Toyota RAV4 (RHD) - MMC, Owner'S Manual

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156 3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the follow-
ing procedures.
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■ Before driving
●
Make sure that the back door is
fully closed.
If the back door is not fully closed, it
may open unexpectedly while driv-
ing and hit near-by objects or lug-
gage in the luggage compartment
may be thrown out, causing an
accident.
● Do not allow children 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.
■ Important points while driving
●
Keep the back door closed while
driving.
If the back door is left open, it may
hit near-by objects or luggage in the
luggage compartment may be
thrown out, causing an accident.
● Never let anyone sit in the luggage
compartment.
In the event of sudden braking, sud-
den swerving or a collision, they are
susceptible to death or serious
injury.
■
Back door handles
Do not hang any object to the back
door handles.
If any object is hung, the back door
may suddenly shut, causing parts of
the body to be caught, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■ Operating the back door
Observe the following precautions.
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 sud-
denly 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 clos-
ing the back door in windy weather
as it may move abruptly in strong
wind.
●
Vehicles without power back door:
The back door may suddenly shut if
it is not opened fully. It is more diffi-
cult to open or close the back door
on an incline than on a level sur-
face, 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.