back door must then be oper-
ated manually. Take extra care on an
incline in this situation, as the power
back door may move suddenly.
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On an incline, the power back door
may suddenly shut after it opens. Make
sure the power back door is fully open
and secure.
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