TOYOTA tC 2014 (in English) Owner's Guide

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Unlocking and locking the doors
Side door handles
Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the door. Grip the passen-
ger’s door handle to unlock all
the doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on
the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for
3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
*:The door unlock settings can be
changed. (
P. 39)
Touch the lock sensor (the
indentation on the upper part of
the door handle) to lock all the
doors.

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Back door
Press the unlock button to
unlock all the doors.
The door cannot be unlocked for
3 seconds after the door is
locked.
Lock the back door again when
you leave the vehicle. The back
door will not lock automatically
after it has been opened and then
closed.
Press the lock button to lock all
the doors.

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Antenna location and effective range
■Antenna location
Antennas outside the cabin
Antenna outside the luggage
compartment
Antennas inside the cabin

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■Effective range (areas within which the electronic key is
detected)
When locking or unlock-
ing the doors
The system can be oper-
ated when the electronic
key is within about 2.3 ft.
(0.7 m) of either of the out-
side side door handles or
back door lock/unlock but-
ton. (Only the doors detect-
ing the key can be
operated.)
When starting the engine
or changing “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
modes
The system can be oper-
ated when the electronic
key is inside the vehicle.

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■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
■When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the upper part
of the side door handle
Touch both lock sensors on the upper and
lower parts of the side door handle simul-
taneously.

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■Alarms and warning indicators
A combination of exterior and interior alarms as well as warning lights are
used to prevent theft of the vehicle and unforeseeable accidents resulting
from erroneous operation.
●When any warning lights come on
Take appropriate measures depending on which warning light comes on.
(P. 373)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures
when only alarms are sounded.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings once and
exterior alarm
sounds once for
10 secondsAn attempt was made to
lock the doors using the
entry function while the
electronic key was still
inside the passenger com-
partmentRetrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
passenger compart-
ment and lock the
doors again
An attempt was made to
exit the vehicle and lock
the doors without first turn-
ing the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch offTurn the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
off and lock the doors
again
Exterior alarm
sounds once for
10 secondsAn attempt was made to
lock the vehicle while a
door is openClose all of the doors
and lock the doors
again

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AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings continu-
ouslyThe “ENGINE START
STOP” switch was turned
to ACCESSORY mode
while the driver’s door was
open (or the driver’s door
was opened while the
“ENGINE START STOP”
switch was in ACCES-
SORY mode)Turn the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
off and close the
driver’s door
The “ENGINE START
STOP” switch was turned
OFF while the driver’s door
was openClose the driver’s
door
Interior alarm
sounds continu-
ouslyVehicles with an auto-
matic transmission only:
When the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch is in
IGNITION ON or ACCES-
SORY mode, an attempt
was made to open the
door and exit the vehicle,
and the shift lever was not
in PShift the shift lever to
P and turn the
“ENGINE START
STOP” switch off
Interior and exte-
rior alarms sound
continuouslyVehicles with an auto-
matic transmission only:
When the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch is in
IGNITION ON or ACCES-
SORY mode, the driver’s
door was closed after the
key was carried outside
the vehicle, and the shift
lever was not in PShift the shift lever to
P, turn the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
off and close the
driver’s door again

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*: If the engine does not start when the electronic key is inside the vehicle,
the electronic key battery may be depleted or there may be difficulties
receiving signals from the key. (P. 410)
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings onceThe electronic key has a
low batteryReplace the electronic
key battery
An attempt was made to
start the engine without the
electronic key being
present, or the electronic
key was not functioning
normallyStart the engine with
the electronic key
present
*
Interior alarm
pings once and
exterior alarm
sounds 3 timesThe driver’s door was
closed after the key was
carried outside the vehicle,
and the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch was not
turned offTurn the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
off and close the
driver’s door again
An occupant carried the
electronic key outside the
vehicle and closed the
door while the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch was
not offBring the electronic
key back into the vehi-
cle

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■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.
■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks using the wireless
remote control.
Turn the “ENGINE START STOP” switch off.
When the indicator on the key surface is not on, press and hold
or for approximately 5 seconds while pressing and hold-
ing .
The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as shown below.
(When changing the setting continuously, release the buttons, wait for at least
5 seconds, and repeat .)
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 2
Unlocking functionBeep
Holding the driver’s door handle
unlocks only the driver’s door.
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the front passenger’s door
handle unlocks all doors.
Holding either side door handle
unlocks all doors.Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once

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■Battery-saving function
In the following circumstances, the entry function is disabled in order to pre-
vent the vehicle battery from discharging and the electronic key battery from
depleting.
●When the entry function has not been used for 5 days or more
●When the electronic key has been left within approximately 6 ft. (2 m) of
the vehicle for 10 minutes or more
●If the entry function has not been used for 14 days or more, the vehicle
cannot be unlocked by a door other than the driver’s door. To unlock the
vehicle, grip the driver’s door handle or use the wireless remote control
or the mechanical key.
The system will resume operation when:
●The vehicle is locked using the lock sensor when carrying the electronic
key on your person.
●The vehicle is locked/unlocked using the wireless remote control.
(P. 4 8 )
●The vehicle is locked/unlocked using the mechanical key. (P. 410)