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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
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 and the liftgate will automatically unlock if they are locked
using the power door locks with any
door or the liftgate 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 and the liftgate 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 infl ate the air bags, all the
doors and the liftgate are automatically
unlocked after about 6 seconds have
elapsed from the time of the accident.
The doors and the liftgate 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 and the
liftgate will not unlock.
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Locking, Unlocking with Request Switch (With the advanced keyless
function)
All doors and the liftgate can be locked/
unlocked by pressing the request switch
on the front doors while the key is being
carried.
The request switch on the liftgate can only
be used to lock all doors and the liftgate.
Front doors
Request switch
Liftgate (Lock only)
Request switch
To lock
To lock the doors and the liftgate, press
the request switch and the hazard warning
lights will fl ash 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
fl ash twice.
To unlock all doors and the liftgate, 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 and the liftgate, press
the request switch. A beep sound will be
heard twice and the hazard warning lights
will fl ash twice.
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NOTE
The system can be set to unlock all
doors by performing a single operation.
Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-11 .
Use the following procedure to change the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all of the doors and the liftgate.
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 and the liftgate
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 liftgate. Not operating the key for
10 seconds.
Pressing any button except the
UNLOCK button on the key.
Pressing a request switch. Confi rm that all doors and the liftgate
are securely locked.
For the liftgate, move it without pressing the electric liftgate opener to
verify that the liftgate has not been left
ajar.
All doors and the liftgate cannot be
locked when any door or the liftgate 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 confi rmation
when the doors and the liftgate 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 9-11 .
Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all of the doors and the liftgate.
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 and the liftgate 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 liftgate. 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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(With theft-deterrent system) The hazard warning lights fl ash when
the theft-deterrent system is armed or
turned off.
Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page 3-47 .
The setting can be changed so that
the doors and the liftgate are locked
automatically without pressing the
request switch.
Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-11 .
(Auto-lock function) A beep sound is heard when all doors
and the liftgate are closed while the
advanced key is being carried. All doors
and the liftgate are locked automatically
after about three seconds when the
advanced key is out of the operational
range. Also, the hazard warning lights
fl ash once. (Even if the driver is in the
operational range, all doors and the
liftgate are locked automatically after
about 30 seconds.) If you are out of
the operational range before the doors
and the liftgate 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 liftgate
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 and the liftgate
will automatically lock if any of the
following operations are not performed
within about 60 seconds. If your
vehicle has a theft-deterrent system,
the hazard warning lights will fl ash for
confi rmation.
The time required for the doors to lock
automatically can be changed.
Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-11 .
Opening a door or the liftgate. Switching the ignition to any position
other than off.
Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter
All doors and the liftgate can be locked/
unlocked by operating the keyless entry
system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry
System (page 3-3 ).
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Doors and Locks
Locking, Unlocking with Door-Lock Switch
All doors and the liftgate 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 and the liftgate from
an open front door, press the lock side of
the door lock switch and then close the
door.
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 and the
liftgate lock automatically.
When the ignition is switched off,
all doors and the liftgate 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 and the liftgate 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.
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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 and the liftgate 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 brie fl y to the
unlock position and then immediately
returned to the center position.
All doors and the liftgate 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 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.
LockUnlock
Unlocked: Red indicator
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Doors and Locks
Operation from outside
To lock any door 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.
Rear Door Child Safety Locks
These locks are intended to help prevent
children from accidentally opening the
rear doors. Use them on both rear doors
whenever a child rides in the rear seat of
the vehicle.
If you slide the child safety lock to the
lock position before closing that door, the
door cannot be opened from the inside.
The door can only be opened by pulling
the outside handle.
Lock Unlock
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Opening and Closing the Liftgate
Opening the liftgate with Electric
liftgate opener
Unlock the doors and liftgate, then press
the electric liftgate opener on the liftgate
and raise the liftgate when the latch
releases.
For the power liftgate operation, refer to
Power Liftgate on page 3-24 .
Electric liftgate
opener
NOTE
(With the advanced keyless function) A locked liftgate can also be opened
while the key is being carried.
When opening the liftgate with the
doors and the liftgate locked, it may
require a few seconds for the liftgate
latch to release after the electric liftgate
opener is pressed.
The liftgate can be closed when the
doors are locked with the key left in the
vehicle. However, to prevent locking the
key in the vehicle, the liftgate can be
opened by pressing the electric liftgate
opener. If the liftgate cannot be opened
despite doing this procedure, fi rst push
the liftgate completely closed, then press
the electric liftgate opener to fully open
the liftgate .
When the liftgate latch is released by
pressing the electric liftgate opener,
the liftgate raises slightly. If the liftgate
is not operated for a certain period of
time, the liftgate cannot be raised.
To open Press the electric liftgate opener again. To close To close the liftgate from its slightly
raised position, open it fi rst by pressing
the electric liftgate opener, then close it
after waiting at least 1 second.
If the liftgate is not fully closed, the
driver is noti fi ed by a warning indicated
in the instrument cluster.
If the vehicle battery is dead or there is
a malfunction in the electrical system
and the liftgate cannot be unlocked, the
liftgate can be opened by performing
the emergency procedure.
Refer to When Liftgate Cannot be Opened on page 7-44 .
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