Lexus LX600 (2022 year). Manual in english — page 6

Perform a kick operation by mov-
ing your foot to within approxi-
mately 3.9 in. (10 cm) of the rear
bumper, and then pulling your foot
back after the buzzer sounds.

Perform the entire kick operation within 1

second.
The back door will not start operating

while a foot is detected under the rear

bumper.
Operate the Hands Free Power Back

Door without contacting the rear bumper

with your foot.
If another electronic key is in the cabin or

luggage compartment, it may take slightly

longer than normal for the operation to

occur.
If the buzzer sounds twice, perform a kick

operation again.

Kick sensor

Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area

When the kick sensor detects that
your foot is pulled back, a buzzer
will sound and the back door will
automatically fully open/close.

If a foot is moved under the rear bumper

while the back door is opening/closing, the

back door will stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper

again during the halted operation, the back

door will perform the reverse operation.

■

Closing and locking the back door
after moving away from the back
door using the kick sensor (Hands
Free close & lock [Walk-Away]
function)

*1, 2

: If equipped

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

The Hands Free Power Back Door
enables automatic closing and locking
of the power back door by putting your
foot near the right lower part of the
rear bumper, moving it away from the
rear bumper, and moving away from
the back door. When operating the
Hands Free Power Back Door, make
sure that the engine switch is in OFF,

A
B

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the kick sensor operation is enabled
(

P.81) and you are carrying an elec-

tronic key.

While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart access sys-
tem with push-button start opera-
tion range, approximately 11.8 to
19.7 in. (30 to 50 cm) from the rear
bumper.

Kick sensor

Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area

Smart access system with push-
button start operation detection
area (



Perform a kick operation by mov-
ing your foot to within approxi-
mately 3.9 in. (10 cm) of the rear
bumper, and then pulling your foot
back after the buzzer sounds.

Perform the entire kick operation within 1

second.
The back door will not start operating

while a foot is detected under the rear

bumper.
Operate the Hands Free Power Back

Door without contacting the rear bumper

with your foot.
If another electronic key is in the cabin or

luggage compartment, it may take slightly

longer than normal for the operation to

occur.
If the buzzer sounds twice, perform a kick

operation again.

Kick sensor

Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area

When the kick sensor detects that
your foot is pulled back, a different
buzzer than the normal one will
sound and the Hands Free close &
lock (Walk-Away) function will go
into standby.

While the buzzer is sounding, move
away from the back door.

When the sensor detects that you are

away from the back door, the buzzer will

sound and the emergency flashers will

flash. Depending on the direction of mov-

ing away from the back door, the location

and how to hold the electronic key or cir-

cumstances, it may not be detected prop-

erly.
All the doors other than the back door will

be locked, and after the back door is

closed, the back door will also be locked.

When all the doors have been closed and

locked, the buzzer will sound and the

emergency flashers will flash. (

The standby state is canceled if you do not

move away from the back door in 30 min-

utes. To operate the function again, per-

form the procedure again from the

beginning.
If you approach the back door carrying the

electronic key, the back door operation

A
B

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will stop, all the doors will be unlocked, and

the buzzer will sound and the emergency

flashers will flash. (



If the power back door is operated after

the back door operation has stopped, the

Hands Free close & lock (Walk-Away)

function will go into standby again.

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Luggage compartment light

●

The luggage compartment light turns on

when the back door is opened.

●

When the engine switch is turned to

OFF, the light will go off automatically

after 20 minutes.

■

Rear bumper

Applying excessive force may deform or

damage the upper rear bumper.

■

Back door closer

In the event that the back door is left slightly

open, the back door closer will automati-

cally close it to the fully closed position.
Whatever the state of the engine switch, the

back door closer operates.

■

Power back door operating conditions

The power back door can automatically

open and close under the following condi-

tions:

●

When the power back door system is

enabled. (

●

When the back door is unlocked.

However, if the back door opener switch is
pressed and held while carrying the elec-
tronic key on your person, the power back
door will be operated even if the back door
is locked. (

P.105)

●

When the engine switch is in ON, in addi-

tion to the above for the opening opera-

tions, the back door operates for any of

the following conditions:

• Parking brake is engaged

• The brake pedal is depressed

• The shift lever is in P.

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Operation of the power back door

●

A buzzer sounds to indicate that the back

door is opening/closing.

●

When the power back door system is dis-

abled, the power back door does not

operate but it can be opened and closed

by hand.

●

When the power back door automati-

cally opens, if an abnormality due to peo-

ple or objects is detected, operation will

stop.

■

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 suddenly shut-

ting.

■

Back door closing assist

If the back door is lowered manually when

the back door is stopped at an open posi-

tion, the back door will fully close automati-

cally.

■

Back door reserve lock function

This function is a function which reserves

locking of all doors, beforehand, 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

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door will also be locked at the same time it

is closed.

Close all doors, except the back door.

During the power back door closing

operation, lock the doors using the

smart access system with push-button

start (



P.98) or the wireless remote

control. (



P.98)

Operation signals will indicate that all the

doors have been closed and locked.

(

●

If the electronic key is placed inside the

vehicle after starting a close operation via

the door reserve lock function, the elec-

tronic key may become locked inside the

vehicle.

●

If the power back door does not fully

close due to the operation of the jam pro-

tection function, etc., while the back door

is automatically closing after a door

reserve lock operation is performed, the

door reserve lock function is canceled

and all the doors will unlock.

●

Before leaving the vehicle, make sure

that all the doors are closed and locked.

■

Close & lock (Walk-Away) function

operating conditions

This function can be operated when all of

the following conditions are met:

●

Close & lock (Walk-Away) function is

enabled.

●

An electronic key is not detected within

the vehicle.

●

All of the doors other than the back door

are closed.

●

The engine switch is in OFF.

●

The electronic key is within the effective

range (detection areas).

■

Situations in which the close & lock

(Walk-Away) function may not operate

properly

In the following situations, the function may

not operate properly:

●

When the smart access system with

push-button start does not operate prop-

erly.

●

When the close & lock function does not

operate properly.

●

When moving away from the back door

while the close & lock (Walk-Away)

function is in the standby state.

●

When the number of electronic keys reg-

istered in the vehicle increases.

■

Close & lock function

operating condi-

tions

This function can be operated when all of

the following conditions are met:

●

An electronic key is not detected within

the vehicle.

●

All of the doors other than the power

back door are closed.

●

The engine switch is in OFF.

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

Situations in which the close & lock
function

may not operate properly

In the following situations, the close & lock

function may not operate properly:

●

If the

switch on the lower part of

the power back door is pressed by a

hand which is holding an electronic key

●

If the

switch on the lower part of

the power back door is pressed when the

electronic key is in a bag, etc. that is

placed on the ground

●

If the

switch on the lower part of

the power back door is pressed with the

electronic key not near the vehicle

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

Kick sensor operating conditions (vehi-

cles with Hands Free Power Back Door)

The Hands Free Power Back Door will

open/close automatically when the follow-

ing conditions are met:

●

The kick sensor operation is enabled

(



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●

The engine switch is in OFF, or ON with

the shift lever in P.

●

The electronic key is within the opera-

tional range. (

●

A foot is put near the right lower part of

the rear bumper and moved away from

the rear bumper.

The power back door may also be oper-

ated by putting a hand, an elbow, a knee,

etc. near the right lower part of the rear

bumper and moving it away from the rear

bumper. Make sure to put it close

enough to the right lower 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 prop-

erly:

●

When a foot remains under the rear

bumper

●

If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a

foot or is touched for a while

If the rear bumper has been touched for a
while, wait for a short time before attempt-
ing to operate the Hands Free Power Back
Door again.

●

When operated while a person is too

close to the rear bumper

●

When an external radio wave source

interferes with the communication

between the electronic key and the vehi-

cle (

P.118)

●

When the vehicle is parked near an elec-

trical noise source which affects the sen-

sitivity of the Hands Free Power Back

Door, such as a pay parking spot, gas sta-

tion, electrically heated road, or fluores-

cent light

●

When the vehicle is near a TV tower,

electric power plant, radio station, large

display, airport or other facility that gen-

erates strong radio waves or electrical

noise

●

When a large amount of water is applied

to the rear bumper, such as when the

vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain

●

When mud, snow, ice, etc. is attached to

the rear bumper

●

When the vehicle has been parked for a

while near objects that may move and

contact the rear bumper, such as plants

●

When an accessory is installed to the rear

bumper

If an accessory has been installed, turn the
Hands Free Power Back Door (kick sensor)
operation setting off.

■

Preventing unintentional operation of

the Hands Free Power Back Door (vehi-

cles with Hands Free Power Back Door)

When an electronic key is in the operation

range, the Hands Free Power Back Door

may operate unintentionally, so be careful

in the following situations.
To prevent unintentional operation, turn the

Hands Free Power Back Door (kick sensor)

operation setting off. (

●

When a large amount of water is applied

to the rear bumper, such as when the

vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain

●

When dirt is wiped off the rear bumper

●

When a small animal or small object, such

as a ball, moves under the rear bumper

●

When an object is moved from under the

rear bumper

●

If someone is swinging their legs while sit-

ting on the rear bumper

●

If the legs or another part of someone’s

body contacts the rear bumper while

passing by the vehicle

●

When the vehicle is parked near an elec-

trical noise source which affects the sen-

sitivity of the Hands Free Power Back

Door, such as a pay parking spot, gas sta-

tion, electrically heated road, or fluores-

cent light

●

When the vehicle is near a TV tower,

electric power plant, radio station, large

display, airport or other facility that gen-

erates strong radio waves or electrical

noise

●

When the vehicle is parked in a place

where objects such as plants are near the

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rear bumper

●

If luggage, etc. is set near the rear

bumper

●

If accessories or a vehicle cover is

installed/removed near the rear bumper

●

When the vehicle is being towed

■

Hands Free close & lock (Walk-Away)
function

operating conditions

This function can be operated when all of

the following conditions are met:

●

Hands Free close & lock (Walk-Away)
function is enabled

●

Hands Free Power Back Door

enabled.

●

An electronic key is not detected within

the vehicle.

●

All of the doors other than the back door

are closed.

●

The engine switch is in OFF.

●

The electronic key is within the effective

range (detection areas).

: If equipped

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

Situations in which the Hands Free close
& lock (Walk-Away) function

*1, 2

may

not operate properly

In the following situations, the function may

not operate properly:

●

When the smart access system with

push-button start does not operate prop-

erly.

●

When the close & lock function does not

operate properly.

●

When moving away from the back door

while the Hands Free close & lock (Walk-

Away) function is in the standby state.

●

When the number of electronic keys reg-

istered in the vehicle increases.

●

When the Hands Free Power Back Door
does not operate properly.

: If equipped

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

When reconnecting the battery

To enable the power back door to operate

properly, close the back door manually.

■

If the back door opener is inoperative

The back door can be unlocked from the

inside.

Remove the cover.

To prevent damage, cover the tip of the

screwdriver with a rag.

Loosen the screw.

Turn the cover.

Move the lever.

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When installing, reverse the steps listed.

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. power back door opening

angle) can be changed. (Customizable fea-

tures:

P.556)

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

position. It takes several seconds

before the back door closer begins to

operate. Be careful not to catch fingers

or anything 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 operates when the

power back door system is canceled.

■

Power back door

Observe the following precautions when

operating the power back door.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Check the safety of the surrounding

area to make sure there are no obsta-

cles or anything 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.

●

If the power back door system is

turned off while the back door is oper-

ating automatically, the automatic

operation is stopped. The back door

then has to be operated manually.

Take extra care when on an incline, as

the back door may open or close

unexpectedly.

●

If the operating conditions of the

power back door are no longer met, a

buzzer may sound and the back door

may stop opening or closing. The back

door then has to be operated manu-

ally. Take extra care when on an

incline, as the back door may open or

close abruptly.

●

On an incline, the back door may sud-

denly 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

has to be operated manually. Take

extra care when on an incline, as the

back door may open or close abruptly.

• When the back door contacts an

obstacle

• When the battery voltage suddenly

drops, such as when the engine switch

is turned to ON or the engine is

started during automatic operation

●

If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy

object is attached to the back door, the

power back door may not operate,

causing itself to malfunction, or the

back door may suddenly shut again

after being opened, causing some-

one’s hands, head or neck to be

caught and injured. When installing an

accessory part to the back door, using

a genuine Lexus part is recommended.

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WARNING

■

Jam protection function

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Never use any part of your body to

intentionally activate the jam protec-

tion function.

●

The jam protection function may not

work if something gets caught just

before the back door fully closes. Be

careful not to catch fingers or anything

else.

●

The jam protection function may not

work depending on the shape of the

object that is caught. Be careful not to

catch fingers or anything else.

■

Hands Free Power Back Door (if

equipped)

Observe the following precautions when

operating the Hands Free Power Back

Door.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Check the safety of the surrounding

area to make sure there are no obsta-

cles or anything that could cause any

of your belongings to get caught.

●

When putting your foot under the rear

bumper and moving it from the rear

bumper, be careful not to touch the

exhaust pipes until they have cooled

down sufficiently, as touching hot

exhaust pipes can cause burns.

●

Do not leave the electronic key within

the effective range (detection area) of

the luggage compartment.

■

Close & lock (Walk-Away) function

and Hands Free close & lock (Walk-
Away) function

*1, 2

: If equipped

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

The back door starts to close automati-

cally when leaving the back door. Check

the safety of the surrounding area to

make sure there are no obstacles or any-

thing that could cause any of your

belongings to get caught.

NOTICE

■

Back door spindles

The back door is equipped with spindles

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 mal-

function.

●

Do not attach any foreign objects,

such as stickers, plastic sheets, or

adhesives to the spindle rod.

●

Do not attach any accessories other

than genuine Lexus parts to the back

door.

●

Do not place your hand on the spindle

or apply lateral forces to it.

■

To prevent back door closer malfunc-

tion

Do not apply excessive force to the back

door while the back door closer is oper-

ating. Applying excessive force may

cause the back door closer to malfunc-

tion.

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NOTICE

■

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.

●

Do not apply excessive force to the

back door while the power back door

is operating.

●

Take care not to damage the sensors

(installed on the right and left edges of

the power back door) with a knife or

other sharp object. If the sensor is dis-

connected, the power back door will

not close automatically.

■

Close & lock function

When closing the power back door

using the close & lock function, a differ-

ent buzzer than the normal one will

sound before the operation begins.
To check that the operation has started

correctly, check that a different buzzer

than the normal one has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back door

is fully closed and locked, operation sig-

nals will indicate that all of the doors have

been locked. (



Before leaving the vehicle, make sure

that the operational signals have oper-

ated and that all of the doors are locked.

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

Hands Free Power Back Door pre-

cautions (if equipped)

The kick sensor is located behind the

right lower part of the rear bumper.

Observe the following to ensure that the

Hands Free Power Back Door function

operates properly:

●

Keep the right lower part of the rear

bumper clean at all times.

If the right lower part of the rear

bumper is dirty or covered with snow,

the kick sensor may not operate. In this

situation, clean off the dirt or snow,

move the vehicle from the current

position and then check if the kick sen-

sor operates.

If it does not operate, have the vehicle

inspected by your Lexus dealer.

●

Do not apply coatings that have a rain

clearing (hydrophilic) effect, or other

coatings, to the right lower part of the

rear bumper.

●

Do not park the vehicle near objects

that may move and contact the right

lower 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 right lower part of the rear

bumper, such as grass or trees, the

kick sensor may not operate. In this sit-

uation, move the vehicle from the cur-

rent position and then check if the kick

sensor operates. If it does not operate,

have the vehicle inspected by your

Lexus dealer.

●

Do not subject the kick sensor or its

surrounding area to a strong impact.

If the kick sensor or its surrounding

area has been subjected to a strong

impact, the kick sensor may not oper-

ate properly. If the kick sensor does

not operate in the following situations,

have the vehicle inspected by your

Lexus dealer.

• The kick sensor or its surrounding area

has been subjected to a strong impact.

• The right lower part of the rear

bumper is scratched or damaged.

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The settings of the power back door
system can be changed by displaying
the “Vehicle Settings” -

screen

from

of the multi-information dis-

play. (

The changed power back door settings are
not reset by turning the engine switch to
OFF. In order to restore the original set-
tings, they need to be changed back on

of the multi-information display.

The open position of the power back
door can be adjusted.

Stop the back door in the desirable
position. (



P.104)

Press and hold the

switch on

the lower part of the back door for
approximately 2 seconds.

When the settings are completed, the

buzzer sounds 4 times.
When opening the back door the next

time, the back door will stop at that posi-

tion.

■

Canceling the adjusted open position of

the back door

Press and hold the

switch on the

lower part of the back door for approxi-

mately 7 seconds.
After the buzzer sounds 4 times, it sounds

twice more. When the power back door

does the opening operation the next time,

the door will open to the initial settings posi-

tion.

■

Customization

The opening position can be set with the

Multimedia Display. (

P.552)

Priority for the stop position is given to the

last position set by either the

switch

on the lower part of the back door or Multi-

media Display.

NOTICE

●

Do not disassemble the rear bumper.

●

Do not attach stickers to the rear

bumper.

●

Do not paint the rear bumper.

●

If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy

object is attached to the power back

door, disable the kick sensor. (



Changing settings of the power
back door system

Adjusting the open position of
the back door

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Antenna location

Antennas outside the cabin (front)

Antennas outside the cabin (rear)

Antenna outside the luggage compart-
ment

Antennas inside the cabin

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Effective range (areas within which the

electronic key is detected)

When locking or unlocking the doors

The system can be operated when the elec-
tronic key is within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
the front door handles, rear door handles
and back door opener switch. (Only the
doors detecting the key can be operated.)

When starting the engine or changing
engine switch modes

The system can be operated when the elec-
tronic key is inside the vehicle.

■

If an alarm sounds or a warning message

is displayed

An alarm sounds and warning message dis-

plays shown on the multi-information dis-

play are used to protect against

unexpected accidents or theft of the vehicle

resulting from erroneous operation. When

a warning message is displayed, take

appropriate measures based on the dis-

played message.
When only an alarm sounds, circumstances

and correction procedures are as follows.

●

When an exterior alarm sounds once for

5 seconds

Smart access system with
push-button start

The following operations can be
performed simply by carrying the
electronic key (including the card
key) on your person, for example in
your pocket. The driver should
always carry the electronic key.



Locks and unlocks the doors
(



P.98)



Locks and unlocks the back door
(



P.104)



Starts the engine (

P.188)

Situation

Correction proce-

dure

An attempt was
made to lock the
vehicle while a door
was open.

Close all of the
doors and lock the
doors again.

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●

When an interior alarm pings continu-

ously

■

Battery-saving function

The battery-saving function will be acti-

vated in order to prevent the electronic key

battery and the battery from being dis-

charged while the vehicle is not in operation

for a long time.

●

In the following situations, the smart

access system with push-button start may

take some time to unlock the doors.

• The electronic key has been left in an

area of approximately 11.5 ft. (3.5 m) of

the outside of the vehicle for 2 minutes or

longer.

• The smart access system with push-but-

ton start has not been used for 5 days or

longer.

●

If the smart access system with push-but-

ton start has not been used for 14 days or

longer, the doors cannot be unlocked at

any doors except the driver’s door. In this

case, take hold of the driver’s door han-

dle, or use the wireless remote control or

the mechanical key, to unlock the doors.

■

Turning an electronic key to battery-

saving mode

●

When battery-saving mode is set, battery

depletion is minimized by stopping the

electronic key from receiving radio

waves.

Press

twice while pressing and

holding .
Confirm that the electronic key indicator
flashes 4 times.

While the battery-saving mode is set, the
smart access system with push-button start
cannot be used. To cancel the function,
press any of the electronic key buttons.

●

Electronic keys that will not be used for

long periods of time can be set to the bat-

tery-saving mode in advance.

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Conditions affecting operation

The smart access system with push-button

start uses weak radio waves. In the follow-

ing situations, the communication between

the electronic key and the vehicle may be

affected, preventing the smart access sys-

tem with push-button start, wireless remote

control and engine immobilizer system

from operating properly.

●

When the electronic key battery is

depleted

●

Near a TV tower, electric power plant,

gas station, radio station, large display,

airport or other facility that generates

strong radio waves or electrical noise

●

When the electronic key is in contact

with, or is covered by the following metal-

lic objects

• Cards to which aluminum foil is attached

• Cigarette boxes that have aluminum foil

inside

• Metallic wallets or bags

• Coins

• Hand warmers made of metal

• Media such as CDs and DVDs

●

When other wireless key (that emits

radio waves) is being used nearby

●

When carrying the electronic key

together with the following devices that

emit radio waves

• Portable radio, cellular phone, cordless

phone or other wireless communication

devices

• Another electronic key or a wireless key

Situation

Correction proce-

dure

The engine switch
was turned to ACC
while the driver’s
door was open (or
the driver’s door was
opened while the
engine switch was in
ACC).

Turn the engine
switch to OFF and
close the driver’s
door.

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fore
d

riv

that emits radio waves

• Personal computers or personal digital

assistants (PDAs)

• Digital audio players

• Portable game systems

●

If window tint with a metallic content or

metallic objects are attached to the rear

window

●

When the electronic key is placed near a

battery charger or electronic devices

●

When the vehicle is parked in a pay park-

ing spot where radio waves are emitted.

If the doors cannot be locked/unlocked
using the smart access system with push-
button start, lock/unlock the doors by per-
forming any of the following:

●

Bring the electronic key close to either

front door handle and operate the entry

function.

●

Operate the wireless remote control.

If the doors cannot be locked/unlocked
using the above methods, use the mechani-
cal key. (

P.97)

If the engine cannot be started using the
smart access system with push-button start,
refer to P.524.

■

Note for the entry function

●

Even when the electronic key is within the

effective range (detection areas), the sys-

tem may not operate properly in the fol-

lowing cases:

• The electronic key is too close to the win-

dow or outside door handle, near the

ground, or in a high place when the doors

are locked or unlocked.

• The electronic key is on the instrument

panel, luggage cover (if equipped) or

floor, or in the door pockets or glove box

when the engine is started or engine

switch modes are changed.

●

Do not leave the electronic key on top of

the instrument panel or near the door

pockets when exiting the vehicle.

Depending on the radio wave reception

conditions, it may be detected by the

antenna outside the cabin and the door

will become lockable from the outside,

possibly trapping the electronic key

inside the vehicle.

●

As long as the electronic key is within the

effective range, the doors may be locked

or unlocked by anyone. However, only

the doors detecting the electronic key

can be used to unlock the vehicle.

●

Even if the electronic key is not inside the

vehicle, it may be possible to start the

engine if the electronic key is near the

window.

●

The doors may unlock if a large amount

of water splashes on the door handle,

such as in the rain or in a car wash when

the electronic key is within the effective

range. (The doors will automatically be

locked after approximately 60 seconds if

the doors are not opened and closed.)

●

If the wireless remote control is used to

lock the doors when the electronic key is

near the vehicle, there is a possibility that

the door may not be unlocked by the

entry function. (Use the wireless remote

control to unlock the doors.)

●

Touching the door lock sensor while

wearing gloves may delay or prevent

lock operation. Remove the gloves and

touch the lock sensor again.

●

When the lock operation is performed

using the lock sensor, recognition signals

will be shown up to two consecutive

times. After this, no recognition signals

will be given.

●

If the door handle becomes wet while the

electronic key is within the effective

range, the door may lock and unlock

repeatedly. In that case, follow the follow-

ing correction procedures to wash the

vehicle:

• Place the electronic key in a location 6 ft.

(2 m) or more away from the vehicle.

(Take care to ensure that the key is not

stolen.)

• Set the electronic key to battery-saving

mode to disable the smart access system

with push-button start. (

P.118)

●

If the electronic key is inside the vehicle

and a door handle becomes wet during a

car wash, a message may be shown on

the multi-information display and a

buzzer will sound outside the vehicle. To

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turn off the alarm, lock all the doors.

●

The lock sensor may not work properly if

it comes into contact with ice, snow, mud,

etc. Clean the lock sensor and attempt to

operate it again, or use the lock sensor on

the lower part of the door handle.

●

A sudden approach to the effective

range or door handle may prevent the

doors from being unlocked. In this case,

return the door handle to the original

position and check that the doors unlock

before pulling the door handle again.

●

If there is another electronic key in the

detection area, it may take slightly longer

to unlock the doors after the door handle

is gripped.

■

When the vehicle is not driven for

extended periods

●

To prevent theft of the vehicle, do not

leave the electronic key within 6 ft. (2 m)

of the vehicle.

●

The smart access system with push-but-

ton start can be deactivated in advance.

(

P.555)

●

Battery-saving mode can reduce the

power consumption of electronic keys.

(

P.118)

■

To operate the system properly

Make sure to carry the electronic key when

operating the system. Do not get the elec-

tronic key too close to the vehicle when

operating the system from the outside of

the vehicle.
Depending on the position and holding

condition of the electronic key, the key may

not be detected correctly and the system

may not operate properly. (The alarm may

go off accidentally, or the door lock preven-

tion may not operate.)

■

If the smart access system with push-

button start does not operate properly

●

Locking and unlocking the doors: Use

the mechanical key. (



P.523)

●

Starting the engine:



P.524

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. smart access system with

push-button start) can be changed.

(Customizable features:



P.555)

If the smart access system with push-button

start has been deactivated in a customized

setting, refer to the explanations for the fol-

lowing operations.

●

Locking and unlocking the doors:

Use the wireless remote control or

mechanical key. (



P.98, 523)

●

Starting the engine and changing engine

switch modes:

P.524

●

Stopping the engine:



P.189

WARNING

■

Caution regarding interference with

electronic devices

●

People with implantable cardiac pace-

makers, cardiac resynchronization

therapy-pacemakers or implantable

cardioverter defibrillators should keep

away from the smart access system

with push-button start antennas.

(

