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Features of your vehicle

With central door lock switch

• When pressing the rear portion (2)

of the switch, all vehicle doors will

unlock.

WARNING - Unattended

children/animals

Driver’s door

• If the key is in the ignition switch

and any front door is opened, the

doors will not lock even though the

front portion (1) of the central door

lock switch is pressed.

Never leave children or animals

unattended in your vehicle. An

enclosed vehicle can become

extremely hot, causing death or

severe injury to unattended

children or animals who cannot

escape the vehicle.

WARNING - Doors

• The doors should always be

fully closed and locked while

the vehicle is in motion to pre-

vent accidental opening of the

door.

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Passenger’s door

WARNING

Leaving your vehicle unlocked

can invite theft or possible harm

to you or others from someone

hiding in your vehicle while you

are gone. Always remove the

ignition key, engage the parking

brake, close all windows and

lock all doors when leaving

your vehicle unattended.

• Be careful when opening doors

and watch for vehicles, motor-

cycles, bicycles or pedestrians

approaching the vehicle in the

path of the door. Opening a

door when something is

approaching can cause dam-

age or injury.

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Operate by pressing the central door

lock switch.

• When pressing the front portion (1)

of the switch, all vehicle doors will

lock.

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Features of your vehicle

3. Close the rear door.

Impact sensing door unlock

system

Child-protector rear door lock

To open the rear door, pull the out-

side door handle.

In the event of air bag deployment

resulting from a vehicle impact, all

doors will automatically unlock.

Even though the doors may be

unlocked, the rear door will not open

by pulling the inner door handle until

the rear door child safety lock is

unlocked.

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NOTICE

You

lock/unlock features in “UserSettings”

For more information, refer to

“User Settings” in this chapter.

can

select

some

auto

door

WARNING - Rear door

locks

Use the rear door safety locks

whenever children are in the

vehicle. If a child accidently

opens the rear doors while the

vehicle is moving, they may fall

out.

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The child safety lock is provided to

help prevent children from acciden-

tally opening the rear doors from

inside the vehicle. The rear door

safety locks should be used whenev-

er children are in the vehicle.

1. Open the rear door.

2. Turn the child safety lock (1) locat-

ed on the rear edge of the door to

the lock ( ) position. When the

child safety lock is in the lock posi-

tion, the rear door will not open

even when the inner door handle

is pulled.

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Features of your vehicle

LIFTGATE (for manual liftgate)

Opening the liftgate

The liftgate swings upward. Make

sure no objects or people are near

the rear of the vehicle when opening

the liftgate.

Closing the liftgate

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NOTICE

In cold and wet climates, door lock

and door mechanisms may not work

properly due to freezing conditions.

CAUTION - Liftgate lift

Make certain that you close the

liftgate before driving your vehi-

cle. Possible damage may occur

to the liftgate lift cylinders and

attached hardware if the liftgate

is not closed prior to driving.

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• The liftgate is locked or unlocked

when all doors are locked or

unlocked with the key, transmitter

(or smart key) or central door lock

switch.

To close the liftgate, lower and push

down the liftgate firmly. Make sure

that the liftgate is securely latched.

Make sure your hands, feet and other

parts of your body are safely out of

the way before closing the liftgate.

• If unlocked, the liftgate can be

opened by pressing the handle

switch and then pulling the handle

up.

• Only the liftgate is unlocked if the

liftgate unlock button on the smart

key is pressed (if equipped). Once

the liftgate is opened and then

closed, the liftgate is locked auto-

matically.

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