TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 XL20 / 2.G Service Manual

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Before operating the power sliding door,
make sure there is nobody near the slid-
ing door. Make sure the sliding door stops
at the fully−opened position, and then al-
low the passengers to get in and out of
the vehicle.
The resistance must be as strong as the
force of the moving door, or stronger. As
the sliding door approaches the fully −
closed or fully −opened position, its moving
force increases significantly.
The jam protection function may not work
if something gets caught just before the
sliding door is fully closed.
If the sliding door receives a strong im-
pact, this function may operate even if
nothing is caught.
CAUTION
The power sliding door could injure
people if they are caught in the door
path. When using the power sliding
door, observe the following:
Never try jamming any part of your
body to activate the jam protection
function intentionally, as it could re-
sult in death or serious injury.
The jam protection function may
not work if something gets caught
just before the sliding door is fully
closed.
Before you close the power sliding
door, always make sure there is no-
body around it. Also make sure the
heads, hands and other parts of the
bodies of all occupants are kept
completely inside the vehicle. If
someone’s neck, head or hands get
caught in a closing door, it could
result in death or serious injury.
When anyone closes the power slid-
ing door, make sure he or she oper-
ates the door safely.
NOTICE
Objects caught in the path of the slid-
ing door may be damaged. Make sure
there is nothing in the doorway be-
fore closing the sliding door.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the power sliding door system may
not work after you reconnect, replace or
recharge the battery. In any of these
cases, close the sliding doors completely
by hand to normalize the power sliding
door system.
If the power sliding door system does not
operate properly after the above proce-
dure, there may be a problem in the sys-
tem. Contact your Toyota dealer.

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CAUTION
When closing the sliding door, con-
firm safety of the area around.
Keep the heads, hands and other
parts of the bodies of all occupants
away from the sliding door. Other-
wise, the closing door may cause
death or serious injury.
When the vehicle is stopped on a
slope, the door will slide faster
when opening or closing, so be es-
pecially careful that the passengers
do not get hit or pinched by the
door.
When stopping on a downward
slope, open the door fully while
passengers are getting on or off.
Do not pull the outside handle or
inside handle while the door is
open as the door could suddenly
close by itself causing injury.
NOTICE
Do not close the sliding door by ap-
plying the brakes. Doing so could
cause the door to be damaged.
When the fuel filler door is opened, the
left side sliding door will not open.
Close the fuel filler door securely and
then operate the sliding door.
NOTICE
Avoid forcibly opening the left side
sliding door fully when the fuel filler
door is opened. Otherwise, the fuel
filler door may be damaged.
—Power sliding door cautions

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When the sliding door window is
opened more than about 15 cm (6 in.),
the sliding door will stop at half
opened position for safety reasons.
Close the window and then operate the
sliding door.
CAUTION
When the power sliding door is ON—
Do not leave the sliding door at half
opened position because the door will
unlock after 30 minutes. If the vehicle
is stopped on a downward slope, it
may move and cause an unexpected
injury.
When the power sliding door is
OFF—Do not leave the sliding door at
halfopened position because the
door is not latched at this position.
If the vehicle is stopped on a down-
ward slope, it may move and cause
an unexpected injury.
NOTICE
When the power sliding door is ON—
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the sliding door
at halfopened position.
Open the sliding door fully and move
the lock lever to the “LOCK” position
as shown on the label. Then close the
sliding door.
When the child −protector is locked, you
cannot open the sliding door by the inside
door handle. We recommend using this
feature whenever small children are in the
vehicle.
—Sliding door
childprotectors

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CAUTION
Make sure to turn off the power slid-
ing door system after locking the
childprotectors.
To open the back door, push up the
back door opener and raise the door.
The back door can be opened when the
vehicle is stopped.
The back door can be locked or unlocked
in the following ways.
Operate the power door lock switch.
(See “Front doors” on page 22 in this
Section.)
Operate the wireless remote control.
(See “Wireless remote control” on page
14 in this Section.)
All the side doors and back door are
locked and unlocked simultaneously
with the driver’s door. (See “Front
doors” on page 22 in this Section.)When all the side doors and back door
are unlocked simultaneously with a key,
the front personal lights and engine switch
light will come on and remain on for about
15 seconds before fading out. (For details,
see “Front personal lights” on page 179
and “Engine (ignition) switch light” on
page 181 in Section 1
−5.)
If the back door opener does not operate,
see “If you cannot operate back door
opener” on page 494 in Section 4.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the back door will be automatically
locked after you reconnect, replace or re-
charge the battery. Be careful not to lock
your keys in the vehicle.
Back door (nonpowered)

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When closing the back door, the inside
strap can be used to make the reach
easier.
To close the back door, lower it and press
down on it. After closing the back door,
try pulling it up to make sure it is secure-
ly closed.
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 447
in Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
CAUTION
Keep the back door closed while driv-
ing. This not only keeps the luggage
from being thrown out but also pre-
vents exhaust gases from entering
the vehicle.
NOTICE
To avoid damage to the back door
dampers, do not apply any force,
paint or let any other foreign matter
on them.
Back door closer (on some models):
When the back door has not been fully
closed, it is automatically closed com-
pletely.
CAUTION
Careful attention is needed so as
not to get your fingers trapped as
the back door automatically closes
when it has not been fully closed.
Never allow a child to operate the
back door.
NOTICE
Do not apply excessive force when
the back door closer is operating.
Otherwise, the back door closer may
be damaged.

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On Off
This switch is used to turn on and off
the power back door system. In order
to operate the power back door, the
“BACK DOOR OFF” switch on the in-
strument panel must be pushed out.
(The orange line on top of the switch
indicates that the power back door sys-
tem is on.) To disable the power back
door feature, push in the switch.
CAUTION
Do not leave small children or pets
unattended in your vehicle. They
could operate the power back door,
and anyone around the back door
could be injured. Turn off the power
back door system when the power
back door is not in use.
When jacking up the vehicle, turn
off the power back door system and
close the back door completely.
NOTICE
When your vehicle goes through an
automatic car wash, make sure the
power back door system is off.
The power back door can be operated
automatically in the following ways:
Operates with the power back door
switch on the overhead console
Operates with the wireless remote con-
trol transmitter
Assists closing by hand
The power back door system can be can-
celed by the “BACK DOOR OFF” switch.
When the system is canceled, see
“—Manual operation” on page 41 in this
Section.
When closing or opening the back door
automatically, two beeps will be heard and
the turn signal lights will flash twice.
The beep sound can be changed. For de-
tails, contact your Toyota dealer.
CAUTION
Careful attention is needed so as
not to get your fingers trapped as
the back door automatically closes.
Never allow a child to operate the
back door.
Power back door—
—“BACK DOOR OFF” switch —Automatic operation (power
back door—ON)

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NOTICE
Do not apply excessive force when
the back door is operated automati-
cally. Otherwise, the power back door
system may be damaged.
OPERATING WITH THE POWER BACK
DOOR SWITCH
To open the door, push and hold the
“
” switch on the overhead con-
sole about one second. To close the
door, push this switch once again. The
door opens and closes completely. Opening operation can be performed by
the switch under the following condi-
tions:
The back door is unlocked.
The power back door system is on.
(The “BACK DOOR OFF” switch is
pushed out.)
The back door is between in the fully
−
closed position and half −opened posi-
tion.
When the engine switch is in the “ON”
position, the transmission selector lever
must be in “P”.
Closing operation can be performed by
the switch under the following condi-
tions:
The power back door system is on.
(The “BACK DOOR OFF” switch is
pushed out.)
The back door is between in the fully −
opened position and half −opened posi-
tion.
The time of pushing the switches for oper-
ating the back door can be changed. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.

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OPERATING WITH THE WIRELESS
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER
To open or close the door, push and
hold the “
” switch on the wireless
remote control transmitter about one
second. (Only when the power back
door system is on.) For details, see
“Wireless remote control” on page 14
in this Section.
ASSISTS CLOSING BY HAND
When the power back door system is on
(the “BACK DOOR OFF” switch is pushed
out), if you move the back door about
10—15 cm (4—6 in.) from its fully −opened
position, the back door will automatically
and completely close.
When the power back door system is off,
the back door can be closed manually.
The assisting function when closing the
back door can be disabled and the assist-
ing function when opening the back door
can be added. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
JAM PROTECTION FUNCTION
If anything with sufficient resistance ob-
structs the power back door while it is
closing or opening, the back door will au-
tomatically reverse to the opposite direc-
tion.
If the jam protection function operates
continuously at the closing operation more
than 2 times, the back door will be
stopped at that position. Before operating the power back door,
make sure there is nobody near the back
door.
The resistance must be as strong as the
force of the moving door, or stronger. As
the back door approaches the fully
−closed
or fully −opened position, its moving force
increases significantly.
The jam protection function may not work
if something gets caught just before the
back door is fully closed.
If the back door receives a strong impact,
this function may operate even if nothing
is caught.

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CAUTION
The power back door could injure
people if they are caught in the door
path. When using the power back
door, observe the following:
Never try jamming any part of your
body to activate the jam protection
function intentionally, as it could re-
sult in death or serious injury.
The jam protection function may
not work if something gets caught
just before the sliding door is fully
closed.
Before you close the power back
door, always make sure there is no-
body around it. If someone’s neck,
head or hands get caught in a clos-
ing door, it could result in death or
serious injury. When anyone closes
the power back door, make sure he
or she operates the door safely.
NOTICE
Objects caught in the path of the
back door may be damaged. Make
sure there is nothing in the doorway
before closing the back door.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the back door will be automatically
locked and the power back door system
may not work after you reconnect, replace
or recharge the battery. In any of these
cases, normalize the power back door
system by following proc edure.
1. Unlock the back door with the key, wireless remote control transmitter or
power door lock switch.
2. Close the back door completely by hand.
If the power back door system does not
operate properly after the above proce-
dure, there may be a problem in the sys-
tem. Contact your Toyota dealer.
To open the back door, push up the
back door opener and raise the door.
The back door can be opened when the
vehicle is stopped.
The back door can be locked or unlocked
in the following ways.
Operate the power door lock switch.
(See “Front doors” on page 22 in this
Section.)
Operate the wireless remote control.
(See “Wireless remote control” on page
14 in this Section.)
All the side doors and back door are
locked and unlocked simultaneously
with the driver’s door. (See “Front
doors” on page 22 in this Section.)
—Manual operation (power
back door—OFF)

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When all the side doors and back door
are unlocked simultaneously with a key,
the front personal lights and engine switch
light will come on and remain on for about
15 seconds before fading out. (For details,
see “Front personal lights” on page 179
and “Engine (ignition) switch light” on
page 181 in Section 1−5.)
If the back door opener does not operate,
see “If you cannot operate back door
opener” on page 494 in Section 4.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the back door will be automatically
locked after you reconnect, replace or re-
charge the battery. Be careful not to lock
your keys in the vehicle.
When closing the back door, the inside
strap can be used to make the reach
easier.
To close the back door, lower it and press
down on it. After closing the back door,
try pulling it up to make sure it is secure-
ly closed.
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 447
in Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
CAUTION
Keep the back door closed while driv-
ing. This not only keeps the luggage
from being thrown out but also pre-
vents exhaust gases from entering
the vehicle.
NOTICE
To avoid damage to the back door
dampers, do not apply any force,
paint or let any other foreign matter
on them.