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1. Inside door handle ................................3-15
2. Central door lock/unlock switch ............3-16
3. Power window switches ........................3-43
4. Power window lock switch/ ....................3-46
Electronic child safety lock switch ........3-19
5. Side view mirror control switch ..............3-41
6. Instrument panel illumination control switch ....................................................3-69
7. Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system switch ....................................................5-94
8. Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW)/ Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist switch (BCA) ..............................5-70
9. AWD LOCK button ................................5-40
10. ESC OFF button ..................................5-32
11. Power liftgate button ............................3-54
12. Hood release lever ..............................3-51
13. Steering wheel tilt/telescopic lever ......3-29
14. Steering wheel ....................................3-28
15. Seat........................................................2-4
16. Fuse panel ..........................................7-53
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Locking your vehicle
To lock your vehicle using the door
handle button or the Smart Key:
1. Make sure all doors, the hood andthe liftgate are closed.
2. Make sure you have the smart key in your possession.
3. Press either the button on the door handle or the Door Lock but-
ton (1) on the smart key. The
chime will sound once and the
hazard warning lights will blink.
4. Make sure the doors are locked by checking the position of the door
lock button inside the vehicle.
Information
The door handle button will only
operate when the smart key is within
28~40 inches (0.7~1 m) from the out-
side door handle.
Note that you cannot lock your vehi-
cle using the door handle button if
any of the following occur:
The Smart Key is in the vehicle.
The Engine Start/Stop button is inACC or ON position.
Any of the doors are open except for the liftgate.
Unlocking your vehicle
To unlock your vehicle:
1. Make sure you have the smart keyin your possession.
2. Press either the button on the door handle or the Door Unock button
(2) on the smart key. The driver's
door will unlock and the hazard
warning lights will blink two times.
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Do not leave the Smart Key in
your vehicle with unsupervised
children. Unattended children
could press the Engine Start/
Stop button and may operate
power windows or other con-
trols, or even make the vehicle
move, which could result in
serious injury or death.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
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Two Press Unlock Feature
The priority for unlocking the driver
door only, or unlocking all the doors
with one press may be adjusted in
the User Settings mode in the cluster
LCD display.
The Two Press Unlock feature, when
enabled, will require the user to
press the door unlock button once for
driver door only and twice for unlock-
ing all the doors.
Select or Deselect the Two Press
Unlock feature in the User Settings
mode in the cluster LCD display. The
option can be found under the follow-
ing menu:
User Settings ➞Door ➞Two Press
Unlock The Two Press Unlock feature can
also be enabled or disabled by
pressing the door lock and unlock
buttons simultaneously on the Key
FOB:
Press and hold both the Door Lock
button and the Door Unlock button
simultaneously until the hazard
warning lights blink.
This will enable or disable the Two
Press Unlock feature. Repeat this
procedure to enable/disable the
mode again.
Information
• The door handle buttons will only
operate when the smart key is with-
in 28-40 inches (0.7~1m) from the
outside door handle
• Either the driver or front passenger door can be opened with the door
handle button when the smart key
is within this range
• If you press the front passenger outside door handle with the smart
key in your possession, all the doors
will unlock
Opening the liftgate
Non-power liftgate
To unlock and open the liftgate:
1. Make sure you have the smart keyin your possession.
2. Press either the liftgate handle release switch on the vehicle or
press and hold the Liftgate Unlock
button on the smart key for more
than one second. The hazard
warning lights will blink two times
and the liftgate latch will unlock.
3. Once the liftgate is opened and then closed, the liftgate will auto-
matically re-lock after 30 seconds.
Information
• The liftgate handle switch will onlyoperate when the smart key is with-
in 28 inches (0.7 m) from the lift-
gate handle.
• The Liftgate Unlock button (3) will only unlock the liftgate. It will not
release the latch and open the lift-
gate automatically. If the Liftgate
Unlock button is used, someone
must still press the liftgate handle
switch to open the liftgate.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Power liftgate
To unlock and open the liftgate:
1. Make sure you have the smart keyin your possession.
2. Press either the liftgate handle release switch on the vehicle or
press and hold the Liftgate Unlock
button on the smart key for more
than one second. The hazard
warning lights will blink two times
and the liftgate latch will open.
3. Once the liftgate is opened and then closed, the liftgate will auto-
matically re-lock after 30 seconds.
Information
The liftgate handle switch will only
operate when the smart key is within
28 inches (0.7 m) from the liftgate
handle.
Panic button
Press and hold the Panic button (4)
for more than one second. The horn
sounds and hazard warning lights
blink for about 30 seconds. To cancel
the panic mode, press any button on
the Smart Key.
Start-up
You can start the vehicle without
inserting the key.
For information, refer to the
"Engine Start/Stop Button" sec-
tion in chapter 5.
To prevent damaging the smart key:
Keep the smart key in a cool, dryplace to avoid damage or mal-
function. Exposure to moisture
or high temperature may cause
the internal circuit of the smart
key to malfunction which may
not be covered under warranty.
Avoid dropping or throwing the smart key.
Protect the smart key from extreme temperatures.
Mechanical key
If the Smart Key does not operate
normally, you can lock or unlock the
driver's door by using the mechanical
key.
To remove the mechanical key from
the smart key FOB, slide the release
lever in the direction of the arrow (1)
and then pull the mechanical key (2)
outward.
To unlock the vehicle using the
mechanical key. insert the mechani-
cal key into the key hole in the driver
door (Refer to page 3-14).
To reinstall the mechanical key into
the FOB, insert the key in the top of
the key FOB and push inward until a
click sound is heard.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Operating Door Locks from
Outside the Vehicle
Mechanical key
[A] : Unlock, [B] : Lock
To remove the cover:
1. Pull out the door handle.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Operating Door Locks from
Outside the Vehicle
Mechanical key
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To remove the cover:
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Operating Door Locks from
Outside the Vehicle
Mechanical key
[A] : Unlock, [B] : Lock
To remove the cover:
1. Pull out the door handle.
2. Press the lock located at the sideof the cover with a key or flat-blade
screwdriver (1).
3. Push out the cover (2) while pressing the lock.
Be careful not to damage the
cover while removing it or mis-
place it after removing it.
After removing the cover, turn the
key toward the front of the vehicle to
unlock and toward the rear of the
vehicle to lock.
If you lock the driver's door with a
mechanical key, the driver’s door will
lock. If you unlock the driver's door
with a mechanical key, you can open
and close the driver’s door only.
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.Remote key
To lock the doors, press the Door
Lock button (1) on the remote key.
Press the Door Unlock button (2) on
the remote key, the driver's door will
unlock. If you press the Door Unlock
button on the remote key again with-
in four seconds, then all the doors
will unlock.
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.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
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Smart key
Press the button on the driver's out-
side door handle while carrying the
Smart Key with you or press theDoor Unlock button on the Smart
Key, the driver's door will unlock.
If you press the button on the front
passenger's outside door, all doors
will unlock.
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.
Information
• 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 mul- tiple times in rapid succession with
either the vehicle key or door lock
switch, the system may stop operat-
ing temporarily in order to protect
the circuit and prevent damage to
system components.
• Two press unlock setting can be changed in the User Settings mode
on the cluster.
Operating Door Locks from
Inside the Vehicle
With the door lock button
To unlock a door, push the doorlock button (1) to the "Unlock"
position. The red mark (2) on the
door lock button will be visible.
To lock a door, push the door lock button (1) to the "Lock" position. If
the door is locked properly, the red
mark (2) on the door lock button
will not be visible.
To open a door, pull the door han- dle (3) outward.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
If the inner door handle of either the driver door or passenger door
is pulled when the door lock button
is in the lock position, the button is
unlocked and the door will open.
For Key Start Vehicles (with Remote Key)
The front doors cannot be locked if
the remote key is in the ignition
switch and either of the front doors
are open.
For Push Button Start Vehicles (with Smart Key)
The doors cannot be locked if the
smart key is inside the vehicle and
any of the doors are open.
Information
If a power door lock ever fails to func-
tion while you are in the vehicle try
one or more of the following tech-
niques to exit:
• Operate the door unlock featurerepeatedly (both electronic and
manual) while simultaneously
pulling on the door handle.
• Operate the other door locks and handles, front and rear.
• Lower a front window and use the mechanical key to unlock the door
from outside.
Information
When the vehicle’s battery run out
and you leave the vehicle, make sure
all the doors are locked. You can lock
the driver’s door with a key and the
rest of the doors with the lock button
above the door inside handle.
With the central door lockswitch
The driver side and front passenger
side door armrest is equipped with a
central door lock switch. The lock
button is indicated by a ( ) symbol.
The unlock button is indicated by a
( ) symbol.
When the lock button (1) is pressed,
all the vehicle doors will lock.
When the unlock button (2) is
pressed, all the vehicle doors will
unlock.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
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For Key Start Vehicles (withRemote Key)
If the key is in the ignition switch
and any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the lock
button (2) is pressed.
For Push Button Start Vehicles (with Smart Key)
If the smart key is in the vehicle
and any door is open, the doors
will not lock even though the lock
button (2) is pressed.
The doors should always be
fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion. If the
doors are unlocked, the risk of
being thrown from the vehicle
in a crash is increased.
Do not pull the inner door
handle of the driver's or pas-
senger's door while the vehi-
cle is moving.
WARNING
Do not leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
serious injury to unattended
children or animals who cannot
escape the vehicle. Children
might operate features of the
vehicle that could injure them,
or they could encounter other
harm, possibly from someone
gaining entry to the vehicle.
WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
increases the potential risk to
you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, while
depressing the brake, move the
shift lever to the P (Park) posi-
tion, engage the parking brake,
and place the ignition switch in
the LOCK/OFF position, close
all windows, lock all doors, and
always take the key with you.
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