2013 Lexus GS 450h Owners Manual - Page 120

GS450h_U (OM30D01U)

3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk

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Trunk light

The trunk light turns on when the trunk is opened.

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Trunk easy closer (vehicles with power trunk opener and closer)

In the event that the trunk lid is left slightly open, the trunk easy closer will automati-

cally close it to the fully closed position.

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Function to prevent the trunk being locked with the electronic key inside

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When all doors are being locked, closing the trunk lid with the electronic key left

inside the trunk will sound an alarm.

In this case, the trunk lid can be opened pressing the trunk release button on the

trunk lid.

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Even when the spare electronic key is put in the trunk with all the doors locked, the

key confinement prevention function can be activated so the trunk can be opened.

In order to prevent theft, take all electronic keys with you when leaving the vehicle.

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Even when the electronic key is put in the trunk with all the doors are locked, the

key may not be detected depending on the places and the surrounding radio wave

conditions. In this case, the key confinement prevention function cannot be acti-

vated, causing the doors to lock when the trunk is closed. Make sure to check

where the key is before closing the trunk.

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The key confinement prevention function cannot be activated if any one of the

doors is unlocked. In this case, open the trunk using the trunk opener.

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Overload protection function (vehicles with power trunk opener and closer)

The trunk lid will not operate when excessive load is present on the top of the trunk

lid.

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Fall-down protection function (vehicles with power trunk opener and closer)

While the trunk lid is opening automatically, applying excessive force to it will stop

the opening operation to prevent the trunk lid from rapidly falling down.

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Jam protection function (vehicles with power trunk opener and closer)

While the trunk lid is closing automatically, the trunk lid will stop closing and open if

something gets caught.