3–11
Before Driving
Advanced Keyless Entry System
Operational Range
The system operates only when the driver
is in the vehicle or within operational
range while the key is being carried.
NOTE
When the battery power is low, or in
places where there are high-intensity radio
waves or noise, the operational range
may become narrower or the system may
not operate. For determining battery
replacement, Refer to Keyless Entry
System on page 3-3.
Locking, Unlocking the Doors
Exterior antenna
Operational range 80cm (31in)
80cm (31in)
NOTE
The system may not operate if you
are too close to the windows or door
handles.
If the key is left in the following areas
and you leave the vehicle, the doors
may be locked depending on the radio
wave conditions even if the key is left in
the vehicle.
Around the dashboard In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment or the center
console
On the rear parcel shelf Next to a communication device such
as a mobile phone
Opening the Trunk Lid
Exterior antenna
Operational range 80cm (31in)
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
Door Locks
WARNING
Always take all children and pets with
you or leave a responsible person with
them:Leaving a child or a pet unattended in
a parked vehicle is dangerous. In hot
weather, temperatures inside a vehicle
can become high enough to cause
brain damage or even death.
Do not leave the key in your vehicle with
children and keep them in a place where
your children will not find or play with
them: Leaving children in a vehicle with the
key is dangerous. This could result in
someone being badly injured or even
killed.
Keep all doors locked when driving: Unlocked doors in a moving vehicle
are dangerous. Passengers can fall out
if a door is accidentally opened and
can more easily be thrown out in an
accident.
Always close all the windows and
moonroof, lock the doors and take the
key with you when leaving your vehicle
unattended: Leaving your vehicle unlocked is
dangerous as children could lock
themselves in a hot vehicle, which
could result in death. Also, a vehicle left
unlocked becomes an easy target for
thieves and intruders. After closing the doors, always verify
that they are securely closed:
Doors not securely closed are
dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with
a door not securely closed, the door
could open unexpectedly resulting in
an accident.
Always confirm the safety around the
vehicle before opening a door: Suddenly opening a door is dangerous.
A passing vehicle or a pedestrian could
be hit and cause an accident.
CAUTION
Always confirm the conditions around
the vehicle before opening/closing the
doors and use caution during strong
winds or when parked on an incline.
Not being aware of the conditions
around the vehicle is dangerous
because fingers could get caught in
the door or a passing pedestrian could
be hit, resulting in an unexpected
accident or injury.
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
Always stop the engine and lock the
doors. In addition, to prevent theft of
valuables, do not leave them inside the
cabin.
If the key is left in the following areas
and you leave the vehicle, the doors
may be locked depending on the radio
wave conditions even if the key is left in
the vehicle.
Around the dashboard In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment or the center
console
On the rear parcel shelf Next to a communication device such
as a mobile phone
When the ignition is switched to ACC
or ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention
feature prevents you from locking
yourself out of the vehicle.
All doors will automatically unlock if
they are locked using the power door
locks with any door open.
The vehicle lock-out prevention feature
does not operate while the ignition is
switched off.
When any door is opened from the
outside while the key is inside the
vehicle, the closed doors are locked. All
the doors are automatically unlocked by
closing the open door.
(With the advanced keyless function)
The beep sound is heard for about 10
seconds to notify the driver that the key
has been left in the vehicle.
(Without the advanced keyless function)
The horn sound is heard twice to notify
the driver that the key has been left in
the vehicle.
(Door unlock (control) system with
collision detection)
This system automatically unlocks the
doors in the event the vehicle is involved
in an accident to allow passengers to
get out of the vehicle immediately and
prevent being trapped inside. While the
ignition is switched ON and in the event
the vehicle receives an impact strong
enough to inflate the air bags, all the
doors are automatically unlocked after
about 6 seconds have elapsed from the
time of the accident.
The doors may not unlock depending on
how an impact is applied, the force of
the impact, and other conditions of the
accident.
If door-related systems or the battery
is malfunctioning, the doors will not
unlock.
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
Locking, Unlocking with Auxiliary
Key
Turn the auxiliary key toward the front to
lock, toward the back to unlock.
To lock
All doors lock automatically when the
driver's door is locked using the auxiliary
key.
To unlock
The driver’s door unlocks when the
auxiliary key is turned briefly to the
unlock position and then immediately
returned to the center position.
All doors unlock when the driver's door
is unlocked and the auxiliary key is held
in the unlock position for one second or
longer.
Lock Unlock
Locking, Unlocking with Request
Switch, Door Handle (With the
advanced keyless function)
All doors can be locked/unlocked by
pressing the request switch on the front
doors while the key is being carried.
Front doors
Request switch
To lock
To lock the doors , press the request switch
and the hazard warning lights will flash
once.
A beep sound will be heard once.
To unlock
Driver's door request switch
To unlock the driver's door, press the
request switch. A beep sound will be heard
twice and the hazard warning lights will
flash twice.
To unlock all doors, press the request
switch again within 3 seconds and two
more beep sounds will be heard.
Front passenger door request switch
To unlock all doors, press the request
switch. A beep sound will be heard twice
and the hazard warning lights will flash
twice.
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
The system can be set to unlock all
doors by performing a single operation.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-10.
Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all
of the doors and the trunk lid.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening the
driver's door, press and hold the
UNLOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer (the sound of
the doors locking/unlocking can be
heard).
After this, the system switches the
setting of pressing the driver's
request switch once or twice
to unlock all doors each time
the UNLOCK button is pressed
(the sound of the doors locking/
unlocking can be heard).
4. The setting change is completed by
doing any one of the following:
Switching the ignition to ACC or
ON.
Closing the driver's door. Opening the trunk lid. Not operating the key for 10
seconds.
Pressing any button except the
UNLOCK button on the key.
Pressing a request switch.
Confirm that all doors are securely
locked.
For the trunk lid, move it without
pressing the electric trunk lid opener to
verify that the trunk lid has not been left
ajar.
All doors cannot be locked when any
door is open.
It may require a few seconds for the
doors to unlock after the request switch
is pressed.
A beep sound is heard for confirmation
when the doors are locked/unlocked
using the request switch. If you prefer,
the beep sound can be turned off.
The volume of the beep sound can also
be changed. Refer to Personalization
Features on page 9-10.
Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all
of the doors and the trunk lid.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening the
driver's door, press and hold the
LOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer.
All of the doors lock and the beep
sound activates at the currently set
volume. The setting changes each
time the LOCK button on the key is
pressed and the beep sound activates
at the set volume. (If the beep sound
has been set to not activate, it will
not activate.)
4. The setting change is completed by
doing any one of the following:
Switching the ignition to ACC or
ON.
Closing the driver's door. Opening the trunk lid. Not operating the key for 10
seconds.
Pressing any button except the
LOCK button on the key.
Pressing a request switch.
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
(With theft-deterrent system)
The hazard warning lights flash when
the theft-deterrent system is armed or
turned off.
Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page
3-42.
The setting can be changed so that the
doors are locked automatically without
pressing the request switch.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-10.
(Auto-lock function)
A beep sound is heard when all doors are
closed while the advanced key is being
carried. All doors are locked automatically
after about three seconds when the
advanced key is out of the operational
range. Also, the hazard warning lights
flash once. (Even if the driver is in the
operational range, all doors are locked
automatically after about 30 seconds.)
If you are out of the operational range
before the doors and the trunk lid are
completely closed or another key is left in
the vehicle, the auto-lock function will not
work. Always make sure that all doors and
the trunk lid are closed and locked before
leaving the vehicle. The auto-lock function
does not close the power windows.
Auto re-lock function
After unlocking with the request switch,
all doors will automatically lock if any
of the following operations are not
performed within about 30 seconds.
If your vehicle has a theft-deterrent
system, the hazard warning lights will
flash for confirmation.
The time required for the doors to lock
automatically can be changed.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-10.
Opening a door or the trunk lid. Switching the ignition to any position
other than off.
Locking, Unlocking with
Transmitter
All doors can be locked/unlocked by
operating the keyless entry system
transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System
(page 3-3).
Locking, Unlocking with Door-
Lock Switch
All doors lock automatically when the
lock side is pressed. They unlock when the
unlock side is pressed.
Driver's door
Unlock
Lock
Front passenger's door
Unlock Lock
To lock all the doors from an open front
door, press the lock side of the door lock
switch and then close the door.
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
When locking the doors this way, be
careful not to leave the key inside the
vehicle.
Auto Lock/Unlock Function
WARNING
Do not pull the inner handle on a front
door:
Pulling the inner handle on a front
door while the vehicle is moving
is dangerous. Passengers can fall
out of the vehicle if the door opens
accidentally , which could result in
death or serious injury.
When the vehicle speed exceeds
20 km/h (12 mph), all doors lock
automatically.
When the ignition is switched off, all
doors unlock automatically.
These functions can also be disabled so
that they do not operate.
Auto lock/unlock function setting
change using door-lock switch
The doors can be set to lock or unlock
automatically by selecting any one of the
functions from the following table and
using the driver's door-lock switch on the
interior door panel.
NOTE
Function number 3 in the following
table is the factory setting for your
vehicle.
There are only a total of six auto lock/
unlock settings available for automatic
transaxle vehicles, and three for manual
transaxle vehicles. Be sure to press the
unlock side of the driver's door-lock
switch the correct number of times
according to the selected function
number. If the switch is mistakenly
pressed seven times on an automatic
transaxle vehicle or four times on a
manual transaxle, the procedure will
be cancelled. If this occurs, start the
procedure from the beginning.
Function
number Function*1
1The auto door-lock function is
disabled.
2 All the doors lock automatically when
the vehicle speed is about 20 km/h (12
mph) or more.
3 (Factory Setting) All the doors lock automatically when
the vehicle speed is about 20 km/h (12
mph) or more. All the doors unlock
when the ignition is switched from
ON to Off.
4 (Automatic transaxle vehicles only)
When the ignition is switched ON and
the selector lever is shifted from park
(P) to any other gear position, all the
doors lock automatically.
5 (Automatic transaxle vehicles only)
When the ignition is switched ON and
the selector lever is shifted from park
(P) to any other gear position, all the
doors lock automatically.
When the selector lever is shifted
to park (P) while the ignition is
switched ON, all the doors unlock
automatically.
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Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
The doors cannot be locked or unlocked
while the setting function is being
performed.
The procedure can be cancelled by
pressing the lock side of the driver's
door-lock switch.
Locking, Unlocking with Door-
Lock Knob
Operation from inside
To lock any door from the inside, press the
door-lock knob.
To unlock, pull it outward.
This does not operate the other door locks.
Lock
Unlock
NOTE
The red indication can be seen when the
door-lock knob is unlocked.
Red indication
Operation from outside
To lock the rear and front passenger
doors with the door-lock knob from the
outside, press the door-lock knob to the
lock position and close the door (holding
the door handle in the open position is not
required).
This does not operate the other door locks.
Door-lock knob
NOTE
When locking the door this way:
Be careful not to leave the key inside the
vehicle.
The driver's door lock knob cannot be
used while the driver's door is open.
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