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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 both 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 both the windows and 

convertible top, 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.



  If the power window does not go up or 

down automatically because the battery 

is dead, slowly open/close the power 

window while pressing the glass inward. 

Otherwise, the power window may 

contact the convertible top and the door 

cannot be opened/closed resulting in 

damage to the window.

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