Doors and Locks; Door Locks; Before Driving- Page 87

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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 find 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 confirm 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 confirm 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 fingers could get caught in 

the door or a passing pedestrian could 

be hit, resulting in an unexpected 

accident or injury.

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