Back Door Precautions - Toyota RAV4 EE Owner's Manual

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KEYS AND DOORS
REAR DOOR CHILD−PROTECTORS
The door cannot be opened from inside
the vehicle when the lock is set.
Position 1—Unlock
Position 2—Lock
These locks can be set to prevent chil-
dren from opening the rear doors.
Push down on each rear door switch to
lock both rear doors.
CAUTION
Before driving, be sure that the
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doors are closed.
When small children are on the rear
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seats of the vehicle, the child−pro-
tector system should be used to
help prevent the doors from being
opened unintentionally from the in-
side during driving.
If the doors are left unlocked while
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driving, they can be easily opened
from the outside in case of an acci-
dent.
RAV4_EE

—Back door precautions

CAUTION
Keep the back door closed while driv-
ing. If the back door is left open, it
may hit near−by objects while driving
or luggage may be
thrown out, causing an accident. In
addition, exhaust gases may enter the
vehicle, causing death or a serious
health hazard. Make sure to close the
back door before driving.
Before driving the vehicle, make sure
that the back door is fully closed. If
the back door is not fully closed, it
may open unexpectedly while driving,
causing an accident.
Never let anyone sit in the luggage
compartment. In the event of sudden
braking or a collision, they are sus-
ceptible to death or serious injury.
When children are in the vehicle, ob-
serve the following precautions. Fail-
ure to do so may result in death or
serious injury:
Do not leave children alone in the
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luggage compartment. If a child is
accidentally locked in the luggage
compartment, they could overheat.
Do not allow a child to open or
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close the back door. Doing so may
cause the back door to operate un-
expectedly, or cause the child's
hands, head, or neck to be caught
by the closing back door.
Finish
unexpectedly