Door Locks; Passengers ; Unlocked doors can be dangerous.- Page 71

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Door Locks

CAUTION:

Unlocked doors can be dangerous.

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Passengers 

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 especially children 

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 can

easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked, 
the handle won’t open it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle 
in a crash if the doors aren’t locked. 
So, wear safety belts properly and lock 
the doors whenever you drive.

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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 your vehicle
whenever you leave it.

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Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or stop
your vehicle. Locking your doors can help
prevent this from happening.

There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.

From the outside, use your door key or remote keyless
entry transmitter. With your door key, turning the key
toward the front of the vehicle will lock the door.
Turning the key toward the rear of the vehicle will
unlock it.

If your vehicle has a content theft

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deterrent system,

unlock the doors only with the key or remote keyless
entry system. This will avoid setting off the alarm.

To unlock the door from the inside, move the manual
door lock located above the door handle rearward. 
To lock the door, move the manual door lock forward.