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

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

The following functions can be set or
canceled:

For instructions on customizing, refer to
P.480.

*

: If equipped

Automatic door locking and
unlocking systems

Function

Operation

Speed linked
door locking
function

All doors are automati-
cally locked when vehi-
cle speed is
approximately 20
km/h (12 mph) or
higher.

Shift position
linked door lock-
ing function

All doors are automati-
cally locked when shift-
ing the shift lever out of
P.

Shift position
linked door
unlocking func-
tion

All doors are automati-
cally unlocked when
shifting the shift lever
to P.

Driver’s door
linked door
unlocking func-
tion

All doors are automati-
cally unlocked when
driver’s door is
opened.

Back door

*

The back door can be
locked/unlocked and opened by
the following procedures.

WARNING

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

■

Before driving the vehicle

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.

■

Caution while driving

●

Keep the back door closed while driv-

ing.

If the back door is left open, it may hit

nearby objects while driving or luggage

may be unexpectedly thrown out, caus-

ing 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.

●

Never let anyone sit in the luggage

compartment. In the event of sudden

braking, sudden swerving or a colli-

sion, they are susceptible to death or

serious injury.

■

When children are in the vehicle

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

●

Do not allow children to play in the lug-

gage compartment.

If a child is accidentally locked in the lug-

gage compartment, they could have heat

exhaustion or other injuries.

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Be

fore
driving

■

Smart entry & start system

Carry the electronic key to enable this
function.

WARNING

●

Do not allow a child to open or close

the back door.

Doing so may cause the back door to

move unexpectedly, or cause the child’s

hands, arms, head, or neck to be caught

by the closing back door.

■

Operating the back door

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may cause parts of the

body to be caught, resulting in death or

serious injury.

●

Remove any heavy loads, such as snow

and ice, from the back door before

opening it. Failure to do so may cause

the back door to suddenly shut again

after it is opened.

●

When opening or closing the back

door, thoroughly check to make sure

the surrounding area is safe.

●

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.

●

Use caution when opening or closing

the back door in windy weather as it

may move abruptly in strong wind.

●

The back door may suddenly shut if it is

not opened fully. It is more difficult to

open or close the back door on an

incline than on a level surface, so

beware of the back door unexpectedly

opening or closing by itself. Make sure

that the back door is fully open and

secure before using the luggage com-

partment.

●

When closing the back door, take

extra care to prevent your fingers, etc.,

from being caught.

●

When closing the back door, make

sure to press it lightly on its outer sur-

face. 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 (



P.107) to close the back door,

and do not hang on the back door

damper stay.

Doing so may cause hands to be caught

or the back door damper stay to break,

causing an accident.

●

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,

arms, head or neck to be caught and

injured. When installing an accessory

part to the back door, using a genuine

Lexus part is recommended.

Unlocking and locking the back
door from the outside

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1

Locks all the doors

Check that the door is securely locked.

2

Unlocks all the doors

The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 sec-
onds after the doors are locked.

■

Wireless remote control



P.100

■

Door lock switch



P.102

Raise the back door while pressing up
the back door opener switch.

Lower the back door using a back door
handle, and make sure to push the
back door down from the outside to
close it.

■

Luggage compartment lights

●

The luggage compartment lights turn on

when the back door is opened.

●

When the engine switch is turned off, the

lights will go off automatically after 20

minutes.

■

If the back door opener is inoperative

The back door can be unlocked from the

inside.

1

Remove the cover.

To protect the cover, place a rag between

the flathead screwdriver and cover as

shown in the illustration.

2

Move the lever.

Use a flathead screwdriver to move the

Locking and unlocking the back
door from the inside

Opening the back door from the
outside

When closing the back door

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Be

fore
driving

lever.

*

: If equipped

NOTICE

■

Back door damper stays

The back door is equipped with damper
stays

that hold the back door in place.

Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to
the back door damper stay

, resulting

in malfunction.

●

Do not attach any foreign objects, such

as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives

to the damper stay rod.

●

Do not touch the damper stay rod with

gloves or other fabric items.

●

Do not attach any accessories other

than genuine Lexus parts to the back

door.

●

Do not place your hand on the damper

stay or apply lateral forces to it.

A

A

Power back door

*

The power back door can be
opened using the power back door
opener switch, smart entry & start
system or wireless remote control.

WARNING

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

■

Before driving the vehicle

Before driving the vehicle, make sure

that the power back door is fully closed. If

the power back door is not fully closed, it

may open unexpectedly while driving,

causing an accident.

■

Caution while driving

●

Keep the power back door closed

while driving.

If the power back door is left open, it may

hit nearby objects while driving or lug-

gage may be unexpectedly 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 power

back door before driving.

●

Never let anyone sit in the luggage

compartment. In the event of sudden

braking, sudden swerving or a colli-

sion, they are susceptible to death or

serious injury.

■

When children are in the vehicle

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

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WARNING

●

Do not allow children to play in the lug-

gage compartment.

If a child is accidentally locked in the lug-

gage compartment, they could have heat

exhaustion or other injuries.

●

Do not allow a child to open or close

the power back door.

Doing so may cause the power back

door to move unexpectedly, or cause the

child’s hands, arms, head, or neck to be

caught by the closing power back door.

■

Operating the power back door

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may cause parts of the

body to be caught, resulting in death or

serious injury.

●

Remove any heavy loads, such as snow

and ice, from the power back door

before opening it. Failure to do so may

cause the power back door to sud-

denly shut again after it is opened.

●

When opening or closing the power

back door, thoroughly check to make

sure the surrounding area is safe.

●

If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure

they are safe and let them know that

the power back door is about to open

or close.

●

Use caution when opening or closing

the power back door in windy weather

as it may move abruptly in strong wind.

●

The power back door may suddenly

shut if it is not opened fully. It is more

difficult to open or close the back door

on an incline than on a level surface, so

beware of the back door unexpectedly

opening or closing by itself. Make sure

that the back door is fully open and

secure before using the luggage com-

partment.

●

When closing the power back door,

take extra care to prevent your fingers,

etc., from being caught.

●

When closing the power back door,

make sure to press it lightly on its outer

surface. If the back door handle is used

to fully close the power back door, it

may result in hands or arms being

caught.

●

Do not pull on the back door spindle

(



P.116) to close the power back door,

and do not hang on the back door

spindle.

Doing so may cause hands to be caught

or the back door spindle to break, caus-

ing an accident.

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Be

fore
driving

■

Smart entry & start system

Carry the electronic key to enable this
function.

1

Locks all the doors

Check that the door is securely locked.

2

Unlocks all the doors

The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 sec-
onds after the doors are locked.

■

Wireless remote control



P.98

■

Door lock switch



P.102

■

Opening/closing the power back
door using the wireless remote
control

Press and hold the switch for approxi-
mately 1 second.

The power back door can be operated
when it is unlocked

*

.

Pressing the switch while the power back
door is opening/closing will stop the oper-
ation.
Pressing and holding the switch again for
approximately 1 second will operate the
power back door in the opposite direction.

*

: Opening of the power back door when it

is locked can be enabled by a custom-
ized setting. (



P.480)

■

Opening/closing the power back
door from the inside

Press and hold the switch for approxi-
mately 1 second.

WARNING

●

If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy

object is attached to the power back

door, it may suddenly shut again after

being opened, causing someone’s

hands, arms, head or neck to be

caught and injured. When installing an

accessory part to the power back

door, using a genuine Lexus part is

recommended.

Unlocking and locking the
power back door from the out-
side

Unlocking and locking the
power back door from the inside

Opening/closing the power back
door

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A buzzer will sound and the power back
door will automatically open or close.
However, if the power back door is locked,
it will not open.
Pressing the switch while the power back
door is opening/closing will stop the oper-
ation.
Pressing and holding the switch again for
approximately 1 second will operate the
power back door in the opposite direction.

■

Back door opener switch



Open

When the power back door is unlocked:
Press the back door opener switch.
When the power back door is locked:
While carrying an electronic key, press and
hold the back door opener switch.
A buzzer will sound and the power back
door will automatically open.
Pressing the switch while the power back
door is opening/closing will stop the oper-
ation.



Close

Press the

switch.

A buzzer will sound and the power back
door will automatically close.

Pressing the

switch while the power

back door is closing will stop the operation.
Pressing the switch again will open the
power back door automatically.



Close the back door and lock all
doors (close & lock function)

Press the

switch.

The power back door will close and all of
the doors will be locked at the same time.
A different buzzer than the normal one will
sound and the power back door will begin
closing automatically. When the power
back door is closed, all of the doors will
lock simultaneously and operation signals
will indicate that all of the doors have been
locked.

If the

switch is pressed while the power

back door is closing, the operation will
stop.
Pressing the switch again will open the
power back door automatically.
The double locking system will not operate
at this time.

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Be

fore
driving

■

Closing the power back door using
the back door handle

Lower the power back door using the
back door handle, then a buzzer will
sound and the power back door will
automatically close.

■

Hands Free Power Back Door (if
equipped)

1

While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart entry & start
system operation range, approxi-
mately 50 to 60 cm (19.7 to 23.6
in.) from the rear bumper.

Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
Smart entry & start system opera-
tion detection area (



P.120)

2

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



Perform the entire kick operation
within 1 second.



The Hands Free Power 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.

Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area

3

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

A
B

C

A
B

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If kick operation is performed again in the

middle of back door operating, the opera-

tion will stop.

■

Hands free close & lock function*
(vehicles with Hands Free Power
Back Door)

*

: This setting can be customized by your

Lexus dealer.

If the power back door is closed using a
Hands Free Power Back Door close
operation, all of the doors will be
locked at the same time.

A different buzzer than the normal one will
sound before the power back door begins
to close. The door lock operation signals
will operate to indicate that the power back
door has closed and all of the doors have
locked simultaneously.
If a Hands Free Power Back Door opera-
tion is performed while the power back
door is operating, the power back door will
stop.
If a Hands Free Power Back Door opera-
tion is performed again, the power back
door will open.

■

Luggage compartment lights

●

The luggage compartment lights turn on

when the back door is opened.

●

When the engine switch is turned off, the

lights will go off automatically after 20

minutes.

■

Power back door operating conditions

If the following conditions are met with the

power back door operation enabled, the

power back door can be opened and

closed automatically.

●

The power back door is unlocked. How-

ever, the power back door will operate if

it is locked, in the following situations:

• When an electronic key is being carried

and the back door opener switch is

pressed.

• When opening of the power back door

using the wireless remote control when it

is locked is enabled. (



P.480)

●

When the engine switch is in IGNITION

ON mode, the vehicle speed must be

lower than 3 km/h (2 mph) and one of

the following conditions must be met in

addition to the above conditions:

• The parking brake is engaged.

• The brake pedal is depressed.

• The shift lever is in P.

■

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 off.

■

Hands Free Power Back Door operating

conditions (if equipped)

●

The Hands Free Power Back Door (kick

sensor) setting is on.

●

When an electronic key is carried within

the operation range.

■

Hands free close & lock function oper-

ating conditions (vehicles with Hands

Free Power Back Door)

This function can be operated when all of

the following conditions are met:
• The hands free close & lock function set-

ting is on.

• The Hands Free Power Back Door oper-

ating 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 off.

■

Back door closer

In the event that the power back door is left

slightly open, the back door closer will auto-

matically close it to the fully closed position.

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Be

fore
driving

●

The back door closer can function when

the engine switch is in any mode.

●

The power back door can be opened

using the back door opener switch even if

the back door closer is operating.

■

Operation of the power back door

●

When the power back door begins to

operate, a buzzer will sound.

●

When the power back door is disabled,

the power back door will not operate but

can be opened and closed manually.

●

The power back door turns to manual

operation when the back door opener

switch is pressed while the power back

door is in an automatic opening/closing

operation.

●

If anything obstructs the power back

door while opening, a buzzer will sound

and the power back door will stop imme-

diately. If anything obstructs the power

back door while closing, a buzzer will

sound and the power back door will auto-

matically move slightly in the opposite

direction and then stop.

■

Back door reserve lock function

This function reserves the locking of the

power back door when the power back

door is open. If the following operations are

performed, all of the doors except the

power back door will lock and then the

power back door will lock when it is com-

pletely closed.

1

Close all of the doors, except the power

back door.

2

Perform an automatic closing operation

of the power back door and lock the

doors using the wireless remote control

(



P.98) or smart entry & start system

(



P.100) while the power back door is

closing.

Also, if the back door does not fully close

due to the operation of the jam protection

function, etc., while the back door is auto-

matically closing after a reserve lock opera-

tion is performed, the reserve lock function

is canceled and all the doors will unlock.

■

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 (



P.110) is pressed by

a hand which is holding an electronic key

●

If the

switch on the lower part of the

power back door (



P.110) 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 (



P.110) is pressed

with the electronic key not near the vehi-

cle.

■

Situations in which the Hands Free

Power Back Door may not operate

properly (if equipped)

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

attempting to operate the Hands Free

Power Back Door again.

●

When standing excessively close to the

rear bumper

●

When an external radio wave source

interferes with the communication

between the electronic key and the vehi-

cle (



P.121)

●

When the vehicle is parked near metal, or

an external radio wave or electrical noise

source which affects the sensitivity of the

Hands Free Power Back Door, such as a

pay parking spot, gas station, electrically

heated road, fluorescent light, or metal

plate

●

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

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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 sen-

sor) operation setting off.

●

RX350L with a compact spare tire:

When a tire other than the spare tire is

stored in the spare tire storage area

■

Preventing unintentional operation of

the Hands Free Power Back Door (if

equipped)

When an electronic key is in the operation

detection area, the Hands Free Power Back

Door may operate unintentionally, so be

careful in the following situations:

●

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

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

To prevent unintentional operation, turn the

Hands Free Power Back Door (kick sensor)

operation setting off.

■

When reconnecting the battery

To enable the power back door to operate

properly, close the power back door manu-

ally.

■

Jam protection function

Sensors are installed in the right and left

sides of the power back door. When the

door is automatically closing and the sen-

sors are pushed due to an object being

caught, etc., the jam protection function will

operate.
From that position the door will automati-

cally move a little in the opposite direction

and then the function will stop.

■

If the power back door opener is inoper-

ative

The power back door can be unlocked from

the inside

1

Remove the cover.

To protect the cover, place a rag between

the flathead screwdriver and cover as

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Be

fore
driving

shown in the illustration.

2

Move the lever.

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(



P.480)

WARNING

■

Back door closer

●

In the event that the power 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 get

fingers caught or anything else in the

power back door, as this may cause

bone fractures or other serious inju-

ries.

●

Use caution when using the back door

closer as it still operates when the

power back door system is disabled.

■

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 power back door is about to open

or close.

●

If the power back door system is disa-

bled while the power back door is

operating, the power back door will

stop operating. The power back door

must then be operated manually. Take

extra care in this situation, as the

power back door may open or close

suddenly.

●

If the operating conditions of the

power back door (



P.112) are no

longer met, a buzzer may sound and

the power back door may stop open-

ing or closing. The power back door

must then be operated manually. Take

extra care on an incline in this situation,

as the power back door may move

suddenly.

●

On an incline, the power back door

may suddenly shut after it opens. Make

sure the power 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 power back

door must then be operated manually.

Take extra care in this situation, as the

stopped power back door may sud-

denly open or close, causing an acci-

dent.

• When the power back door contacts

an obstacle

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WARNING

• When the battery voltage suddenly

drops, such as when the engine switch

is turned to IGNITION ON mode or

the engine is started during automatic

operation

●

If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy

object is attached to the power back

door, the power back door may not

operate, causing a malfunction, or the

power back door may suddenly shut

again after being opened, causing

someone’s hands, arms, head or neck

to be caught and injured. When install-

ing an accessory part to the power

back door, using a genuine Lexus part

is recommended.

■

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 power back door fully

closes. Be careful not to get fingers

caught 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.

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.

●

Exhaust gasses cause the exhaust

pipes to become quite hot. When

operating the Hands Free Power Back

Door, be careful not to touch the

exhaust pipe.

●

Do not operate the Hands Free Power

Back Door if there is little space under

the rear bumper.

NOTICE

■

Back door spindles

The power back door is equipped with
spindles

that hold the power 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 attach any accessories other

than genuine Lexus parts to the power

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

power back door while the back door

closer is operating. Applying excessive

force may cause the back door closer

to malfunction.

A

A

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Be

fore
driving

NOTICE

●

If the power back door is opened and

closed repeatedly in a short amount of

time, the back door closer may stop

operating. In this case, manually open

the power back door once and wait for

a while before attempting to close it

again.

■

To prevent malfunction of the power

back door

●

Make sure that there is no ice between

the power back door and frame that

would prevent movement of the power

back door. Operating the power back

door when excessive load is present

on the power back door may cause a

malfunction.

●

Do not apply excessive force to the

power 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 (



P.114) with a

knife or other sharp object. If a sensor

is disconnected, the power back door

will not close automatically.

■

Close & lock function/Hands free

close & lock function

When closing the power back door using

the close & lock function/hands free

close & lock function, a different 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.

■

Hands Free Power Back Door pre-

cautions (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

Hands Free Power Back Door may not

operate. In this situation, clean off the dirt

or snow, move the vehicle from the cur-

rent position and then check if the Hands

Free Power Back Door operates. If it

does not operate, have the vehicle

inspected by any authorized Lexus

retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or

any reliable repairer.

●

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 Hands Free

Power Back Door may not operate. In

this situation, move the vehicle from the

current position and then check if the

Hands Free Power Back Door operates.

If it does not operate, have the vehicle

inspected by any authorized Lexus

retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or

any reliable repairer.

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

The power back door system can be
enabled/disabled on the multi-informa-
tion display. (



P.79)

1

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches and select

.

2

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches, select the “Vehicle
Settings” and then press

.

3

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches, select

and

then press

.

4

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches, and then select
“PBD”.

5

ON and OFF will be switched over
with presses of

on the meter

control switches.

When OFF is selected and the operations
of the power back door is made to stop
from the

of multi-information display,

unless it is set to ON, the operation of the
power back door will not return. (No
return in the engine switch operation)

The Hands Free Power Back Door
(kick sensor) can be enabled/disabled
on the multi-information display.
(



P.79)

1

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches and select

.

2

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches, select the “Vehicle
Settings” and then press

.

3

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches, select

and

then press

.

4

Press

or

of the meter con-

trol switches, and then select “Kick
Sensor”.

NOTICE

●

Do not subject the rear bumper or its

surrounding area to a strong impact.

If the rear bumper or its surrounding area

has been subjected to a strong impact,

the Hands Free Power Back Door may

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

not operate in the following situations,

have the vehicle inspected by any

authorized Lexus retailer or Lexus

authorized repairer, or any reliable

repairer.
• The kick sensor or its surrounding area

has been subjected to a strong impact.

• The lower center part of the rear

bumper is scratched or damaged.

●

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 Hands Free Power

Back Door (kick sensor).

Canceling the power back door
system

Canceling the Hands Free
Power Back Door (if equipped)

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3

3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

Be

fore
driving

5

ON and OFF will be switched over
with presses of

on the meter

control switches.

When OFF is selected and the operations
of the Hands Free Power Back Door is
made to stop from the

of multi-infor-

mation display, unless it is set to ON, the
operation of the Hands Free Power Back
Door will not return. (No return in the
engine switch operation)

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

1

Stop the power back door at the
desired position. (



P.109)

2

Press and hold the

switch on

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



When setting is complete, a buzzer
will sound 4 times.



The next time the power back door
is opened, it will stop at that position.

■

Returning the power back door opening

position to the default setting

Press and hold the

switch on the

lower part of the power back door for 7

seconds.
A buzzer will sound twice. The next time
the power back door is opened, it will open
to the default position.

■

Customization

The opening position can be set with the

navigation system or multimedia system.
Priority for the stop position is given to the
last position set by either the

switch,

navigation system or multimedia system.
(Customizable features:



P.480)

Adjusting the open position of
the power back door