Start closing the open power sliding door, then lock from a front-door smart sensor or the remote; the other doors lock first and the sliding door locks when it fully closes.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified in the 2025 U.S. Sienna owner's manual for vehicles equipped with power sliding doors and the applicable smart-key or remote locking method.
- Retail trim / version
- LE, XLE, XSE, Woodland Edition, Limited, Platinum
- Required equipment / service
- power sliding doors, Power sliding door plus smart-key front-door lock sensor or wireless remote, Sienna trims equipped with power sliding doors
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified in the 2025 U.S. Sienna owner's manual for vehicles equipped with power sliding doors and the applicable smart-key or remote locking method.
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Step by step.
- 01
Carry the electronic key and close every door except the power sliding door being used.
- 02
Start the automatic closing operation for that sliding door.
- 03
While it is closing, lock the vehicle using a front-door smart-key sensor or the wireless remote.
- 04
Wait for the buzzer and emergency-flasher confirmation.
- 05
After the sliding door fully latches, physically confirm that every door is locked before leaving.
Important limits
- A key placed inside after reserve closing starts can become locked in the vehicle, so keep it on your person.
- If jam protection prevents full closure, reserve lock is canceled and all doors unlock.
- Do not walk away until the final lock signals and physical check confirm closure.
Quick checks.
- ✓If the doors unlock again, inspect the sliding-door opening for an obstruction and repeat only after it closes normally.
- ✓If automatic movement feels restricted after the power-door brake activates, move the door fully closed to reset it.
- ✓A recurring failure to close or latch requires Toyota inspection rather than repeated reserve-lock attempts.
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2025 Toyota Sienna Owner's Manual — Sliding door reserve lock function
Relevant section or page: Pages 184–186. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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