Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 158

WARNING
● Vehicles with power back door: The
back door may suddenly shut if it is
not opened fully, while on a steep
incline. Make sure that the back
door is secured before using the
luggage compartment.
● When closing the back door, take
extra care to prevent your fingers,
etc. from being caught.
●
Vehicles without power back door:
When closing the back door, make
sure to press it lightly on its outer
surface. If the back door handle is
used to fully close the back door, it
may result in hands or arms being
caught.
●
Do not pull on the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) (P.159) or back
door spindle (vehicles with power
back door) (P.167) to close the
back door, and do not hang on the
back door damper stay (vehicles
without power back door) or back
door spindle (vehicles with power
back door).
Doing so may cause hands to be
caught or the back door damper
stay (vehicles without power back
door) or back door spindle (vehicles
with power back door) to break,
causing an accident.
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
●
Vehicles without power back door:
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 rec-
ommended.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the outside
Using the entry function (vehi-
■
cles with smart entry & start
system equipped with entry
function)
Carry the electronic key to enable
this function.
1 Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
2 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
Using the wireless remote
■
control
P.150
■ Operation signals
A buzzer (if equipped) sounds and the
emergency flashers flash to indicate that
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