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Features of your vehicle
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
Transmitter/Smart key
Doors can be locked and unlockedwith the transmitter or smart key.
Doors can be locked and unlocked by pressing the button of the out-
side door handle with the smart
key in your possession. (vehicles
equipped with smart key system)
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that
doors are closed securely.
Mechanical key
If the transmitter or smart key doesnot operate normally, you can lock
or unlock the doors by the mechan-
ical key.
Insert the key into the key hole of
the outside door handle. Turn the
key toward the rear of the vehicle
to unlock and toward the front of
the vehicle to lock.
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door with a key whilst the power door
lock switch does not operate nor-
mally, only the driver’s door will
lock/unlock. Once the door is unlocked, it may be
opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that
doors are closed securely.
✽✽ NOTICE
 In cold and wet climates, door lock and door mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
 If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession
with either the vehicle key or door
lock switch, the system may stop
operating temporarily in order to
protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
DOOR LOCKS
WARNING
If you don't close the door securely, the door may open
again.
Be careful that someone's body and hands are not
trapped when closing the door.
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In case of an emergency
If the power door lock switch does not
operate electrically, the only way to
lock the door(s) is with the mechani-
cal key from the outside key hole.
You can lock the doors without the
outside key hole as follows:
1. Open the door.
2. Insert the key into the emergency
door lock hole and turn the key
horizontally to lock.
3. Close the door securely. Operating door locks from
inside the vehicle
With the door handle (Type A)
Driver’s door and front passenger’s
door (if equipped) If the inner door handle is pulled
when the door is locked, the door will
unlock and open.
Rear door (if equipped) If the inner door handle is pulled
once when the door is locked, the
door will unlock. If the inner door handle is pulled
once more, the door will open.
With the door handle (Type B)
To unlock a door, push the door
lock button (1) to the “Unlock (A)”
position. The red mark (2) on the
button will be visible.
To lock a door, push the door lock button (1) to the “Lock (B)” position.
If the door is locked properly, the
red mark (2) on the door lock but-
ton will not be visible.
To open a door, pull the door han- dle (3) outward.
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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
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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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