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Door locks
Along with the proper use of seatbelts and child restraints , locking the doors reduces the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in an accident .
It also helps prevent passengers from falling out if a door is accidentally opened , and intruders from unexpectedly opening doors and entering your vehicle .
. Do not pull the front door handle from inside while driving . The door could open even if it is locked .
CAUTION
Do not pull the front inside door handle while operating the door lock . There is a risk that it will not be possible to open or lock the front doors .
! How to operate the power door locking switches
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All doors , the rear gate and fuel filler lid can be locked and unlocked using the power door locking switches located on the driver ’ s side and the front passenger ’ s side doors .
Example 1 Press to lock . 2 Press to unlock .
NOTE
Make sure that you do not leave the key inside the vehicle before locking the doors from the outside using the power door locking switches .
& Automatic door locking / unlocking
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All doors , rear gate and the fuel filler lid are automatically locked or unlocked under the following conditions .
. For automatic door locking – When the vehicle speed reaches 12 mph ( 20 km / h ) or higher ( factory default setting ).
– When the select lever is shifted into a position other than the “ P ” position .
. For automatic door unlocking – When the driver ’ s door is open
( factory default setting ). – When the ignition switch is turned to
OFF . – When the select lever is shifted into the “ P ” position .
NOTE
. The user can change the automatic door locking / unlocking setting with the combination meter . Refer to “ Menu screens ” FP196 .
. When locking the door by operating power door locking switches , automatic door locking will not operate .
. When unlocking the door by operating power door locking switches , automatic door unlocking will not operate .
. When getting out of the vehicle from a rear door , make sure to unlock all the doors by pushing the unlock side of the power door locking switch . If a rear door is unlocked from the inside door lever then the door is opened and closed , the Key lock-in prevention function will be