Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2020 Owner's Manual page 142

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
WARNING
■ Back door closer
In the event that the back door
●
is left slightly open, the back
door closer will automatically
close it to the fully closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to get fingers caught or any-
thing else in the back door, as
this may cause bone fractures
or other serious injuries.
● Use caution when using the
back door closer as it still oper-
ates when the power back door
system is disabled.
■ Power back door
Observe the following precautions
when operating the power back
door. Failure to do so may cause
death or serious injury.
● Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obstacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
● If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them
know that the back door is
about to open or close.
HIGHLANDER HV_U
● If the power back door system is
disabled while the power back
door is operating, the back door
will stop operating. The back
door must then be operated
manually. Take extra care in this
situation, as the back door may
open or close suddenly.
● If the operating conditions of the

power back door (
no longer met, a buzzer may
sound and the back door may
stop opening or closing. The
back door must then be oper-
ated manually. Take extra care
on an incline in this situation, as
the back door may move sud-
denly.
● On an incline, the back door
may suddenly shut after it
opens. Make sure the back door
is fully open and secure.
● In the following situations, the
power back door may detect an
abnormality and automatic
operation may be stopped. In
this case, the back door must
then be operated manually.
Take extra care in this situation,
as the stopped back door may
suddenly open or close, causing
an accident.
• When the back door contacts an
obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery volt-
age suddenly drops, such as
when the power switch is turned
to ON or the hybrid system is
started during automatic opera-
tion
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