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Features of your vehicle
Child-protector rear door lock
(5 Door and wagon)
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks should be used
whenever children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into thehole (1) and turn it to the “lock( )”
position. When the child safety lock is
in the lock position, the rear door will
not open even though the inner door
handle (3) is pulled inside the vehicle. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling theinner door handle (3) until rear door child
safety lock is unlocked.
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To pre-
vent children from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear door
safety locks should be used when-
ever 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 tail-
gate unlock button on the transmitter or
smart key is pressed for approximately
1 second or the tailgate handle switch
is pressed with the smart key in yourpossession.
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 proper-
ly due to freezing conditions.
❈ The actual luggage room in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate firmly.
Make sure that the tailgate is securelylatched.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Make sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when open-
ing the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tail- gate before driving your vehicle.
Possible damage may occur to thetailgate lift cylinders and attachinghardware if the tailgate is not closed prior to driving.
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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■Wagon
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Features of your vehicle
❈The actual luggage room in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the emer-
gency tailgate safety release lever locat-
ed on the bottom of the tailgate. When
someone is inadvertently locked in the
luggage compartment. The tailgate can
be opened by doing as follows:
1. Input the machanical key into the hole.
2. Push the machanical key to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.
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 tailgate
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 accident or sudden
stops, occupants should always be
properly restrained.
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WARNING
For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the emergency
tailgate safety release lever in the
vehicle and how to open the tail-
gate if you are accidentally locked
in the luggage compartment.
No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compartment
of the vehicle at any time. The
luggage compartment is a very
dangerous location in the eventof a crash.
Use the release lever for emer- gencies only. Use with extreme
caution, especially while the vehi-
cle is in motion.CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tail-
gate latch and striker while closing
the tailgate. It may damage the tail-gate's latch.
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Features of your vehicle
Power windows
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to operate.
Each door has a power window switch
that controls the door’s window. The dri-
ver’s door has a master power window
switch that controls all the windows in the
vehicle. Also, the driver has a power win-
dow lock switch which can block the
operation of rear passenger windows.
The power windows can be operated for
approximately 30 seconds after the igni-
tion key is removed or turned to the ACC
or LOCK position. However, if the front
doors are opened, the power windows
cannot be operated even within the 30
seconds period.
✽✽NOTICE
While driving with the rear windows
down or with the sunroof (if equipped) in
an open (or partially open position), your
vehicle may demonstrate a wind buffet-
ing or pulsation noise. This noise is a
normal occurrence and can be reduced
or eliminated by taking the following
actions. If the noise occurs with one or
both of the rear windows down, partially
lower both front windows approximate-
ly one inch. If you experience the noise
with the sunroof open, slightly reduce the
size of the sunroof opening.
Window opening and closing
Type A
To open or close a window, press down
or pull up the front portion of the corre-
sponding switch to the first detent posi-tion (5).
WARNING
Do not install any accessories in
the area of windows. It may impact
jam protection.
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Features of your vehicle
Power window lock button (for 5 Door and wagon) (if equipped)
The driver can disable the power window
switches on the rear passengers' doors
by pressing the power window lock
switch to the lock position (pressed).
When the power window lock switch is pressed:
The driver's master control can oper- ate all the power windows.
The front passenger's control can operate the front passenger's power
window.
The rear passenger's control cannot operate the rear passenger's power
window.
CAUTION
To prevent possible damage to the
power window system, do not open
or close two windows or more atthe same time. This will also ensurethe longevity of the fuse.
Never try to operate the main switch on the driver's door andthe individual door windowswitch in opposing directions atthe same time. If this is done, the
window will stop and cannot beopened or closed.WARNING - Windows
NEVER leave the keys in your vehicle with unsupervised chil- dren when the engine is running.
NEVER leave any child unattend- ed in the vehicle. Even very
young children may inadvertently
cause the vehicle to move, entan-
gle themselves in the windows,or otherwise injure themselves or
others.
Always double check to make sure all arms, hands, head and other
obstructions are safely out of the
way before closing a window.
Do not allow children to play with the power windows. Keep the dri-
ver’s door power window lock
switch in the LOCK position
(pressed). Serious injury can
result from unintentional window
operation by the child.
Do not extend face or arms out- side the window while driving.
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Features of your vehicle
Sunroof open warning (if equipped)
If the driver removes the ignition key
(smart key: turns off the engine) and
opens the driver-side door when the sun-
roof is not fully closed, the warning chime
will sound for approximately 7 seconds
and a warning message will appear on
the LCD display.
Close the sunroof securely when leaving
your vehicle.Sunshade
To open the sunshade, press the sun-
shade control switch(1).
To close the sunshade when the sun- roof glass is closed.
- Press the sunshade control switch(2).
- Push the sunroof control lever for-ward or pull it down.
To stop the sliding at any point, press the
sunshade control switch momentarily. Sliding the sunroof
When the sunshade is closed
If you pull the sunroof control lever back-
ward, the sunshade will slide all the wayopen then the sunroof glass will slide all
the way open. To stop the sunroof move-
ment at any point, pull or push the sun-
roof control lever momentarily.
When the sunshade is opened
If you pull the sunroof control lever back-
ward, the sunroof glass will slide all the
way open. To stop the sunroof movement
at any point, pull or push the sunroof con-
trol lever momentarily.
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Features of your vehicle
Electric type
The outside rearview mirror can be fold-
ed or unfolded by pressing the switch as
below. Up (1): The mirror will unfold.
Down (2) : The mirror will fold.
Center (AUTO, 3) : The mirror will fold or unfold automatical-
ly as follows:
Without smart key system
- The mirror will fold or unfold when thedoor is locked or unlocked by the
transmitter.
With smart key system - The mirror will fold or unfold when thedoor is locked or unlocked by the
smart key.
- The mirror will fold or unfold when the door is locked or unlocked by the but-
ton on the outside door handle.
- The mirror will unfold when you approach the vehicle (all doors closed
and locked) with a smart key in pos-session.
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In case it is an electric type outside
rearview mirror, don’t fold it byhand. It could cause motor failure.
CAUTION
The electric type outside rearview mirror operates even though the
ignition switch is in the OFF posi- tion. However, to prevent unneces-sary battery discharge, do not adjust the mirrors longer than necessary
while the engine is not running.
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Features of your vehicle
Door Menu
Auto Door Lock
Off - The auto door lock operation will becanceled.
Speed - All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle speed
exceeds 15km/h (9.3mph).
Shift Lever - All doors will be automati- cally locked if the shift lever
is shifted from the P(Park)
position to the R(Reverse),
N(Neutral) or D(Drive) posi-
tion. (for automatic transaxle
shift lever)
Auto Door Unlock
Off - The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
Key Out - All doors will be automatically unlocked when the ignition key
is removed from ignition switch
(or smart key is in the OFFposition).
Shift Lever - All doors will be automati- cally unlocked if the shift
lever is shifted to the
P(Park) position. (for auto-
matic transaxle shift lever) Lamp Menu
Headlamp delay (if equipped)
If the headlamp delay function is checked :
The Headlamp delay and Headlamp
Welcome function will be activated.
Welcome Light (if equipped)
If the welcome light function is checked :
The welcome light function of puddle
lamp will activate.
Auto Triple Turn
(One-touch triple turn signal)
If the auto triple turn function is checked :
The lane change signals will blink 3 times
when the turn signal lever is moved
slightly. Settings Menu
Seat Easy Access (for Driver Position
Memory System equipped vehicle)
(if equipped)
If the seat easy access function is
checked :
The driver's seat will automatically move
forward or rearward for the driver to enter
or exit the vehicle comfortably.
Steering position (if equipped)
If the steering position function is
checked:
The warning illuminates on the LCD dis-
play when the steering wheel is not
aligned with the ENGINE STRAT/STOP
button in the ON position.
Shift indicator (for manual transaxle)
If the shift indicator function is checked :
The shift indicator function will be activated.
For more details, refer to “Manual
transaxle shift indicator” in this chapter.