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If the smart entry remote battery or the ve hicle battery is dead, use the key instead 
of the smart entry remote.  Fully insert the key and turn it.
■Locking the front doors
Push the lock tab forward 
a or push the 
master door lock switch in the lock direction 
b, and close the door.
■Locking the rear doors
Push the lock tab forward and close the door.
■Lockout prevention system
The door cannot be locked when any door is open. If trunk is open, door can be 
locked.
■Locking/Unlocking the Doors Using a Key1 Locking/Unlocking the Doors Using a Key
When you lock the driver’s door with a key, all the 
other doors and trunk lock  at the same time. When 
unlocking, the driver’s door unlocks first. Turn the 
key a second time within a few seconds to unlock the 
remaining doors and the trunk.
You can customize the door unlock mode setting. 2 Customized Features  P. 303
Models with Display AudioLock
Unlock
■Locking a Door Without Using a Key1Locking a Door Without Using a Key
When you lock the driver’s door or the passenger’s 
door, all the other doors lock at the same time.
Make sure you have the key in your hand when you 
lock the driver’s door, any  of the other doors or the 
trunk, otherwise you may end up locking the key 
inside the vehicle.  
     
        
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Pull the front door inner handle.
u The door unlocks and opens in one 
motion.
Unlocking and opening the driver’s door from the inner handle unlocks all the other 
doors.
To avoid unlocking all the doors, use the lock tab on the driver’s door to unlock, 
then lock again before opening the door. u This setting works for one time only.
If you do not want all the doors to be unlocked all the time, customize the 
Auto Door Unlock  setting to Off using the audio/information screen.
■Unlocking Using the Front Door Inner Handle1Unlocking Using the Front Door Inner Handle
The front door inne r handles are designed to allow 
front seat occupants to open the door in one motion. 
However, this feature requires that front seat 
occupants never pull a front door inner handle while 
the vehicle is in motion.
Children should always ride  in a rear seat where 
childproof door locks are provided.
2 Childproof Door Locks  P. 121
Inner Handle
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Auto Door Locking/Unlocking
Your vehicle locks all doors and unlocks all doors or the driver’s door automatically 
when a certain condition is met.
■Drive lock mode
All doors and trunk lock when the vehicl e’s speed reaches about 10 mph (15 km/h).
■Driver’s door open mode
All doors unlock when the driver’s door is opened.
■Auto Door Locking
■Auto Door Unlocking
1 Auto Door Locking/Unlocking
You can turn off or cha nge to another auto door 
locking/unlocking sett ing using the audio/
information screen. 2 Customized Features  P. 303
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Operating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel
ENGINE START/STOP Button
*1:Canadian models
*2:U.S. models
■Changing the Power Mode1ENGINE START/STOP Button
ENGINE START/STOP  Button Operating Range
You can start the engine when the smart entry 
remote is inside the vehicle.
If the smart entry remote battery is weak, beeper 
sounds and the  To Start, Hold Remote Near Start 
Button  message appears on  the multi-information 
display.  2 If the Smart Entry Remote Battery is Weak  
P. 563
The engine may also run if the smart entry remote is 
close to the door or window, ev en if it is outside the 
vehicle.
ON mode:
The  ENGINE START/STOP  button is red when the 
engine is running.
Operating Range
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK)
The button is off.
The steering wheel is locked
*1. 
The power to all electrical components is turned 
off.
Blinking in white (when the door is opened)
ACCESSORY
The button blinks (in red).
Operate the audio system and other accessories 
in this position.
ON
The button is on in red.
All electrical components can be used.
Press the button.
Without 
pressing the 
brake pedal
Shift to 
(P*2. Press the button without the 
shift lever in 
(
P.
Shift to 
( P, then press the 
button.
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Warning buzzers may sound from inside and/
or outside the vehicle to remind you that the 
smart entry remote is out of the vehicle. If the 
buzzer continues even after the remote is put 
back inside, place it within its operational 
range.
■When the power mode is in ON
If the smart entry remote is taken out of the 
vehicle, and the driver’s door is closed, a 
warning buzzer sounds from both inside and 
outside the vehicle. Furthermore, a warning 
message on the multi-information display 
notifies the driver inside that the remote 
outside of the vehicle.
■When the power mode is in 
ACCESSORY
If the smart entry remote is taken out of the 
vehicle, and/or all the doors are closed, a 
warning buzzer sounds from outside the 
vehicle.
■Smart Entry Remote Reminder1 Smart Entry Remote Reminder
When the smart entry remote is within the system’s 
operational range, and the driv er’s door is closed, the 
warning function cancels.
If the smart entry remote is taken out of the vehicle 
after the engine has been started, you can no longer 
change the  ENGINE START/STOP  button mode or 
restart the engine. Always make sure if the remote is 
in your vehicle when you operate the  ENGINE 
START/STOP button.
Removing the smart entry remote from the vehicle 
through a window does not  activate the warning 
buzzer.
Do not put the smart entr y remote on the dashboard 
or in the glove box. It may cause the warning buzzer 
to go off. Under some  other conditions that can 
prevent the vehicle from locating the remote, the 
warning buzzer may al so go off even if the remote is 
within the system’s  operational range. 
     
        
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Controls
Automatic lighting contro l can be used when 
the power mode is in ON.
When you turn the  light switch to AUTO, the 
headlights and other exterior lights will switch 
on and off automatically depending on the 
ambient brightness.
u You can change the auto light sensitivity 
setting.
2 Customized Features  P. 303
■Automatic Operation (automatic lighting control)1Automatic Operation (aut omatic lighting control)
We recommend that you tu rn on the lights manually 
when driving at night, in a  dense fog, or in dark areas 
such as long tunnels  or parking facilities.
The light sensor is in the location shown below.
Do not cover this light  sensor with anything; 
otherwise, the automatic lighting system may not 
work properly.
Light Sensor
Models with automatic 
intermittent wipers
Models without automatic 
intermittent wipers
Light Sensor
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The headlights automatically co me on when the wipers are used several times within 
a certain number of intervals wi th the headlight switch in AUTO.
The headlights automatically go off a few  minutes later if the wipers are stopped.
The headlights, all other exterior lights, an d the instrument panel lights turn off 15 
seconds after you set the power mode to VE HICLE OFF (LOCK), take the remote with 
you, and close the driver’s door.
If you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) with the headlight switch on, but 
do not open the door, the li ghts turn off after 10 minutes (three minutes, if the 
switch is in the  AUTO position).
The lights turn on again when you unlock or  open the driver’s door. If you unlock 
the door, but do not open it within 15 seconds, the lights go off. If you open the 
driver’s door, you will hear  a lights on reminder chime.
■Headlight Integration with Wiper
■Automatic Lighting Off Feature
1Automatic Operation (aut omatic lighting control)
Adjust the auto light sensitivity as follows:
SettingThe exterior lights come on 
when the ambient light is at
Max
High
Mid
Low
Min
Bright
Dark
1 Headlight Integration with Wiper
This feature activates while the headlights are off in 
AUTO .
The instrument panel br ightness does not change 
when the headlights come on.
When the ambient light is dark, the automatic 
lighting control feature over rides, and the headlights 
come on with or without the wipers sweeping more 
than several times.
1 Automatic Lighting Off Feature
You can change the headlight  auto off timer setting.
2 Customized Features  P. 303
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Brightness Control
When the power mode is in ON, you can use 
the 
(+ or (- button to adjust instrument 
panel brightness.
To brighten:  Press the 
(+ button.
To dim: Press the 
(- button.
You will hear a beep when the brightness 
reaches minimum or maximum. Several 
seconds after you have adjusted the 
brightness, you will be returned to the 
previous screen.
■Brightness level indicator
The brightness level is shown on the multi-
information display whil e you are adjusting it.
1Brightness Control
Instrument panel brightne ss varies, depending on 
whether the exterior lights are on or off. The 
instrument panel dims to  reduce glare when they are 
on.
If you press the 
( + button until the brightness display 
is up to max, the beeper sounds. This cancels the 
reduced instrument panel brightness when the 
exterior lights are on.
The brightness can be set  differently for when the 
exterior lights are on, and when they are off.
( + Button
(- Button