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If the inner door handle of the dri-ver’s (or front passenger’s) door is
pulled when the door lock button is
in the lock position, the button will
unlock and the door will open. (ifequipped)
Front door cannot be locked if the ignition key is in the ignition switch
(or if the smart key is in the vehicle)and the front door is opened.With central door lock/unlock
switch
Type A
It is operated by pressing the door
lock/ unlock switch.
When you press the central door lock switch, all vehicle doors will
lock and the indicator light on the
switch will illuminate.
If any door is opened when the switch is pressed, all doors will not
lock. If any door is unlocked, the indica-
tor of the central door lock switch
will go off.
When you press the central door unlock switch, all vehicle doors will
unlock.
✽✽ NOTICE
Once the doors are locked with the
transmitter or smart key, the doors
cannot be unlocked with the central
door lock/unlock switch. (if equipped)
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Ty p e B
Operate by pressing the central door
lock switch.
When pressing the front portion (1)
of the switch, all vehicle doors will
lock.
When pressing the rear portion (2) of the switch, all vehicle doors will
unlock.
If the key is in the ignition switch (or if the smart key is in the vehicle)
and any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the front
portion (1) of the central door lock
switch is pressed.
WARNING - Door lock
malfunction
If a power door lock ever fails to
function whilst you are in the
vehicle, try one or more of the
following:
Operate the other door locks and handles.
Lower the driver’s window and use the key to unlock the
door from outside.
Move to the cargo area and open the tailgate.WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked whilst
the vehicle is in motion to pre-vent accidental opening of the
door. Locked doors will also
discourage potential intruders
when the vehicle stops or
slows down.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles,
motorcycles, bicycles or
pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.Opening a door when some-
thing is approaching can
cause damage or injury.
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Deadlocks (if equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with a
deadlock system. Deadlocks preventopening of a door from either inside
or outside the vehicle once the dead-
locks have been activated providing
an additional measure of vehicle
security.
To lock the vehicle using the deadlock
function, the doors must be locked by
using the transmitter or smart key. To
unlock the vehicle, the transmitter or
smart key must be used again.WARNING- Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can invite theft or possible harm
to you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle whilst you
are gone. Always remove the
ignition key, engage the parking
brake, close all windows and
lock all doors when leaving your
vehicle unattended.WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can
become extremely hot, causing
death or severe injury to unat-
tended children or animals who
cannot escape the vehicle.
Furthermore, children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them, or theycould encounter other harm,
possibly from someone gaining
entry to the vehicle. Never leave
children or animals unattended
in your vehicle.
WARNING
Do not lock the doors with the
transmitter or the smart key
with anybody left in the vehicle.
The passenger in the vehicle
cannot unlock the doors with
the door lock button. For exam-
ple, if the door is locked with
the transmitter, the passenger
in the vehicle cannot unlock the
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Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem
All doors will automatically unlock when an impact causes the air bags
to deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system (if equipped)
All doors will automatically lock after
the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h.
Engine off door unlock system (if equipped)
All doors will automatically unlock:
Without smart key system
When the key is removed from the
ignition switch.
With smart key system
When the engine start/stop button is in the OFF position.
Shift lever door lock/unlock sys-tem
All doors will automatically lock when the shift lever is moved out of
P (Park).
All doors will automatically unlock when the shift lever is moved into P
(Park).
You can activate or deactivate the
auto door lock/unlock features in the
vehicle. Refer to "User setting" in this
chapter.

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Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) intothe hole (1) and turn it to the
“lock( )” position. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position,
the rear door will not open eventhough the inner door handle is
pulled inside the vehicle. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out- side door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
rear door child safety lock is unlocked.
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors whilst the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out
and be severely injured or
killed. To prevent children from
opening the rear doors from the
inside, the rear door safety
locks should be used whenever
children are in the vehicle.
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Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter,
smart key or central door
lock/unlock switch.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tailgate unlock button on the trans-
mitter or smart key is pressed for
approximately 1 second or the tail-
gate handle switch is pressed with
the smart key in your possession. If unlocked, the tailgate can be
opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
Once the tailgate is opened and then closed, the tailgate locks
automatically. (All doors must be
locked.)
✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
TAILGATE
WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tailgate before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occurto the tailgate lift cylinders and attaching hardware if the tailgateis not closed prior to driving.
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Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate
firmly. Make sure that the tailgate issecurely latched.
WARNING- Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
opened, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the tail-
gate opened, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
WARNING - Rear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tailgate latch and striker whilstclosing the tailgate. It may dam- age the tailgate's latch.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are
safely out of the way before
closing the tailgate.
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Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the
tailgate. When someone is inadver-
tently locked in the luggage compart-
ment. The tailgate can be opened by
doing as follows:
1. Remove the cover.
2. Push the release lever to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.WARNING
For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the
emergency tailgate safety
release lever in the vehicle
and how to open the tailgate if
you are accidentally locked in
the luggage compartment.
No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compart-
ment of the vehicle at any time.
The luggage compartment is a
very dangerous location in the
event of a crash.
Use the release lever for emergencies only. Use with
extreme caution, especially
whilst the vehicle is in motion.
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