Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2020 Owner's Manual page 139

detection area (P.146)
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Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the rear bumper and then
pulling it back.
• Perform the entire kick opera-
tion within 1 second.
• The back door will not start
operating while a foot is
detected under the rear
bumper.
• Operate the Hands Free
Power Back Door without
contacting the rear bumper
with your foot.
• If another electronic key is in
the cabin or luggage compart-
ment, it may take slightly lon-
ger than normal for the
operation to occur.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back
Door operation detection
area
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When the sensor detects that
your foot is pulled back, a
buzzer will sound and the
back door will automatically
fully open/close.
HIGHLANDER HV_U
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
If kick operation is performed while
the back door is opening/closing,
the back door will stop the opera-
tion. Perform a kick operation again
will operate the back door in the
opposite direction.
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In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer
will automatically close it to the fully
closed position.
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If the following conditions are met,
the power back door can be opened
and closed automatically.
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• The parking brake is engaged.
• The brake pedal is depressed.
• The shift lever is in P.
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Back door closer
The back door closer can function
when the power switch is in any
mode.
The back door can be opened
using the back door opener switch
even if the back door closer is
operating.
Power back door operating con-
ditions
When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. (P.526)
When the power switch is in ON,
one of the following conditions
must be met in addition to the
above conditions:
Operation of the power back
door
When the power back door begins
to operate, the emergency flash-
ers will flash twice and a buzzer
will sound.
When the power back door is dis-
abled, the power back door will
not operate but can be opened
and closed manually.
When the power back door is
opening/closing, if the power back
door becomes obstructed, opera-
tion will stop.
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