2008 MITSUBISHI COLT door lock

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“Child-protection” rear doors
(5-door models)
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Child protection helps prevent doors from being opened acci-
dentally, especially when small children are in the rear seat.
A lever is provided on each rear door.
If the lever is set to the locked position, the rear doors cannot
be opened using the inside handle.
To open the rear door while the child protection is in use, pull
the outside door handle.
If the lever is set to the “Free” position, the child protection
mechanism will not function.
1- Lock
2- Free
CAUTION!
● When driving with a child in the rear seat, please
use the child protection to prevent accidental door
opening, which may cause an accident.

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1Tailgate
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NOTE●
For vehicles with central doo r locks, locking/unlocking of
the driver’s door by using the key, inside lock knob (driver
side) or keyless entry system also locks/unlocks the tail-
gate.
To lock or unlock from outside the vehicle (except
for vehicles with keyless entry system)
WARNING!
● It is dangerous to drive wi th the tailgate open as car-
bon monoxide (CO) gas can enter the cabin.
You cannot see or smell CO. It can cause uncon-
sciousness and even death.
● When opening and closing the tailgate, make sure
that there are no people nearby and be careful not to
hit your head or pinch your hands, neck, etc.
CAUTION!
● Do not stand behind the exhaust pipe when loading
and unloading luggage. Heat from the exhaust could
lead to burns.
3-door models

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To lock or unlock from inside the vehicle
On vehicles with central door lo ck system, the tailgate can be
locked or unlocked by using the inside lock knob (driver side),
regardless of the position of the ignition key.
If the tailgate is locked or unlo cked with the inside lock knob
(driver side), it can still be locked or unlocked with the key.
NOTE● Repeated continuou s operation between lock and unlock
could cause the central door locks’ built-in protection cir-
cuit to prevent the system from operating. If this occurs,
wait about one minute before operating the knob.
1- Insert (or remove) the key
2- Unlock
3- Lock
5-door models
1- Lock
2- Unlock

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NOTE●Gas struts (B) are installed in the locations illustrated to
support the tailgate. Please observe the following in order
to prevent damage or faulty operation.
• Do not hold the gas struts when closing the tailgate. Do
not push or pull the gas struts.
• Do not attach any plastic material, tape, etc., to the gas
struts.
• Do not tie string, etc., around the gas struts.
• Do not hang any object on the gas struts.Manual window control
(5-door models, rear door window only)
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1- To open
2- To close

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1Electric window control
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The electric windows can only be operated with the ignition
switch in the “ON” position.
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Each door window opens or
closes while the corresponding
switch is operated.
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1- Driver’s door window
2- Front passenger’s door window
3- Rear left door window (5-door models)*
4- Rear right door window (5-door models)*
5- Lock switch
WARNING!
● Before operating the elect ric window control, make
sure that nothing will be trapped (head, hand, fin-
ger, etc.).
● Never leave the vehicle without removing the key.
●Never leave a child (or ot her person who might not
be capable of safely op erating the electric window
control) in the vehicle alone.
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NOTE●Repeated operation with the engine stopped will run down
the battery. Operate the window switches only while the
engine is running.
Driver’s switches
The driver’s switches can be us ed to operate all door windows.
A window can be opened or closed by operating the corre-
sponding switch.
Press the switch down to open the window, and pull the switch
up to close it.
If the switch for the driver’s window is fully pressed down, the
door window automatically opens completely.
If you want to stop the window movement, pull up the switch.
Passenger’s switches
The passenger’s switches can be used to operate the corre-
sponding passenger’s door windows.
Press the switch down to open the window, and pull the switch
up to close it.
NOTE● The rear door windows (5-door models) only open half-
way.
1- Open (down)
2- Close (up)

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Lock switchE00303100413
When this switch is operated, the passenger’s switches cannot
be used to open or close the door windows and the driver’s
switch cannot open or close any door windows other than the
driver’s door windows.
To unlock, press it once again.
1- Lock
2- Unlock
WARNING!
●A child may tamper with the sw itch at the risk of its
hands or head being trapped in the window. When
driving with a child in the vehicle, please press the
window lock switch to disable the passenger’s
switches.

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Adjust the seat height by repeatedly operating the lever.
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The lever (A) can be used to make getting in and out easier.
Fold the seatback forward, then slide the entire seat forward.
To return the seat, slide the entire seat rearward and then raise
the seatback rearward to lock the seat in position.
1- Raise
2- Lower
WARNING!
●Do not drive the vehicle with the seatback folded
forward. The seat is not retained with the seatback
in this position, so serious injuries could result in the
event of hard brak ing or a collision.