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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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.
● 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.
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■ 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.107) 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: