warning TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2023 Manual PDF

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.

1463-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
WARNING
●Do not get in and out of the
vehicle while the power sliding
door is being operated.
●When using the door handle to
open or close the power sliding
door, remove your hand from
the door handle immediately
after starting power sliding door
operation. If you leave your
hand on the door handle during
operation, your hand, fingers,
wrist etc. may be subjected to
an excessive amount of force.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obstacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them
know that the sliding door is
about to open or close. Also, do
not operate the power sliding
door if anyone in side or outside
the vehicle is leaning against
the vehicle in the area around
the sliding door.
●If the power sliding door system
is disabled with the main switch
while the sliding door is operat-
ing automatically, the automatic
operation is stopped. The slid-
ing door then has to be oper-
ated manually. Take extra care
when on an incline, as the slid-
ing door may open or close
unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power sliding door are no longer
met, a buzzer may sound and
the sliding door may stop open-
ing or closing. Th e sliding door
then has to be operated manu-
ally. Take extra care when on
an incline, as the sliding door
may open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, a sliding door
may close by itself after it opens
automatically. Make sure the
sliding door is fully open and
secure.
●In the following si tuations, the
power sliding door may detect
an abnormality and automatic
operation may be stopped. In
this case, the sliding door has to
be operated manually. Take
extra care when on an incline,
as the sliding door may open or
close abruptly.
• When the sliding door contacts an obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery volt- age suddenly drops, such as
when the power switch is turned
to ON or the hybrid system is
started during automatic opera-
tion
●Do not attach any accessories
other than genuine Toyota parts
to the power slid ing door. The
power sliding door may not
operate, causing itself to mal-
function, or the power sliding
door may close again after it is
opened.

1473-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
WARNING
●When the sliding door child-pro-
tector locks are set, make sure
to disable the power sliding door
system with the main switch in
order to totally disable the sys-
tem.
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may cause
death or serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body
to intentionally a ctivate the jam
protection function.
●The jam protection function may
not work if something gets
caught just before the power
sliding door fully closes. Be
careful not to catch fingers or
anything else.
●The jam protection function may
not work depending on the
shape of the object that is
caught. Be careful not to catch
fingers or anything else.
■Hands Free Power Sliding
Doors (if equipped)
Observe the following precautions
when operating the Hands Free
Power Sliding Door. Failure to do
so may cause death or serious
injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obstacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●Do not leave the electronic key
within the eff ective range
(detection area) of the power
sliding door.
NOTICE
■Sliding door
Make sure magazines are not
bent or protruding from the sliding
door pockets. Do not insert any-
thing too big so that the shape of
the sliding door pockets is dis-
torted. Such objects may obstruct
the opening/closing of the sliding
doors, damage the sliding door
pockets or the vehicle body, and
may result in a malfunction.
■Sliding door closer
●Do not apply excessive force to
the sliding door w hile the sliding
door closer is operating.
●The sliding door closer may not
operate when you repeat open-
ing/closing in a short period of
time. To operate again, open
the power sliding door once and
then close after a while.
■To prevent damage to your
vehicle
●Do not apply excessive force
when the sliding door is operat-
ing.
●Do not place your hand or foot
near door hinges or rollers when
the sliding door is operating.
●Avoid forcibly opening the left
side sliding door fully when the
fuel filler door i s opened. Other-
wise, the fuel filler door may be
damaged.

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.

1513-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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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

1533-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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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)

1603-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Customization
Settings (e.g. power back door
opening angle) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.544)
WARNING
■Back door closer
●In the event that the back door
is left slightly open, the back
door closer will automatically
close it to the fully closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
else in the back door, as this
may cause bone fractures or
other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the
back door closer as it still oper-
ates when the power back door
system is canceled.
■Power back door
Observe the following precautions
when operating the power back
door.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obs tacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●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.
●If the power back door system is
disabled while the back door is
operating automatically, the
automatic operation is stopped.
The back door then has to be
operated manually. Take extra
care when on an incline, as the
back door may open or close
unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door are no longer
met, a buzzer may sound and
the back door may stop opening
or closing. The ba ck door then
has to be operated manually.
Take extra care when on an
incline, as the back door may
open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, the back door
may suddenly shut after it
opens. Make sure the back door
is fully open and secure.

1613-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
WARNING
●In the following situations, the
power back door may detect an
abnormality and automatic
operation may be stopped. In
this case, the back door has to
be operated manually. Take
extra care when on an incline,
as the back door may open or
close abruptly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery volt- age suddenly drops, such as
when the power switch is turned
to ON or the hybrid system is
started during automatic opera-
tion
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body
to intentionally a ctivate the jam
protection function.
●The jam protection function may
not work if something gets
caught just before the back door
fully closes. Be careful not to
catch fingers or anything else.
●The jam protection function may
not work depending on the
shape of the object that is
caught. Be careful not to catch
fingers or anything else.
■Hands Free Power Back Door
(if equipped)
Observe the following precautions
when operating the Hands Free
Power Back Door.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obs tacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●When putting your foot near the
lower center part of the rear
bumper and moving it from the
rear bumper, be careful not to
touch the exhaust pipes until
they have cooled down suffi-
ciently, as touching hot exhaust
pipes can cause burns.
●Do not leave the electronic key
within the effective range
(detection area) of the luggage
compartment.
NOTICE
■Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with
spindles that hold the back door in
place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the back door spindle,
resulting in malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign
objects, such as stickers, plastic
sheets, or adhesives to the
spindle rod.

1653-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■Antenna location
Antennas outside the cabin
(vehicles with entry function)
Antenna outside the luggage compartment (vehicles with entry
function)
Antennas inside the cabin
■Effective range
(areas within
which the electronic key is
detected)
When locking or unlocking the
doors (vehicles with entry func-
tion)
The system can be operated when
the electronic key is within about 2.3
ft. (0.7 m) of either of the outside
front door handles or back door
opener switch. (Only the doors
detecting the key can be operated.)
When starting the hybrid system
or changing power switch modes
The system can be operated when
the electronic key i s inside the vehi-
cle.
■If an alarm sounds or a warning
message is displayed
An alarm sounds and warning mes-
sage displays shown on the multi-
information display are used to pro-
tect against unexpected accidents
or theft of the vehicl e resulting from
erroneous operation. When a warn-
ing message is displayed, take
appropriate measures based on the
displayed message.
When only an alarm sounds, cir-
cumstances and correction proce-
dures are as follows.
Smart key system
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.
 Locks and unlocks the front
doors (vehicles with entry
function) ( P.132)
 Locks and unlocks the slid-
ing doors (vehicles with
entry function) ( P.138)
 Locks and unlocks the back
door (vehicles with entry
function) ( P.151)
 Starts the hybrid system
( P.234)
A
B
C
A
B

1693-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
WARNING
■Caution regarding interfer-
ence with electronic devices
●People with implantable car-
diac pacemakers, cardiac
resynchronization therapy-
pacemakers or implantable car-
dioverter defibrillators should
maintain a reasonable distance
between themselves and the
smart key system antennas.
( P.165)
The radio waves may affect the
operation of such devices. If
necessary, the entry function
can be disabled. Ask your
Toyota dealer for details, such
as the frequency of radio waves
and timing of the emitted radio
waves. Then, con sult your doc-
tor to see if you should disable
the entry function.
●User of any electrical medical
device other than implantable
cardiac pacemakers, cardiac
resynchronization therapy-
pacemakers or implantable car-
dioverter defibrillators should
consult the manufacturer of the
device for information about its
operation under the influence of
radio waves.
Radio waves could have unex-
pected effects on the operation
of such medical devices.
Ask your Toyota dealer for details
for disabling the entry function.