Doors and Locks; Door Locks; Before Driving- Page 88

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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 the 

liftgate/trunk lid 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 and the liftgate/

trunk lid, always verify that they are 

securely closed:

Doors and the liftgate/trunk lid not 

securely closed are dangerous, if the 

vehicle is driven with a door and the 

liftgate/trunk lid not securely closed, 

the door and the liftgate/trunk lid 

could open unexpectedly resulting in 

an accident.

Always confirm the safety around the 

vehicle before opening a door and the 

liftgate/trunk lid:

Suddenly opening a door and the 

liftgate/trunk lid 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 the liftgate/trunk lid 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 and the liftgate/

trunk lid or a passing pedestrian could 

be hit, resulting in an unexpected 

accident or injury.

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