Before Driving; Doors and Locks- Page 65

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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

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Some models.

NOTE

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  When the ignition is switched to ACC 

or ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention 

feature prevents you from locking 

yourself out of the vehicle.

  Both doors will automatically unlock if 

they are locked using the power door 

locks with any door open.

  If both the doors are closed even though 

the trunk lid is open, both the doors will 

lock.

  The vehicle lock-out prevention feature 

does not operate while the ignition is 

switched off.

  When any door is opened from the 

outside while the key is inside the 

vehicle, the closed doors are locked. 

Both the doors are automatically 

unlocked by closing the open door.

(With the advanced keyless function)

  The beep sound is heard for about 10 

seconds to notify the driver that the key 

has been left in the vehicle.

(Without the advanced keyless 

function)

  The horn sound is heard twice to notify 

the driver that the key has been left in 

the vehicle.

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(Door unlock (control) system with 

collision detection)

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  This system automatically unlocks the 

doors in the event the vehicle is involved 

in an accident to allow passengers to 

get out of the vehicle immediately and 

prevent being trapped inside. While the 

ignition is switched ON and in the event 

the vehicle receives an impact strong 

enough to inflate the air bags, both the 

doors are automatically unlocked after 

about 6 seconds have elapsed from the 

time of the accident.

  The doors may not unlock depending on 

how an impact is applied, the force of 

the impact, and other conditions of the 

accident.

  If door-related systems or the battery 

is malfunctioning, the doors will not 

unlock.

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  When opening a door, the power 

windows open a little automatically. 

When closing the door, the power 

windows close automatically. This is a 

function for improving the sealability, 

and it does not mean there is a problem.

  If the vehicle battery is disconnected for 

vehicle maintenance or other reasons, 

the power windows will not open 

or close automatically. If the power 

windows do not open or close, the 

automatic open/close mechanism for the 

windows must be reset.

  Refer to Operating the Power Windows 

on page 3-31.

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