Liftgate/Trunk Lid; Before Driving; Doors and Locks- Page 94

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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

 Rear Door Child Safety Locks

              These  locks  are  intended  to  help  prevent 
children from accidentally opening the 
rear doors. Use them on both rear doors 
whenever a child rides in the rear seat of 
the vehicle.

  If you slide the child safety lock to the 
lock position before closing that door, the 
door cannot be opened from the inside. 
The door can only be opened by pulling 
the outside handle.

Lock

Unlock

 Liftgate/Trunk  Lid

WARNING

  Never allow a person to ride in the 
luggage compartment/trunk:

  Allowing a person to ride in the 
luggage compartment/trunk is 
dangerous. The person in the luggage 
compartment/trunk could be seriously 
injured or killed during sudden braking 
or a collision.
  

  Do not drive with the liftgate/trunk lid 
open:

  Exhaust gas in the cabin of a vehicle is 
dangerous. An open liftgate/trunk lid 
in a moving vehicle will cause exhaust 
gas to be drawn into the cabin. This 
gas contains CO (carbon monoxide), 
which is colorless, odorless, and highly 
poisonous, and it can cause loss of 
consciousness and death. Moreover, 
an open liftgate/trunk lid could cause 
occupants to fall out in an accident. 
  

  Do not stack or leave loaded luggage 
unsecured in the luggage compartment:

  Otherwise, the luggage may move 
or collapse, resulting in injury or an 
accident. In addition, do not load 
luggage higher than the seatbacks. It 
may aff ect the side or rear fi eld of view.