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Convenient features of your vehicle
Boot unlocking
To unlock:
1. Carry the smart key.
2. Either press the boot handle but-
ton or press the Boot Unlock but-
ton (3) on the smart key for more
than one second.
3. The hazard warning lights will
blink twice.
Once the boot is opened and then
closed, the boot will lock automati-
cally.
Information
After unlocking the boot, the boot will
lock automatically after 30 seconds
unless the boot is opened.
Start-up
You can start the engine without
inserting the key.For detailed infor-
mation refer to the Engine
Start/Stop button in chapter 5.
To prevent damaging the smart
key:
• Keep the smart key away from
water or any liquid. If the smart
key is inoperative due to expo-
sure to water or other liquids, it
will not be covered by your man-
ufacturer’s vehicle warranty.
• Avoid dropping or throwing the
smart key.
• Protect the smart key from
extreme temperatures.
Mechanical key
If the smart key does not operate
normally, you can lock or unlock the
door by using the mechanical key.
Press and hold the release button (1)
and remove the mechanical key (2).
Insert the mechanical key into the
key hole in the door.
To reinstall the mechanical key, put
the key into the hole and push it until
a click sound is heard.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
This system helps to protect your
vehicle and valuables. The horn will
sound and the hazard warning lights
will blink continuously if any of the
following occurs:
- A door is opened without using the
remote key or smart key.
- The boot is opened without using
the remote key or smart key.
- The engine bonnet is opened.
The alarm continues for 30 seconds,
then the system resets. To turn off
the alarm, unlock the doors with the
remote key or smart key.
The Theft Alarm System automati-
cally sets 30 seconds after you lock
the doors and the boot. For the sys-
tem to activate, you must lock the
doors and the boot from outside the
vehicle with the remote key or smart
key or by pressing the button on the
outside of the door handles with the
smart key in your possession.
The hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound once to
indicate the system is armed.Once the security system is set, open-
ing any door, the boot, or the bonnet
without using the remote key or smart
key will cause the alarm to activate.
The Theft Alarm System will not set if
the bonnet, the boot, or any door is
not fully closed. If the system will not
set, check the bonnet, the boot, or
the doors are fully closed.
Do not attempt to alter this system or
add other devices to it.
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• Do not lock the doors until all pas-
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
remaining passenger leaves the
vehicle when the system is armed,
the alarm will be activated.
• If the vehicle is not disarmed with
the remote key or smart key, open
the doors by using the mechanical
key and place the ignition switch in
the ON position (for remote key) or
start the engine (for smart key) and
wait for 30 seconds.
• When the system is disarmed but a
door or boot is not opened within 30
seconds, the system will be rearmed.
Information
Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to
the vehicle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM
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Boot
Opening the boot
1. Make sure the shift lever is in P
(Park, for automatic transaxle) or
first gear or R (Reverse, for manu-
al transaxle) and set the parking
brake.
2. Then do one of the following :
- Press the remote key or smart
key boot unlock button for more
than one second.
- Press the button on the boot itself
with the smart key in your pos-
session.
- Use the mechanical key.- Use the boot release button.
3. Lift the boot lid up.
•Before closing the bonnet,
ensure all obstructions are
removed from around bonnet
opening.
•Always double check to be
sure that the bonnet is firmly
latched before driving away. If
it is not latched, the bonnet
could open whilst the vehicle
is being driven, causing a
total loss of visibility, which
might result in an accident.
•Do not move the vehicle with
the bonnet in the raised posi-
tion, as vision will be
obstructed, which might
result in an accident, and the
bonnet could fall or be dam-
aged.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Closing the boot
Lower the boot lid and press down
until it locks.Information
To prevent damage to the boot lift
cylinders and the attached hardware,
always close the boot before driving.
In cold and wet climates, boot lock
and boot mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
Emergency boot safety
release (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with an
Emergency Boot Safety Release
lever located inside the boot. When
someone is inadvertently locked in
the boot, the boot can be opened by
moving the lever in the direction of the
arrow and pushing the boot open.
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Always keep the boot lid com-
pletely closed whilst the vehicle
is in motion. If it is left open or
ajar, poisonous exhaust gases
containing carbon monoxide
(CO) may enter the vehicle and
serious illness or death may
result.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the boot
before opening or closing the
Power Boot. Wait until the boot
is open fully and stopped
before loading or unloading
cargo from the vehicle.
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Boot lid control switch
(if equipped)
The boot lid control switch is used to
prevent unauthorised access to the
boot.
• When the boot lid control switch is
in the UNLOCK position ( ), the
boot can be unlocked with the boot
release button and the remote key
or smart key.
• When the boot lid control switch is
in the LOCK position ( ), the
boot can be unlocked with the
mechanical key of the remote key
or smart key.
•You and your passengers
must be aware of the location
of the Emergency Boot Safety
Release lever in this vehicle
and how to open the boot in
case you are accidentally
locked in the boot.
•NEVER allow anyone to occu-
py the boot of the vehicle at
any time. If the boot is partial-
ly or totally latched and the
person is unable to get out,
serious injury or death could
occur due to lack of ventila-
tion, exhaust fumes and rapid
heat build-up, or because of
exposure to cold weather con-
ditions. The boot is also a
highly dangerous location in
the event of a crash because it
is not a protected occupant
space but is a part of the vehi-
cle’s crush zone.
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•Your vehicle should be kept
locked and keys should be
kept out of the reach of chil-
dren. Parents should teach
their children about the dan-
gers of playing in boots.
•Use the release lever for
emergencies only.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Smart boot (if equipped)
On a vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the boot can be opened using
the Smart Boot system.
How to use the Smart Boot
The boot can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
• After 15 seconds when all doors
are closed and locked.
• Positioned in the detecting area for
more than 3 seconds.
Information
• The Smart Boot does not operate
when:
- The smart key is detected within
15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is continu-
ously detected.
- The smart key is detected within
15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and 1.5 m from
the front door handles. (for vehi-
cles equipped with Welcome Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle. 1. Setting
To activate the Smart Boot, go to
User Settings Mode and select
Smart Boot on the LCD display.
For more details, refer to "LCD
Display" in this chapter.
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2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area (50 -100 cm behind the vehicle)
carrying a smart key, the hazard
warning lights will blink and chime
will sound for about 3 seconds to
alert you the smart key has been
detected and the boot will open.
Information
Do not approach the detecting area if
you do not want the boot to open. If
you have unintentionally entered the
detecting area and the hazard warn-
ing lights and chime start to operate,
leave the detecting area with the
smart key. The boot will stay closed. 3. Automatic opening
The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound twice and then
the boot will open.
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•Make sure you close the boot
before driving your vehicle.
•Make sure there are no people
or objects around the boot
before opening or closing the
boot.
•Make sure objects in the boot
do not come out when open-
ing the boot on a slope. It may
cause serious injury.
•Make sure to deactivate the
Smart Boot when washing
your vehicle. Otherwise, the
boot may open inadvertently.
•The key should be kept out of
reach of children. Children
may inadvertently open the
Smart Boot whilst playing
around the rear area of the
vehicle.
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How to deactivate the Smart
Boot function using the smart
key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Boot open
If you press any button of the smart
key during the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Boot function will
be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to
deactivate the Smart Boot function
for emergency situations.
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• If you press the door unlock button
(2), the Smart Boot function will be
deactivated temporarily. But, if you
do not open any door for 30 seconds,
the Smart Boot function will be acti-
vated again.
• If you press the boot open button (3)
for more than 1 second, the boot
opens.
• If you press the door lock button (1)
or boot open button (3) when the
Smart Boot function is not in the
Detect and Alert stage, the Smart
Boot function will not be deactivated.
• In case you have deactivated the
Smart Boot function by pressing the
smart key button and opened a
door, the Smart Boot function can be
activated again by closing and lock-
ing all doors.
Detecting area
• The Smart Boot operates with a
welcome alert if the smart key is
detected within 50~100 cm from
the boot.
• The alert stops at once if the smart
key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.
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