Lexus ES 300h Owner's Manual page 163

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
WARNING
Vehicles without power trunk lid:
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When closing the trunk lid, make sure
to press it lightly on its outer surface. If
the trunk grip is used to fully close the
trunk lid, it may result in hands or arms
being caught.
Do not attach any accessories other
●
than genuine Lexus parts to the trunk
lid. Such additional weight on the trunk
lid may cause the lid to suddenly shut
again after it is opened.
■ Trunk easy closer (vehicles with
power trunk lid)
In the event that the trunk lid is left slightly
open, the trunk easy closer will automati-
cally close it to the fully closed position. It
takes several seconds before the trunk
easy closer begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything else in
the trunk lid, as this may cause bone frac-
tures or other serious injuries.
Power trunk lid (if equipped)
■
Observe the following precautions when
operating the power trunk lid.
Failure to do so may cause serious injury.
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 trunk is about to open or close.
● If the trunk closer switch is pressed
while the trunk lid is opening during
automatic operation, the trunk lid
stops opening. Take extra care when
on an incline, as the trunk lid may open
or close suddenly.
● On an incline, the trunk lid may sud-
denly shut after it opens automatically.
Make sure the trunk lid is fully open
and secure before using the trunk.
In the following situations, the power
●
trunk lid may detect an abnormality
and automatic operation may be
stopped. In this case, the trunk lid has
to be operated manually. Take extra
care in this situation, as the stopped
trunk lid may suddenly shut, causing an
accident.
• When the trunk lid contacts an obsta-
cle
• When the 12-volt battery voltage sud-
denly drops, such as when the power
switch is turned to ON mode or the
hybrid system is started during auto-
matic operation
Do not attach any accessories other
●
than genuine Lexus parts to the trunk
lid. The power trunk lid may not oper-
ate, causing itself to malfunction, or the
trunk lid may suddenly shut again after
it is opened.
■ Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (vehicles
with Hands Free Power Trunk Lid)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause serious injury.
Exhaust gases cause the exhaust pipes
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to become quite hot. When operating
the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid, be
careful not to touch the exhaust pipe.
● Do not operate the Hands Free Power
Trunk Lid if there is little space under
the rear bumper.