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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers, especially children, can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is
locked, the handle will not open it.
You increase the chance of being
thrown out of the vehicle in a crash if
the doors are not locked. So, wear
safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
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Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out.
A child can be overcome by extreme
heat and can suffer permanent injuries
or even death from heat stroke.
Always lock your vehicle whenever
you leave it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down
or stop your vehicle. Locking your
doors can help prevent this from
happening.
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There are several ways to lock and unlock
your vehicle.
To unlock the door from the outside, use the
keyless entry system or the key.
To unlock or lock the
door from the inside,
slide the manual
lever forward or
rearward.Power Door Locks
The power door lock
switches are located on
the driver’s and front
passenger’s armrests.
Q(Lock):Remove the ignition key and press the
lock symbol to lock all of the doors.
If the delayed locking feature is on, the doors will
not lock until ve seconds after the last door is
closed. Press the lock symbol twice to override this
feature and lock all of the doors immediately.
SeeDelayed Locking on page 102for more
information.
K(Unlock):To unlock the doors, press the
unlock symbol.
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Delayed Locking
When locking the doors with the power lock switch
or the keyless entry transmitter and a door or
the liftgate (if equipped) is open, the delayed
locking feature will delay locking the doors until
ve seconds after the last door is closed. You will
hear three chimes to signal that the delayed
locking feature is in use.
Pressing the power lock switch or the lock button
on the keyless entry transmitter twice will
override the delayed locking feature and
immediately lock all the doors.
You can turn the delayed locking feature off or
back on again by doing the following:
1. Press and hold the power door lock switch in
the lock position.
2. Press unlock twice on the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
This feature will not operate if the key is in the
ignition.
You can also program this feature using the DIC.
SeeDIC Vehicle Customization on page 234.
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic lock/
unlock feature which enables you to program your
vehicle’s power door locks. You can program this
feature through the Driver Information Center (DIC).
SeeDIC Vehicle Customization on page 234for
more information on DIC programming.
Rear Door Security Locks
With this feature, you can lock the rear doors so
they cannot be opened from the inside.
This feature is located
on the inside edge of
the rear doors.
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To use the security locks, do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Turn the lock
counterclockwise
with your
ignition key.
3. Close the door.
4. Do the same to the other rear door.If you want to open the rear door while the
security lock is engaged, unlock and open the
door from the outside.
To disengage the child security lock feature, turn
the lock clockwise with your ignition key.
Lockout Protection
This feature protects you from locking your key in
the vehicle when the key is in the ignition and
a door is open.
If the power lock switch is pressed when a door is
open and the key is in the ignition, all of the doors
will lock and then the driver’s door will unlock.
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Liftgate (SUV)
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with
the liftgate open because carbon
monoxide (CO) gas can come into your
vehicle. You can not see or smell CO.
It can cause unconsciousness and even
death. If you must drive with the liftgate
open or if electrical wiring or other cable
connections must pass through the seal
between the body and the liftgate:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your heating or
cooling system to its highest speed
and select the control setting that will
force outside air into your vehicle.
SeeDual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 197.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the
way. SeeEngine Exhaust on page 137.To lock and unlock the liftgate, use any of the
power door lock switches or the remote keyless
entry (RKE) transmitter.
To open the liftgate, do the following:
1. Move the spare tire carrier out of the way.
See “Opening the Spare Tire Carrier” under
Tailgate/Spare Tire Carrier on page 108.
2. Pull the handle located in the center of
the door.
To close the liftgate, do the following:
1. Pull the liftgate down until it latches.
2. Move the spare tire carrier back into place.
See “Closing the Spare Tire Carrier” under
Tailgate/Spare Tire Carrier on page 108.
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Power Windows
A power window switch is located on the armrest of
each side door. The switches operate while the
ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY or while
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 121.
The driver’s door also has a switch for each of the
passenger’s windows.
Press the front of the switch to the rst position to
lower the window to the desired level. Pull up
the front of the switch to raise the window.
Express-Down Windows
The driver’s and front passenger’s window
switches have an express-down feature which
allows the window to be lowered fully without
continuously pressing the switch. Press the front
of the window switch down all the way and
release. Express-down can be interrupted at any
time by pulling up the front of the switch.
Window Lockout
This feature prevents passengers from operating
their windows.
o(Window Lockout):This button is located
near the power window switches on the driver’s
door. A light in the lockout button will come
on to show that lockout has been activated. Press
the button again to return to normal operation.
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