Before Driving; Function ; Doors and Locks- Page 94

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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

 Auto Lock/Unlock Function

WARNING

Do not pull the inner handle on a front 

door:

Pulling the inner handle on a front 

door while the vehicle is moving 

is dangerous. Passengers can fall 

out of the vehicle if the door opens 

accidentally , which could result in 

death or serious injury.



 When the vehicle speed exceeds 20 

km/h (12 mph), all doors and the 

liftgate/trunk lid lock automatically.



 When the ignition is switched off, all 

doors and the liftgate/trunk lid unlock 

automatically.

These functions can also be disabled so 

that they do not operate.

Auto lock/unlock function setting 

change using door-lock switch

The doors and the liftgate/trunk lid can 

be set to lock or unlock automatically by 

selecting any one of the functions from the 

following table and using the driver's door-

lock switch on the interior door panel.

NOTE



  Function number 3 in the following 

table is the factory setting for your 

vehicle.



  There are only a total of five auto lock/

unlock settings available for automatic 

transaxle vehicles, and three for manual 

transaxle vehicles. Be sure to press the 

unlock side of the driver's door-lock 

switch the correct number of times 

according to the selected function 

number. If the switch is mistakenly 

pressed six times on an automatic 

transaxle vehicle or four times on a 

manual transaxle, the procedure will 

be cancelled. If this occurs, start the 

procedure from the beginning.

Function 

number

Function

*1

1

The auto door-lock function is 

disabled.

2

All the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid 

lock automatically when the vehicle 

speed is about 20 km/h (12 mph) or 

more.

3 (Factory 

Setting)

All the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid 

lock automatically when the vehicle 

speed is about 20 km/h (12 mph) or 

more. All the doors and the liftgate/

trunk lid unlock when the ignition is 

switched from ON to Off.

4

(Automatic transaxle vehicles only)

When the ignition is switched ON 

and the shift lever is shifted from park 

(P) to any other gear position, all the 

doors and the liftgate/trunk lid lock 

automatically.

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