Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 168

NOTICE
■ Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with spin-
dles that hold the back door in place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage
to the back door spindle, resulting in
malfunction.
● Do not attach any foreign objects,
such as stickers, plastic sheets, or
adhesives to the spindle rod.
● Do not touch the spindle rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
● Do not attach heavy accessories to
the back door. When attaching, ask
your Toyota dealer for details.
● Do not place your hand on the spin-
dle or apply lateral forces to it.
■ To prevent back door closer mal-
function
Do not apply excessive force to the
back door while the back door closer
is operating. Applying excessive force
may cause the back door closer to
malfunction.
■ To prevent damage to the power
back door
● Make sure that there is no ice
between the back door and frame
that would prevent movement of the
back door. Operating the power
back door when excessive load is
present on the back door may
cause a malfunction.
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
●
Do not apply excessive force to the
back door while the power back
door is operating.
● Take care not to damage the sen-
sors (installed on the right and left
edges of the power back door) with
a knife or other sharp object. If the
sensor is disconnected, the power
back door will not close automati-
cally.
■ Hands Free Power Back Door
precautions (if equipped)
The kick sensor is located behind
lower center part of the rear bumper.
Observe the following to ensure that
the Hands Free Power Back Door
function operates properly:
●
Keep the lower center part of the
rear bumper clean at all times.
If the lower center part of the rear
bumper is dirty or covered with
snow, the kick sensor may not oper-
ate. In this situation, clean off the
dirt or snow, move the vehicle from
the current position and then check
if the kick sensor operates.
If it does not operate, have the vehi-
cle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
● Do not apply coatings that have a
rain clearing (hydrophilic) effect, or
other coatings, to the lower center
part of the rear bumper.
● Do not park the vehicle near objects
that may move and contact the
lower center part of the rear
bumper, such as grass or trees.
If the vehicle has been parked for a
while near objects that may move
and contact the lower center part of
the rear bumper, such as grass or
trees, the kick sensor may not oper-
ate. In this situation, move the vehi-
cle from the current position and
then check if the kick sensor oper-
ates. If it does not operate, have the
vehicle inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
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