Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 164

■ Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides of
the power back door. If anything
obstructs the power back door while it is
closing, the back door will automatically
operate in the opposite direction or stop.
■ Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is opening
automatically, applying excessive force
to it will stop the opening operation to
prevent the power back door from sud-
denly shutting.
■ Back door closing assist
If the back door is lowered manually
when the back door is stopped at an
open position, the back door will fully
close automatically.
■
Back door reserve lock function (if
equipped)
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors, before-
hand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is per-
formed, all the doors except the power
back door are locked and then power
back door will also be locked at the
same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back
door.
2 During the power back door closing
operation, lock the doors using the
smart entry & start system from the
front doors (P.150) or the wireless
remote control. (P.150)
A buzzer (if equipped) sounds and the
emergency flashers flash to indicate that
all the doors have been closed and
locked.
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
● If the electronic key is placed inside
the vehicle after starting a close oper-
ation via the door reserve lock func-
tion, the electronic key may become
locked inside the vehicle.
● If the power back door does not fully
close due to the operation of the jam
protection function, etc., while the
back door is automatically closing
after a door reserve lock operation is
performed, the door reserve lock func-
tion is canceled and all the doors will
unlock.
● Before leaving the vehicle, make sure
that all the doors are closed and
locked.
■
Kick sensor operating conditions
(vehicles with Hands Free Power
Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door will
open/close automatically when the fol-
lowing conditions are met:
● The kick sensor operation is enabled
(P.114)
● The engine switch is in OFF.
● The electronic key is within the opera-
tional range. (P.170)
●
A foot is put near the lower center part
of the rear bumper and moved away
from the rear bumper.
The power back door may also be
operated by putting a hand, an elbow,
a knee, etc. near the lower center part
of the rear bumper and moving it away
from the rear bumper. Make sure to
put it close enough to the center part
of the rear bumper.
■ Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate
properly (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Back Door)
In the following situations, the Hands
Free Power Back Door may not operate
properly:
●
When a foot remains under the rear
bumper
● If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a
foot or is touched for a while
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