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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
● When an exterior alarm sounds once
for 5 seconds
● 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 12-volt battery from
being discharged while the vehicle is not
in operation for a long time.
● In the following situations, the smart
entry & start system may take some
time to unlock the doors. Also, the
interior lights may not turn on when
the doors are unlocked.
• The electronic key has been left in an
area of approximately 3.5 m (11.5 ft.)
of the outside of the vehicle for 40
seconds or longer.
• The smart entry & start system has
not been used for 5 days or longer.
● If the smart entry & start system 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
handle, or use the wireless remote
control or the mechanical key, to
unlock the doors.
■ Turning an electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode
● When battery-saving mode is set, bat-
tery depletion is minimized by stop-
ping 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 entry & start system 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 battery-saving mode in advance.
■ When electronic key function stops
If the position of the electronic key has
not changed for a certain amount of time
such as when the electronic key is left
somewhere, the function of the elec-
tronic key stops to reduce depletion of
the battery.
In this case, function can automatically
be restored by moving the position of
the key such as by lifting it up.
■ Conditions affecting operation
The smart entry & start system uses
weak radio waves. In the following situa-
tions, the communication between the
electronic key and the vehicle may be
affected, preventing the smart entry &
start system, wireless remote control
and immobilizer system from operating
properly.
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.
Situation
Correction proce-
dure
The power switch
was turned to ACC
while the driver’s
door was open (or
the driver’s door
was opened while
the power switch
was in ACC).
Turn the power
switch to OFF and
close the driver’s
door.
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