TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2021 Owners Manual (in English)

1503-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.
WARNING
■Before driving
Make sure that the back door is
fully closed.
If the back door is not fully closed,
it may open unexpectedly while
driving and hit near-by objects or
luggage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thro wn out, causing
an accident.
■When children ar e in the vehi-
cle
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may result
in death or serious injury.
●Do not allow child ren to play in
the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked
in the luggage compartment,
they could get heat exhaustion
or other injuries.
●Do not allow a child to open or
close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back
door to operate unexpectedly,
or cause the child’s hands,
head, or neck to be caught by
the closing back door.
■Caution while driving
●Keep the back door closed
while driving.
If the back door is left open, it
may hit near-by objects or lug-
gage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thrown out,
causing an accident.
●Never let anyone sit in the lug-
gage compartment.
In the event of sudden braking,
sudden swerving or a collision,
they are susceptible to death or
serious injury.
■Back door handle
Do not hang any object to the
back door handle.
If any object is hung, the back
door may suddenly shut, causing
parts of the body to be caught,
resulting in dea th or serious
injury.
■Operating the back door
Observe the following precau-
tions.
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.

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Before driving
■Using the entry function (if
equipped)
Carry the electronic key to
enable this function.
WARNING
●Vehicles without power back
door: The back door may sud-
denly shut if it is not opened
fully. It is more difficult to open
or close the ba ck 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
compartment.
●Vehicles with power back door:
The back door may suddenly
shut if it is not opened fully,
while on a steep incline. Make
sure that the back door is
secured before using the lug-
gage compartment.
●When closing the back door,
take extra care to prevent your
fingers, etc. from being caught.
●Vehicles without power back
door: When closing the back
door, make sure to press it
lightly on its outer surface. 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 (vehicles without
power back door) ( P.153) or
back door spindle (vehicles with
power back door) ( P.161) to
close the back door, and do not
hang on the back door damper
stay (vehicles without power
back door) or back door spindle
(vehicles with power back door).
Doing so may cause hands to
be caught or the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) or back door
spindle (vehicles with power
back door) to break, causing an
accident.
●Do not attach a heavy acces-
sory part to the back door. If a
bicycle carrier or similar heavy
object is attached to the back
door, it may suddenly shut
again after being opened, caus-
ing someone’s hands, head or
neck to be caught and injured.
NOTICE
■Operating the back door
Do not attach a heavy accessory
part to the back d oor. Doing so
may cause the back door to be
damaged.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the out-
side

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Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
■Using the wireless remote
control
 P.132
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency 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 fea-
ture automatically locks the vehicle
again.
■Using the door lock switch
 P.135
■Open
Raise the back door while pressing up the back door
opener to release the lock to
open the back door.
■Close
Lower the back door using the
back door handle , and make
sure to push the back door
down from the outside to close
it.
Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back
door with the handle.
■Luggage compartment light
 P.156
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the both side covers.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles without
power back door)
A

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Before driving
2Remove the bolts with a socket
wrench of an appropriate size.
3 Remove the inside panel.
4 Move the lever.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.136
■Using the wireless remote
control
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Pressing the switch again while the
power back door is operating will
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with
damper stays that hold the back
door in place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age 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 Toyota parts
to the back door.
●Do not place your hand on the
damper stay or apply lateral
forces to it.
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles with power
back door)

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cause the operation to reverse.
However, the reverse operation
cannot be performed for the first
second after automatic operation
starts, even if the wireless remote
control switch is pressed again.
■Using the power back door
switch from front seats
Press and hold the switch to
open/close the back door.
Pressing the switch again while
the power back door is closing
will cause it to open again.
However, the reverse operation
cannot be performed for the first
second after automatic opera-
tion starts even if the switch is
pressed again.
■Using the back door opener
switch
When the back door is
unlocked: Press the back door opener switch.
When the back door is locked:
While carrying the electronic key
on your person, press and hold
the back door opener switch.
The power back door automatically
opens.
P r e s s i n g t h e s w i t c h w h i l e t h e p o w e r
back door is opening/closing stops
the operation.
■Using the power back door
switch on the back door
 Close
Press the switch.
The power back door automatically
closes.
P r e s s i n g t h e s w i t c h w h i l e t h e p o w e r
back door is operating will stop the
operation.
When the switch is pressed again
during the halted operation, the
back door will perfo rm the reverse

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Before driving
operation.
Close the back door and lock
all doors (close & lock func-
tion)
Press the switch twice.
A different buzzer than the normal
one will sound and the power back
door will begin closing automati-
cally. When the power back door is
closed, all of the doors will lock
simultaneously and operation sig-
nals will indicate that all of the
doors have been locked.
If the switch is pr essed while the
power back door is closing, the
operation will stop.
Pressing the switch again will close
the power back door automatically.
■Using the back door handle
Lower the back door using the
back door handle , then a
buzzer sounds and the back
door automatically closes.
■Using the kick sensor (vehi-
cles with Hands Free Power
Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back
Door enables automatic opening
and closing of the power back
door by putting your foot near the lower center part of the rear
bumper and moving it away
from the rear bumper. When
operating the Hands Free
Power Back Door, make sure
that the power switch is in OFF,
the kick sensor operation is
enabled (
P.112) and you are
carrying an electronic key.
1 While carrying an electronic
key, stand within the smart
key system operation range,
approximately 11.8 to 19.7 in.
(30 to 50 cm) from the rear
bumper.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back
Door operation detection
area
Smart key system operation
detection area ( P.165)
2 Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the rear bumper and then
pulling it back.
Perform the entire kick operation
within approximately 1 second.
The back door will not start operat-
ing while a foot is detected under
A
A
B
C

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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 nor-
mal 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
back door will automatically
fully open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper while the back door is
opening/closing, the back door will
stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper again during the halted
operation, the back door will per-
form the reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light
turns on when the back door is
opened with the luggage compart-
ment light switch on.
When the power switch is turned to
OFF, the light will go off automati-
cally after 20 minutes. 1
On
2 Off
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer
will automatically clo se it to the fully
closed position.
Whatever the state of the power
switch, the back door closer oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back doo r can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.112)
●When the back door is unlocked.
Vehicles with entry function: How-
ever, if the back door opener switch
is pressed and held while carrying
the electronic key on your person,
the power back d oor will be oper-
ated even if the back door is locked.
(  P.154)
●When the power switch is in ON,
in addition to the above for the
opening operations, the back door
operates for any of the following
conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged
• The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift lever is in P.
■Operation of the power back
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
A
B

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Before driving
cate that the back door is
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, the power back
door does not operate but it can
be opened and closed by hand.
●When the power back door auto-
matically opens, if an abnormality
due to people or objects is
detected, oper ation will stop.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides
of the power back door. If anything
obstructs the power back door while
it is closing, the b ack door will auto-
matically operate in the opposite
direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is open-
ing automatically, applying exces-
sive force to it will stop the opening
operation to prevent the power back
door from suddenly shutting.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors, before-
hand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is
performed, all the doors except the
power back door are locked and
then power back d oor will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back
door.
2 During the power back door clos-
ing operation, lock the doors
using the smart key system from
the front doors ( P.132) or the
wireless remo te control.
(  P.132) A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that
all the doors have been closed and
locked.
●If the electronic key is placed
inside the vehicle after starting a
close operation via the door
reserve lock function, the elec-
tronic key may become locked
inside the vehicle.
●If the power back door does not
fully close due to the operation of
the jam protection function, etc.,
while the back door is automati-
cally closing after a door reserve
lock operation is performed, the
door reserve lock function is can-
celed and all the
doors will unlock.
●Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that all the doors are closed
and locked.
■Close & lock function
When the power ba ck door is open,
this function clos es the power back
door and then locks all of the doors
simultaneously.
When the following procedures are
performed and there are no elec-
tronic keys for the vehicle within the
vehicle, all of the doors will lock
when the power back door is com-
pletely closed.
1 Close all of the doors except the
power back door.
2 While carrying an electronic key,
press the switch twice on the
lower part of the power back
door ( P.154).
A different buzzer than the normal
one will sound and then the power
back door will begin closing auto-
matically. 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.

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■Situations in which the close &
lock function may not operate
properly
In the following si tuations, the close
& lock function may not operate
properly:
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
is pressed by a hand which is
holding an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower part
of the power back door ( P.154)
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.154)
is pressed with the electronic key
not near the vehicle
■Kick sensor operating condi-
tions (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door
will open/close automatically when
the following cond itions are met:
●The kick sensor operation is
enabled ( P.112)
●The electronic key is within the
operational range. ( P.165)
●A foot is put near the lower center
part of the rear bumper and
moved away from the rear
bumper.
The power back door may also be
operated by putting a hand, an
elbow, a knee, etc. near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper. Make sure to put it close
enough to the center part of the
rear bumper.
■Situations in which the Hands
Free Power Back Door may not
operate properly (vehicles with
Hands Free Powe r Back Door)
In the following situations, the
Hands Free Power Back Door may not operate properly:
●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 f or a short time
before attempting to operate the
Hands Free Power Back Door
again.
●When operated while a person is
too close to the rear bumper
●When an external radio wave
source interferes with the commu-
nication between the electronic
key and the vehicle ( P.166)
●When the vehicle is parked near
an 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, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric po wer plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rea r 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 i s installed to
the rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands F ree Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off.

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Before driving
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Back Door (vehicles with Hands
Free Power Back Door)
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may operate unin-
tentionally, so be careful in the fol-
lowing 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 sitting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rear
bumper while passi ng by the vehi-
cle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an 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, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric power plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates 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 s et 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 F
ree Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off. ( P.112)
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the both side covers.
2 Remove the bolts with a socket
wrench of an appropriate size.
3 Remove the inside panel.
4 Move the lever.