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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

     Door  Locks

WARNING

  Always take all children and pets with 
you or leave a responsible person with 
them:

  Leaving a child or a pet unattended in 
a parked vehicle is dangerous. In hot 
weather, temperatures inside a vehicle 
can become high enough to cause 
brain damage or even death.
  

  Do not leave the key in your vehicle with 
children and keep them in a place where 
your children will not fi nd or play with 
them:

  Leaving children in a vehicle with the 
key is dangerous. This could result in 
someone being badly injured or even 
killed. 
  

  Keep all doors locked when driving:

  Unlocked doors in a moving vehicle 
are dangerous. Passengers can fall out 
if a door is accidentally opened and 
can more easily be thrown out in an 
accident.
  

  Always close all the windows and 
moonroof, lock the doors and take the 
key with you when leaving your vehicle 
unattended:

  Leaving your vehicle unlocked is 
dangerous as children could lock 
themselves in a hot vehicle, which 
could result in death. Also, a vehicle left 
unlocked becomes an easy target for 
thieves and intruders.
  

  After closing the doors, always verify 
that they are securely closed:

  Doors not securely closed are 
dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with 
a door not securely closed, the door 
could open unexpectedly resulting in 
an accident.
  

  Always  confi rm the safety around the 
vehicle before opening a door:

  Suddenly opening a door is dangerous. 
A passing vehicle or a pedestrian could 
be hit and cause an accident.

CAUTION

  Always confi rm the conditions around 
the vehicle before opening/closing the 
doors and use caution during strong 
winds or when parked on an incline. 
Not being aware of the conditions 
around the vehicle is dangerous 
because fi ngers could get caught in 
the door or a passing pedestrian could 
be hit, resulting in an unexpected 
accident or injury.