Lexus NX 300h 2020 Owner's Manual page 125

NOTICE
Back door spindles
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The back door is equipped with spindles
that hold the back door in place.
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Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to
the back door spindle
malfunction.
Do not attach any foreign objects, such
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as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives
to the spindle rod.
● Do not touch the spindle rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
Do not attach heavy accessories to the
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back door. When attaching, ask your
Lexus dealer for details.
● Do not place your hand on the spindle
or apply lateral forces to it.
■ To prevent back door closer malfunc-
tion
Do not apply excessive force to the back
door while the back door closer is oper-
ating.
To prevent damage to the power back
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door
Make sure that there is no ice between
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the back door and frame that would
prevent movement of the back door.
Operating the power back door when
excessive load is present on the back
door may cause a malfunction.
Do not apply excessive force to the
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back door while the power back door
is operating.
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
, resulting in
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Take care not to damage the sensors
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(installed on the right and left edges of
the power back door) with a knife or
other sharp object. If the sensor is dis-
connected, the power back door will
not close automatically.
■ Close & lock function
When closing the power back door using
the close & lock function, a different
buzzer than the normal one will sound
before the operation begins.
To check that the operation has started
correctly, check that a different buzzer
than the normal one has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back door
is fully closed and locked, operation sig-
nals will indicate that all of the doors have
been locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make sure
that the operational signals have oper-
ated and that all of the doors are locked.
■ Kick sensor precautions (vehicles
with Hands Free Power Back Door)
The kick sensor is located behind lower
center part of the rear bumper. Observe
the following to ensure that the power
back door function operates properly:
Keep the lower center part of the rear
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bumper clean at all times.
If the lower center part of the rear
bumper is dirty or covered with snow,
the kick sensor may not operate. In this
situation, clean off the dirt or snow,
move the vehicle from the current
position and then check if the kick sen-
sor operates.
If it does not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
● Do not apply coatings that have a rain
clearing (hydrophilic) effect, or other
coatings, to the lower center part of
the rear bumper.
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