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Q:Press to lock all doors.
The hazard warning flashers flash
twice and the horn chirps once to
indicate all doors are locked.
If a door is open and
Qis pressed,
the doors will lock but the horn will
not beep and the hazard warning
flashers will not flash. The horn can
be disabled. See “Silencing the
Horn Sound Feature” in this section.
K:Press once to unlock the driver
door. The hazard warning flashers
flash once if all doors are closed. Press
Kagain within five seconds
to unlock all remaining doors. The
hazard warning flashers flash once
if all doors are completely closed.
The interior lamp comes on and the
lamp timer activates for 30 seconds
when the interior lamp switch is in
the door position with the ignition
switch in any position except ON.
The interior lamp can be
immediately turned off by inserting
the key into the ignition switch and
turning the ignition switch on, by
locking the doors with the RKE
transmitter, by pressing the door
lock switch, or by turning the interior
lamp switch off.
When
Kis pressed, all doors will
automatically lock within one minute
unless a door is opened, the ignition
switch is turned from off to on, or
Q
is pressed.
7: Press and hold7to sound the
panic alarm. Press any button on
the RKE transmitter to cancel the
panic alarm. The panic alarm will
not work if the key is in the ignition. Auto Relock
When
Kis pressed, all doors will
automatically lock within one minute
unless a door is opened, the ignition
switch is turned from off to on, or
Q
is pressed.
Silencing the Horn Sound Feature
The Horn Sound feature can be
deactivated using the RKE
transmitter.
Press and hold
QandKfor at least
two seconds to deactivate the horn
sound. The hazard warning flashers
will flash three times to confirm that
the horn sound feature has been
deactivated.
Press and hold again for at least
two seconds to activate the horn
sound. The hazard warning flashers
will flash once and the horn will
sound once to confirm that the horn
sound is activated. The horn sound
will not deactivate if the alarm is
triggered.
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The RKE transmitter buttons will not
operate when the key is in the
ignition.
Programming Transmitters to
the Vehicle
Only RKE transmitters programmed
to the vehicle will work. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a
replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer.
When the replacement transmitter is
programmed to the vehicle, all
remaining transmitters must also be
programmed. Any lost or stolen
transmitters no longer work once the
new transmitter is programmed.
Each vehicle can have up to
five transmitters programmed to it.
Battery ReplacementCaution
When replacing the battery, do
not touch any of the circuitry on
the transmitter. Static from your
body could damage the
transmitter. To replace the battery:
1. Remove the screw.
2. Separate the transmitter with a
flat, thin tool.
.Carefully insert the tool into
the notch located along the
parting line of the
transmitter.
. Twist the tool until the
transmitter is separated.
3. Remove the old battery.
4. Insert the new battery, positive side facing the bottom of the
case. Replace with a CR1620
or equivalent battery.
5. Close the lid and install the screw securely.
Door Locks
{Warning
.Passengers, especially
children, can easily open
the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a
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door is locked, the handle
will not open it. The chance
of being thrown out of the
vehicle in a crash is
increased if the doors are
not locked. So, all
passengers should wear
seat belts properly and the
doors should be locked
whenever the vehicle is
driven.
. Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by
extreme heat and can suffer
permanent injuries or even
death from heat stroke.
Always lock the vehicle
whenever leaving it.
. Outsiders can easily enter
through an unlocked door
when you slow down or stop
the vehicle. Locking the
doors can help prevent this
from happening.
Manual Door Locks
Lock and unlock the doors from the
outside using the key or the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 023.
Front Doors
From the outside, turn the key
toward the front of the vehicle to
lock and toward the rear to unlock.
From the inside, move the inside
lock knob inward to the lock
position, then close the door. To
unlock, move the inside lock knob
outward to the unlock position.
Sliding Doors
From the outside, turn the key
toward the front of the vehicle to
lock and toward the rear to unlock.
From the inside, slide the lever
forward (2) to lock and rearward (1)
to unlock.
Back Door
Turn the key toward the right of the
vehicle to lock. Turn the key toward
the left of the vehicle to unlock.
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From the inside, push the lever
inward to lock (1) or pull outward to
unlock (2).
Power Door Locks
From the outside, pressQorKon
the RKE transmitter to lock or
unlock the doors.
From the inside, pressQorKon
the power door lock switch to lock or
unlock the doors.
Automatic Door Locks
The doors will lock automatically
when the vehicle speed reaches
24 km/h (15 mph). To unlock the doors:
.
Press
Kon a door.
. Shift the transmission into
P (Park).
The doors will unlock automatically
when the ignition is placed in the
OFF position or when the key is
removed from the ignition.
Lockout Protection
When locking is requested with the
driver door open and the key in the
ignition, all the doors will lock and
then the driver door will unlock.
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Doors
Sliding Door
From the outside:
To open, pull the handle and slide
the door toward the rear of the
vehicle until the door clicks into the
detent.
To close, pull the handle again. The
door will release from the open
position and slide closed.
From the inside:
To open, pull the handle toward the
rear of the vehicle and slide the
door until it clicks into the detent.
To close, pull the handle toward the
rear of the vehicle. The door will
release from the open position and
slide closed.
Make sure the door is completely
closed before driving away.
The sliding door wire mesh is
designed for ejection mitigation
purposes only, do not consider it an
anti-theft feature. In case the sliding
door wire mesh is removed, it is
recommended that you see your
dealer for proper installation. Any
damage or failure caused by misuse
would not be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Back Doors
{Warning
Unlocked doors can be
dangerous.. Passengers, especially
children, can easily open
the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. The doors
can be unlocked and
opened while the vehicle is
moving. The chance of
being thrown out of the
vehicle in a crash is
increased if the doors are
not locked. So, all
passengers should wear
seat belts properly and the
doors should be locked
whenever the vehicle is
driven.
. Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by
extreme heat and can suffer
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permanent injuries or even
death from heat stroke.
Always lock the vehicle
whenever leaving it.
. Outsiders can easily enter
through an unlocked door
when you slow down or stop
the vehicle. Locking the
doors can help prevent this
from happening.
To open the passenger side back
door from the outside, pull the
handle and open until it stops.
To open the driver side back door,
pull the latch release at the inside
edge of the door.
To close the back doors, close the
driver side back door first. Then
close the passenger side back door.
Check to make sure both doors are
completely closed.
The back doors open fully to
approximately 180°. To open either
door to the wide open position, open
both doors normally.
Pull the 180° release latch located
on the inside of each back door to
release the check link arm. Open
the door slowly until it stops.
Caution
Do not operate the 180° release
latch until the door has been fully
opened. Doing so can result in
damage to the vehicle and/or
malfunction of the mechanism.
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Always look before fully opening
the back doors to avoid an
accident with oncoming traffic or
pedestrians.
When closing the back doors, be
sure to close the left-side door
before closing the right-side door.
The back door wire mesh is not
designed as either an ejection
mitigation feature or an anti-theft
feature. Do not hang items on the
back door wire mesh. Any damage
of failure caused by misuse would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle may have a security
system.
The security light shows the status
of the system.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Close the windows. Thesystem will arm with open
windows.
Turn off the vehicle and
remove the key.
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2. Close all the doors and lockthe vehicle in one of
three ways:
.Use the key.
. With the door open, press
the inside lock button and
close the door. Make sure
the key is not inside the
vehicle.
. Use the RKE transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation
0 23.
If the lock button is pressed
when the doors are locked,
the lights flash twice and
the horn may beep once to
indicate the doors are
locked.
3. Confirm that the security light comes on. The security light
stays on for about 30 seconds.
The vehicle security system is
now pre-armed. After 30 seconds the alarm system
will arm, and the security light will
begin to slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
The system will not arm if any of the
following occur during the
30-second pre-arm time period:
.
The door is unlocked with the
key, the power door lock switch,
or the RKE transmitter.
. Any door is open.
. The ignition key is turned to
ACC or ON.
. The key is turned slowly when
locking the door.
If the key is turned beyond the
vertical position toward the unlock
position to remove the key, the
system may be disarmed when the
key is removed. If the security light
fails to glow for a period of time,
unlock the door once and lock it
again. When the driver and/or passengers
are in the vehicle, the system will
still arm when all doors are closed
and locked and the ignition key is in
the OFF position.
Vehicle Security System
Activation
The security system will activate as
follows:
.
The headlamps blink and the
horn sounds intermittently. The
alarm automatically turns off
after a period of time. The alarm
will sound if the vehicle is
tampered with again.
. The alarm will sound if opening
a door without using the key or
RKE transmitter, even if the door
is unlocked by using the inside
lock knob or the power door lock
switch.