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Activating The Safe Lock Device

• LED ON: Doors locked. Pushing the central lock/unlock

button once will unlock all doors. The LED will switch

off once the doors are unlocked.

The Safe Lock device is enabled on all the doors by quickly

double-pushing the lock button on the key fob.

• LED OFF: Doors unlocked. Pushing the central lock/

unlock button once will lock all doors. The LED will

switch on once the doors are locked.

The direction indicators flash three times and the LED

above the button flashes to indicate that the Safe Lock

device has been activated. If one or more of the doors are

not closed correctly, the Safe Lock device will not activate,

preventing a person from getting stuck inside the passen-

ger compartment by entering the car through, and then

closing, the open door.

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Deactivating The Safe Lock Device

The Safe Lock device deactivates automatically:

1. By pushing the unlock button on the key fob.

2. By turning the ignition key to the MAR position.

DOORS

Central Lock/Unlock Button

Power Door Locks

Once the doors have been locked with the key fob, it will

no longer be possible to unlock them by pushing central

lock/unlock button.

Push the central lock/unlock button located on the instru-

ment panel, in the switch bank below the radio. The button

has an LED that indicates whether the doors are locked or

unlocked.

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NOTE: With central locking active (LED ON), opening one of

the front doors, it is possible to perform a central unlocking

(LED OFF). With central locking active (LED ON), in order to

open one of the rear passenger doors, it is necessary pulling

the internal door handle twice. With one of the rear door open

(LED OFF), the unlocking is performed only for that door, not

for all the vehicle.

WARNING! (Continued)

• Never leave children alone in a vehicle, or with

access to an unlocked vehicle. Leaving children in a

vehicle unattended is dangerous for a number of

reasons. A child or others could be seriously or

fatally injured. Children should be warned not to

touch the parking brake, brake pedal or the gear

selector.

• Allowing children to be in a vehicle unattended is

dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or others

could be seriously or fatally injured. Children

should be warned not to touch the parking brake,

brake pedal or the gear selector.

To unlock the front doors, pull the inside door handle to

the first detent. If the rear doors are locked, you must pull

the door handle once to unlock the door and pull the door

handle a second time to open the door.

WARNING!

• Do not leave children or animals inside parked

vehicles in hot weather. Interior heat build-up may

cause serious injury or death.

• For personal security and safety in the event of a

collision, lock the vehicle doors as you drive as well

as when you park and leave the vehicle.

• Do not leave the key fob in or near the vehicle, or in

a location accessible to children. A child could oper-

ate power windows, other controls, or move the

vehicle.

CAUTION!

•

Before exiting a vehicle, always shift the automatic

transmission into PARK or the manual transmission

into FIRST gear or REVERSE, apply the parking brake,

turn the vehicle OFF, remove the key fobs from vehicle,

and lock all doors. and lock your vehicle.

An unlocked vehicle is an invitation. Always remove

the key from the ignition and lock all doors when

leaving the vehicle unattended.

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Doors Lock With One Or More Doors Open

To Engage Or Disengage The Child-Protection Door Lock

System

It is possible to lock the vehicle using the Remote Keyless

Entry, internal button, or external key fob. The vehicle can

also be locked if one or more doors are open. At lock

command request, LED is switched ON. At closing of the

last door, the vehicle maintains the central locking status if

key is not inserted in Ignition Device, otherwise the vehicle

will be unlocked and the LED will be switched OFF.

1. Open the rear door.

2. Insert the tip of the key into the lock and rotate

clockwise to the lock position or counter clockwise to

unlock position.

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3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the opposite rear door.

NOTE: If the key is not inserted in the ignition switch, but

is inside the vehicle, the system does not recognize the

presence of the key and after the closing of last door, the

vehicle remains locked.

WARNING!

Avoid trapping anyone in a vehicle in a collision.

Remember that the rear doors can only be opened from

the outside with the Child-Protection locks are en-

gaged (locked).

Auto-Relocking (Only For Rear Doors)

With the vehicle locked and all doors closed (LED ON), if

a passenger opens one of the rear doors (LED OFF), as soon

as the door is closed, it will be locked again (LED ON).

NOTE: For emergency exit from the rear seats when the

Child-Protection Door Lock System is engaged, unlock the

doors using the central unlock button, roll down the

window and open the door using the exterior handle.

Child-Protection Door Lock System (Rear Doors)

To provide a safer environment for small children riding in

the rear seats, the rear doors are equipped with Child-

Protection Door Lock system.

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SEATS

Manual Adjustment (Front Seats)

Seats are a part of the Occupant Restraint System of the

vehicle.

WARNING!

• Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is

dangerous. The sudden movement of the seat could

cause you to lose control. The seat belt might not be

adjusted properly and you could be injured. Adjust

the seat only while the vehicle is parked.

• Do not ride with the seatback reclined so that the

shoulder belt is no longer resting against your chest.

In a collision you could slide under the seat belt and

be seriously or even fatally injured. Use the recliner

only when the vehicle is parked.

WARNING!

• It is dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or

outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in

these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or

killed.

• Do not allow people to ride in any area of your

vehicle that is not equipped with seats and seat belts.

In a collision, people riding in these areas are more

likely to be seriously injured or killed.

• Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and

using a seat belt properly.

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