Back Door Damper Stays - Toyota IQ 2012 Owner's Manual

1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
CAUTION
 Operating the back door
 Do not pull on the back door damper stay to close the back door, and do
not hang on the back door damper stay.
Doing so may cause hands to be caught or the back door damper stay to
break, causing an accident.
 If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy object is attached to the back door, it
may suddenly shut again after being opened, causing someone's hands,
head or neck to be caught and injured. When installing an accessory part
to the back door, using a genuine Toyota part is recommended.
NOTICE

Back door damper stays

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The back door is equipped with damper stays that hold the back door in
place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the back door damper stay, resulting
in malfunction.
Damper stay
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 Do not attach any foreign objects, such
as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives
to the damper stay rod.
 Do not touch the damper stay rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
Do not attach any accessories other
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than genuine Toyota parts to the back
door.
 Do not place your hand on the damper
stay or apply lateral forces to it.