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36 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Remote Vehicle Start This feature allows the engine to be
started from outside the vehicle.
/ : This button will be on the RKE
transmitter if the vehicle has remote
start.
The climate control system will use
the previous settings during a
remote start. The rear window
defogger may come on during
remote start based on cold ambient
conditions. The rear defog indicator
light does not come on during
remote start.
If equipped, the heated and
ventilated front seats may also
come on when the vehicle
personalization setting is enabled.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 0 64 .
Laws in some local communities
may restrict the use of remote
starters. For example, some laws
may require a person using remote
start to have the vehicle in view.
Check local regulations for any
requirements. If your vehicle is low on fuel, do not
use the remote start feature. The
vehicle may run out of fuel.
The RKE transmitter range may be
shorter while the vehicle is running.
Other conditions can affect the
performance of the transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System 0 29 .
Starting the Engine Using Remote
Start
1. Press and release
Q on the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/for at least four seconds or until
the lamps flash. This confirms
the request to remote start the
vehicle has been received.
During the remote start, the
doors will be locked and the
parking lamps will remain on as
long as the engine is running.
The engine will shut off after
10 minutes unless a time
extension is done or the
ignition is put in ON/RUN/
START. 3. Press the brake pedal and
select the ON/RUN/START
ignition mode to drive the
vehicle.
Extending Engine Run Time
The engine run time can also be
extended by another 10 minutes,
if during the first 10 minutes
Steps 1 and 2 are repeated while
the engine is still running. An
extension can be requested
30 seconds after starting. This
provides a total of 20 minutes.
The remote start can only be
extended once.
When the remote start is extended,
the second 10 minute period is
added on to the first 10 minutes for
a total of 20 minutes.
A maximum of two remote starts,
or a remote start with an extension,
are allowed between ignition cycles.
The vehicle's ignition must be
changed to ON/RUN/START and
then back to OFF before the remote
start procedure can be used again.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 37Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.
Press and hold
/ until the
parking lamps turn off.
.
Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.
Turn the vehicle on and then off.
Conditions in Which Remote Start
Will Not Work
The remote start will not operate if
any of the following occur:
.
The ignition is in any mode other
than OFF.
.
The transmitter is in the vehicle.
.
The hood is not closed.
.
The hazard warning flashers
are on.
.
There is an emission control
system malfunction.
.
The engine coolant temperature
is too high.
.
The oil pressure is low. .
Two remote vehicle starts have
already been used.
.
The vehicle is not in P (Park).
Door Locks
{ WarningUnlocked doors can be
dangerous.
.
Passengers, especially
children, can easily open
the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. The chance
of being thrown out of the
vehicle in a crash is
increased if the doors are
not locked. So, all
passengers should wear
safety belts properly and the
doors should be locked
whenever the vehicle is
driven.
.
Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by
(Continued) Warning (Continued) extreme heat and can suffer
permanent injuries or even
death from heat stroke.
Always lock the vehicle
whenever leaving it.
.
Outsiders can easily enter
through an unlocked door
when slowing or stopping
the vehicle. Lock the doors
to help prevent this from
happening.
Inside the Vehicle
Press the power door lock switch to
lock or unlock all doors.
Push down on the door lock knob to
lock that door. Pull once on the door
handle to unlock and again to open
the door.
Outside the Vehicle
Use the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter or the key lock
cylinder on the driver front door. The
key lock cylinder is covered with
a cap.
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Press the lock/unlock button when
the RKE transmitter is within 1 m
(3 ft) of the driver door handle.
When unlocking from the driver
door, the first press unlocks that
door; press again within
five seconds to unlock all passenger
doors. See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 0 29 .
Key Lock Cylinder Access
To access the key lock cylinder:
1. Pull the door handle to the
open position. 2. Insert the key into the slot on
the bottom of the cap and pry
outward.
3. Move the cap outward and
remove.
To replace the cap:
1. Pull the door handle to the
open position. 2. Insert the tabs (1) on the rear
of the cap into the space
between the seal (2) and the
metal base (3).
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40 Keys, Doors, and Windows transmitter is detected and the
number of RKE transmitters inside
has not reduced, the driver door will
unlock and the horn will chirp three
times.
Lockout Protection can be manually
overridden with the driver door open
by pressing and holding
Q on the
power door lock switch.
Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
If Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout is
turned on and the vehicle is off, the
driver door is open, and locking is
requested, all the doors will lock and
only the driver door will unlock. The
Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout feature
can be turned on or off using the
vehicle personalization menus. See
Vehicle Personalization 0 157 .
Safety Locks The rear door safety locks prevent
passengers from opening the rear
doors from inside the vehicle. Manual Safety Locks
If equipped, the safety lock is on the
inside edge of the rear doors. To
use the safety lock:
1. Move the lever down to the
lock position.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same for the other
rear door. To open a rear door when the safety
lock is on:
1. Unlock the door by activating
the inside handle, by pressing
the power door lock switch,
or using the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter.
2. Open the door from the
outside.
When the safety lock is enabled,
adults and older children will not be
able to open the rear door from the
inside. Cancel the safety locks to
enable the doors to open from the
inside.
To cancel the safety lock:
1. Unlock the door and open it
from the outside.
2. Move the lever up to unlock.
Do the same for the other door.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 41
Doors Trunk
{ WarningExhaust gases can enter the
vehicle if it is driven with the
liftgate or trunk/hatch open,
or with any objects that pass
through the seal between the
body and the trunk/hatch or
liftgate. Engine exhaust contains
carbon monoxide (CO) which
cannot be seen or smelled. It can
cause unconsciousness and even
death.
If the vehicle must be driven with
the liftgate or trunk/hatch open:
.
Close all of the windows.
.
Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
.
Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air
(Continued) Warning (Continued) and set the fan speed to the
highest setting. See
“ Climate Control Systems ”
in the Index.
.
If the vehicle is equipped
with a power liftgate, disable
the power liftgate function.
See Engine Exhaust 0 209 .
To open the trunk, the vehicle must
be off or the shift lever must be in
P (Park). Manual Trunk
.
Press
| on the driver door.
.
Press
X twice quickly on the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
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.
Press the touch pad on the rear
of the trunk above the license
plate when all doors are
unlocked.
For Keyless Access, the trunk can
be opened while the vehicle is
locked by pressing the touch pad
above the license plate while the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the rear of the vehicle. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 0 29 .
Close the trunk by pulling on the
handle. Do not use the handle as a
tie-down. Do not press the touch
pad while closing the trunk; this will
cause the trunk lid to be unlatched. The trunk has an electric latch. If the
vehicle has lost power or the battery
is disconnected, the trunk will not
open. If this happens, use the
emergency trunk release handle.
Power Trunk
{ WarningYou or others could be injured if
caught in the path of the power
trunk. Make sure there is no one
in the way of the power trunk as it
is opening and closing.
If equipped, to open the power
trunk:
.
Press and release
| on the
driver door. The driver door must
be unlocked or the vehicle must
be in ON/RUN or Retained
Accessory Power (RAP).
.
Press
X twice quickly on the
RKE transmitter. .
Press the touch pad on the rear
of the trunk after unlocking all
doors or with the RKE
transmitter in range for Keyless
Access.
Monitor the trunk area to make sure
nothing will come in contact or move
into the path of the trunk lid when
power closing.
To close the power trunk:
.
Press and hold
| on the
driver door until the trunk
latches. A chime will sound and
a DIC message will display
when the operation is complete.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 45On Solid : Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the trunk
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System 1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of
three ways:
.
Use the RKE transmitter.
.
Use the Keyless Access
system.
.
With a door open, press
Qon the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm
system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Q on the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system. The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
K on the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if a
passenger door, the trunk, or the
hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
.
Press
K on the RKE transmitter. .
Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
.
Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.
Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the vehicle
and all doors are closed.
.
Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter or use the
Keyless Access system.
Unlocking the driver door with the
key will not disarm the system or
turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition If
K is pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps and
the lights flash three times, a
previous alarm occurred while the
system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
See Security Messages 0 155 .
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 47The vehicle is automatically
immobilized when the vehicle is
turned off.
The immobilization system is
disarmed when the pushbutton start
is activated to enter the ACC/
ACCESSORY mode or the ON/
RUN/START mode and a valid
transmitter is present in the vehicle.
The security light, in the instrument
cluster, comes on if there is a
problem with arming or disarming
the theft-deterrent system.
The system has one or more RKE
transmitters matched to an
immobilizer control unit in the
vehicle. Only a correctly matched
RKE transmitter will start the
vehicle. If the transmitter is ever
damaged, you may not be able to
start your vehicle. When trying to start the vehicle, the
security light may come on briefly
when the ignition is turned on.
If the engine does not start and the
security light stays on, there is a
problem with the system. Turn the
ignition off and try again.
If the vehicle will not change ignition
modes (ACC/ACCESSORY, ON/
RUN/START, OFF), and the RKE
transmitter appears to be
undamaged, try another transmitter.
Or, you may try placing the
transmitter in the transmitter pocket
located in the center console. See
Key and Lock Messages 0 150 .
If the ignition modes will not change
with the other transmitter, your
vehicle needs service. If the ignition
does change modes, the first
transmitter may be faulty. See the
dealer.
It is possible for the immobilizer
system to learn new or replacement
RKE transmitters. Up to eight
transmitters can be programmed for
the vehicle. To program additional
transmitters, see “ Programming Transmitters to the Vehicle ” under
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 0 29 .
Do not leave the key or device that
disarms or deactivates the
theft-deterrent system in the vehicle.