Doors and central locking button -> Locking the front passenger door and rear doors in an emergency for Your Volkswagen Atlas SUV First Generation (2018-2023)

Fig. 60 Driver’s door handle: prying off the cap.  
Generally, all doors will lock when locking manually. Only the driver door will unlock when unlocking manually.  
Note the information about the anti-theft alarm system Anti-theft alarm system.  
1. Position the key bit or emergency key on the notch in the driver door handle from below.  
2. Hold your index finger under the key bit.  
3. Use the vehicle key to pry the cap off in the direction of the arrow fig. 60.  
4. Insert the key bit in the lock cylinder and unlock or lock the vehicle.  
5. Pull on the door handle and reinstall the cap.  
Special considerations for manual unlocking  
An alarm is triggered when the driver's door is opened Anti-theft alarm system.  
An emergency start must be performed after unlocking Starting and stopping the engine.  
Switch the ignition on to turn off the alarm.  
The electronic immobilizer will detect a valid vehicle key.  
The anti-theft alarm system is not activated when the vehicle is manually locked using the key bit Anti-theft alarm system.  
Locking the front passenger door and rear doors in an emergency  
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒  
and Introduction.  
Fig. 61 On the front of the right rear door: emergency locking the vehicle with the vehicle key (general example).  
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The front passenger door and the rear doors can each be locked manually.  
The anti-theft alarm system is not activated when this happens Anti-theft alarm system.  
1. Open the door.  
2. Remove the rubber seal  
in the front of the door.  
3. Insert the key bit or emergency key into the slot and turn it fig. 61.  
4. Reattach the rubber seal.  
5. Check that the door is locked.  
6. Have the vehicle checked immediately by a suitably qualified professional. Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized  
Volkswagen Service Facility.  
If a door is locked manually, it will unlock again when the vehicle is unlocked or if that door is opened from the inside.  
Doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by pulling the door handle.  
Child safety lock  
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒  
and Introduction.  
Fig. 62 Child safety lock:  
left rear door,  
right rear door.  
Child safety lock is switched off.  
Child safety lock is switched on.  
The child safety locks are located on the inner door panels of the rear doors.  
The child safety lock reduces the risk of the rear doors being opened from the inside.  
When the child safety lock is switched on, the door can only be opened from the outside.  
Switching the child safety lock on or off  
1. Unlock the vehicle the open the respective rear door.  
2. Bring the slot into the corresponding position fig. 62.  
WARNING  
When the child safety lock is switched on, that door cannot be opened from the inside.  
Never leave children or people requiring assistance unattended in the vehicle when the doors are locked. Otherwise, they could become locked inside the  
vehicle. In case of an emergency, these individuals would not be able to leave the vehicle without assistance or care for themselves. Individuals locked in  
the vehicle could be exposed to very high or very low temperatures.  
Depending on the season, the temperature inside the vehicle could become very high or low, which can lead to serious injuries, illness or death,  
especially for very young children.  
Troubleshooting  
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒  
and Introduction.  
If the indicator light does not turn off  
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