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To lock or unlock from
inside the vehicle
Pull the inside door handle towards you to open the door.
To lock without using the keyFront doorSet the inside lock knob (1) to the locked position, and while pulling the outside handle up (2), close the door (3).
1- Lock 2- Unlock
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Rear door (5-door models)Set the inside lock knob (1) to the locked position, and close the door (2).“Forgotten-key-prevention” mechanism
E00300600273
If the key is in the ignition switch when you push the lock knobforward with the driver’s door open, the lock knob will auto-matically return to the unlocked position.
Central door locks
E00300800969
NOTE●
Each of the doors can be locked or unlocked independ- ently by using the inside lock knob.
●
Repeated continuou
s operation between
lock and unlock
could activate the central doo
r locking systems built-in
protection circuit and prevent
the system from operating.
If this occurs, wait about 1 minute before operating the central door lock switch or the key.
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Driver’s door with keyUsing the key on the driver’s door locks or unlocks all doors (including the backdoor).
Driver’s door with central door lock switchUsing the central door lock switch locks or unlocks all doors(including the backdoor).
1- Lock 2- Unlock
1- Lock 2- Unlock
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Approach lamp
*
E00306100023
The lamps (A) in the bottom of
each mirror illuminate the road
surface while people are ente
ring or exiting the vehicle.
These lamps turn on/off as follows: ●
The lamp illuminates for about 15 seconds when all the doors (including the backdoor) are unlocked by means of the key in the driver’s door, the keyless entry system (if soequipped) or the central door lock switch.
●
When any door or the backdoor is opened, the lamp illu- minates for about 2 minutes.If all the doors (including th
e backdoor) are closed while
the lamps are on, the lamps go off 30 seconds later.
NOTE●
The lamps go off immediately if: • All the doors (including the backdoor) are locked by means of the key in the driv
er’s door, the keyless entry
system (if so equipped) or the central door lock switch.• The ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position.
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Backdoor
E00301300336
NOTE●
The backdoor is equipped with an oil damper type back- door stopper, enabling you to hold the backdoor at a desired position.
●
While opening or closing the backdoor, you may feel slight resistance. This is a st
ructural feature of the back-
door stopper that supports the backdoor and does not indi- cate any abnormality.
To lock or unlock from outside the vehicle (Except for vehicles with
keyless entry system)
WARNING
!●
It is dangerous to drive with the backdoor open since carbon monoxide (CO)
gas can enter the cabin.
You cannot see or smell
CO. It can cause uncon-
sciousness and even death.CAUTION
!●
When the backdoor is open
, the rear-right combina-
tion lamp is obscured
by the spare wheel.
If the backdoor is opened
while the vehicle is parked
on the road, alert other r
oad users to the vehicle’s
presence using a warning tr
iangle or other device as
required by local legislation.
●
When closing the backdoor, always ensure your or other person’s fingers cannot
be caught by the back-
door.
1- Lock 2- Unlock
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To lock or unlock from
inside the vehicle
The backdoor can be locked or
unlocked by using the central
door lock switch. Vehicles without keyless entry system, if the backdoor is locked or unlocked by using the central door lock switch, it can still be locked or unlocked with the key.
NOTE●
Repeated continuous operating between lock and unlock could cause the central door lo
ck’s built-in protection cir-
cuit to prevent the system from
operating. If this occurs,
wait about 1 minute before op
erating the central door lock
switch.
●
When the luggage compartment lamp is set to the [•] posi- tion, the luggage compartment lamp illuminates when thebackdoor is opened and turns off when it is closed.
1- Lock 2- Unlock
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Electric window control
E00302200185
The electric windows can only be operated with the ignition switch in the “ON” position.Electric window control switch
E00302300766
Each door window opens or
closes while the corresponding
switch is operated.Driver’s switch (LHD)
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 is capable of being trapped (head, hand, finger, etc.).
●
Never leave the vehicle without removing the key.
●
Never leave a child (or ot
her person who might not
be capable of safe operati
on of the el
ectric window
control) in the vehicle alone.
Driver’s switch (RHD)
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NOTE●
The sunroof stops just before
reaching the fully open posi-
tion. If the vehicle is driven with the sunroof in this position, wind throb is lower than with the sunroof fully open.
●
When leaving the vehicle un
attended, make sure you
close the sunroof and remove the ignition key.
●
Do not try to operate the su
nroof if it is frozen closed
(after snow fall or
during extr
eme cold).
●
Do not sit or place heavy lu
ggage on the sunroof or roof
opening edge.
●
Release the switch as soon as the sunroof reaches the fully open or fully closed position.
●
If the sunroof does not operat
e when the sunroof switch is
operated, release the switch
and check whether something
is trapped by the sunroof. If no
thing is trapped, we recom-
mend you to have the sunroof checked.
●
Depending on the model of ski carriers or roof carriers, the sunroof may make contact
with the carrier when the
sunroof is tilted up. Be careful when tilting up the sunroofif such a ski carrier or a
roof carrier is installed.
●
Be sure to close the sunroof completely when washing the vehicle or when leaving the vehicle.
●
Be careful, not to put any wa
x on the weatherstrip (black
rubber) around the sunroof ope
ning. If stained with wax,
the weatherstrip cannot maintain a weatherproof seal withthe sunroof.
●
After washing the vehicle or after it has rained, wipe off any water that is on the sunroof before operating it.
●
Operating the sunroof repeated
ly with the engine station-
ary will run down the battery
. Operate the sunroof while
the engine is running.
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