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DOOR LOCKS

• Doors can also be locked and

unlocked with the transmitter key (if

equipped).

• Once the doors are unlocked, it

may be opened by pulling the door

handle.

Lock

Unlock

• When closing the door, push the

door by hand. Make sure that

doors are closed securely.

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Operating door locks from

To lock a door without the key, push

outside the vehicle

the inside door lock button ( ➀ ) or

door lock switch ( ➁ , if equipped) to

• Turn the key toward rear of vehicle

the “Lock” position and close the

to unlock and toward front of vehi-

door ( ➂ ).

cle to lock.

• Turn the key toward front of vehicle

✽ NOTICE

to lock all doors.

Always remove the ignition key,

• Turn the key to the right once to

engage the parking brake, close all

unlock the driver’s door and to the

windows and lock all doors when

right twice within 4 seconds to

leaving your vehicle unattended.

unlock all doors. (if equipped)

• Turn the key to the left once to

unlock the passenger’s door and to

the left twice within 4 seconds to

unlock all doors. (if equipped)

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✽ NOTICE

• Front doors cannot be locked if the

ignition key is in the ignition switch

If the door is locked/unlocked multi-

and door is open.

ple times in rapid succession with

Unlock

Lock

• If you lock the front door with door

either the vehicle key or door lock

lock button, all vehicle doors will

switch, the system may stop operat-

lock automatically.

ing temporarily in order to protect

the circuit and prevent damage to

system components.

WARNING - Door lock

malfunction

If a power door lock ever fails to

function while you are in the

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vehicle, try one or more of the

Operating door locks from

following techniques to exit:

inside the vehicle

• Operate the door unlock fea-

With the door lock button

ture repeatedly (both electron-

ic and manual) while simulta-

• To unlock a door, pull the door lock

neously pulling on the door

button to the “Unlock” position (the

handle.

red part ( ➁ ) of the button becomes

visible).

• Operate the other door locks

• To lock a door, push the door lock

and handles, front and rear.

button ( ➀ ) to the “Lock” position. If

• Lower a front window and use

the door is locked, red part ( ➁ ) of

the key to unlock the door

the knob becomes invisible.

from outside.

• To open a door, pull the door han-

• Move to the cargo area and

dle ( ➂ ).

open the rear hatch.

• If the inner door handle of driver’s

side door is pulled when the door

lock button is in lock position, the

button is unlocked and door opens.

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Driver’s door

Passenger’s door

CAUTION - Doors

• The doors should always be

fully closed and locked while

the vehicle is in motion to pre-

vent accidental opening of the

door. Locked doors will also

discourage potential intruders

when the vehicle stops or

slows.

• Be careful when opening

doors and watch for vehicles,

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motorcycles, bicycles or

With central door lock switch

• When pushing down on the front

pedestrians approaching the

portion ( ➀ ) of the switch, all vehi-

The central door locking switch is

vehicle in the path of the door.

cle doors will lock.

located on the front door arm rest. It

Opening a door when some-

is operated by depressing the door

• When pushing down on the rear

thing is approaching can

lock switch. If any door is open when

portion ( ➁ ) of the switch, all vehicle

cause damage or injury.

the switch is depressed, the door will

doors will unlock.

remain locked when closed.

• However, if the key is in the ignition

switch and any front door is open,

the doors will not lock when the

front portion of central door lock

switch is pressed.

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Impact sensing door unlock

WARNING - Unlocked

WARNING - Unattended

system (if equipped)

vehicles

children

All doors will be automatically

Leaving your vehicle unlocked

An enclosed vehicle can

unlocked when the Supplemental

can invite theft or possible harm

become extremely hot, causing

Restraint System (SRS) detects a

to you or others from someone

death or severe injury to unat-

collision while the ignition switch is

hiding in your vehicle while you

tended children or animals who

ON.

are gone. Always remove the

cannot escape the vehicle.

However, the doors may not be

ignition key, engage the parking

Furthermore, children might

unlocked, if electrical power in the

brake, close all windows and

operate features of the vehicle

vehicle should fail.

lock all doors when leaving your

that could injure them, or they

vehicle unattended.

could encounter other harm,

possibly from someone gaining

entry to the vehicle. Never leave

children or animals unattended

in your vehicle.

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1. Open the rear door.

WARNING - Rear door

2. Push the child safety lock located

locks

on the rear edge of the door to the

“lock” position. When the child

If children accidentally open the

safety lock is in the “lock ( )”

rear doors while the vehicle is in

position, rear door will not open

motion, they could fall out and

when the inner door handle is

be severely injured or killed. To

pulled inside the vehicle.

prevent children from opening

the rear doors from the inside,

3. Close the rear door.

the rear door safety locks

To open the rear door, pull the out-

should be used whenever chil-

side door handle.

dren are in the vehicle.

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Even though the doors may be

Rear door child safety lock

unlocked, the rear door will not open

The child safety lock is provided to

by pulling the inner door handle until

help prevent children from acciden-

rear door child safety lock is

tally opening the rear doors from

unlocked (

inside the vehicle. The rear door

safety locks should be used whenev-

er children are in the vehicle.

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• If unlocked, the rear hatch can be

opened by pressing the handle

(DOOR) and pulling the hatch up.

• To close the rear hatch, lower and

push down the rear hatch firmly.

Make sure that the rear hatch is

securely latched.

Lock

Unlock

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Rear hatch

CAUTION - Rear hatch

Opening the rear hatch

The rear hatch/window swings

• Rear hatch is locked or unlocked

upward. Make sure no objects

with a key.

or people are near the rear of

• To open the rear hatch, insert the

the vehicle when opening the

key into the lock, turn it to the

hatch/window.

unlock position and pull up the rear

hatch by pressing the handle

✽ NOTICE

(DOOR).

Make certain that you close the rear

You can also lock/unlock the latch

hatch/window before driving your

(but not release it) with the central

vehicle. Possible damage may occur

door lock system.

to the rear hatch/window lift cylin-

ders and attaching hardware if the

rear hatch/window is not closed

prior to driving.

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WARNING - Exhaust

fumes

If you drive with the rear hatch

/window open, you will draw

dangerous exhaust fumes into

your vehicle which can cause

serious injury or death to vehi-

cle occupants.

Lock

If you must drive with the rear

Unlock

hatch/window open, keep the air

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vents and all windows open so

that additional outside air

Opening the rear hatch window

3. Raise the window by pulling up the

comes into the vehicle.

handle.

The rear hatch window lock is oper-

ated in connection with the rear

To close the rear hatch window,

hatch lock.

lower the rear hatch window and it

will close by itself.

To open the rear hatch window;

WARNING - Rear cargo

To be sure the rear hatch window is

1. Unlock the rear hatch.

area

securely latched, always try to pull it

2. Pull the release lever (GLASS) to

Occupants should never ride in

up again.

open the rear hatch window.

the rear cargo area where no

restraints are available. To avoid

injury in the event of an acci-

dent or sudden stops, occu-

pants should always be proper-

ly restrained.

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