lock TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2017 N280 / 5.G Owner's Guide

983-1. Key information
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Vehicles with a smart key systemLocks all the doors
Check that the door is securely
locked.
Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the
driver's door. Pressing the but-
ton again within 3 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
Press and hold to open the win-
dows and moon roof.
*
( →P. 148, 156)
*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
◆Key
Turning the key operates the doors as follows:
Vehicles without a smart key system
Locks all the doors
Turn and hold to close the win-
dows and moon roof.
*
( →P. 148, 156)
Unlocks all the doors
Driver’s side only: Turning the
key unlocks the driver’s door.
Turning the key again unlocks
the other doors.
Turn and hold to open the windows and moon roof.
* ( →P. 148, 156)
*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
Vehicles with a smart key system
The doors can also be locked and unlocked with the mechanical
key. ( →P. 451)
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
■ Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
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Operation of each component
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When the door ca nnot be locked by the lock sen sor on the upper part of
the door handle (vehicles with a smart key system)
■ Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not fully closed, a
buzzer sounds continuously. Fully close the door to stop the buzzer, and lock
the vehicle once more.
■ Alarm
Locking the doors will set the alarm system. ( →P. 72)
■ If the smart key system or the wireless remote control does not operate
properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. ( →P. 451)
Replace the battery with a new one if it is depleted. ( →P. 383)
◆Door lock switches
Locks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors
◆Inside lock buttonsLocks the door
Unlocks the door
The front doors can be opened
by pulling the inside handle
even if the lock buttons are in
the lock position.
If the door will not lock even when the top-
side sensor area is touched, try touching
both the topside and underside sensor
areas at the same time.
Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside
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1003-1. Key information
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Move the inside lock button to the lock position.
Close the door.
Vehicles without a smart key system
The door cannot be locked if either of the front doors is open and
the key is in the engine switch.
Vehicles with a smart key system
The door cannot be locked if t he engine switch is in ACCESSORY
or IGNITION ON mode, or the elec tronic key is left inside the vehi-
cle. However, the key may not be detected correctly and the door
may be locked.
The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock is
set. Unlock
Lock
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear doors.
Locking the doors from the outside without a key
Rear door child-protector lock
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Operation of each component
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The following functions can be set or canceled:
For instructions on customizing, refer to P. 489.
■
Setting and canceling the functions
To switch between setting and canceling, follow the procedure
below: Vehicles without a smart key system: close all the doors and turn
the engine switch to the “ON” position. (Perform step 2 within 20
seconds.)
Vehicles with a smart key system : close all the doors and turn the
engine switch to IGNITION ON mode. (Perform step 2 within 20
seconds.)
Automatic door lockin g and unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Speed linked door locking function
All doors are automatically locked
when vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 12 mph (20 km/h) or higher.
Shift position linked door locking
functionAll doors are automatically locked
when shifting the shift lever to posi-
tion other than P.
Shift position linked door unlocking
functionAll doors are automatically unlocked
when shifting the shift lever to P.
Driver's door linked door unlocking
function
(
vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
)
All doors are automatically unlocked
when driver's door is opened within
10 seconds after turning the engine
switch to “ACC” or “LOCK”.
Driver's door linked door unlocking
function
(vehicles with a smart key system)All doors are automatically unlocked
when driver's door is opened within
10 seconds after turning the engine
switch off.
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1023-1. Key information
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Shift the shift lever to P or N,
and press and hold the
driver's door lock switch
(
or) for approxi-
mately 5 seconds and then
release.
The shift lever and switch posi-
tions corresponding to the
desired function to be set are
shown in the following table.
Use the same procedure to can-
cel the function.
When the setting or canceling operation is complete, all the doors are
locked and then unlocked.
■ Customization
Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.
(Customizable features: →P. 489)
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FunctionShift lever
positionDriver’s door lock switch position
Shift position linked
door locking function
PShift position linked
door unlocking function
Speed linked door lock-
ing function
NDriver's door linked
door unlocking function

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Operation of each component
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CAUTION
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant throwing out
of the vehicle, resulting in death or serious injury.
● Ensure that all doors are properly closed and locked.
● Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even
if the inside lock buttons are in locked position.
● Set the rear door child-protector locks when children are seated in the rear
seats.

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●Locks and unlocks the doors ( →P. 97)
● Starts the engine ( →P. 196)
■Antenna location
Antennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna outside the luggage
compartment
Smart key system∗
∗: If equipped
Function summary
The following operations can be performed simply by carrying
the electronic key on your person, for example in your pocket.
(The driver should always carry the electronic key.)
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Operation of each component
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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 electronic key is within
about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) either of the
outside front door handles and
back door. (Only the doors
detecting the key can be oper-
ated.)
When starting the engine or
changing engine switch
modes
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is inside
the vehicle.

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■Alarms and warning indicators
A combination of exterior and interior alarms as well as warning messages
shown on the multi-information display are used to prevent theft of the vehicle
and accidents resulting from erroneous operation. Take appropriate mea-
sures in response to any warning message on the multi-information display.
(→P. 426)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures when
only alarms are sounded.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 5 seconds
An attempt was made
to lock the doors using
the smart key system
while the electronic key
was still inside the vehi-
cle.
Retrieve the electronic
key from the vehicle
and lock the doors
again.An attempt was made
to lock either front door
by opening a door and
putting the inside lock
button into the lock
position, then closing
the door by pulling on
the outside door handle
with the electronic key
still inside the vehicle.
An attempt was made
to lock the vehicle while
a door was open.Close all of the doors
and lock the doors
again.
Interior alarm sounds
continuously
An attempt was made
to open the door and
exit the vehicle when
the shift lever was not
in P.
Shift the shift lever to P.
Interior alarm pings
repeatedly
The engine switch was
turned to ACCESSORY
mode while the driver's
door was open
(The driver's door was
opened when the
engine switch was in
ACCESSORY mode.)
Turn the engine switch
off and close the
driver's door.

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Operation of each component
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Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be activated in order to prevent the electronic
key battery and the vehicle battery from being discharged while the vehicle is
not in operation for a long time.
●In the following situations, the smart key system may take some time to
unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left in an area of approximately 6 ft. (2 m) of
the outside of the vehicle for 10 minutes or longer.
• The smart key system has not been used for 5 days or longer.
● If the smart key 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.
The system will resume operation when
● The vehicle is locked using the door handle lock switch when carrying the
electronic key on your person.
● The vehicle is locked/unlocked using the wireless remote control.
(→P. 97)
● The vehicle is locked/unlocked using the mechanical key. ( →P. 451)
■ Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak radio waves. In the following situations, the
communication between the electronic key and the vehicle may be affected,
preventing the smart key system, wireless remote control and engine immobi-
lizer system from operating properly. (Ways of coping: →P. 451)
● When the electronic key battery is depleted
● Near a TV tower, electric power plant, gas station, radio station, large dis-
play, airport or other facility that generates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
● When carrying a portable radio, cellular phone, cordless phone or other
wireless communication device
Interior alarm sounds
once.
The engine switch was
pressed after the doors
were unlocked with the
mechanical key.
Touch the electronic
key to the engine
switch while depressing
the brake pedal.
The engine switch was
pressed two consecu-
tive times without the
electronic key being
present.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure