Before Driving; Function ; Doors and Locks- Page 69

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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

Front passenger's door

Unlock

Lock

To lock both the doors and the fuel-filler 

lid from an open door, press the lock side 

of the door lock switch and then close the 

door.

NOTE

When locking the doors this way, be 

careful not to leave the key inside the 

vehicle.

 Auto Lock/Unlock Function

WARNING

Do not pull the inner handle on a door:

Pulling the inner handle on a 

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), both doors and the fuel-

filler lid lock automatically.



 When the ignition is switched off, both 

doors and the fuel-filler 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 fuel-filler 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 six auto lock/

unlock settings available for automatic 

transmission vehicles, and three for 

manual transmission 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 seven times on an automatic 

transmission vehicle or four times on a 

manual transmission, 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

Both the doors and the fuel-filler lid 

lock automatically when the vehicle 

speed is about 20 km/h (12 mph) or 

more.

3 (Factory 

Setting)

Both the doors and the fuel-filler lid 

lock automatically when the vehicle 

speed is about 20 km/h (12 mph) or 

more. Both the doors and the fuel-

filler lid unlock when the ignition is 

switched from ON to Off.

4

(Automatic transmission vehicles 

only)

When the ignition is switched ON and 

the selector lever is shifted from park 

(P) to any other gear position, both 

the doors and the fuel-filler lid lock 

automatically.

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