2007 PONTIAC VIBE door lock

To replace the battery, do the following:
1. Insert a small coin or similar object to separate
the bottom half from the top half of the
transmitter.
2. Remove the battery and replace it with the
new one. Make sure the positive side of the
battery faces upward. For battery replacement,
use a three-volt battery, type CR2032, or
equivalent.
3. Snap the transmitter back together tightly to
be sure no moisture can enter.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.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your
vehicle.From the outside, use your key or the remote
keyless entry transmitter, if equipped. SeeRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 90for more information.
If your vehicle has power door locks, open the
driver’s door by turning the key in the lock toward
the rear of the vehicle. Turning the key back
toward the center, then toward the rear again will
unlock all of the doors. Using the key in the
passenger’s door will also unlock all of the doors.
Lock a door by turning the key toward the front
of the vehicle. If you have power door locks, all the
doors will lock.
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To manually lock the door from the inside, press
the knob on the door forward. To unlock the
door, press the knob rearward. With manual locks,
you must use the key to lock and unlock the
liftgate.
Power Door Locks
If your vehicle has this
feature, the power door
lock switch is located
on the armrest of
the driver’s and front
passenger’s door.
e(Power Door Lock): Press the top of the
switch to lock all the doors. Press the bottom of
the switch to unlock all the doors.
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Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle is equipped with rear door security
locks that help prevent passengers from opening
the rear doors on your vehicle from the inside.
The security locks are
located on the inside of
the rear door trim.To use these locks, do the following:
1. Slide the lever down.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.
The rear doors on your vehicle cannot be
opened from the inside when this feature is in use.
To open a rear door with the security lock, do
the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2. Then open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults
and older children who ride in the rear won’t be
able to open the rear door from the inside.
You should let adults and older children know how
these security locks work, and how to cancel
the locks.
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To cancel the rear door security lock, do the
following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open the
door from the outside.
2. Slide the lever up.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work normally.Liftgate/Liftglass
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the
liftgate or liftglass open because carbon
monoxide (CO) gas can come into your
vehicle. You cannot 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 or
liftglass:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your climate control
system to its highest speed and select
the control setting that will force
outside air into your vehicle. See
“Climate Control System” in the Index.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the
way. SeeEngine Exhaust on page 119.
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Manual Windows
Use the window crank to open and close each
window.
Power Windows
If your vehicle has this
feature, the switches
controlling the driver’s
and passenger’s
windows are located on
the driver’s door.
The power window switch on each passenger
door controls that window only. These switches
work while the ignition is turned to ON.
Press the front of a switch to lower a window and
lift the front of the switch to raise a window.AUTO (Express-Down):Press this switch all the
way down and release it to lower the driver’s
window quickly.
o(Lock-Out):Press the window lock-out button,
located near the driver’s power door lock switches,
to disable the passenger’s power window switches.
Press the button again to enable the window
switches.
Only the driver’s window will operate with the
lock-out button pressed.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, swing down the sun visors.
You can also swing them to the side.
The visors can be slid along the rod for extended
coverage for the side windows unless your
vehicle has roof-mounted side impact airbags.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Swing down the sun visor to expose the vanity
mirror. The vanity mirror may have a cover. Lift the
cover to expose the mirror.
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Theft-Deterrent Systems
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some
cities. Although your vehicle has a number of
theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we
put on it can make it impossible to steal.
Content Theft-Deterrent
If your vehicle has this feature, the theft-deterrent
system is designed to activate an alarm if any
of the side doors or the liftgate is forcibly unlocked
or if the battery terminal is disconnected and
then reconnected while the system is set.
The alarm will sound the horn intermittently and
ash the headlamps, turn signal lamps and interior
lights. If the driver’s or front passenger’s side
doors are unlocked forcibly, the other side doors
and the liftgate will be locked automatically.
Arming the System
To arm the system, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition key to the LOCK position
and remove it.
2. Close and lock all doors and liftgate with the
key or remote keyless entry transmitter.The indicator light
located on the
instrument panel to the
left of the steering
wheel will come
on when all doors and
liftgate are closed
and locked.
The system will be automatically set after
30 seconds. When the system is set,
the indicator light will start ashing.
3. After the indicator light starts ashing, you
may leave the vehicle.
Do not leave anyone in the vehicle when you
set the system, because unlocking the
vehicle from the inside will activate the system.
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Testing the Alarm
To test the alarm, do the following:
1. Open all the windows.
2. Set the system as described in the previous
procedure. The doors and liftgate should be
locked with the key or remote keyless
entry transmitter. Be sure to wait until the
indicator light starts ashing.
3. Unlock the driver’s door from the inside. The
system should activate the alarm.
4. Stop the alarm as described in the disarming
procedure following.
5. Repeat this operation for the other doors. Also
check that the system is activated when the
battery terminal is disconnected and then
reconnected.
If the system does not work properly, have it
checked by your dealer.
How the System Alarm is Activated
The system will activate the alarm under the
following conditions:
If the driver’s or front passenger’s door is
unlocked or if any of the other doors or
the liftgate is forcibly opened without the key
or remote keyless entry transmitter.
If the battery terminal is disconnected and
then reconnected.
If the ignition is hot-wired.
If the side window glass is broken or damaged.
The indicator light will come on when the
system is activated.
If the driver’s or front passenger’s doors are
unlocked without using the key or remote keyless
entry transmitter, the other doors and the
liftgate will be automatically locked again.
After one minute the alarm will automatically stop
and the indicator light will start ashing again.
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