Inside Trunk Release Lever*; Before Driving; Inside Trunk Release - Page 74

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Before Driving

Doors and Locks

*

Some models.

Closing the trunk lid

Use both hands to push the trunk lid down 

until the lock snaps shut. Do not slam it. 

Pull up on the trunk lid to make sure it is 

secure.

Inside Trunk Release 

Lever

*

Your vehicle is equipped with an inside 

trunk release lever that provides a means 

of escape for children and adults in the 

event they become locked inside the trunk.

No matter how careful adults might be 

with keys and locking their cars, parents 

should be aware that children may be 

tempted to play around vehicles and use 

the trunk as a hiding place.

Adults are advised to familiarize 

themselves with the operation and location 

of the inside trunk release lever so that 

all children can be told about it in an 

appropriate way, keeping in mind that 

most vehicles do not have such levers.

WARNING

Close the trunk lid, do not allow children 

to play inside the trunk:

Leaving the trunk lid open or leaving 

children in the vehicle with the keys is 

dangerous. Children could open the 

trunk lid and climb inside resulting 

in possible injury or death from heat 

exposure.

Always keep the car from being a 

tempting place to play by latching the 

doors and the trunk, and keeping the 

keys where children can not play with 

them:

Leaving children or animals 

unattended in a parked vehicle is 

dangerous. Babies left sleeping and 

children who lock themselves in cars or 

trunks can die very quickly from heat 

prostration. Do not leave your children 

or pets alone in a car at any time. Do 

not leave the car, the trunk unlocked.

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