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When pressing the left portion (2)of the switch, all vehicle doors will
unlock.
If the key is in the ignition switch (or if the smart key is in the vehicle)
and any front door is opened, the
doors will not lock even though the
front portion (1) of the central door
lock switch is pressed.
WARNING
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Unattended children/
animals
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended
children or animals who cannot
escape the vehicle
CAUTION - Sliding door
hinge
When getting in and out of the sliding door, do not step on thesliding door hinge or drop orput heavy objects on the hinge.The door may not open or closenormally by damaging the doorhinge or wire part.
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WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion to pre-
vent accidental opening of the
door.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motor-
cycles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a
door when something is
approaching can cause dam-
age or injury.
WARNING- Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can invite theft or possible harm
to you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle while you
are gone. Always remove the
ignition key, engage the parking
brake, close all windows and
lock all doors when leaving
your vehicle unattended.
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Impact sensing door unlock
system
In the event of air bag deployment
resulting from a vehicle impact, all
doors will automatically unlock.
Automatic door lock system
All doors will be automatically locked
if the automatic transaxle shift lever
is shifted from the P (Park) position
to the R (Reverse), N (Neutral), or D
(Drive) position.
Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock located
on the front edge of the door to the
lock ( ) position. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position, the
rear door will not open even when
the inner door handle is pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle.
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle (1)
until the rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
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WARNING- Rear door
locks
Use the rear door safety locks
whenever children are in the
vehicle.
If a child accidently opens the
rear doors while the vehicle is
motion, he can fall out.
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Opening the liftgate
The liftgate is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter
(or smart key) or central door lock
switch.
If unlocked, the liftgate can be opened by pressing the handle
switch and then pulling the handle up. Only the liftgate is unlocked if the
liftgate unlock button on the smart
key is pressed (if equipped). Once
the liftgate is opened and then
closed, the liftgate is locked auto-
matically.
The liftgate swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when opening
the liftgate.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
LIFTGATE (for manual liftgate)
CAUTION
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Liftgate lift
Make certain that you close the
liftgate before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occurto the liftgate lift cylinders andattached hardware if the liftgateis not closed prior to driving.
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Emergency liftgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emergency liftgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the lift-
gate. When someone is inadvertent-
ly locked in the cargo area, the lift-
gate can be opened by pushing the
release lever and pushing open the
liftgate.
WARNING- Safety
release lever use
Unless there is an emergency
which requires otherwise, do
not use the release lever for the
liftgate while the vehicle is in
motion. Opening the liftgate
while the vehicle is in motion
can increase the risk of an
occupant falling out of the vehi-
cle and being seriously injured.
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Automatic stop and reversal
If the power opening or closing is
blocked by an object or part of the
body, the power sliding door and power
liftgate will detect the resistance, chime
3 times, and then either stop or move
to the full open position.
However, if the resistance is weak
such as an object that is thin or soft, or
the door is near latched position, the
automatic stop and reversal may not
detect the resistance and closing oper-
ation will continue. Also, if the power
sliding door or power liftgate is forced
by strong impact, the automatic stop
and reversal may operate.
If the automatic stop and reversal
feature operates continuously more
than twice during one opening or
closing operation, the power sliding
door or power liftgate may stop at
that position. At this time, close the
doors manually and operate the door
automatically again.
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CAUTION - Operating
sliding door/liftgate
Do not apply excessive force while operating the power slid-ing door or power liftgate. Thiscould cause damage to thepower sliding door or power lift-gate.
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Power sliding door operation
Push the corresponding main con-trol button on the overhead con-
sole to open or close the power
sliding door.
However, the power sliding door
will not open with the main control
button when all power sliding doors
and power taligate are locked and
closed. When the power door ON/OFF but-
ton is ON (not depressed), do as
follows to open or close the power
sliding doors:
- Push the corresponding sub con-trol button on the center pillar trim.
- Push the corresponding sub con- trol button on the out side handle. - Pull the door handle from inside
or outside vehicle.
- If the sub control button is pushed while the door is locked or child
safety lock is engaged, the chime
sounds once, and the power slid-
ing door will not open.
- If the door handle is pulled from inside or outside while the door is
locked or child safety lock is
engaged, the power sliding door
will not open. However, the power
sliding door can be opened by
pushing the corresponding sub
control button on the out side
handle while the door is unlocked
and child safety lock is engaged.
When the power door ON/OFF but- ton is OFF (depressed), the power
sliding door can not be controlled
with the sub control buttons or door
handles, and if the sub control but-
ton is pushed, chime sounds once.
However, the doors can be opened
and closed manually by pulling the
door handles from inside or out-
side vehicle.
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On the center pillar trim
On the outside handle
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On a steep grade, the power slid-
ing door will slide faster when clos-
ing. And the drive unit motor may
operate additionally for a moment
after the door is closed. This is a
normal operation to ensure door
closing, not a malfunction. When the rear passenger operates
the power sliding door, make sure
there are no people or objects
around the door, and have all occu-
pants get in or out of the vehicle after
the door is open fully and stopped.
Let the rear passengers get in or out
of the vehicle after the door is open
fully. Sudden closing could cause a
serious injury. Close the door by
pulling the door handle after the door
is open fully. Do not pull the door
handle while rear passengers are
getting in or out. The door could sud-
denly close by itself and cause a
serious injury. It takes about 5 sec-
onds for the power sliding door to
close and latch completely.
WARNING - Rear door
locks
Use the rear door safety locks
whenever children are in the
vehicle. If a child accidently
opens the rear doors while the
vehicle is motion, he can fall out.
WARNING - Power sliding
door
Do not begin to accelerate
before the door closes and
latches completely. If the door
is not completely closed while
the vehicle is moving, the door
can open and passengers can
fall out of the vehicle.
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Power sliding door non-opening
conditions
The power sliding door is not auto-
matically opened, but closed under
the following conditions. If the main
or sub control button is pushed for
power opening operation, the chime
sounds once.
When the ignition switch is in the ON
position,
1. Vehicle is moving above 5 km/h (3 mph).
2. The gearshift lever is not in P (Park) for automatic transaxle.
Power liftgate operation
(if equipped)
Push the power liftgate main con-trol button for approximately 1 sec-
ond on the overhead console to
open or close the power liftgate.
However, the power liftgate will not
open with the main control button
when all power sliding doors and
power liftgate are locked and
closed. But the power liftgate will
be opened with the folding key (or
smart key). When the power liftgate is operat-
ed with the main or sub control but-
ton or transmitter, the chime
sounds and hazard warning lights
flash 2 times.
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