Lexus UX200 2021, Manual

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Be
fore
dri
ving
WARNING
● 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
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
● Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obsta-
cles or anything that could cause any
of your belongings to get caught.
● Exhaust gases cause the exhaust pipes
to become quite hot. When operating
the Hands Free Power Back Door, be
careful not to touch the exhaust pipe.
● Do not operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door if there is little space under
the rear bumper.
NOTICE
■ Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with spindles
that hold the back door in place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage 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.
●
Do not touch the spindle rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
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● Do not attach any accessories other
than genuine Lexus parts to the power
back door.
● Do not place your hand on the spindle
or apply lateral forces to it.
■ To prevent back door closer malfunc-
tion
Do not apply excessive force to the back
door while the back door closer is oper-
ating. Applying excessive force may
cause the back door closer to malfunc-
tion.
■ To prevent damage to the power
back door
● Make sure that there is no ice between
the back door and frame that would
prevent movement of the back door.
Operating the power back door when
excessive load is present on the back
door may cause a malfunction.
● 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) (

P.109) with a
knife or other sharp object. If the sen-
sor is disconnected, the power back
door will not close automatically.
■ Close & lock function
When closing the power back door
using the close & lock function, a differ-
ent buzzer than the normal one will
sound before the operation begins.
To check that the operation has started
correctly, check that a different buzzer
than the normal one has sounded.
Additionally, when the power back door
is fully closed and locked, operation sig-
nals 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.