
Liftgate (except for vehicles e
quipped with the power liftgate)
5-36 Features and controls
5
1. After unlocking, push the liftgate open switch (A) and raise the liftgate.
1. Pull the liftgate grip (B) downward as illustrated and release it before the liftgate closes completely. Gently close the lift- gate from the outside so that it is com-pletely closed.
CAUTION Do not stand behind the exhaust pipe when loading and unloading
luggage. Heat from
the exhaust could lead to burns.NOTE
Locking and unlocking the doors by using power door locks (driver and front passenger side), keyless entry system, or F.A.S.T.-key operation (vehicles equipped with theF.A.S.T.-key) also locks and unlocks the lift- gate.
To open
CAUTION Make sure there is no one standing nearby when opening the liftgate.NOTE
The liftgate cannot
be raised if it is not raised
immediately after pre
ssing the liftgate OPEN
switch. If this happens, raise the liftgate again after pressing the liftgate OPEN switch. It is not possible to open the liftgate while the battery is disconnect
ed. If necessary, use
the inside liftgate release. When the battery is reconnected, all doors and the liftgate will be locked. Unlock them before trying to open the liftgate.
To close
CAUTION To avoid injuring your hand or arm, do not attempt to close the lift
gate without releasing
the liftgate grip (B). Before starting the vehi
cle, be sure to con-
firm that the liftgate is locked. If the liftgateopens while driving
the vehicle, objects
stored in the luggage compartment could fall out into the road.
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5
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Before operating the pow
er liftgate, unlock
the power liftgate by pushing the power door lock switch or the unlock button on the key- less entry system or F.A.S.T.-key.
Refer to “Keyless entry system”, “Free-hand Advanced Security Transmitter (F.A.S.T.-key)” and “Power door locks” on pages 5-7, 5-12 and 5-34 respectively.
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NOTE
Gas struts (C) are installed in the locations illustrated in order to
support the liftgate.
Please observe the following in order to pre-vent damage or faulty operation: • Do not touch, push or pull the gas struts when closing the liftgate. • Do not attach any pl
astic material, tape,
etc., to the gas struts. • Do not tie string, etc., around the gas struts.• Do not hang objects on the gas struts.
Power liftgate
(if so equipped)
Operating the power liftgate
WA R N I N G The luggage area was
not designed for
people to ride in. Do not let your childrenride in or play in
the luggage area. Riding
or playing in the luggage area could result in a serious accide
nt and/or injury.
Before driving, make sure the power lift- gate is securely closed.If you drive with th
e power liftgate open,
exhaust gas may enter the vehicle and cause carbon monoxide poisoning. To avoid injury, the power liftgate should not be operated by children. When opening and clos
ing the power lift-
gate, make sure that there are no peoplenearby and be carefu
l not to hit your head
or pinch your hands, neck, etc. Make sure the power liftgate is completelyopen before loadin
g and unloading lug-
gage.
CAUTION Do not stand behind th
e exhaust pipe when
loading and unloading luggage.The heat from the exha
ust could cause burns.
Before driving, make
sure the power liftgate
is securely closed. If th
e liftgate opens while
driving, objects stored in the luggage com- partment coul
d fall out into the road.
Do not install any acce
ssory other than Mit-
subishi Motors Genui
ne parts on the power
liftgate. The weight of the accessory maycause faulty operati
on of the liftgate.
Before closing the liftga
te, make sure there is
no foreign object aroun
d the striker (A).
If a foreign object matter
gets into the striker,
it could prevent the power
liftgate from clos-
ing securely.
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When the power liftgate main switch (A) is on, the power liftgate can be operated using either the power liftgate switch on the F.A.S.T.-key, the driver’s side power liftgateswitch or the open/close switches on the power liftgate. Refer to “Operati
ng conditions” on page
5-39.
NOTE
When opening and closing the power lift- gate, do not place your
hands near the arm
(B) and gas struts (C). To prevent damage to the gas struts: • Do not push or pull on the gas struts. • Do not wrap, attach or hang anything on the gas struts.
Automatic operation
WA R N I N G To avoid accidental or
unintended opera-
tion of the power liftgate, turn off thepower liftgate main switch when not oper- ating the power liftgate. Do not turn off the power liftgate main switch while the power liftgate is opening or closing.CAUTION Do not apply excessive force to the power liftgate when opening or closing it. Doing socould damage to th
e power liftgate.
NOTE
Do not start the engine while the power lift- gate is operating. Th
e sudden operation pre-
vention mechanism c
ould operate, making
the power liftgate stop
intermittently while it
moves. The power liftgate cannot be opened when the battery is discharged or disconnected. The liftgate must be then opened using theinside liftgate release. Refer to “Inside liftgate release” on page 5-43. If the keyless entry syst
em or close switch is
operated when the power liftgate mainswitch is off, the warning buzzer sounds 4 times to notify the driver that the power lift- gate cannot be operated. The power liftgate does
not operate normally
under the following conditions: • When parked on an incline • In strong winds • When the power liftg
ate is covered with
snow
Repeated continuous opening and closing operation of the power li
ftgate will activate a
built-in protec
tion circuit and switch the
power liftgate to manual operation. If one of the power lift
gate switches is oper-
ated while the power lift
gate is operating, the
power liftgate will reve
rse and return to the
full open or close position.
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Features and controls 5-45
5
3. Lock all doors and the liftgate by using the keyless entry system or the F.A.S.T.-key operation. At this time, the theft-alarm indicator (A) on the instrument panel flashes for confir-mation.
4. The system has entered the armed stage after about 20 seconds, when the theft-alarm indicator (A) flashing becomes slower. The theft-alarm indicator (A) continues toflash while the system is in the armed stage.
Arm the system and leave
NOTE
If the engine hood is open, the theft-alarm indicator (A) illuminates and the system can-not enter the armed stage. The system enters the armed stage about 20 seconds after the e
ngine hood is closed.
The system will be disarmed if, while the theft-alarm indicator (A) is illuminated, alldoors and the liftgate are unlocked by using the keyless entry system or the F.A.S.T.-key operation. The system will be disarmed if, while the theft-alarm indicator is illuminated, the fol-lowing operation is performed. • Except for vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key, if the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position. • For vehicles equippe
d with the F.A.S.T.-
key, if the operation mode is put in ON.
The system will not be armed if a door, the liftgate or the engine
hood is not completely
closed. If this happens, rearm the system asdescribed above.
The theft-alarm system can be activated when people are riding inside the vehicle orwhen the windows are open. To prevent acci-dental activati
on of the alarm, do not set the
system to the system armed mode while peo- ple are riding in the vehicle. For vehicles equipped wi
th the interior alarm
sensor, if the turn si
gnal lights do not flash
after the locking and unlocking operation using the keyless entry system or the F.A.S.T.-key operation, the theft-alarm sys-tem may be malfunctioning. Have the vehicle insp
ected by an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer.If the answerback function (flashing of the turn signal lights by locking and unlocking the doors and the liftgate
) is deactivated, the
turn signal lights do not flash after the lock- ing and unlocking operation. For information on the answerback function,refer to “Keyless entry system” on pages 5-7 and 5-28 and “To operate using the F.A.S.T.- key” on page 5-14. For vehicles equipped wi
th the interior alarm
sensor, the theft-alarm
system could be acti-
vated in the following situations. • Using a car washer.• Taking the vehicle on a ferry. • Parking in an automated car park. • Leaving someone or a pet in the vehicle.• Leaving a window or the sunroof open. • Leaving an unstable object such as a stuffed toy or accessory in the vehicle.NOTE
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The alarm will be activated if any of the fol- lowing occur while the vehicle is parked and the system is armed. One of the doors and the liftgate is opened without using the keyless entry system orthe F.A.S.T.-key operation. The engine hood is opened.
Also, for vehicles equi
pped with the interior
alarm sensor, the alarm will be activated ifany of the following occur.
Attempt an unauthorized moving of the vehicle. (the
vehicle inclinat
ion detection
function) Detect a motion in the vehicle. (the inte- rior intrusion detection function) Disconnect the battery terminal.
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When the alarm is activated: 1. The headlights blink on and off for 3 min- utes. After 3 minutes the headlights automati-cally shut off. 2. The horn (the siren
for vehicles equipped
with the interior alarm sensor) will soundintermittently for 3 minutes.
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The alarm can be deactivated in the following ways. By using the keyless entry system or the F.A.S.T.-key operation to lock or unlockthe doors and liftgate. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” posi- tion or put the operation mode in ON.
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The vehicle inclination
detection function and
the interior intrusion detection function can
• During a continuous im
pact or vibration by
hail, thunder, etc.According to the situations, deactivate thevehicle inclination de
tection function and
the interior intrusion detection function. Refer to “Theft-alarm system: To deactivatethe vehicle inclinati
on detection function
and the interior intr
usion detection func-
tion” on page 5-46.
For vehicles equipped wi
th the interior alarm
sensor, the sensitivity of the interior intru-sion detection function can be adjusted. For further details, please
contact an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer.
Alarm stage
NOTE
Type of alarm Horn or siren sounds!Headlights blink on and off!
NOTE
The alarm will continue
to operate for 3 min-
utes. At the end of that
period, the alarm will
automatically shut off
to save battery power.
The system will then be rearmed until the proper disarming step is taken. The alarm will resu
me if unauthorized
actions are taken again, even if the alarm has stopped.
Alarm deactivation To deactivate the vehicle inclina- tion detection function and the interior intrusion detection func-tion (vehicles equipped with the interior alarm sensor)
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Features and controls 5-47
5
be deactivated when pa
rking in automated car
parks or leaving pe
ts in the vehicle.
1. Except for vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key, remove the key from the ignition switch. For vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key, put the operation mode in OFF. 2. Raise and hold the wiper and washer switch to the “MIST” position for about 3seconds. The buzzer will sound once and the function will be deactivated.
To activate the function again, raise and hold the wiper and washer switch to the “MIST” position for about 3 seconds. The buzzer will sound twice and the functionwill be activated.
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The system will be disa
rmed if the following
operation is performed. Except for vehicles
equipped with the
F.A.S.T.-key, if the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position. For vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.- key, if the operation mode is put in ON.
All doors and the lift
gate are unlocked by
using the keyless entry system or theF.A.S.T.-key operation.
NOTE
The function will be activated again if the following operation is performed. • If the doors and the liftgate are unlocked using the keyless entry system or the F.A.S.T.-key operation. • If the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” or “ACC” position or the operation mode isput in ON or ACC.
Disarmed stage
NOTE
If the UNLOCK button on the remote control transmitter, or the dr
iver’s or front passen-
ger’s door lock/unloc
k switch is pressed
when all doors and the liftgate are closed and no door is opened within approximately 30seconds, re-arming will
automatically occur.
The amount of time after unlocking until the vehicle relocks automatically can be adjusted. See an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer for details.On a vehicle equipped with a Mitsubishi Multi-Communication System, the functions can be adjusted on the screen. For details,refer to a separate operation manual. Once the system has been disarmed, it can- not be rearmed except
by repeating the arm-
ing procedure.Disarm...by using the keyless entry system or F.A.S.T.-key operation
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Use the following proce
dure to test the sys-
tem: 1. Lower the driver’s window. 2. Arm the system as explained in “Armedstage”. 3. Make sure that the theft-alarm indicator comes on and flashes for approximately 20 seconds. 4. Wait a few seconds and then unlock thedriver’s side door by using the inside door lock knob. Open the door. 5. Make sure that the horn (the siren forvehicles equipped with the interior alarm sensor) sounds intermittently and the headlights blink when
a door is opened.
6. Disarm the system
by unlocking all doors
and the liftgate by using the keyless entry system or the F.A.S.T.-key operation.
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The main switch located on the driver’s door can be used to operate all the windows.A window can be opened or closed by operat- ing the corresponding switch. Press the switch down to open the window,and pull up the switch to close it. If the driver’s door window switch is fully pressed down/pulled up, the driver’s door
Testing the theft-alarm system
Power window control 1- Open (down)2- Close (up)
NOTE
Never try to operate the main switch and sub-switch in different directions at the same time. This will free
ze the window in posi-
tion. Operating the power
windows repeatedly
with the engine stopped will run down thebattery. Use the window
switches only while
the engine is running.WA R N I N G Before operating the power windows, make sure that nothing can be trapped (head, hands, fingers, etc.) in the window.
Never leave the vehi
cle without carrying
the key. Never leave children
or unreliable adults
unattended inside the vehicle.
Main switch
WA R N I N G
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5
2- (OFF) The dome light stays off regardless of any door or the liftgate being opened or closed.
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Regardless of the dome light switch position, when you press the lens (A), the light on the side that is pressed illuminates; when youpress the lens (A) agai
n, the light goes out.
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The doors and the liftgate are closed and the power door lock function is used to lock the doors. The keyless entry system remote con- trol transmitter is used to lock the doors. In vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key, the doors and the lift- gate are locked using the F.A.S.T.-key.NOTE
When the engine is
started using the key
while the doors and liftgate are closed, if youremove the key, the dom
e light will illumi-
nate for approximately 30 seconds then go off. When the engine is started using the F.A.S.T.-key while the doors and liftgate areclosed, if the operation
mode is put in OFF,
the dome light will illuminate for approxi- mately 30 seconds and then go off. The time until the light goes off can be adjusted. See your authorized MitsubishiMotors dealer for details. For vehicles equipped with the Mitsubishi Multi-Commu- nication System, adjustments can be madeusing screen operations.
For details, refer to
the separate owner’s manual.
Reading lights Dome light (rear)
1- (ON) The dome light illumin
ates regardless of
any door or the liftgate being opened or closed. 2- (
)
When any of the doors or the liftgate is opened, the dome li
ght illuminates;
when any of them are closed, the domelight goes off after approximately 30 sec- onds. However, the li
ght goes off imme-
diately if: The door and the liftgate are closed while the ignition switch is in the“ON” position or the operation mode is in ON. The driver’s door is closed while the its lock knob is in the lock position, after all the other doors are closed. The door and the liftgate are closed and the power door lock function is used to lock the doors. The keyless entry system remote control transmitter is used to lock the doors. In vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key, the doors and the lift- gate are locked using the F.A.S.T.- key.
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