sensor TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2023 User Guide

1433-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■The situations in which the slid-
ing door does not open com-
pletely
The left side sliding door does not
open completely when the fuel filler
door is opened.
■Jam protection function
Sensor is attached to the front
edge of the power sliding door. If
any object obstructs the power slid-
ing door when cl osing, the power
sliding door will stop after reversing
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm).
■Sliding door reserve lock func-
tion
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors before-
hand, when the power sliding door
is open.
When the following procedure is
performed, all the doors except the
power sliding door are locked and
then power sliding door will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the
power sliding door.
2 During the power sliding door
closing operation, lock the doors
using the smart key system from
the front doors ( P.132) or the wireless remote 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 vehicl e. Make sure to
always carry the electronic key on
your person.
●If the power sliding door does not
fully close due to the operation of
the jam protection function, etc.,
while the sliding 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.
■Power sliding door brake func-
tion
When the power sliding door
detects an abnorma lity and stops
operating, power sliding door brake
function may be activated. When
brake function is activated, door
movement is restricted by the brake
and motion may appear to be not
smooth. This is not malfunction.
Move the door to fully closed posi-
tion to reset the system and normal
power sliding doo r function will
resume.
■Sliding door closer
In the event that the sliding door is
left slightly open, the sliding door
closer will automatically close it to
the fully closed position.
■Power sliding door operation
Wireless remote control: Even if the
door is locked, pressing and holding
the sliding door bu ttons will unlock
all doors and start open operation.
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■If the power sliding door is
inoperative
When the power sliding door
detects an abnormality and stops
opening and can no t be completely
closed manually, turn the inside lock
button to “LOCK” position to cancel
the function and close the door
manually. After th at, have the vehi-
cle inspected and repaired by your
Toyota dealer.
■Kick sensor operating condi-
tions (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Sliding Doors)
The Hands Free Power Sliding Door
will open/close automatically when
the following cond itions are met:
●The kick sensor operation is
enabled ( P.112)
●The front door (t he same side of
the sliding door you open) is
closed.
●The electronic key is within the
operational range. ( P.165)
●A foot is put under the portion with
a label on the rocker moulding
and moved away from the rocker
moulding.
The power sliding door may also
be operated by putting a hand, an
elbow, a knee, etc. under the por-
tion with a label on the rocker
moulding and moving it away from
the rocker moulding. Make sure to
put it close enough to the center
part of the rocker moulding.
■Situations in which the Hands
Free Power Sliding Door may
not operate properly (vehicles
with Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors)
In the following situations, the
Hands Free Power Sliding Door
may not operate properly:
●When a foot remains under the
rocker moulding
●If the rocker moulding is strongly
hit with a foot or is touched for a
while If the rocker moulding has been
touched for a while, wait for a short
time before attempting to operate
the Hands Free Power Sliding Door
again.
●When operated while a person is
too close to the rocker moulding
●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 Sliding 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 r ocker moulding,
such as when the v ehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is
attached to the rocker moulding
●When the vehicle has been
parked for a while near objects
that may move and contact the
rocker moulding, such as plants
●When an accessory i s installed to
the rocker moulding
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands Fre e Power Sliding
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off.
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Sliding Door (vehicles with
Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors)
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Sliding Do or may operate
unintentionally, so be careful in the

1453-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
following situations.
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rocker moulding,
such as when the vehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rocker
moulding
●When a small animal or small
object, such as a ball, moves
under the rocker moulding
●When an object is moved from
under the rocker moulding
●If someone is swinging their legs
while sitting on the rocker mould-
ing
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rocker
moulding while passing by the
vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Slidin g 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 rocker mould-
ing
●If luggage, etc. is set near the
rocker moulding
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rocker
moulding
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation,
turn the Hands Free Power Sliding
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off. ( P.112)
■Automatic car washes
 P.396
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or
wireless remote control
 P.166
■Customization
Settings (e.g. opening and closing
operation) can be changed. (Cus-
tomizable features: P.543)
WARNING
■Sliding door closer
●In the event that the sliding door
is left slightly open, the sliding
door closer will automatically
close it to the fu lly closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the sliding door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
else in the sliding door, as this
may cause bone fractures or
other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the
sliding door clos er. The sliding
door closer operates even when
the power sliding door system is
canceled.
■Power sliding doors
Observe the following precautions
when the power sliding door sys-
tem is enabled. Failure to do so
may cause death or serious
injury.

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The power sliding door system
can be enabled/disabled by
using the power sliding door
NOTICE
●Take care not to damage the
sensors (installed on the front
edge of the power sliding door)
with a knife or other sharp
object.
●Make sure there is nothing in
the doorway before closing.
●Do not close the sliding door by
applying the brakes. Doing so
could cause the sliding door to
be damaged.
■Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors precautions (if
equipped)
The kick sensors are located
behind the portions with labels on
the rocker mouldings. Observe
the following to e nsure that the
Hands Free Power Sliding Door
function operates properly:
●Keep the portions with labels on
the rocker mouldings clean at all
times.
If the portions with labels on the
rocker mouldings are dirty or
covered with snow or mud, the
kick sensors may not operate.
In this situation, clean off the dirt
or snow, move the vehicle from
the current posi tion and then
check if the ki ck sensors oper-
ate.
If they do not o perate, have the
vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have
a rain cleari ng (hydrophilic)
effect, or other coatings, to the
portions with labels on the
rocker mouldings.
●Do not park the vehicle near
objects that may move and con-
tact portions with labels on the
rocker mouldings, such as
grass or trees.
If the vehicle has been parked
for a while near objects that
may move and contact the por-
tions with labels on the rocker
mouldings, such as grass or
trees, the kick sensors may not
operate. In this situation, move
the vehicle from the current
position and the n check if the
kick sensors operate. If they do
not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not subject the kick sensors
or their surrounding areas to a
strong impact.
If the kick sensors or their sur-
rounding areas have been sub-
jected to a strong impact, the
kick sensors may not operate
properly. If the kick sensors do
not operate in the following situ-
ations, have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
• The kick sensors or their sur- rounding areas have been sub-
jected to a strong impact.
• The portions with labels on the rocker mouldings are scratched
or damaged.
●Do not disassemble the rocker
mouldings.
●Do not attach an accessory con-
taining metal or apply metallic
paint to the rocker mouldings.
Canceling the power slid-
ing door system

1553-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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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.
• When the kick sensor detects your foot, the buzzer will
sound.
• Perform the entire kick opera-
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tion within approximately 1
second.
• The back door will not start operating if your foot remains
and is detected under 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 compart-
ment, it may take slightly lon-
ger than normal 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
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Before driving
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-
cate that the back door is
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, the power back
door does not ope rate 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 door 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 remote 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).

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A different buzzer than the normal
one will sound and then the power
back door will begi n closing auto-
matically. When the power back
door is closed, a ll of the doors will
lock simultaneously and operation
signals will indicate that all of the
doors have been locked.
■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 Power Back Door)
In the following si tuations, 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

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Before driving
●When an accessory is installed to
the rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands Free Power Back
Door (kick sensor) operation setting
off.
■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.

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NOTICE
●Do not touch the spindle rod
with gloves or other fabric items.
●Do not attach heavy accesso-
ries to the back door. When
attaching, ask your Toyota
dealer for details.
●Do not place your hand on the
spindle or apply lateral forces to
it.
■To prevent back door closer
malfunction
Do not apply excessive force to
the back door while the back door
closer is operating. Applying
excessive force may cause the
back door closer to malfunction.
■To prevent damage to the
power back door
●Make sure that there is no ice
between the back door and
frame that would prevent move-
ment of the back door. Operat-
ing the power back door when
excessive load is present on the
back door may cause a mal-
function.
●Do not apply excessive force to
the 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) with a knife or other
sharp object. If the sensor is
disconnected, the power back
door will not close automati-
cally.
■Close & lock function
When closing the power back
door using the close & lock func-
tion, a different b uzzer than the
normal one will so und before the
operation begins.
To check that the operation has
started correctly, check that a dif-
ferent buzzer than the normal one
has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back
door is fully closed and locked,
operation signals will indicate that
all of the doors have been locked.
Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that the operation signals
have operated and that all of the
doors are locked.
■Hands Free Power Back Door
precautions (if equipped)
The kick sensor is located behind
lower center p art of the rear
bumper. Observe the following to
ensure that the Hands Free
Power Back Door function oper-
ates properly:
●Keep the lower c enter part of
the rear bumper clean at all
times.
If the lower center part of the
rear bumper is dirty or covered
with snow or mud, the kick sen-
sor may not operate. In this situ-
ation, clean off th e dirt or snow,
move the vehicle from the cur-
rent position and then check if
the kick sensor operates.
If it does not o perate, have the
vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have
a rain clearin g (hydrophilic)
effect, or other coatings, to the
lower center part of the rear
bumper.